My Tweets

  • in Austin, TX for the weekend visiting my in-laws...gotta do some tech support for my FIL as well.
  • @CalebJenkins: I think Trudy's in Austin skews that statistic big time...
  • @dpenton: agreed there's always value as it forces SRP and SoC. Dependencies always get abstracted out when unit testing is enforced too.
  • @dpenton: unit testing has value when reqs come from biz analysts. If devs/former devs are involved, reqs get more attention/thought.
  • @jbogard: Common scenario I've seen is when properties have an Enum that does a straight type mapping to the DB. Not a flexible design.

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Following the Telliterns

Thursday, May 24 2007 No Comments
Internships are often an exciting experience for students entering many fields.  They can be a great place to learn, network with peers, and develop lasting professional relationships that will be important when first starting a career.  They are also a great way to "test drive" a company that you may want to work for in the future.

Software internships can be especially fun in the right environments as they generally keep you very busy and give Computer Science and Information Systems degree seekers some much needed real world experience.  Many past interns, myself included, have found that their internships really defined the first few years of their career.

To that end, Telligent has created an excellent internship program speared-headed by Jason Alexander.  Jason has dubbed them the Telliterns and has focused them on improving the Reporting features of Community Server.  In addition, Jason has required them to blog daily about their progress, experiences in Telligent's environment, and whatever else they choose to write about.  I really liked the idea of having them blog instead of collecting weekly status reports or bulleted emails.

Each of the Telliterns has a very different blogging style and I've enjoyed reading about their progress as well as all the fun they're having!  I highly recommend adding their feed to your RSS reader and checking them out.