Kakao Intern Robin's 2-Month Retrospective: Technical Learning Methods and Agile Work Processes for Growth from '0 to 1'

Robin, a Crew member in the Partner Service Development Part at Kakao who transitioned to a full-time role after the 2019 Kakao Winter Internship, shared his experience of growing from '0 to 1' with no prior career or competition experience. He focused on understanding the history and context of technologies rather than memorizing them. Following advice from his buddy, he adopted a method of grasping introductions and summaries first to learn key terms and deep-diving only into necessary parts, rather than reading entire documents. Specifically, he read Querydsl documentation primarily focusing on introductions during his commute to narrow down search scope and prevent guessing incorrect APIs. When solving problems, he did not rely solely on Googling but documented the problem-solving process and causes of failure in detail on the Wiki to assetize knowledge, thereby preventing repeated mistakes and reducing time wasted on analysis without root cause identification. In terms of work style, he used Jira to manage Start/Due dates for individual tasks and transparently shared project status with all Crew members, including server, FE, and planning teams. During Scrum meetings, he concisely reported only on today's tasks and current issues, and established improvement plans by sharing experiences from the past two weeks through Sprint Retrospectives. Additionally, he experienced Kakao's '100:0 Rule' and 'Sin-Chung-Heon (Trust, Conflict, Commitment)' values, learning a transparent work-sharing culture that grants equal voice to interns. The author emphasized the importance of moving forward even if not perfect from the start, with the attitude of "Just do it (but do it like crazy)."