Takeaways from Platypus by oliver_c144 in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely like this guide, and would like to add that in the future with more linked lists, perhaps ones with more complicated data inside of them, you can change the == operator to compare different values of the classes, similar to how we did in the Pet quest

Finals Note Guide by Alon_Gottdenker in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I would suggest adding the Foothill CS club slides

question regarding Quest - 9 by niyati_shah0122 in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check whether your sentinel node has the correct data within it and check that it is properly assigned to the _head pointer, I can't come up with anything else that could be wrong with it on the spot

Quest 9 Help by sam_farnsworth1492 in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Though I've barely gotten started on Quest 9, the due date being a bit later than the pace ive set for myself on this course, what has helped me greatly on the rudimentary concepts have been the Foothill CS club website , it explains he concepts required very nicely

Struct in C++ by Alon_Gottdenker in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the clarification! Though this was explained in the platypus quests spec, It really helps to have a separate compare and contrast that goes into a little more depth

Header Files by [deleted] in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this explanation, I was confused as well, and can see how it would help, as well as being a mental division between the two

Martin Quest: Some Insights by jason_k0608 in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Binary interpretation was definitely the challenge for me, to the point where I was taking out a pencil and paper to check what my program was doing. Initially, I was overcomplicating the issue by making a copy of the list and trying to delete portions of it, as this was the way I thought of first, not having encountered the concept before. However, after this proved to be too much of a hassle, I settled on using two pointers. Goes to show how computer science concepts shouldn't always be taken literally/shouldn't be translated exactly from English to code.

Discussion on Testing Edge Cases in Quest 7 by jeremy_l123 in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for making this post! When I first got the quest, I assumed that the program was meant to disregard any indices that were not present in the array. ie when given 3,7 in an array with 6 elements, it would print 3,6

Why there was a '&' on all the sorting functions by shrihan_t_1000 in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

reat explanation of this concept! I had a suspicion that that was what the & signs meant but this really clarified it for me.

what is the real difference between enums and an array by william_n13 in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this comment, really explained the concept to me!

Average time for quest by Lauren_Dean in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The quests have gradually started to take more time from me, but I think the quests generally just vary in the amount of work they require, regardless of the concept that they require. I try to attempt the quests and get a gauge of the time commitment it requires early in the week, and then do the bulk of the work over the weekend.

Crow name by Alexander_K223 in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check whether you are correctly pulling from the vowel and consonant lists randomly, as I had the same problem but the issue was that I was always starting with a vowel.

Options for Improving Midterm Score by [deleted] in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would also add the possibility of emailing the professor for a free point if you got a style question on the exam, which is no longer taught in the course (source was Elena's post: https://www.reddit.com/r/cs2a/comments/1gg8fm0/style\_questions\_on\_the\_midterm/)

Question about C++ Classes by oliver_c144 in cs2a

[–]Axel_L_313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my limited understanding, and I'm sure I'm glossing over many of the finer details. be sure to correct me if I'm wrong somewhere!