The class spent this morning completing the final touches for their projects. As usual I just did the AJAX and API assignments and I was slowly getting the hang of it. For lunch most of us went out for pizza and VT and I spent most of that time arguing over the ethics of AI. My belief was that the creation of AI is inevitable and should be embraced as part of our evolution while VT believes AI is dangerous and should not be embraced because it would mean the inevitable extinction of the human race. Nerd talk as usual.
After lunch the teams presented their work. None of them finished their projects but came very close. One group swept up everyone with fully implemented API's and live-updates of information for the user to access. No doubt that they won.
After the presentations the instructor congratulated us for finishing the LAMP stack and said that we could take the rest of the day off if we wanted. Monday is labor day which means no class so we'll begin the MEAN stack on Tuesday. So with this three day weekend he advised us to start brushing up on the AJAX and API chapter since they will play a bigger role in the new stack.
Some students have already taken off to begin their three day weekend. AN went to Berkeley in the morning to see his girlfriend while RO went back to Rhode Island to be with his family and others left to relax with friends and relatives as well. I decided to spend the rest of the day finishing the AJAX and API chapter before heading home resting up for tomorrow's venture into SF. However the ones who didn't already take off decided to go out and have a celebration. So I gave up and went to Mountain View to have some good food and drinks and not think about coding for a while. After we finished most of us still wanted to celebrate and I suggested that we go to the Museum of Computer History. I remembered that VT had wanted to go there and I figured that there was no better time than right now. It was a neat experience of seeing computers evolve from ancient measuring systems, to large mechanical units, to smaller electrical units, and finally to the portable smart phones and tablets we use today. We even go to see Apple-1.
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| Apple-1: The first Apple computer signed by Steve Wozniak |
Throughout our entire afternoon of celebration VT was fascinated from everything we saw. Since he arrived five weeks ago he's been spending most of his time in San Jose where everything is industrialized and there didn't seem to be anything to do around. Then we took him to downtown Mountain View and he was amazed at how conveniently close everything is. It is just like in London where everything is compacted and walking between locations is convenient. After Mountain View we went to the Museum and he went crazy at the sign of the Tesla charging stations. Working at Tesla is his dream job and he would love to move here if he could get a job at the company. Watching him get fascinated at the sight of things that locals like myself take for granted was like taking a child to DisneyLand.
After the museum we drove back to the Dojo and called it a night. VT and I agreed to meet there tomorrow to head out to SF together. Like London, SF is compacted and it isn't necessary to have a car to get around town and the best places are often short walks away. We both love that about SF and we're looking forward to the day's events and the three day weekend. On top of that RS invited us to a BBQ at his house on Sunday. And even though there is no class on Monday we agreed to meet at the Dojo on Monday to wrap up the AJAX and API assignments so we'll focus completely on the MEAN stack on Tuesday. That's two day of no coding and much needed rest. It's not healthy that most of us think of code even in our dreams and hanging out, seeing friends and loved ones will alleviate all that stress and make us better prepared for the new stack.
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