Yesterday I completed my first month at Poq and I am quite happy with my decision to join them. It changes from prin pretty much everything. I enjoy Poq for different reasons than those I enjoyed Lodgeo at first. However the most important part is that I can express myself in terms of development. At Poq there is more room for ideas and innovation than I was used to in my previous companies. It is crazy to see that I am 25 and including internships this is already my fifth company.
I learned so much over a short period of time and I brought some of my touch to the team. The only victim so far is my Yoda programming that my coworkers wiped away after a few code reviews. I yearned to come back to C# development in a company ever since my first internship at Itop. And now I really enjoy all the improvements of C# went through since 2010. And C# 7 brings a lot in terms of making a code more concise and easier to review. Working with colleagues with a strong experience in development will impact me and lead me making it to another level.
Talking about new step, I discovered a few days ago that in two weeks from now I will participate to the Retail Week Buzz hackathon where I will represent Poq with other coworkers. It is a big deal to me as it will also be Poq’s first participation to a hackathon as a company. Actually it will also be my first hackathon which is quite exciting.
Together we will try to figure how retailers can use technology to drive online shoppers into store locations and create a truly seamless customer experience in the process. This is a big challenge considering all the things we can do using mobile and web apps not much is left for the shops. The obvious reason to go to a shop is because good that is either not available online or not working. We will prepare ourselves to bring up an idea that can make a difference in the retail world and deliver on September 15.
Until then I will slow down on my League of Legends side project that I started a few days ago. There is some progress, I have some of the key logic elements in place. Hopefully in a few months I will have a first version available.
