Jack of all Trades

When I was still in college, I see my self as a future "Hardware" geek person, I love to play/work with IC, PCV board, and create a unique hardware that i could interface in my computer and say to my collegues , "oha... meron ba kayo nian?" :-) (oh.. do you have something like this?".

But my vision change when i started to work with software using C++ where evidently I enjoyed doing software projects, lots of projects, and because of that I been working on the projects on my collegues, of course it came with a price...hehe (it's a sideline..)

First job, as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer, I learned VBScript to create test scripts and VB.NET to create custom apps as a testing tool, Quick Test Professional, Load Runner.

Second Job,

• using RealBasic (VB Synthax also), it is cross platform programming tool. And suddenly they want me work with...
• ObjectiveC using Cocoa framework and Xcode IDE under Mac OS platform. I could not describe how hard it was at first since that was just a little resources on the Web during that time and my Mac machine s#$#ks, it was too slow, it takes 10 years to compile and load my code.
• And then they shift me to Windows programming, great..:-) i love windows programming. And i work on Outlook using C#.NET (initially) and move to MFC, and move to C#.NET again...

Third Job,

• I'm now using Unix Server, DBaccess, SQL, C#.NET (C++) .

My old friend told me, You know Rolly, your great... you know a lot of things about programming, you already work on the different platforms. Which is great and a good experience and advance over the other programmers, yeah? "Yup, i think so i replied" and he added, I you are one of the few that can be considered jack of all trades, but you know what, most of this Jacks.... they didn't have expertise...

Woooh... it struct me... it made me realize that he is right. I may have a lot of programming language but im not a expert but i can gaurantee I'm above the average.

Certification here i come... I'm now enrolled in one certification program for C++ sponsored by my company and likewise prepairing for Microsoft certification as well.:-)

If i made it through... i might change the image of Jack people that they don't have expertise. yeah? Good luck to me...:-)

I Feel So Blessed

I was on my home to the province, inside the bus while i was enjoying my brunch (Burger, fries and cola), a vendor went up the bus and to sell apples. "Initially" it was 4 pcs for 50 Pesos (philippine currency) and before he went out he was selling it for "5pcs" for 50 pesos. This is a common scene every time i ride a bus. But i didn't know why, that time is different, it is like that i was touch to see those vendors "sweating like a pig" just to sell apples just to earn a "few" box.



So there they are still waiting for someone to buy their apples and oranges, yelling "oh, Lima (five) apples singkwenta (50 pesos)..." and suddenly a thought came into my mind... that i was so blessed... on many ways, some of them are.

1.) I have a family that took care of me and my needs when i was incapable of producing it when i was still young.

2.) I have a job that doesn't require me to yell all day and hoping that i could gain enough money for my needs everyday.

3.) and Last but not the least, "I experienced it" , the things they do... selling

• Barbie-Q
• Palamig (Sago Gulaman and other variety),
• Ballot - unique Pinoy street food, it is a boiled fertile egg of a duck, it is not a ballot if it not fertile or doesnt have a chick inside,
• KamoteQ -
• BananaQ -
• Butong Pakwan,
• Mani - Peanut,
• Mais - Corn,
• etc... you name it, if that is a street food, i may have sell it...:-)

I experienced it when I was still a kid together with my whole family.

I feel, I was so blessed not because that our status now is above from where we are before but because of those experiences, all the hardship that we did, "I fully appreciate what I have now".

The History of My Programming Career

I’ve started my programming career when I was in college. I had different pressure’s on my shoulder to focus or master this skill (a few people considered me expert, but I don’t think that this apply to my skill level), 1 as subject in my curriculum, and 2^nd to earn extra box for my allowance (thanks to all my colleagues that ask me to do their projects.. oops!! To their instructor, I’m sorry too, but I thought them on how to do/code it, the question is if they do absorb it… hehehe). I’ve done a couple of project’s in way back in college, some are compilers, hardware drivers for a customed projects, etc… But there’s a denominator in between them, I’ve worked with my old friend, good and trusted friend, TurboC++ V3.0, I miss you buddy, with less than 6MB of compressed binary, my pal is very handy, she even travel through email express for my cheatmates, bwahahaha J

(Konting Kwento) So…the last quarter term (we have 4 terms/year, most of the Univ/Colleges has 2 terms/year) has come, and after being exempted to take the final exam of my last subject (forgot what subject it was… hahaha), on my way to our tambayan (OTi, Organization for Technical Innovation) my colleagues ask me, “Pre, graduate na ba? “ (English version, “Hey Dude, are you graduating this season?“, bwahaha, awkward, better stick to the Tagalog version. Wink! And I said, with a tear running on my eye’s “OO PARE!!! SA WAKAS!!! WOHOO…!!!” , (a new blog will be made for this event..ala lang.. gusto ko lang ikwento..hehehe).

Continued…

So, i joined my first company and work as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer (where I meet my “Kumpare”, Adrian Oreta and a lot of other great and bright people on the field of IT Bussiness) gave me the opportunity to enhanced my skills by joining their elite team (naks!, their elite, but me, hmmm.. di ata… hehehe). As QA, our automating tool used VBScript as the scripting tool to perform/code scripts to automate testing of websites and application, as well as load testing (load testing - to simulate how the system will react if a number of user,the load, is using the system in parallel, what? huh? the?....whatever…:-D).

Ok…VB won, I have to move away from my buddy (C++) for a while to study and use VBScript (which im not comfortable of using, oooppps..sorry VB fans, it’s just me.)

Flashback----- During the interview, my boss, told me that he will try to evaluate me after 3-6 months and after that, if there is an available slot for the Development Team, he will put me to that group.

To be.. continued…