CST 438 - Week 8

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 5 most important things that I learned in the course

1. Coding REST backend APIs - this is important because many if not all software applications use APIs to access data using CRUD.

2. Coding React frontend - React is something that I was introduced to in the course and found interesting.  One main thing I liked about the React library is the ability to embed HTML into the JavaScript code.  For me, this helps with organization.

3. Selenium - I found this type of testing to be very beneficial.  It automated tests that were done repetitively during the course for each assignment iteration.

4. Git - Git is an extremely useful tool.  It allowed our team to make multiple branches to test out ideas or methods without having to change or alter our finished code.

5. SRS - Creating a software requirement specification document for the application we built throughout the course provided experience not only in defining specifications but also in following the requirements that were agreed on.


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