EDU 779 Reflection

 The first thing I learned in this course is that there is so much I do not know about the inner workings of a website/database. Every YouTube video I watched about the inner workings of apps like Uber, Twitter, and Ticketmaster astounded me by the sheer amount of work that goes into making sure it runs smoothly. In my future work as a librarian, I consider this when it comes to using apps and helping patrons navigate websites. I do not plan to enter the marketing/database side of librarianship, but I have a new greater appreciation for the work that goes into maintaining a database.

If I were to create an app that I learned about in this course I would need to take a lot more coding courses to make sure that it is user-friendly. One of the most important aspects of any app is the usability. Users and patrons do not want to use apps that constantly lag and share incorrect information. I would need to make sure that all the data and routes that go on in the background of the app are running smoothly so that users will continue to use my app and attract new users. In my future work as a librarian, I know that many librarians do the work of building and maintaining their library websites. I want to be able to understand why the library website does not work and how we can improve it to both look aesthetically pleasing and run smoothly. I plan to take what I have learned from our course videos as well as the app I created for my final project and apply it to my future career as a librarian. I found Microsoft Lists to be incredibly useful and plan to use it when keeping track of programming. This course taught me a lot and also showed me there is so much more out there I need to learn. 

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