Sidney Gills

Student

I am studying for a B.A. in Computer Science in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii. I expect to graduate in Fall, 2025.


Interests: Software Engineering, Application Development, Data Science


Projects

Manoa Fit Connect 2024

My team developed an application to connect gymgoers to workout partners.

Software Engineering Application

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Essays

SWEet Reflections of Then and Now

09 May 2024

Now that ICS 314, my introductory class to software engineering, is coming to a close, there’s much to reflect on what I’ve learned. In some ways, it’s what I expected of it: learn a little about a lot. Before this...

Software Engineering Reflecting Before and After

Experiencing Artificial Intelligence

03 May 2024

I. Introduction Artificial intelligence is still very much in its infancy, and the use of tools like ChatGPT and Co-Pilot in the education field is the center of much debate, as is how to incorporate them into the learning environment....

Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT Software Engineering Education

Implement Patterns, Don't Redesign Wheels

25 Apr 2024

An Early Bird, I Am Not Meant To Be Design patterns in software engineering are much like habits developed for morning routines. If I didn’t have any habits, my mornings would be an absolute mess. I’d probably set my alarm...

Software Engineering Design Patterns

Bootstrap, A Great Tool to Have in the Bag

22 Feb 2024

This week was my first week using BootStrap 5, or any UI framework for that matter. Before this, I had spent a couple of weeks learning HTML and CSS. I built very basic web pages, nothing fancy whatsoever, and I...

Software Engineering Web Development UI Frameworks CSS/HTML

Coding With Style - Trivial and Important

08 Feb 2024

My first week with ESLint changed my impression of coding style guides. My experience using a style guide in the past, with Java in ICS 111, was not the best. Installing it along with the Eclipse IDE was the first...

Software Engineering Programming Practices Coding Style

No Dumb Questions, Only... Not Smart Questions?

25 Jan 2024

There are no dumb questions, only… not smart questions? At times in the article, it seems like the author had been very personally offended by the stupid questions he sees get posted to forums, but his rants are relatable and...

Questions Answers StackOverflow

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