Santell Atiba, Junior, Waggenor Traditional High School, Kentucky Dr. Zhanping Liu, Assistant Professor, Division of Computer Sciences
Starting Tuesday June 16th 2015, I began to work with Assistant Professor Dr. Liu on a research project involving the generation of graphics using open source programming language. Computer programming is an important part of the economy and concerns more of the job market each year (GeekWire, 2015). At that time I knew almost nothing about creating graphics. In fact, I didn’t even know what graphics really were. So my research was not only learning about graphics, but also learning how to create graphics using JavaScript. In the six sessions, I would have with Dr. Liu I experienced lots of the processes involved in writing JavaScript language programs to create various shapes and textures, and ultimately, complete graphics.
In order to create graphics I was resourced with a room filled with computers, naturally, and the constant assistance of Dr. Liu that gave me the great environment for completing this work. I needed to concentrate due to the demanding and meticulous nature of computer programming. An important component of the workspace involves listening music from time to