Final Reflection: I AM GROWTH

Hansen Henok Oktavianus Situmorang — GBE01072

1. As a backend student, what did I know 6 weeks ago, and what do I know now?

Before I join this program, I still figuring out what should I learn to be a good backend and am I good enough to be a backend engineer.

After 6 weeks of learning in the GenerasiGIGIH program, I learned about hard skills, such as Ruby, Test-Driven Development, Git, Deployment, and Clean Code, soft skills, and lots of new terms.

Now I have a new learning list that will help me to be a better backend engineer.

2. What skills have I developed in the past 6 weeks? What skills do I need to develop now? (refer to your technical skill, English skill, and soft skill)

In the past 6 weeks, I’ve learned:

Hard Skills

1. How to write OOP code in Ruby
2. How to do Test-Driven Development using Unit Test and Stub-Mock
3. Git commands and commits convention
4. Deployment using Vagrant, Ansible, and Travis CI
5. How to write clean code, smell code, and refactor code
6. New programming principles and terms

Soft Skills

1. How to explain something while showcasing
2. How to be confident to ask, answer a question, even showcase

English Skills

1. How to explain something in detail using English
2. How to get used to using English grammatically correct

What should I develop next?

1. Algorithm and Data Structures
2. System Designs
3. Problem-solving mindset
4. Critical thinking
5. Computational thinking
6. fluent in English and using formal words and terms more often

3. What good habits did you learn by joining GenerasiGIGIH?

Joining GenerasiGIGIH give me a huge impact in terms of habits. Persistence is one of them because the program pushed me to be a persistent person (just like its name). Being persistent is not just about valuing each second we have, but also developing good mindsets and a healthy lifestyle.

4. In percentage, measure how your learning process in GenerasiGIGIH has improved your chance to be hired or employed in your aspired field? Tell us your
evidence.

Let’s say my chance to get hired is 25% percent. Now it’s improved to 55% and it keeps improving, improving, and improving. I know it’s still relatively really small, but I will keep improving myself to increase my chance to get hired in my aspired field.

The reason I confidently measured my chance at that percentage is that I learned a lot in Hard Skills, Soft Skills, even English Skills as I explained at number 2 and I believe that those are enough for me to get hired in my aspired field

5. At the end of this technical class, are you proud of yourself? Why or Why not?

Unfortunately, I’m not proud of myself and I feel bad for myself. Not because my peers are better than me, but because I still need more time to learn and understand all of the modules. But this kind of feeling helps me to feel motivated to learn more and value myself to be a better person