Modernizing student management tools for universities

Our clients, several Japanese universities, were using customized open source Java web applications for student management. However, due to many years of customization, no one could grasp the overall picture, making it difficult to add new functions or investigate problems.

I started by modernizing the tools I use. The Java project had been using Eclipse for many years, and used something like MySQL MyAdmin to peek into MySQL, but it was consolidated into IntelliJ. JetBrains AI can now be used to understand code that is difficult for humans to follow. Additionally, AI Assistant can be used to quickly code new functions.

IntelliJ's viewer is very good for viewing databases, and AI Assistant was used to streamline SQL generation.

Even when it comes to maintaining old web applications, I can proactively introduce new tools to improve work efficiency.