Gigu’s blog

I got some pictures from Oxford, made just before flooding. We were there just to look around and act like a tourist Well, maybe a pregnant tourist (at least some of us). Take a look anyway

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It looks like I will be starting a new stage in my life. I’m changing the JOB. Seems  like just couple of days ago I have started work for my current company and I will be leaving it already. I learned a lot and I could probably learn a much more. But … it’s time for me to move on. Work was done well, people were converted into self learning masochists and XP practices and agile way is not unfamiliar to anyone. All the XP ways I have learned from Cleve and Merlyn, and I am (and will be) very grateful for that.

From 3rd September I will be starting work at ThoughtWorks in London. Great IT consultancy, based in number of countries around the world with really great work environment. Just check out their web site if you would like to know a bit more about it. ThoughtWorks have adopted Agile methodology in their entire project lifecycle. I’m looking forward to meeting all this clever guys there and start to learn and have some fun.

Recruitment and the interview process was the most toughest one I’ve ever been through (got 5 behind me now). I did:

• phone interview
• sent some code sample
• then got invited for office interview and did
• IQ test
• personality test
• logical test (this one killed me, exhausting)
• did pair programming with one of TW developer
• being interviewed by Managing Director and Sales Director

As you see it’s not easy money. If I knew how it will look like I would probably be scared like hell and fail all of that. But … turned out great.

So … here you got, TADAAA

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… I haven’t bloged for some time doesn’t mean nothing was going on in my life. As you know last entry was about looking for a new house to move in to. We finally got one. I won’t put any pictures on the web until all legal and financial sides of hole purchase are complete and until I will actually hold the key to our first own home. In December family will expand by one girl or boy. Will know in December

I started to learn Ruby and Ruby-on-Rails. Great things can be done easily and fast using this technology. I might become a big fan. More about it later as well.

Generally I feel tired. At work, current project is driving me nuts and I have far enough of it. I need holidays. Probably change at work as well.

My Wife Joanna is doing great. She’s in a middle of her PhD thesis. I really admire her and her determination to finished it before baby is due. She’s really tuff. I heard that pregnant women are one of the most danger creatures in this world. I’m trying to get of her way and do only nice things that will make her even more happy Her tommy is getting bigger I think it is going to be a boy.

I bought Nintendo Wii. It’s fun big time. Now I’m waiting for new game that I just purchased today to arrive (Zelda).

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