hey,
this week started strong and then slowed down quite a bit.
i finished cs50 on monday. grinding through it over the past days was intense, but finishing it felt great. the problem sets especially made a difference. they forced me to think properly instead of just watching lectures and nodding along. i definitely feel more comfortable with memory, pointers, and structuring programs in c from scratch now.
since finishing the course, i’ve started a small c project of my own. the idea is to build different data structures for a leaderboard style data entry system, and then compare things like loading, unloading, and searching times. i want to see the actual trade offs instead of just reading about them.
it’s basically a mini “memory explorer” project, focused on understanding how different implementations behave in practice. nothing flashy, but very aligned with the whole fundamentals first approach.
unfortunately, i’ve been sick since thursday, so the second half of the week has mostly been me lying in bed and trying to recover. i’m literally writing this from bed. not ideal, but i guess it forced me to slow down a bit.
because of that, i still need to submit the swift student challenge app. that’s the main thing for tomorrow. just closing the loop. (if i get better by then)
next week’s targets are simple:
submit the swift student challenge
finish the mini c project and get memory explorer done
no new ideas, no extra projects. just finish what’s already in motion.
this week wasn’t the most productive on paper, but finishing cs50 feels like a real milestone. now it’s about applying it properly and building something concrete.
thanks for following along,
vulcan