{"id":30,"date":"2023-05-15T03:35:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T03:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/umjennifer\/?p=30"},"modified":"2023-05-15T03:35:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T03:35:52","slug":"project-tips-and-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/umjennifer\/2023\/05\/15\/project-tips-and-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Tips and Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Blog Post #4\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">How do you approach learning something new, like a new technology?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>video demos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lots of print statements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>My team is creating a cross-platform mobile app that creates a fitness plan consisting of workouts based on your fitness level and fitness goals. We are using React Native Javascript as the frontend and Firebase as the backend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before starting this project, I was super rusty with Javascript (hadn&#8217;t worked with the language since web dev, a loooooong time ago), had no exposure to Firebase, and had never created a mobile app before. I knew there was going to be a steeeep learning curve, but I was ready!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to learning, I&#8217;m a visual learner. Video demos are my favorite medium because I can 2x the speed and follow along. I bought the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/course\/the-complete-react-native-and-redux-course\/\">The Complete React Native + Hooks Course<\/a> on Udemy for ~$15 and it became part of my fundamental knowledge. I was able to create a demo app alongside the tutorials, and used a lot of what I learned into the capstone project. I did not watch all the videos, but I watched enough to get me jump started on tasks for the first few weeks. I still refer to the content from time-to-time for examples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I tackled React Native, it was on to Firebase. I could not find as many reliable video tutorials for this topic, so I decided to add print statements <em>everywhere<\/em>, which helped me understand the structure of its requests and responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">How do you work through being &#8220;stuck&#8221; on a problem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being &#8220;stuck&#8221; tends to be synonymous with &#8220;learning&#8221;. When I need a bit more than official docs, video tutorials and debug print statements to get unstuck, I first Google search if there are other folks who have encountered the same situation. I like using quotes when searching for specific error messages to get exact hits. I also sometimes add my intend goal in the search query. Often times, searching lead me to Stack Overflow or a Medium post where I try out their solutions. Since starting this project, if I have method calls I know I want to use, I&#8217;ve also begun using GitHub&#8217;s search functionality to see if other folks have used the method. If none of the above works, I&#8217;ll then ask my teammates for help (and they&#8217;re always happy to)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blog Post #4\u00a0 How do you approach learning something new, like a new technology? My team is creating a cross-platform mobile app that creates a fitness plan consisting of workouts based on your fitness level and fitness goals. We are using React Native Javascript as the frontend and Firebase as the backend. 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