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Ask HN: Interning at Microsoft – tips?
I'll be interning at Microsoft this summer (yay!). Any tips, pointers, or things to look out for? As it is a big company I imagine that the culture varies from workplace to workplace.
Anything especially worthwhile reading up on?
I am a born and breed *nixer and they know I have not developed anything at all on the Windows platform. Any tools that will ease the transition?
Also, beyond being a generally nice person, is there anything in particular that you have done or that someone else has done for you/your workplace that left a lasting positive impression?
- VohuMana 10y agoDepends what part of the company you are interning at. If you are in contact with the person that will be your manager ask them what things you should read up on but for the most part you will ramp up mostly at work. Command prompt is getting better but one thing I found to help when going from Linux to Windows was Cmder (http://cmder.net/ http://cmder.net/) it comes with a few things like ls and grep. You could also use the Linux Subsystem for Windows if you want. Best advice I would give to someone interning at MS is ask questions, make friends, and have a great time!
- leksak 10y agoCheers mate, I really appreciate it!