I was highly impressed with this question and its responses concerning domain knowledge in the finance industry and it was very useful to understand what kind of expertise one need before starting Programming in Finance Industry. I want to get domain knowledge to start programming in Health Care Industry and so how should I go about i...
I am a Lead QA Engineer in a Software company and at a stage in my career wherein i need to plan my next move. Option 1: The very obvious move would be to stay as a QA Lead and eventually become a QA Manager. But i don't see very good prospects/future after that. Or am i wrong? Option 2: I love programming/coding, though i haven't spe...
I got a degree in Chemical Engineering but held a part time job as a PHP programmer the whole time. This has developed into a full-time job. I was wondering how having a Chem-e degree instead of a CS one will affect me progressing further in this career. Does anyone have experience with this and maybe some hints? ...
I've been doing some LAMP programming for the last six months on contract, and am considering a formal web certification to be considered more seriously for web development positions. I think I've been pigeonholed with my previous technical expertise- I have 9 years experience with quality assurance/automation, and 3 with cm, and really...
I recently interviewed for an S.E. position with a major software company and didn't get the job. I really wanted this position, and eventually hope to find one very close to it, so it's important to me to know what went wrong. I asked the (in-house) recruiter for some feedback and was basically shot down, citing "privacy terms" (surpr...
As part of the new year, my manager has required me to put forward a number of performance goals that will make up my performance review at the end of the year. One of the indicators I'm considering pushing is dropping support for IE6 from our (large) public website. The site currently has a representation of 12.1% in IE6. However nea...
Closely related to this question, I'm in the middle of putting together my Key Performance Indicators for the new year but could use some fresh ideas. What are some good candidates for performance objectives as a Technical Team Lead? Obviously there will be the technical code-related ones (which are discussed in the above-referenced po...
I'm currently in College doing a Computer Systems program (2 years) and so far the first term is composed of very basic stuff that I am already familiar with so I'm looking for something to do "on the side". What I know right now is some basic VB.NET, Java, and C++ and I enjoy building small OS (windows) utilities like file renamer, etc....
I am learning Rails & Ruby right now with the ultimate goal of using these technologies full time. However, my current job is at a windows shop & I am not in a position to influence any decisions on what technologies to use. I have a limited understanding of web development. However, my database skills have improved significantly thanks ...
I have no job and just enough money to get by until April or so. While looking for work, I figured I might as well go through with a pet project, a browser based card game. Make it nice and free, collect donations and maybe earn enough for a movie ticket to escape reality for a while. I have dabbled in web development a bit. I can make ...
how to learn asp.net 3.5 in short time.. please refer some links and studying materials. ...
I would like to get some ideas what changes when shifting from a freelance Web Developer to a company's Web Developer (vise versa). This would be a wiki and would just like to hear your opinion and experiences. Thanks! ...
A Q for truly senior programmers: how do you relate to team leaders who are younger than you, during an interview and on the job? I would also like to hear advice from team leaders who are younger than their reports. ...
I have been doing wep application development for some time now. One thing I overlooked was learning Photoshop. For basic web sites or for frontend development, the lack of this skill has slowed me down. Little things matter, and look and feel can be greatly enhanced with some graphics work. How important is for a web developer to ha...
"Today is Friday and the Client needs the feature by Monday (There is a slip in project schedule but client needs it any how.), No developer is willing/coming to work on Saturday and Sunday. What will you do as a Team Leader?" This was asked to my friend in interview. And my friend answered "If no developer is willing/coming then i lea...
I am currently working on my resume and the phrase "designed and implemented" seems to come up with almost every paragraph and bullet point. I am a senior software developer so most of what I do is design and development/implementation but how can I phrase it in some other ways to keep if fresh? E.g. keep the reader of my resume from fal...
Hello guys, I am 31 years old. I graduated with a degree in computer science at 25 years old, and until now I haven't worked in my major as a software developer, actually this issue makes me somewhat sad. My current career is as a software tester, and (in my point of view) I consider that this career has no future. So can I change my car...
I've been working in the IT field now for 10 years. Originally trained as an Engineer, started out with C++ and have been a .Net specialist since beta. Currently seconded to a major city and working in the finance industry as freelance, I really feel like I've hit the glass ceiling. Have been contracting now for 5 years as the company po...
Ok, as the majority of you ageed, social skills are essential in career progression. Without it you are just a coder, even if you known everything in the IT world. My question is how to get the skills up. For example, to raise my software design skills, I will buy and read a bunch of books, attend architecture events, learn various arch...
I am a guy living in United States currently working in health care field who has a great passion in web development. I don't have any diploma in computer science, web development or any related courses in programming. But I teach myself to study website development you know like investing in books and a lot of time in practicing to cod...