Our super smart intern from Berkeley did a great job of creating a demo app using node.js. After he left, I was assigned to take over his work. I almost fainted when I saw the code. Everything grouped in giant javascripts. Javascript happened to be a language I never liked nor mastered (and I really hated the front-end stuff). The first two weeks almost killed me. I was slow as a snail. And I had to make up for the speed by working really long hours (gone were my weekend photo trips). I was not happy.
Then, things started to improve on the 3rd week. My javascript skill was getting better. I felt more confident changing the code (and discovered lots of traps why things had to be done in a certain way). Today, the end of the 4th week, my code was deployed and immediately used by my boss. The transition was seamless. I was relieved and felt a bit proud of myself. The most important thing for me is, by achieving something I thought I couldn't do, I win my own respect. There is nothing sweeter than that!
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