It's hard to believe that this co-op term is almost halfway through; it truly feels like just yesterday when, thoughts scrambling, I spent the first day trying to understand just what I was getting myself into. I'm happy to say that it wasn't long before I was fully immersed in my project. I think what has really made this work term amazing is the fact that I am trusted just like a full-time employee, allowing me to take complete ownership of everything that I create. Before the term started, I'd imagined that, as a student, I would end up doing some small on-the-side tasks for my employer. It is one thing to just be given jobs to complete, and another completely different experience to be fully integrated into both the project and the team. I've been really lucky to get to be a part of that from the beginning and I'm really enjoying having a great deal of responsibility for the code that I write.
Speaking of what I'm working on, introducing Dashboards by Savision, a web application that gets data from Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and displays it in an accessible and interactive fashion. Its first release is in early March! You can check out some more information about it here, or watch a quick demo below (which I helped to code!).
Speaking of what I'm working on, introducing Dashboards by Savision, a web application that gets data from Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and displays it in an accessible and interactive fashion. Its first release is in early March! You can check out some more information about it here, or watch a quick demo below (which I helped to code!).
I am thrilled that during my time here, I'll be able to see the product launch and continue to work to improve its additional features. As this is the last week before the release, every day is a busy one and there is always a lot to get done; but being surrounded by a passionate team and getting to work on an interesting product means that even the various problems that we inevitably encounter each day can't compare to the individual and group drive to get the project ready. It's been really interesting for the past few weeks to participate in this change in dynamic as the first release wraps up; as we get closer to the day, everyone just keeps working harder towards bringing to life all that we want to achieve. The additional momentum has been fantastic; I've had a blast so far this term and I'm certain that it'll only go up from here.
