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What have I done?

Like mentioned in the communication learning outcome chapter I will be writing this learning outcome more like one bigger chapter instead of as smaller articles.

During this semester I got to know more about both job profiles that we can choose from as associate degree students. Very early in this semester I already knew I wanted to go with front-end development. This is because I already had quite a lot of the theories behind UX designer during my last study, which was a study very focused on guest experience. So it would be more beneficial for me to go for front-end development since that would create a more well rounded profile for me. I also noticed that I find it more fun to spend time on creating things by coding instead of first going through research to then make a wireframe and then a design, possibly prototype it in Figma.
And I know that as a front-end developer I might still sometimes have to do these things, however I hope I can start spending my time more on coding than on research and designing.

In terms of growth this semester I think I have made quite a lot of progress for both function profiles. For the front-end developer function I got a lot more comfortable with HTML and CSS as well as that I now know the basics of JavaScript and can implement this in websites to make them more interactive and interesting. I noticed throughout the semester that I was relying on ChatGPT less and less and could do more by myself without needing to look everything up. Also I was able to create websites like how I actually envisioned them beforehand instead of making it more simple since I couldn’t figure out how to do something which happened a lot last semester. I also got practice with API’s and working with json files. I wish I could have practiced with node.js and react already as well however I found these quite difficult to figure out by myself and I could not attend the workshops for this by Amer since I had a few dentist and orthodontic appointments during Wednesday afternoons. So my goal for next semester is to deepen my understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and become even more comfortable with them as well as starting to learn how to make programs using node.js and react.

For the UX designer function I also think I grew, but not as much as in front-end development. Since I already knew most theories behind it there is not a lot of new things that I learned theoretically, however I do think I grew more in actually making the designs. As you may have noticed by reading through this file I am more creative in writing than in actually creating designs and visual products. So I think that is where my growth this semester lies in terms of UX designer, getting to know the Adobe programs better as well as becoming better at designing websites. Looking at my portfolio which was designed in the beginning of the semester vs project X which I just designed a few weeks ago I see a lot of improvement from myself in terms of designing.