This summer we have an engineering intern from Tufts University (go Jumbos) joining the team. He’ll be working on internal projects including Rotorobot and a couple of new ideas. Here’s Phil in his own words.
Sure. I’m from Haverhill, MA originally so I’d call Boston home. I’m currently attending Tufts University and pursuing a BA in both Computer Science and Cognitive Science. At Tufts, I’m also working with the linguistics department on a couple of research projects surrounding the structure of the mental lexicon.
I’ve been playing Rugby at Tufts for the past few years so probably on the pitch, or maybe relaxing in my hammock with a book and an IPA.
The hardest parts about learning Symfony2 have been recognizing how the many components of the framework fit together, and allowing the framework to take care of some of the heavy lifting. It was a leap to go from hacking away with straight PHP to designing an application, keeping both structure and modularity in mind.
The computer science curriculum at Tufts has definitely helped me make the transition into real world programming. In particular, the course: Comp20 – Introduction to Web Development has given me exposure to the many tools that are used in the creation of web applications.
This summer I’m excited to learn more about back end programming, the SQL language in particular as well as learning Bash more in depth so I can improve my use of the shell.
My favorite lunch spot so far has definitely been Orinoco in Harvard Square. I will buy some of their hot sauce by the summers end.
For the uninitiated, Orinoco has an authentic Venezuelan hot sauce which has been known to destroy even veteran hot sauce connoisseurs. Here’s Phil deciding to take the plunge:
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