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Olen osana maatalouden viljelysuunnitteluun liittyvässä projektissa, jossa on kaksi muuta tekijää, jotka ovat opiskelukavereitani. Projekti on lähtenyt liikkeelle syksyllä 2011 ja on sitä myöden edennyt enemmän tai vähemmän tasaisesti. Haasteena on rakentaa helppokäyttöinen ohjelmisto ei tekniselle käyttäjäkunnalle. Lisäksi viljelysuunnitteluun liittyvä lainsäädäntö on suhteellisen monimutkaista.

Olen vastannut projektin ominaisuuksien valinnoista ja niiden priorisoinnista, mikä on myös johtanut siihen että olen koodannut ylivoimaisesti eniten ominaisuuksia. Epätasainen työnjako on tuttua opiskelijaprojekteissa ja miksei myös muissa projekteissa. Opiskeluvaiheessa tämä ei itseäni ainakaan haittaa: oma ammattitaitoni kasvaa lähes riskittömässä ympäristössä. Palkkaa tosin ei saa.

Kokemattiomien koodaajien kesken on hankalaa löytää itseluottamusta projektin eteenpäin viemiseen. On vaikeaa saada rohkeutta tai kannustaa muita tekemään. Varsinkin jos kohde ei ole tuttu ja taskit vielä epäselviä, uskallus saattaa jäädä uupumaan.

Olen huomannut, että koodaajan itseluottamuksen kasvuun ja rutiinin aikaansaamiseksi auttaa pari juttua:

  1. Jos ongelma on vaikea, älä luovuta. Käytä ongelmien ratkaisuun vaikka päiviä, jos mahdollista, se kehittää.
  2. Älä kysele kaverilta vaan selvitä itse.
  3. Tee jotain, vaikka tekisitkin väärin, teit sentään jotakin.

Näitä teesejä ei varmasti allekirjoita kaikki. Kun raha sekoitetaan kooditouhuihin, se varmasti vaikuttaa tekemiseen, mutta ennen sitä, minuun edellämainitut keinot ovat tepsineet.

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