6 Hacks to create a Good Coding Habit

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6 Hacks to create a Good Coding Habit:

Set aside a dedicated time and place for the habit.
Start with small achievable goals.
Practice regularly.
Seek help and feedback.
Stay organised.
Reward yourself.

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Matkasur • Apr 21 '23

package progusingjava;

//DO NOT MODIFY THE CODE PROVIDED TO YOU

public class Student {
private static int counter = 100;
private String studentId;
private String studentName;
private String studentLocation;
private long contactNumber;
private double totalFee;
private MusicInstrumentCourse musicInstrumentCourse;
private boolean transportationRequired;

public Student(String studentName, String studentLocation, long contactNumber,
        MusicInstrumentCourse musicInstrumentCourse, boolean transportationRequired) {
    this.studentName = studentName;
    this.studentLocation = studentLocation;
    this.contactNumber = contactNumber;
    this.musicInstrumentCourse = musicInstrumentCourse;
    this.transportationRequired = transportationRequired;
}

public String getStudentId() {
    return this.studentId;
}

public String getStudentLocation() {
    return this.studentLocation;
}

public double getTotalFee() {
    return this.totalFee;
}

public boolean validateStudent() {
    if (("" + this.contactNumber).length() == 10 && this.studentName.length() >= 3) {
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

// To Trainees
public void generateStudentId() {

    String coursePrefix = this.musicInstrumentCourse.getInstrumentCourseName().substring(0, 2).toUpperCase();

    String studentId = coursePrefix + ++counter ;

    this.studentId = studentId;

}

public double calculateInstrumentFee() {
    double instrumentFee = 500.0;
    if (musicInstrumentCourse.getInstrumentCourseName().equalsIgnoreCase("Piano")) {
        instrumentFee += 1500.0;
    } else if (musicInstrumentCourse.getInstrumentCourseName().equalsIgnoreCase("Drum")) {
        instrumentFee += 1000.0;
    } else if (musicInstrumentCourse.getInstrumentCourseName().equalsIgnoreCase("Guitar")) {
        instrumentFee += 750.0;
    }
    return instrumentFee;
}

// To Trainees
public void calculateTotalFee(TransportFacility transport) {
    double paidParkingFee = 0.0; 
    if (validateStudent()) {
        if (this.musicInstrumentCourse.getCourseDuration() > 1) {
            this.musicInstrumentCourse.calculateCourseFee();
            double courseFee = this.musicInstrumentCourse.getCourseFee();

            if (courseFee != -1.0) {
                double instrumentFee = calculateInstrumentFee();

                if (this.transportationRequired) {
                    double transportationFee = transport.identifyTransportFee(this.studentLocation);

                    double totalFee = instrumentFee + transportationFee + paidParkingFee + courseFee;
                    this.totalFee = totalFee;
                } else {
                    paidParkingFee = 300.0;

                    double totalFee = instrumentFee + paidParkingFee + courseFee;
                    this.totalFee = totalFee;
                }

                generateStudentId();
            } else {
                this.totalFee = -1.0;
                this.studentId = "NA";
            }
        } else {
            this.totalFee = -1.0;
            this.studentId = "NA";
        }
    } else {
        this.totalFee = -1.0;
        this.studentId = "NA";
    }

}

@Override
public String toString() {
    return "Student (studentName=" + this.studentName + ", studentLocation=" + this.studentLocation
            + ", contactNumber=" + this.contactNumber + ", musicInstrumentcourse=" + this.musicInstrumentCourse
            + ", transportationRequired=" + this.transportationRequired + ")";
}

}

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Matkasur • Apr 21 '23

package progusingjava;

//DO NOT MODIFY THE CODE PROVIDED TO YOU

public class TransportFacility {
private static String[] locationArr={"Northyork", "Scarborough", "Etobicoke"};
private static double[] transportCostArr={1500.0, 1000.0, 2000.0};
private double transportFee;
private int distance;

public TransportFacility(int distance) { 
    this.distance = distance;
} 

public double getTransportFee() {
    return this.transportFee; 
}

//To Trainees
public double identifyTransportFee(String location) {
    this.transportFee = 0.0;

if (this.distance > 0) {
    for (int i = 0; i < locationArr.length; i++) {
        if (locationArr[i].equals(location)) {
            this.transportFee = transportCostArr[i];
            break;
        }
    }
}

return this.transportFee;

}

@Override
public String toString() {
    return "TransportFacility (distance=" + this.distance + ")"; 
}

}

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Matkasur • Apr 21 '23

package progusingjava;

//DO NOT MODIFY THE CODE PROVIDED TO YOU

public class MusicInstrumentCourse {
private String instrumentCourseName;
private int courseDuration;
private double courseFee;
private static String[] instrumentCourseAvailableArr = { "Piano", "Drum", "Guitar" };
private static double[] instrumentCourseCostArr = { 2000.0, 3000.0, 2500.0 };

public MusicInstrumentCourse(String instrumentCourseName, int courseDuration) {
    this.instrumentCourseName = instrumentCourseName;
    this.courseDuration = courseDuration;
}

public String getInstrumentCourseName() {
    return this.instrumentCourseName;
}

public double getCourseFee() {
    return this.courseFee;
}

public int getCourseDuration() {
    return this.courseDuration;
}

public boolean validateMusicInstrumentCourse() {
    return (this.instrumentCourseName.equals("Piano") || this.instrumentCourseName.equals("Drum")
            || this.instrumentCourseName.equals("Guitar"));
}

// To Trainees
public void calculateCourseFee() {

    this.courseFee = -1.0;

    instrumentCourseName = instrumentCourseName.toLowerCase();

    boolean courseFound = false;
    double basicCost = 0.0;
    for (int i = 0; i < instrumentCourseAvailableArr.length; i++) {
        if (instrumentCourseAvailableArr[i].equalsIgnoreCase(instrumentCourseName)) {
            courseFound = true;
            basicCost = instrumentCourseCostArr[i];
            break;
        }
    }

    if (courseFound && basicCost != 0.0) {
        double basicFee = basicCost * courseDuration;

        double facilitiesFee = 0.1 * basicFee;

        basicFee += facilitiesFee;

        this.courseFee = basicFee;
    }

}

@Override
public String toString() {
    return "MusicInstrumentCourse (instrumentCourseName=" + this.instrumentCourseName + ", courseDuration="
            + this.courseDuration + ")";
}

}