Today we did our first paired programming exercise. As the requirements were laid out, I formulated a step by step solution to implement the necessary code. It wasn't perfect, but would have put me on the right track. When it came time to close my laptop and communicate with my partner, I found we had different ideas on how to approach the problem.
My partner was much more experienced than I, and in the end he found a very clever solution. But as were drifted further from my initial approach, I found myself grasping the concepts less and less. Maybe I would have followed along better if I had more sleep the night before. I think anxiety still has a hold of my sleep patterns. It was frustrating not being able to put my fingers to the keys. It really showed me some of the limitations of my understanding.
I was however able to convey to another camper how to implement my Morse code translator code into a script that allowed him to take user input of a country of origin and return a greeting in said country's native language. Teaching him that helped solidify my understanding of the code I had previously written.
I'm learning a lot about coordination in programming.
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