Day 57: Sinatra

You know you got it made when you get a framework named after you. Introducing Sinatra, named after Frank Sinatra. That point was driven to us when we started the Sinatra chapter after Collections and Blocks and the first section we cover is a video of Frank Sinatra singing "These Foolish Things".

The whole point of the Rails stack is to learn Ruby on Rails but the instructors felt we needed a stepping stone to ease the transition, which is where Sinatra comes in. The instructors said that it will act as a pseudo-Rails framework but after going through the LAMP stack I thought it felt more like CodeIgniter. So needless to say that I didn't complain and went back to having fun like it was the start of the bootcamp and LAMP was my domain. What more could I say about that?

On a funnier note today I asked to join in on a ping-pong game between some hardcore players. Since this game is king in the dojo we are bound to have players who are experts after months of playing. During one of the rounds the AD hit the ball so fast that I couldn't react fast enough to it and it hit me on the left cheek. I didn't mind it but it certainly caused everyone to laugh. After the game I went back to code and he asked me to call up MA to play in my place. When I got back to my desk I told that guy to go to the ping pong table and he told me to tell AD that he should do something vulgar to himself, silencing our entire corner. Did he just say that? And with style and grace he took off for the day. The perfect execution made me respect his vulgarity. 

Around 7PM I slowed down and decided to concentrate on applying to more jobs. As of today I am searching for jobs through the following sources:

• Indeed.com
• LinkedIn

I will expand to more search sites in the following week. On Indeed I found two more open positions and submitted my resume and cover letter to the recruiter. The jobs I am applying for are contract positions. I choose contract because they sound like a great start in this field. They are short-term and gives me a chance to sample a company to see what I like and what I want to expect from working full-time. Perhaps even a contract could transform into a full-time position. 

It's getting late and VT fell asleep on the chair again. He's really no good to himself in this state and should use this time to sleep but he still persists on being here. Not sure if he's being persistent or stupid. Perhaps a little of both.