Monday, August 4, 2008

Last Week at ESRI

So this is the last week of my internship at ESRI. Like all the good thing, this too will come to an end. Saying that I had an amazing time at ESRI, would be an understatement. Not only I learned new technologies related to GIS ; ArcGIS, ArcMap, but also I learned to write "cleaner", professional and easy-to-follow code (seriously). Its not that I didn't know about the ways to write a better code, its just that I didn't feel the need to follow the guidelines. But at ESRI memory management, code execution time, etc are VERY important. So initially I had another pair of eyes look at what I have written. I thought that it was really hardcore but I know now that it was important for me to understand how I should follow the guidelines.

Things that I learned at ESRI are priceless but what I cherished the most was the culture at ESRI. I tried my level best to disappoint my team :) but they were always supportive and eager to help me out. I guess Jack Dangermond is responsible for that. He himself is a very friendly fellow.

The photo is from an event, where all of the Summer 08 interns can be seen with Mr. Jack.