PRWD

How time flies. It seems like only a few days ago I was researching the meaning of User Centred Design on Wikipedia before my interview with Paul. I guess the reason for the time passing by so quickly is because my first month at PRWD has been filled with me actually getting stuck in and doing what I do best, rather than having weeks of mundane meetings and training sessions.

It has been a steep learning curve so far. Before starting, I was a purely procedural developer starting from scratch on every project, but I’ve learned how much content management frameworks such as Drupal can GREATLY increase productivity. I now find myself installing modules in seconds to add functionality to a site rather than spending hours attempting to reinvent the wheel and program things myself. However steep, this learning curve is the main reason I wanted this position at PRWD. I could tell from first reading the job description and meeting Paul that there will be a lot of opportunity for me to expand my skill set and further my development capabilities.

From studying Mathematics at university, I am used to solving the most complex of problems and I’m looking forward to applying these skills to develop smart, functional, but most importantly, usable web applications.