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Things I wished I
knew while doing
my bachelor
- Geshan Manandhar
http://bit.ly/pc-bt
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Geshan Manandhar
Quality and Maintenance Lead, Namshi.com
@geshan
geshan.com.np
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Prime College +2, Find me in the photo :)
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There I am. It's the first batch (2003)
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BIM 2007 (3rd Batch)
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BIM 4th Semester Project (Who reached where?)
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Why this talk?
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To get more twitter followers?
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To get more twitter followers? NO.
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To get more visitors on my blog?
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To get more visitors on my blog? NO.
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It's about you
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And how you can use your bachelor study to craft your tech
career
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In 2014 being a software developer is better than being a
doctor (in US) - source: BusinessInsider.com
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1 million more (tech) jobs than students by 2020 (in US) -
source: Code.org
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Are you an information hungry student?
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Or a marks hungry one?
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A good balance between being information hungry and
marks hungry will get you far
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Things to consider when you select and do projects for
bachelors
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Do a marketable product as a project which has
utility, and can be sold in future
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How about Rent/Building Management System?
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Back To Kathmandu, Nepal. A foreign employment
information system.
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Always use a project management system/tool, you can
start with or
Trello Redmine
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Using a source code version control system is a necessity, I
prefer which is DVCS. Use for hosting.
Git bitbucket
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Write more specs and code than words on the report
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For web projects, think in terms of APIs than user
interface, consider with . Think Mobile,
try .
REST JSON
Ionic
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Weekly update to academic supervisor or lecturer.
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Even presentation can be HTML, Javascript and CSS, like
and it
Reveal.js host
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Continuity : If you contribute 1 hour per weekend for 2
years it's 100 hours for your project. Be consistent, focus.
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Barter your working project with scholarship.
Why should scholarships always be given on academic
performance?
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Secrets of selecting a company and doing internship
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Start early.
Try finding a company that will host you as in intern by end
of 6th sem.
So start searching for one from 5th sem, surely not 7th sem.
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Select a medium sized organization, not too big and not
too small
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College should assign academic supervisor and assessor
for internship
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Do requirement specs very well. If you can, follow
methodology.
agile
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Do not reinvent the wheel.
Use Open Source software
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Depending on the project, give high priority to using a
framework (MVC) or a Content Management System
(CMS).
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4 years, one of the longest time you study. Use it well.
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How to approach the job market.
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College should perform career counseling session for each
interested student,
Preferable at the middle of the course
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Make a CV/resume that accentuates your skills
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Focus on one language/framework/CMS,
have idea of the others.
Don't become jack of all master of none.
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Start writing technical blog posts
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Network and search for a job with commitment
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Be prepared for coding challenges.
Interviews will be there, coding challenges will help you
seal the deal.
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Continuous Learning, technology changes fast.
matters.
Passion
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Conclusion/Recap
Be informed of the latest technology, framework and other news in
the tech/web dev industry.
Start a blog, make a Linked In profile. Have some good GitHub public
activity.
Bachelor study is 4 years, utilize it to the fullest.
Passing exams is a must, just being able to program will not earn you
a degree.
Use academic projects to build a ladder to a great internship project.
Exploit your internship opportunity to land your first job.
Focus on a language or framework or CMS, don't try to learn
everything.
Learning is a continuous process even after you get a job.
Suggestion : Pursue a Master after working for 2-3 years.
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Questions???
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Credits
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62244271@N03/8553590682/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhammza/577671123/sizes/o/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nathangibbs/98592171/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/5301017657/sizes/l
http://www.pptbackgrounds.net/increasing-performance-graph-
backgrounds.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hhayk/8505539467/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mpp_flr/7892904178/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/107198933@N02/10589586074/sizes/k/
http://tagcrowd.com/ - to generate the tag cloud/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/86429392@N03/7975354658/sizes/h/
http://socialmediaimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/calendar-
a52b4f1d4d18c566eeb37c14a008d66c.jpg
GitHub.com
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Credits2
http://jerseygeeks.blogspot.ae/2013/02/how-to-get-programming-
experience-when.html
http://myweightlossexperiment.wordpress.com/weekly-weight-loss-
chart-of-progress/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/torek/14421164021/sizes/l
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/what-breach-of-national-
security/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/66539915@N03/6274989251/sizes/l
http://www.discprofiles.com/blog/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/meeting-iStock.jpg
http://opensource.org/files/OSI-Affiliates-April-2012.gif
http://greatlakesvoice.com/blog/common-interview-mistakes-job-
candidates-make/
http://urbantips.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/im-bringing-back-the-
barter-system/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/odgersdesign/4623902675/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick999/502722535/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zeldman/14538663789/sizes/l
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Credits 3
https://www.flickr.com/photos/anned/8700093610/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318947873/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wazari/8283709193/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/30093796@N07/10793050886/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/30093796@N07/10793050886/sizes/l
http://www.mysansar.com/2014/08/14315/
http://www.pahilopost.com/content/-257.html
http://www.edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/twitter-
wallpaper.jpg
http://code.org/promote
http://www.smu.ca/campus-life/career-services.html
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Some Links
Main Git site
Github - free public git hosting
BitBucket - free private git hosting
Trello - Easy project management system.
Redmine Hosted - Full project management system
PHPStorm Free Academic License
Drupal - A CMS built in PHP
Symfony - A MVC Framework build in PHP
Angular Js - HTML enhanced for web apps! Javascript Framework
Node Js - Platform for easily building fast, scalable network
applications. with Javascript
Ionic Framework - Front-end framework for developing hybrid mobile
apps with HTML5
Feedly - A very good RSS reader
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Some programming mantras to remember.