New Grad Program
Oct 9th, 2014
AGENDA
- Introduction
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Technologies
- New theme talk
- AC Superstars
- Conclusion
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New Grad Program
Introduction
- July 21st: joined Avenue Code
- New grad background:
- Half year after college degree
- Experience: few to none
- Few skills required on UI
- English, Git, JQuery
- "We believe you can improve" - AC
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Technologies
- Learn frameworks and libraries
- Angular.js
- Backbone.js
- Require.js
- UI Bootcamp repository
- Handlebars
- Node.js / Bower / Grunt
- RESTful API handling
- Code School pass
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Technologies
- HTML 5 / CSS 3
- Bootstrap / LESS
- Javascript
- Scaffolding tools: Yeoman
- Testing tools
- Testing environments
- Best practices
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New Theme Talk
- Ember.js
- Not so widely used as AngularJS
- Still a powerful tool
- Best-practices oriented
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AC SUperstars
- Internal project
- Displays employees perks and achievements
- Determines who is better to fit a certain job
- Dynamic records, easy updates
- Uses:
- Angular.js
- Node.js
- MongoDB
- Scrum - Agile Methodology
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Conclusion
- Company has flat hierarchy
- Free to talk and get help on issues
- New grad program lacks a defined path
- Practice > Theory
- Enjoyed this:
- Whole new experience talking in English
- Friendly relationships
- Cutting-edge technologies
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New Grad Program