Blog 1) Information

For the first class we had a look at what information is, and what it represents, and how it is expressed to convey meaning.

Information itself does not have a true form and can be expressed by many mediums such as finger pointing, acting out and writing it down.

The important thing to remember is that regardless of how much is said if the correct words are not expressed their meaning will not form information.

Apart from looking at what information consists of we also had a look at Architecture. it is rather common for people to think of Buildings when Architecture is mentioned and design for manufacture of cars, furniture and kitchen utensils.

However, Architecture refers to the essence and thus can be used to make a wide variety of a given object because they all share the same essence

What do you know now that you didn’t know before?

I too fell into the category that believed that Architecture referred to buildings only.

What new understanding\Skills have you gained?

That even though some people may say many words their message may not contain the necessary information needed to extract the true meaning behind their worlds. This breakdown of accurate information can lead to the developers producing a project for a client that does not meet their expectations.

Why have i learnt this?

Some people focus to heavily on the coding side of the projects and only briefly touch on the information gathering aspect of the developers life cycle. By having a closer look at how information is conveyed between 2 or more parties can potentially limit the number of costly mistakes.

What are the real life\work Applications?

Github is a source control that is used by developers to share their code with the public or with team members of their choosing. This Software makes it easier for teams to collaborate with each other. As this is such an important piece of software which must be known for any developer to be taken seriously in the workplace I’m glad we are focusing so heavily on the Application.

What will i do to remember learning?

In order to try and become fluent with the use of Github I have started to watch Github Tutorials online.