One of the most important parts of learning is gaining awareness of what areas you have for improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My internship gave me a lot of opportunities to discover my strengths as well as weaknesses as well as clarity and insight into what I should be working on moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I initially started working on my second Java ticket, I thought it would take roughly the same amount of time as my first Java ticket, since the tasks were quite similar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it ended up taking me more than twice as long to complete due to a few mistakes I made in my initial approach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
First, I didn\u2019t take as much time thinking and learning about the problem and thoroughly considering how to implement a solution before I started coding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I learned that investing that time and effort up front to understand the problem can help you create a solution more quickly and effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Second, I tried to work on two tickets at once since the next (my third) ticket touched a similar part of the codebase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, I ended up introducing unneeded complexity that slowed me down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Going forward, I took away the lesson that, while it is good to think about building a solution that is extensible, it can be very important to focus on breaking things down and doing one thing well at a time, especially when you\u2019re learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like I mentioned before, the internship also gave me a better idea of what growth areas I’d like to develop further for myself in my career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I want to work on developing my technical skills as a software engineer like implementation, design, and my ability to read and write code. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also want to continue focusing as well on my soft skills such as leadership, written and verbal communication, and planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, I\u2019d like to explore new fields within the software world that interest me such as machine learning, personalized education, and audio processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In conclusion, this internship experience has been a great way of identifying where there is room for growth for myself in my craft as a software engineer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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