Klass – Sabina Uddin

Some communities that I am a part of include computer science and baking. Recently when I did an internship for computer science, I learned new terminology that was used between a development team to discuss where we were on our projects. Some of these terms include; sprint run, scrum call, JIRA stories, QA testing, bug fixes, flagging, ecosystem mapping, storyboards, agile methodology, wireframes, and validation pass. Aside from these terms that were used to describe the stages and processes between development, we all had to learn several computer languages themselves. Just to name a few, some of the most popular computer languages include Python, C++, CSS, Java etc. Within these languages we became familiar with concepts such as classes, variables, data types, algorithms etc. When I first started this internship, I was only familiar with some computer languages from self-studying as well as learning in school. However, when it came to the language and terminology used for discussions between the development team, I felt overwhelmed and even anxious, thinking that I was not prepared for the professional experience. Only through close guidance from  our team leaders/mentors as well as being pushed to actively use those terminologies daily, I was eventually able to pick up on that language. It was honestly way more comforting and felt great when we knew what we were talking about and could actually understand what our senior or junior members were saying. It also helped us become more efficient as a team so we could finish our project within a certain time period. Now when it comes to baking I am fairly new and am still learning the language from other bakers and pastry chefs. For baking I mainly read blogs and watch youtube videos to learn new recipes, new methods for baking, and about different utensils and when to use them. Some terminology include folding, blooming, macerate, ferment, proof, aluminum pan, springform pan, and stiff peaks. Some of these terms may not be familiar to the general population, so knowing these terms makes me feel like I am a little more involved in baking and programming.