Visiting Micah

Today, I went over to Micah’s to borrow some books on Clojure. Let’s just say that it was a pleasant surprise when I pulled up to his place but I tried my best to act neutral. The views of the mountains are amazing and it was awesome to have a look at Micah’s man cave office. I am looking forward to going through the books and getting a deeper understanding of the ever-so enigmatic Clojure.

Today’s Tasks

1. Finish Euler #2
2. Bowling Game Kata
3. Clean Coder Poker Room - estimate user stories for the week.

Challenges

Euler

• I keep on getting an integer overflow error when I am running my tests.
• How to apply recursion to the fibonacci sequence - idea is to get the next term by getting the sum of the last two previous terms. (Maybe I’ll have to think about this a little bit more)

Bowling Game Kata

• Okay, I need to figure out what the deal is with frames, rolls – basic bowling terminology.
• Furthermore, learn about how the scoring works in bowling in terms of strikes and spares.

TIL

• Kata:
  • Detailed choreographed pattern of movement.
  • Based on the Japanese word meaning form.
  • Originally used to preserve, perfect & pass down fighting techniques to martial artists of the next generation.

What To Expect Next

I received a text later in the day about the laptop (!!) arriving at Micah’s place. From the last time I talked with Micah he mentioned how I’ll either be getting a used laptop or the new one. I’ll have to wait and see what happens when I go over tomorrow to pick up the work laptop. I am still getting used to solving Euler problems, which are math-based problems. So, sometimes I need to think about the mathematical concepts first before trying to code anything (of course before I even start coding anything I need to first write out the tests! (TDD). were originally used to preserve, perfect & pass down fighting techniques to martial artists of the next generation.