In my current job, the nature of the business and the nature of the development I do (in that it is simple/mostly chopping and changing values of HTML/CSS/Javascript to reflect a client but not actually writing anything despite being a C# coder) means I spend 9 hrs a day at work, read plenty on C#/SQL Server/ASP.NET etc etc, but I don't ...
Hi, I've been shifted around roles a lot, and have been put in a support role which seems to deal out a lot of rubbish due to poor business management. Anyway, my line manager says that he's not sure he would recommend me for a developer role as they regard support as a poor technical role. What I resent is the fact that not all the inf...
Hi, I have been reading stackoverflow's posts for quite some time. And I think that all you guys are doing a great job by giving your time to answer queries. I am currently working as a C/Perl developer. I've been working on building mailing system solutions and tools for around 3 years.I want to explore more and get a broader experie...
Hi, One company whose recruitment section I was looking at is hiring graduate developers and also "Experienced developers" with 1 to 3 years commercial experience. I fit in this category (with roughly 10-12 months experience, even if I lack, practising stuff at home makes up technically and in my current job there are plenty of politics...
I'm on the fence. Some years back I was a palm coder who saw the death coming. I didn't jump ship right off, but I spent significant time learning to code for Wince. When palm died (I was sad) I slipped right into a new role as the CE guy. Then some time later I moved to a new gig and I'm one of many CE guys. Not that I see this company...
How often do you hear people say things like: That’s easy just do blah. Can’t you just do blah? And how long do you think it took to come up a solution like that? And the answers are too often and not long at all. Some people will argue that it’s a good thing because it saves time. However putting this into the context of so...
How do I tell a "project lead" to f--k off and learn some computer science when he tells me to do something that amounts to solving a generic Travelling salesman problem in linear time. One of his insights was: 1,000 nodes takes only 1 second then 30,000 should take 30 seconds. I'm not up to teaching combinatorics and Big O to idiots. ...
As people trying to broaden our knowledge and become better developers... when should we turn down a project and say "I don't know how to do that"? Obviously there are extremes that are obvious e.g. new developers shouldn't be coding life support equipment. But what about a new web developer that hasn't tried working with databases ye...
When you decide to stop writing code, what will be your next move? Architecting, mentoring/coaching, what else? ...
Hi, I had a pub debate with a friend about this and I couldn't see the point. From what he said it sounded just like a "qualification" you achieve for working for 10 years in the industry. You have to fill in a lot of forms saying that you are working on harder projects (showing personal development). However your CV and references fr...
I always wonder how you can work as independent developer without having all the skills required or at-least the skill set of 2-5 people in one person? So what do you think what you should know if you wanted to be an independent developer. Here are few of my findings except program.. For Web Developer Some kind of industry framework (...
I have been doing web development for the past 3 years, mainly in PHP and MySQL. Lately I have been changing into the C/C++ area. The reason is that I want to try out something new and expand my skillset before deciding which area I want to focus on. I would like to get advice from you guys about this. Is this a good idea? Is it a bad i...
All, I currently have 3.5 years of professional experience and am going to start my masters part time. My bachelor is in CS and I am bit undecided when it comes to my masters. The roles in my current position is that of a leader in both technical and business areas. My question is, has anyone completed or know of a masters that mixes i...
Could anyone share with me their experience with switching from Java to .NET from a career point of view? I've been a Java developer for 12 years and am just getting tired of how fragmented the Java world has become. For my liking, there's just too many frameworks, tools, application servers, etc.. And it seems each new tool just add...
I'm trying to re-enter the job market after a loong break - 15 years. My last full time job was programming in C with Sybase SQL backend for a corporation. Recently, I did a few websites. You know, HTML, CSS, PHP, etc. But I feel JAVA is more closely related to what I did, plus I don't really like web development - web technologies chang...
Hi All, When a project or large body of work has been finished, what's the best way to reflect and learn from what worked and what didn't, and why. I've work on a couple of teams and haven't seen any of this type of information captured in a meaningful way. I'm thinking wikis, team meetings, formal reports, blog posts??? ...
HI, Not really 100% coding related but I could do with some help. I am going for an interview next week and I have been asked when I attend the interview to provide a portfolio of my work. Everything I have done is all in php how would I show examples of this work in a portfolio? I am not looking a template to copy just some help...
Possible Duplicate: How do you sustain motivation when working on personal projects? Working 8 hours a day on programming stuff I find that by the time I get home, or even on my days off, I don't really have the drive to do any more programming on personal projects, be it for research/experimentation, or even legitimate things I...
Hello! I'm pursuing the degree 'master of computer science'. I have learned C,C++,Java,PHP in my academic years of graduation. In post graduation syllabus we have subjects like 'principles of programming language','advanced database','advanced networking'. I know that there are good opportunities for career as a 'programmer','tester' but...
Hi, I remember a few sites mentioned on here which had trends on the IT job market (eg which skill has most jobs). Can anyone recommend me a few of these sites? One of these sites also had C# coding guidelines and some open source downloads. Thanks ...