1. State of the art, project management and documentation¶
Documentation workflow¶
Getting Started Later¶
I started Fabricademy a bit later than the others and faced some challenges from the beginning. Initially, I didn't have access to the GitLab Fabcloud, so while everyone else was moving forward, I was working offline, referencing what others had already completed.
A Coding Struggle¶
When I realized we had to do some coding, I was quite intimidated. The last time I had done anything similar was back in my first year of university when we learned Visual Basic, and to be honest, I barely remember what I did during those classes. However, I decided to push myself, especially after realizing that I wasn’t the only one facing this challenge.
Software Installation and Technical Issues¶
The first week was a bit of a struggle. I had to install new software on my very old laptop and just hoped it wouldn’t crash. I installed GitLab and VS Code to work offline on my site as our local instructor had shown us. However, I still couldn’t push any of my work because I didn’t have access to Fabcloud yet.
Falling Behind and First Push¶
By Week 2, everyone else was already doing a pre-presentation of their work, and I still had nothing to show. Thankfully, at the beginning of Week 2, I finally gained access and did my first push to the repository. Everything seemed okay, but then when I tried to add images to my site, I encountered more issues.
Image Upload Errors¶
When I attempted to push images, I kept getting an error that the files were too big, even after compressing them multiple times. Frustratingly, even after removing the images, the error persisted. I gave it a rest for a bit, focusing on the Week 2 lessons and tutorials.
Troubleshooting and Finding Solutions¶
On Thursday, I tried pushing the changes again, but it still failed. By Friday, I met with the other Fabricademy participants in my node, but even together, we couldn’t figure out the problem. I decided to do some research for Week 2 instead and came back to the issue later.
Switching to Online Work¶
During the weekend, I switched from working offline to editing my site directly online, and thankfully, it worked! I was able to upload my images, although I still struggled to get them to display at the same size. At least my site was finally live, but I had fallen behind on the Week 2 assignments while trying to catch up on Week 1.
