Hols Just Round the Corner, w00t!

Posted by Jonathan Ng | Filed under Personal

It’s Monday morning now. I’ve got “Digital Multimedia” paper later on in the afternoon. Then I can focus entirely on networking on Wed. After that, it’s finally sem break! Most people will be looking forward for class trips, watching Hongkie drama all day at home or working (it ain’t easy finding 3 week jobs). For me, it’s a time when I can do 100% what I want: programming.

As I’ve said earlier, I’ll be heading back Ipoh this weekend. There, I’ll be stuck with dial-up, but hey, it’s better than nothing right? Thanks Eric again for the USB modem, without that, I’ll have to wait till night time to use my Mom’s company laptop. I have to admit I didn’t do really well for the exams. I mean, I didn’t put in 100% effort. Not really sure why, maybe it’s coz there isn’t the “healthy, friendly competiveness” with Leng Xiang, LoL

While I’m taking my time reading up on design patterns and C#, some will continue their fight, or rather struggle. So all the best to Jinny - you’re already pretty damn good, so worry less ‘k? I know it really sucks when your team members couldn’t care less about assignments, but at the end of the day, you’re the one who learns the most. Like most of my friends say, academic results don’t mean everything. A short interview (by your prospective employer) will reveal much more things ;-)

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Permalink | September 18th, 2006

One Response to “Hols Just Round the Corner, w00t!”

  1. Ben Says:
    September 20th, 2006 at 10:21 pm

    I’m glad that you have plans to spend your time productively. Since you’re going to compete in imagine cup, here are some statistics for you:
    - 72% of IT projects are late, overbudget, lacking in functionality, or never delivered
    - Of the 28% “successful” projects, 45% were overbudget and 68% took longer than planned

    Do these projects fail because of poor programmers? Well, I don’t think so. At least, that won’t be the primary reason for failure. Many other factors come into play.

    I hope you realize that the imagine cup can be considered a project. And you should also realize that managing a project isn’t an easy feat. Do not underestimate the importance of managing the project and your team. It is important to understand teams and team dynamics.

    I’ll suggest that you equip yourself with at least *BASIC knowledge in these 2 areas:
    1. Project management (basics such as how to plan a project, resource allocation, etc.)
    2. Teamwork (building effective teams, communication, motivation, encouraging creativity & innovation, trust, etc.)
    * I mention “basic” here because these two subjects here are verg broad. Understanding the basics should suffice for the time being.

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