docs(dn): xhovani's dn for 11 dec 2024 (#323)

Author: XhovaniM8

src/design_notebooks/2024fall/xxm202.md

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 ## Weekly Updates
 
-### Week of 23 September 2024
-
-**Progress Summary:**
-
-I set up my development environment on my MacBook Pro. Homebrew is already
-installed from prior internship work. For virtualization, I use Parallels on
-macOS and access VirtualBox remotely on my desktop.
-
-**Project Work:**
-
-* **Onboarding Lab 1**
-   - **Repository Link:** [Onboarding Lab 1 Repository](https://github.com/XhovaniM8/nyu-processor-onboarding-labs/blob/ec05b7ff31fda2f9afc7407b5a553b8e223571fb/onboarding-lab-1/cmake-test/ReadMe.md)
-   - **Issue Encountered:** I encountered issues with CMake, specifically an error during the build process suggesting compatibility issues.
-   - **Resolution:** Resolved the issue by reinstalling `make` with support for the arm64 architecture.
-
-* **Onboarding Lab 2**
-   - **Repository Link:** [Onboarding Lab 2 Repository](https://github.com/XhovaniM8/nyu-processor-onboarding-labs/blob/ec05b7ff31fda2f9afc7407b5a553b8e223571fb/onboarding-lab-2/ReadMe.md)
-   - **Issue Encountered:** Testing command wouldn't recognize the folder structure from the build folder.
-   - **Resolution:** Resolved the issue by changing the directory to the build folder and running the test command.
-
-* **Onboarding Lab 3**
-   - **Repository Link:** [Onboarding Lab 3 Repository](https://github.com/XhovaniM8/nyu-processor-onboarding-labs/blob/f24167c838cec1fe3059fcbbf12cc2185f78360d/onboarding-lab-3/ReadMe.md)
-   - **Issue Encountered:** Header files provided shown as errors.
-   - **Resolution:** 
-   - **Issue Encountered:** I encountered issues with CMake, specifically an
-   error during the build process suggesting compatibility issues.
-   - **Resolution:** Resolved the issue by reinstalling `make` with support for
-   the arm64 architecture.
+### Week of 23 September 2024  
+**Progress Summary:**  
+Set up my development environment on my MacBook Pro. Homebrew was already installed from prior internship work. Using Parallels for virtualization on macOS and accessing VirtualBox remotely on my desktop.  
 
+**Project Work:**  
 
+- **Onboarding Lab 1:**  
+  - **Repository Link:** [Lab 1 Repository](https://github.com/XhovaniM8/nyu-processor-onboarding-labs/blob/ec05b7ff31fda2f9afc7407b5a553b8e223571fb/onboarding-lab-1/cmake-test/ReadMe.md)  
+  - **Issue:** CMake error during the build process due to compatibility issues.  
+  - **Resolution:** Reinstalled `make` with arm64 support.  
 
+- **Onboarding Lab 2:**  
+  - **Repository Link:** [Lab 2 Repository](https://github.com/XhovaniM8/nyu-processor-onboarding-labs/blob/ec05b7ff31fda2f9afc7407b5a553b8e223571fb/onboarding-lab-2/ReadMe.md)  
+  - **Issue:** Testing command didn’t recognize the folder structure.  
+  - **Resolution:** Ran the command from the build directory.  
 
-### Week of 30 September 2024
+- **Onboarding Lab 3:**  
+  - **Repository Link:** [Lab 3 Repository](https://github.com/XhovaniM8/nyu-processor-onboarding-labs/blob/f24167c838cec1fe3059fcbbf12cc2185f78360d/onboarding-lab-3/ReadMe.md)  
+  - **Issue:** `exercise3.cpp` test failed. Other tests passed.  
+  - **Resolution:** Need further investigation.  
 
-**Progress Summary:**
-Attended the weekly meeting to review onboarding labs, discussed challenges, and
-continued working on tasks with feedback from the session. Spoke about possible
-events for the semester as well as next steps post onboarding-labs.
+- **Onboarding Lab 4:**  
+  - **Repository Link:** [Lab 4 Repository](https://github.com/XhovaniM8/nyu-processor-onboarding-labs/blob/e1cc18bb194d279c28e59738a6dc16388537a3b2/onboarding-lab-4/ReadMe.md)  
+  - **Issue:** Missing `nyu-cmake` configuration file.  
+  - **Resolution:** Configured the correct path to the `nyu-cmake` package and set `vpckg`.  
+  - **Result:** All tests passed.  
 
+- **Onboarding Labs 5-8:**  
+  - Repository links provided, but pending updates for exercises. Readings completed.
 
-### Week of 7 October 2024
+---
 
-**Progress Summary:**  
-Separated the onboarding lab folders into a new repository based on feedback from the weekly meeting.
+## Weekly Progress Summaries  
 
+- **30 September 2024:**  
+  Attended a weekly meeting, reviewed onboarding labs, and discussed challenges.  
 
-### Week of 14 October 2024
+- **7 October 2024:**  
+  Separated onboarding lab folders into a new repository based on feedback.  
 
-**Progress Summary:**  
-Attended the VIP Showcase Event!
+- **14 October 2024:**  
+  Attended the VIP Showcase Event.  
 
+- **21 October 2024:**  
+  Completed onboarding-lab 2.  
 
-### Week of 21 October 2024
+- **28 October 2024:**  
+  Continued work on onboarding-lab 3.  
 
-**Progress Summary:**  
-Finished working on onboarding-lab 2.
+- **4 November 2024:**  
+  Near completion of onboarding-lab 3; testing in progress.  
 
-### Week of 28 October 2024
+- **11 November 2024:**  
+  Formed a group for semester presentations focusing on development environments.  
 
-**Progress Summary:**  
-Finished working on onboarding-lab 2.
+- **18 November 2024:**  
+  Finalizing semester labs and planning post-semester work on Core/Memory.  
 
-### Week of 4 November 2024 
+- **25 November 2024:**  
+  Studied the main differences between `wire`, `reg`, and `logic` in SystemVerilog. Learned about interfaces, modports, and parameterization.  
 
-**Progress Summary:**  
-Almost done with onboarding lab 3. Just need to confirm code and test. 
+- **28 November 2024:**  
+  Presented on OpenLane, an automated RTL to GDSII flow based on open-source components.  
 
+- **12 December 2024:**  
+  Final update for the semester. Compiled notes and will began investigating easy bug issues in the repository.