This week we learned about the network layer and focused on the data plane. I learned about two important concepts which was forwarding and routing. Forwarding, dealing with how data packets are moved between devices in a network, and routing, which determines the paths the data packets take across networks. In our lab assignments we learned about Network Address Translation (NAT), which allows communication between private network devices over public networks. The big assignment this week was our group programming assignment, the server chat program. I found this assignment to be particularly interesting because it provided me with a very basic but fundamental understanding of how chat programs are built.
Part One: Supporting and Commenting on Teammate's Goals I visited the following teammate's blogs and commented on their goals. Juan's Blog Vance's Blog Part Two: Possible Capstone Ideas The three ideas I have for my capstone project are two different mobile apps and one indie game. For the two apps I am thinking of creating something in Swift, the programming language of iOS. The first app is a passion project that involves a list builder for a miniature tabletop game called OnePageRules. It is an independent miniature game ruleset and already has a web version. My app would take that template and adapt it for iOS. The second app would be a simple star wars app that utilizes an online API for Star Wars call SWAPI. This API has a number of entries related to the Star Wars universe in JSON format. My app would connect to this online API, download specific pieces of data and display them in the app. The third idea would be to create a simple side scroller game. The game ...
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