Brandon's Weekly Learning Journal

 CST 363! This is the start of the next course in CSUMB's Computer Science Online program. It is an introduction to databases using SQL. Thankfully due to the previous course in software design, I had a small introduction to using databases.  I have also come to understand the more distinct difference between relational databases and spreadsheets. One major difference is the fact that databases are more useful for working with large amounts of data, working with other tables of data, and can perform queries faster. Reasons as to why this is important, or beneficial compared to using spreadsheets or writing into a file is more related in how you use it. For instance, instead of looking through a large portion of data to find a small number of rows, you have the option to search through a subset of data, making tasks much easier to complete. Databases can also have additional security, only allowing certain data to be seen by different programs. Especially if you have multiple progra

It is now the beginning to be the final week of the Software Design class for CSU Monterey Bay. Looking back, I have learned quite a substantial amount in such a small amount of time. I am now more comfortable with extending classes, working with Android Studio to develop android applications, even working with databases. Going back to the first major homework assignment of the class, Jotto, I don't think I would approach things all that differently, except, I know for a fact that if I had to make it again, I would do it much faster.  Otherwise, this class has been an interesting experience and I now have more insight as to how to plan for and create a project more efficiently.