advancement

How do you advance beyond being an 'advanced' programmer?

I'm what I think would be considered an 'advanced' programmer. I have years of experience doing reverse-engineering, kernel/compiler/emulation/game development, many programming languages under my belt, etc. Up until about two years ago I felt I was continually learning about coding, and I was a good coder but my overall development (d...

Have recruitment agencies ever held back your career?

Over the last few months i have been looking to change career from graphic artist to web developer. I used to be a senior web developer during the dot com boom, overseeing a few juniors but decided to follow graphics a little more and left software behind as a career. Now it seems looking for a new career in web development, i need 'n' ...

Keeping abreast with technology

Hi, I know this is not a technical question, but this is something I believe could be best answered by the technology community. I've been in software development for ~2 years now, but most of the time, it has been a learn as is needed experience. I was recently asked by a friend on how to go about getting a strong foothold on technolo...

What languages should I learn?

Possible Duplicate: What would be a good second language to learn (for a C# programmer) Which languages should I learn to diversify my knowledge base. I want to become a better coder and figure I should know some different langauges, different ways to tackle problems etc. I currently know C#, Vb.net, SQL fairly well and have e...