I just realised that I completely forgot to mention the progress of my getting a job here. I haven't mentioned anything about real life because it's been pretty much stationary, but a few days ago I got an invitation to an interview with Wrycan, a company that consults people about XML and builds software or databases for them. I'm going for the position of entry level Java programmer, which sounds pretty much ideal for my current situation.
The interview process is rather different from what I had to go through with the RGU, as this time I have to give a 10-15 minute presentation on a "subject of technical nature" to four or five people. I have naturally decided to present the SSSSS (Solitaire Specification, Simulation and Solution System) because it's my biggest "real" software project to date, and includes the use of both Java and XML.
I've been putting off actually doing anything to the existing presentation, but when I think about it the one I did at the end of fourth year doesn't seem appropriate somehow. It explains the decisions I made while working on the project and how it was eventually implemented, but it was deliberately made to avoid mentioning any code at all. And I'm not sure if putting heaps of Java up on the screen and cutting out all the funny bits will just come across as soulless rather than appropriately formal.
The interview process is rather different from what I had to go through with the RGU, as this time I have to give a 10-15 minute presentation on a "subject of technical nature" to four or five people. I have naturally decided to present the SSSSS (Solitaire Specification, Simulation and Solution System) because it's my biggest "real" software project to date, and includes the use of both Java and XML.
I've been putting off actually doing anything to the existing presentation, but when I think about it the one I did at the end of fourth year doesn't seem appropriate somehow. It explains the decisions I made while working on the project and how it was eventually implemented, but it was deliberately made to avoid mentioning any code at all. And I'm not sure if putting heaps of Java up on the screen and cutting out all the funny bits will just come across as soulless rather than appropriately formal.
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