Week 5


At work, I was assigned to reimagine the homepage of Sicht Data, which was a daunting task since UI/UX design isn’t exactly my strong suit. Fortunately, I wasn’t starting from scratch. There was already a rough design direction, and my coworker Senne provided valuable feedback and guidance, which helped a lot.

The real challenge came when I had to implement a read-notification counter. Normally, it wouldn’t be too complicated if I were coding it from scratch, but working within the constraints of Wem’s pre-existing component blocks made things trickier. Still, I managed to get it working, and I’m happy with the current state of the homepage.

On my days off, I went to watch a match between SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden and MVV Maastricht. It was a low-key game, decided in the 10th minute when SC Cambuur’s striker Tony Rölke placed a shot into the far corner of the Maastricht goal from close range. Both teams played solid football afterward, but there weren’t many clear-cut chances. The game ended 1–0. The atmosphere was enjoyable, not as intense as the Heerenveen match, but still lively. The stadion wasn't exactly sold out as you can see in the picture below that side of the stadion was half empty as the seats are reserved for higher end clients. Cambuur fans had something to cheer about, as the win helped the club solidify third place in the Eerste Divisie. This keeps their hopes alive for promotion back into the Eredivisie. It was also really nice to talk to some of the fans after the game and hear their insights into how the club has been doing recently.


Kooi Stadion right before kickoff. 


Over the weekend, I went shopping in Leeuwarden and visited the Fries Museum. It was a nice experience. The museum had three exhibitions: two focused on World War II, and one that explored Friesland’s rich history. From the creation of Dutch dikes to the legendary sword of Frisian hero Grutte Pier, the museum offered a fascinating overview of the region’s past.

The sword of Grutte Pier, standing at an impressive 2 meters in length.

My personal favorite was the Frisian history section, but I also enjoyed learning about the air battles fought over Friesland between Allied and Axis forces. The Dutch in World War II exhibit was a bit smaller, and I didn’t get into it as much, partly because I couldn’t find the English translation pamphlets at first.

Kommentit

Lähetä kommentti

Tämän blogin suosituimmat tekstit

Flight and first thoughts

Kuva
 Hello all. Today is the end off the first full day in Holland. I'd like to recap what has happened in the last two days. So yesterday I arrived at the airport with my parents. I met up with my friends who are traveling with me Arttu and Riku. Before boarding we went to eat at Burger King. After that our flight departed at around 16. The flight was relatively short at just over 2 hours. After landing we got our bags and headed deeper into the airport. Our first mission was to find some food. After enriching our culinary world view with hot dogs we hopped on a train to Leeuwarden. The trip was around 2.5 hours. When we arrived at the train station our exchange contact Mr van Leersum was there waiting for us.  At this point I was dead tired and the clock was nearing midnight. The accommodation was a short 20 minute drive away. The house is a small cabin inside of a vacation park.  Today we woke up at about 10. Mr van Leersum took us to the local Aldi to buy groceries and th...
Lue lisää

Week 6

My final week in the Netherlands started off like usual: two pepperoni focaccias and an energy drink as I walked through the back alleys of Leeuwarden to get to work. Unfortunately, I had started to feel a bit sick after catching something from Riku. This week I only worked three days, as the office was closed on Thursday due to a Christian holiday. During those days, I focused on refining the homepage, writing documentation, and preparing for a visit from my teacher and his assistant, Joni and Jarno. I showed them what I had worked on during my internship, and they also had a discussion with some of the higher-ups from the development team. On Wednesday, we went to a tapas restaurant called La Cubanita with Arttu, Riku, Joni, Jarno, Mr. van Leersum, and one of his colleagues. The place was really nice, and the food was great. We had everything from ribs to tacos. It felt like a proper send-off for the trip and for Joni and Jarno, who were leaving the next morning. If you're intere...
Lue lisää

Week 4

Kuva
Week 4 began with a performance review. Our Scrum Master Daan was positively surprised by the progress of my project and gave me some new tasks for the week. My main task was to create a new section in our meetings to handle tasks/actions that could be forwarded to other users and linked to different meetings. I managed to get everything working, although I’m still waiting to hear if the results match expectations. This week wasn’t a typical one, because on Wednesday I had the opportunity to attend a conference focused on openEHR and its implementation within Wem. The seminar lasted the whole day and was interesting. It's always rewarding to get a better understanding of how things work behind the scenes. Since openEHR standards are widely used in Finland, it was great to hear that other parts of Europe are beginning to adopt them as well. The event was held at a training center owned by Maarsingh & van Steijn, located in the peaceful Dutch countryside. After the seminar ended,...
Lue lisää