The final demo
The morning started out with laughter as we had already practiced our speech 5 times the repetition was already comical. As the Java team had won the coinflip they were to do the first presentation. We had a short introduction by Oliver and this was it, the teams had to present.
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| Late arrivals had to stand up |
Java - Simple Access Manager - SAM
Java team started their presentation with a great catchphrase of "Today we're going to show you how to postpone spending 50,000 EUR by reducing unused licenses.". As they continued it was clear the demonstration had made leaps and bounds from the one we were able to see yesterday. But don't take my word for it. See for yourself :
.net - Contract and Invoice Registry System - CIR
After Java team completed their presentation it was my teams turn. Eva started her presentation clearly showing the value that our project provides and outlining the changes made. As she was finishing her presentation I could feel myself getting more and more nervous. And then it was my turn to present the demo. Thankfully we had taken Oliver's advice of "Practice, practice, practice!" and the script we had rehearsed took over.
After the presentations Oliver took the time to thank everyone involved(besides himself, Thank you Oliver!) in the event and gave a summary of what was achieved in the scope of the bootcamp. He ended his presentation with a gift to the team that was the best in this years bootcamp. Obviously we both got gifts, eveyone is a winner in bootcamp!
And then a pleasant surprise for us! We got a certificate that we had completed Helmes Summer Bootcamp and a book of our choosing! Considering on all 3 Sprint retros we had the code quality in the bad board then I think I chose correctly picking Clean Code.
Up next the head of development Raul Ennus gave the boocampers feedback, praising the presentations for not forgetting to highlight the value the teams created.
And to finish the morning demonstration the Java teams mentors demonstrated the progress of the Java teams progress using the wonderful tool Gource. This was a really nice visualization of the work they had done.
Was this it for bootcamp? Wouldn't be bootcamp without feedback. So after a small break we gathered around in a circle to discuss our feelings about bootcamp and the learning experience in general.
After another break we enjoyed a short lecture about using continous integration and continous delivery. This was something I felt we were missing as we had to copy our deployments manually.
And as the final thing in Helmes we gave feedback, in writing this time, about the people conducting the event.
After the presentations Oliver took the time to thank everyone involved(besides himself, Thank you Oliver!) in the event and gave a summary of what was achieved in the scope of the bootcamp. He ended his presentation with a gift to the team that was the best in this years bootcamp. Obviously we both got gifts, eveyone is a winner in bootcamp!
And then a pleasant surprise for us! We got a certificate that we had completed Helmes Summer Bootcamp and a book of our choosing! Considering on all 3 Sprint retros we had the code quality in the bad board then I think I chose correctly picking Clean Code.
Up next the head of development Raul Ennus gave the boocampers feedback, praising the presentations for not forgetting to highlight the value the teams created.
Was this it for bootcamp? Wouldn't be bootcamp without feedback. So after a small break we gathered around in a circle to discuss our feelings about bootcamp and the learning experience in general.
And as the final thing in Helmes we gave feedback, in writing this time, about the people conducting the event.
The evening
In the evening we had a special dinner event where we ourselves would be cooking the food. We would be cooking portugese cuisine which had foods made from accessible and inexpensive ingredients for the main course and some more excotic fruits for the dessert.
It was a relaxing and casual evening and I think everyone enjoyed it. At the end of the dinner we split up as some of us went to old town to grab some drinks and some went home. Here's a joke dedicated to those who were true soldiers on our last day!
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| Grabbing a plate |
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| Discussing the bootcamp |
It was a relaxing and casual evening and I think everyone enjoyed it. At the end of the dinner we split up as some of us went to old town to grab some drinks and some went home. Here's a joke dedicated to those who were true soldiers on our last day!
LEEROY JENKINS!
Some closing thoughts from my teammate Giorgi :This was the end of the bootcamp, One month of intensive work was over. It was obvious on our faces that we were full of emotions. Happy because we worked hard and achieved our goals, we became very good friends as a team, however sad because the bootcamp was over. We were thankful for the skills we have acquired. We have come to realize that being a part of a team is a lot more than just sharing credit. We learned that team effort takes compromise. But When you make it work it will top everything which was before. We learned that it’s not enough to be just a good “coder” there are many other criterias that you should satisfy and try to improve to achieve success in your career.
Thank you Helmes
I would like to thank everyone at Helmes who took their time to deal with the bootcampers. This was a huge task to take on 10 new people, give them a meaningful task and guide them while doing it. But you've done it. Amazing! I feel like this has given confidence and motivation to all of us to keep pursuing a career in IT and showed us the excitement that can happen in an IT project.
To all of you considering applying for Helmes Summer Bootcamp I strongly advise you to take the time to do it. Already doing the technical assignment is great practice and it only gets better once you get into the bootcamp. I will be sure to reccomend this experience to everyone in a similar position. There is no such thing as too little experience or too much experience here, bootcamp covers the whole development process and offers insight from multiple points of intrest.
