PHP Student Programmer Review

It was a new experience and time went quickly, I have had other internships in the past but this has been the best experience by far.

Since we are working in smaller teams using agile therefore it is hard to be appriciated by other members in the company. But within my team, almost everyone appriciated each other's work.

There weren't strict guidance, which I appriciate a lot of the time. But after seeing a few new people joining the team, I kind wished I had a bit more support at the start. Pair programming with an existing developer would have been very beneficial.

We had a strict deadline, therefore we had to take in a lot of stories and there were few days where we had nothing to do. There are always things which needs doing. e.g. bug fixing and helping out others.

The team I was working with was a small team and given that we had a lot to do, each individual had quite a lot of say in what we are doing.

I started the placement knowing very little about web development profession, and I left with a very good idea what the job involves and learned a lot on the way. I had the oppotunity to learn about V1 and V2, so I knew about the different work style and focus.

As mentioned in previous question, we had a lot to get done. So most of the time everyone were busy with their own work, but every so often we would start a short conversation which gets most members engaged to maintain a fun work atmosphere.

I was given a lot of trust to do my job properly, which I valued greately. So I was fortunate enough to feel like I was working instead of "interning". However this doesn't mean the support/structure was not there, there were always someone I could speak to if I had issues.

There were oppotunity to learn a lot about the company and work closely with other teams. When I encountered issues during work, a lot of the times it was a oppotunity to learn something new. I had time to pick up skills required for V1 and also V2. So I would say I had a lot time to develop my skills but training was limited.

Edcity is a good size company with fun people, most importantly of all it has a very friendly atmosphere. I think people would like to work for a company like it.

When there is a special occasion, people would bring food in to celebrate or go to pub after work.

I think living cost is about average, but socialising is on the expensive side. Drinks in pubs are quite expensive compared to my home town and areas near my University.

There was no nightlife for me, was living too far away from friends. Drinks with colleagues can be difficult as well, because of where I lived.

There were a lot of oppotunities to take part in charity events.