I freaking rock, just letting you guys know.
I finally got the Google Web Toolkit to work, FINALLY. Also, with the EXT library that allows for more cool little 'widgets' (complicated term for you non-tech savvy folk out there) and drag and drop menus. You can check it out here. I didn't make that site, but it's a demo that Google created to show you some of the powerful stuff it has in store. I can now add these to the sites I design and integrated databases and PHP scripts to them (very, extremely useful, makes a site cool).
The reason it took me so long was because I was never able to find a solid tutorial on how to install this library into NetBeans (an IDE ->Integrated Development Environment<- that I use for basically all of my coding I've ever done), and all I could find was a tutorial to install into Eclipse (another IDE, one I despise). I finally found this page here that explained thoroughly the process of which one would go about installing into NetBeans. However, one of his links to the Ext SDK ->Software Development Kit<- was mislinked, and lead you to the Ext SDK, which you just needed the ExtJS zip file to install. So if you've found this page randomly on the net in search for GWT Ext install to NetBeans, beware. Download THIS version, the only version GWTExt is compatible with.Three weeks of my life, gone.
However, I did begin classes this week. I started out signed up for only 9 hours, so I was in a hurry to find another class to sign up for. I put up a post on facebook asking people what I should take, and I got things like "People and Insects" and "Death and Dying." There was some pretty funny stuff to come up. I finally found an opening in Elementary German I, so GUTEN TAG! I've always been interested in German, just never thought I would be learning. Hey, I needed three hours. Quiz on Wednesday! oh boy! haha. I'm taking Operating Systems as well, which will be a decent class since all the people I see around in my major are in that class, so we're all familiar with eachother and that makes things more comfortable, I guess is the word for it. After OS I have a class called Formal Languages, of which my book is labeled (intimidatingly so) "Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation" along with "Regular Expressions." Automata? What does that word even mean? I guess I'll find out, haha. Oh wait, wikipedia says this about Automata Theory
--In theoretical computer science, automata theory is the study of abstract machines and problems which they are able to solve.
Theoretical Computer Science? Oh Lord, this may, just may, be a hard class. The professor defined it the first day as "A class that teaches you the theory on how to prove mathematically if there is an algorithm for the actual problem you are trying to solve, and how to disprove that an algorithm exists for the given problem if one doesn't exist." I think everyone heard me go "Oh god..." in the back, haha. I'm sure I'll be updating you guys on how this goes.
Lastly, I'm taking a course named "Programming MMO's" which is a class to design addons for the game World of Warcraft. As many of you know, I was extremely into this game and I think I have about 90 days of my life logged into that game. It all pays off in the end, no one believed me, but I told you guys that playing video games would pay off. (Sorry, had to say it, and damn it felt good). Another option in this class is to design your own MUD ->Multi-User Dungeon<-. I have a couple friends in there that want to work together and create a multi user game, that involves vehicles, blowing up other players, and running over unsuspecting pedestrians. I hope the professor will go for it, we present our game to the class on Tuesday. I think as a side project I am going to go ahead and design this addon that I had an idea for at the beginning of the class. I'm going to implement the WoW Trading Card Game in the actual game, so users that like to play can play from across the world if they want, because right now the people have to go physically to the person to actually play. I am not into the card game, but a friend of mine had the idea, and it's possible that millions of users would use the addon, if it was done correctly. That's my line up for the semester, and my earliest class on MWF is 1030 (not bad) and T/Th it's at 2:00 pm. I don't think I'll have any excuses to skip class this semester, and for some reason all of them are taking attendence, like I'm a freshman in the Business college or something (no offense Rach :P). For some reason all CSCE people make fun of business people that roam around in our building, I think the Business college has a few classes in our building (JBHunt) but it's mostly CSCE. Oh, we make many jokes.
I've started working out with a friend, Scott Stark up here. Getting into a routine and dang does my body hurt. It's the first time I've worked out in like 9 months, and I feel a lot better now that I'm in a routine. Having someone there to yell at you when you decide to quit early also helps, so yeah. I try to keep up with him, but he's in ROTC and is in dang good shape. Not something a Computer Science major should be expected to keep up with, haha!
Now I sit at my desk, like the insomniac I am, and not tired at all. I need to go to sleep so I can wake up tomorrow, but I'm hungry as crap. I would go get food but it's like 5 degrees outside (Arctic Front?? Global warming my ass). I think I'm going to go make a website for myself, because I'm a badA and have this new tool I can work with. Hmm maybe wendy's is worth freezing for....
My roommate and his friend talked me into signing up for softball intramural when it starts back up. I told them it would've been the first sport I'd played in about 8 years, but I'm down. Should be pretty fun, except I'm not going out there until the sun comes out and it's warm again.
I was in Wal-Mart with Scott the other day while we were waiting on my car to get serviced and we looked through the toy section. I stumbled upon the hot wheels section and nearly freaked out at all my memories of playing with the toy cars all the time. I wish I had time for that, and I could play with them without feeling like I was a loser or getting judged, because I really think I still would if I even had time. I miss being a kid (I know I'm not old, but still). Having to think about bills, eating, classes, future, work, pursuit of women, is kind of a pain. I want to be carefree like I was back then. Freaking setting up huge battles with my army men and playing out wars over hours and hours in the living room was a blast. No one realizes how hard it was for me to resist tearing that Hot Wheels Stunt Kit open and setting it up right there in the aisle. I think the kid next to me had the same idea as well.
Alright, I am currently Wendy's bound and I am finished typing my novel. If you made it this far, I'm proud of you, and you deserve this. I don't even think I'm going to re read over the post since it was so long :P
Nite.
The reason it took me so long was because I was never able to find a solid tutorial on how to install this library into NetBeans (an IDE ->Integrated Development Environment<- that I use for basically all of my coding I've ever done), and all I could find was a tutorial to install into Eclipse (another IDE, one I despise). I finally found this page here that explained thoroughly the process of which one would go about installing into NetBeans. However, one of his links to the Ext SDK ->Software Development Kit<- was mislinked, and lead you to the Ext SDK, which you just needed the ExtJS zip file to install. So if you've found this page randomly on the net in search for GWT Ext install to NetBeans, beware. Download THIS version, the only version GWTExt is compatible with.Three weeks of my life, gone.
However, I did begin classes this week. I started out signed up for only 9 hours, so I was in a hurry to find another class to sign up for. I put up a post on facebook asking people what I should take, and I got things like "People and Insects" and "Death and Dying." There was some pretty funny stuff to come up. I finally found an opening in Elementary German I, so GUTEN TAG! I've always been interested in German, just never thought I would be learning. Hey, I needed three hours. Quiz on Wednesday! oh boy! haha. I'm taking Operating Systems as well, which will be a decent class since all the people I see around in my major are in that class, so we're all familiar with eachother and that makes things more comfortable, I guess is the word for it. After OS I have a class called Formal Languages, of which my book is labeled (intimidatingly so) "Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation" along with "Regular Expressions." Automata? What does that word even mean? I guess I'll find out, haha. Oh wait, wikipedia says this about Automata Theory
--In theoretical computer science, automata theory is the study of abstract machines and problems which they are able to solve.
Theoretical Computer Science? Oh Lord, this may, just may, be a hard class. The professor defined it the first day as "A class that teaches you the theory on how to prove mathematically if there is an algorithm for the actual problem you are trying to solve, and how to disprove that an algorithm exists for the given problem if one doesn't exist." I think everyone heard me go "Oh god..." in the back, haha. I'm sure I'll be updating you guys on how this goes.
Lastly, I'm taking a course named "Programming MMO's" which is a class to design addons for the game World of Warcraft. As many of you know, I was extremely into this game and I think I have about 90 days of my life logged into that game. It all pays off in the end, no one believed me, but I told you guys that playing video games would pay off. (Sorry, had to say it, and damn it felt good). Another option in this class is to design your own MUD ->Multi-User Dungeon<-. I have a couple friends in there that want to work together and create a multi user game, that involves vehicles, blowing up other players, and running over unsuspecting pedestrians. I hope the professor will go for it, we present our game to the class on Tuesday. I think as a side project I am going to go ahead and design this addon that I had an idea for at the beginning of the class. I'm going to implement the WoW Trading Card Game in the actual game, so users that like to play can play from across the world if they want, because right now the people have to go physically to the person to actually play. I am not into the card game, but a friend of mine had the idea, and it's possible that millions of users would use the addon, if it was done correctly. That's my line up for the semester, and my earliest class on MWF is 1030 (not bad) and T/Th it's at 2:00 pm. I don't think I'll have any excuses to skip class this semester, and for some reason all of them are taking attendence, like I'm a freshman in the Business college or something (no offense Rach :P). For some reason all CSCE people make fun of business people that roam around in our building, I think the Business college has a few classes in our building (JBHunt) but it's mostly CSCE. Oh, we make many jokes.
I've started working out with a friend, Scott Stark up here. Getting into a routine and dang does my body hurt. It's the first time I've worked out in like 9 months, and I feel a lot better now that I'm in a routine. Having someone there to yell at you when you decide to quit early also helps, so yeah. I try to keep up with him, but he's in ROTC and is in dang good shape. Not something a Computer Science major should be expected to keep up with, haha!
Now I sit at my desk, like the insomniac I am, and not tired at all. I need to go to sleep so I can wake up tomorrow, but I'm hungry as crap. I would go get food but it's like 5 degrees outside (Arctic Front?? Global warming my ass). I think I'm going to go make a website for myself, because I'm a badA and have this new tool I can work with. Hmm maybe wendy's is worth freezing for....
My roommate and his friend talked me into signing up for softball intramural when it starts back up. I told them it would've been the first sport I'd played in about 8 years, but I'm down. Should be pretty fun, except I'm not going out there until the sun comes out and it's warm again.
I was in Wal-Mart with Scott the other day while we were waiting on my car to get serviced and we looked through the toy section. I stumbled upon the hot wheels section and nearly freaked out at all my memories of playing with the toy cars all the time. I wish I had time for that, and I could play with them without feeling like I was a loser or getting judged, because I really think I still would if I even had time. I miss being a kid (I know I'm not old, but still). Having to think about bills, eating, classes, future, work, pursuit of women, is kind of a pain. I want to be carefree like I was back then. Freaking setting up huge battles with my army men and playing out wars over hours and hours in the living room was a blast. No one realizes how hard it was for me to resist tearing that Hot Wheels Stunt Kit open and setting it up right there in the aisle. I think the kid next to me had the same idea as well.
Alright, I am currently Wendy's bound and I am finished typing my novel. If you made it this far, I'm proud of you, and you deserve this. I don't even think I'm going to re read over the post since it was so long :P
Nite.
