I also received my marks for my first term and I have to say that I am pretty happy with what I got. This term is more focused on computer science related subjects with courses such as Functional Programming and Data Abstraction (using Scheme and C++) and Digital Circuits and Systems. I also have two economy classes which is something I enjoy a lot. It is also the beginning of the hiring process for this summer co-op term.

And, as of right now, I am reading books on ruby and ruby on rails to improve my skills. I did a lot of small scripts and projects using this language/framework, but the MVC concept is still new to me. I am now looking at creating a complete, usable web application so I need to expand my knowledge a bit more. Stay tuned for more.

Also, last thursday was the Engineering Student Awards Dinner. As an entrance scolarship recipient I was invited with some 400 other engineering students. At my table was sitting Gaurav Jain, who graduated from software engineering last year and is now the VP of Polar Mobile, a young and quite successful company developing a smartphone publishing tool. I had the occasion to talk a bit with him about how he started the company and how he is managing it. He is a pretty brilliant guy and his company looks really promising.

I’m not working on a particular project. I discovered Project Euler and spent some time doing the first 10 challenges in C. I’m currently learning Ruby and the Ruby on Rails framework via tutorials. I have an idea in mind for a future project that would fit perfectly with Rails but I’m not proficient enough right now to do anything effective. But I’m a quick learner so stay tuned!