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Image source: Freepik, "Software Development Collaboration", 2018 . ICS 414 Software Engineering II was both challenging and rewarding, offering a glimpse into what it’s like to build an application for an actual client. Unlike ICS 314 Software Engineering I, where...
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From the beginning of the fall semester until now, my knowledge of software engineering has grown significantly. Before ICS 314, a software engineering course, software engineering seemed boring because I thought it dealt with writing and debugging high-level programs. However,...
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Want to improve the quality of your code and become a better programmer? Great! Following and fixing your program to match coding standards is a great place to start! But wait…what are coding standards and how are they helpful? What...
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