Over the past couple of weeks I have been working to complete my fashion flash website which in total has taken me 4 weeks. The length of time it has taken me to reach a completion point on this project has been longer than I originally expected, and has made me realise that there is often a lot more testing and bug fixing required in projects like this than originally anticipated. Obviously the more I improve my skills in programming the less problems there will be to fix in this way but this is all part of the learning process involved in my placement. The whole fashion flash project has aided me in discovering better ways to manage and work on projects which I can then use in the future. As well as this in the last week I have been helping Pixillion do some work on a web project using Modx again. This tine I have been working on both css styling, html templating and some Jquery work. It has been good to have a change from my flash after the 4 weeks that I have taken to make the flash website. I enjoy working with Modx as it is helping me to better understand content management systems and the ways to build for them using various templates, snippets and chunks. Being able to work with jquery this time has also been good as it helps to expand my knowledge of different languages which is bound to be beneficial for me in the future. In particular with the use of Flash under question since HTML 5 was introduced, the more javascript I understand the better as it will make any transfer between languages if required much easier.
As well as this I have now been given a working phone and the responsibility of answering the phones for Helastel. Although I have always been a bit apprehensive about answering phones I am glad I have been given this responsibility as it shows my position in the company has become solidified and also will give me the chance to improve and develop my communication skills and my confidence at dealing with people. This has always been one of my weaker points and so I am glad I have been given a change to work on this.
Unfortunately however I have discovered this week that Pixillion are struggling for work and to keep enough money rolling in to be able to continue. Hopefully this will change over the next few weeks as being such a small company, points in time such as this where business is quiet are bound to be troubling. Currently there are still things to do so hopefully the problems will blow over and everything will be fine. Helastel seem to be pretty busy anyway so that is good. Learning about details like this help me to understand the company and business better which may be valuable knowledge in the future.
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