Summer’s coming up, good weather is starting to arrive, time for a fresh start! Lately I’ve been having plans pop into my mind about redesigning my room. This doesn’t involve entirely redecorating it, I’m satisfied on that extent, but more of removing some furniture I don’t use at all and replacing it by some stuff I could put to use, such as a second desk to work on. The problem is though, my parents won’t really like me dishing out some closets that have been in here for over 10 years, so I’ll need to discuss it with them first. It’s pretty straightforward though, the biggest closet in my room takes up nearly 1/4th of my available space and it’s not put to use at all. There’s all sorts of junk inside it I’ve probably not seen for years or more. Removing it from my room would be the perfect occasion to start over a bit and get things a bit organized. We’ll see what happens, I’ll keep you posted.
The examination period is over and done with, time to relax during our spring break, also referred to as the Easter holiday. Just to keep it short regarding my examinations, they were fairly good and I don’t have anything to worry about so far, albeit a bit tricky for some of them, we’ll see how it turns out in the end. Most of them consisted of programming languages so the majority were practical exams where you need to develop an application in a certain amount of time (in our case it was 2 hours per application). Other than that there was a networking exam which consisted of an online assessment provided by Cisco, the leading figure when it comes to networking and network management. Most of the lecturers give your grades straight away as they’re instantly given, others will need some time to correct and review your developed applications.
Spring is in the air now as we notice flowers starting to bloom, the rain is returning (replacing the snow we’ve come to hate) and leaves us inside yet once again. It’s also a sign to the students that summer isn’t that far away anymore. Summer time is most likely the thing most students look forward to as they can relax two to three months in a row, spending their holiday either working or going on a trip. I, for one, will be working one half of my holiday and relax during the other half, just to earn some cash and still be able to recover from school. But, before we can start enjoying that, it’s still a while to get there and another examination period awaits us at the end of this academic year. Shouldn’t be too hard, I’ll just give it my all when the time comes.
More to come soon!
Lately we’ve been receiving a lot of assignments, mainly projects, that have been keeping me busy for the past few weeks. They mainly concern exam projects or preparations for the exams (in the form of a project) so I guess it’s well worth the time and effort spent. The main projects I’ve been focusing on were made in XML, which involves Java, XSL, C# and Javascript, as well as ASP.NET, the latter being an exam project. Other than that, there are the regular projects in Oracle SQL as well as Java. It’s pretty straightforward this is the main reason for me not having any time to play some games. I do believe it’s more important to get this finished first and then have the opportunity to relax and frag a little.
Got to go back to work, my break’s over.
People often don’t realize that behind all those rich applications they use, be it on their mobiles, their car or even in appliances at home, were all developed by either a very intellectual individual or a team of programmers and analytics. As the years go by, it’s becoming more straightforward for everyone that everything they buy or use has an automated design and purpose. Factories are virtually transformed into warehouses housing robots doing the hard labor instead of a human being. This is bad for those who used to do these jobs but very time consuming and provides the ability to move the experience and knowledge of these employees to either a new level or at least a higher one.
For the developers, it’s always a joy to see people actually benefit from the applications they’ve designed. In a similar way, developers also strive for glory, i.e. develop something astonishing that could possibly change the world and benefit the people using it. Imagine you would be able to create or enhance something that would save time for a lot of people and at the same time, improve their way of life. People should realize more often that all the these things aren’t as straightforward as they think. It’s always a way of hard work turning into an end-design that took a lot of effort.
Just wanted to say happy new year to everyone. Let this year be one full of wealth, happiness and good health. Furthermore, let it be one where there is room for respect and free opinion, something people often tend to forget throughout the year. Respect for one another, respect for your relatives, respect for another human being, respect for living creatures, it’s all important to a certain extent. Christmas used to be the day to make these yearly vows, but since commerce seems to have taken over, New Year has become the new yearly trend to do this on.
The beginning of a new year not only means time passes by once again. It also indicates the beginning of many other things, be it in business or in private relationships. To some people, it’s also the beginning of a new way of life, getting rid of negative feelings and experiences from the past year. All in all, its significance is important to someone, if not everyone. Enjoy the last few hours of this first day of the year and may you enjoy many more to come.