Tag Archives: design
Your Methods Are Showing: Why Public Methods Need Special Attention
So you are about to create a new class. You go to define the first method. You mull over whether to make it a private or public method, choose public, and go on with your day. This isn’t exactly the … Continue reading
Modularity: You Can’t Ignore the Big Picture
Building modular components can be a very efficient method of construction. Each component is its own mini-project, and all the parts come together to form something greater than the sum of its parts. Instead of building a blog, you build … Continue reading
Design Constraints
This year we attempted to design our robot modularly. We assigned separate teams to each design parts of the robot (lift, grabber, chasis, minibot) and then brought them all together. Whether or not this is the best way to design … Continue reading
Standardization: Why most people aren’t on the bleeding edge.
Everyday there are tons of new technologies that come out that push society as a whole forward. However, many of these new technologies will never see the light of day for years or even decades. Why? Because of a key … Continue reading