Suppose circumstances cause you to be transferred to a new team of programmers. This can happen for example because you are assigned to a new project within the same company, or after changing jobs. After a while you begin to realize that your new team members have very bad programming habits: there code contains a lot of duplication, is...
How did you get into the IT field? What would you recommend to someone who is trying to enter the hyper-competitive market that is IT? Computers have always been a tremendous passion of mine, but in the past few years I've become very lax in developing my skills. I'm going to a technical school for Information Security currently and want...
hi, looking forward to your advice I believe this is the best place to ask this question. I am a Software developer having 1 yr experience in .Net(windows app) but somehow i am finding my work monotonous cuz wen i chose this domain i was keen on making dynamic websites but my first job didnt give me any experience in it instead i am de...
This is not only a question, this is also a call for help. Since I started my career as a programmer, I always tried to learn from my mistakes. I worked hard to learn best-practices and while I don't consider myself a C++ expert, I still believe I'm not a beginner either. I was recently hired into a company for C++ development. There I...
A telecommuting developer needs An Internet connection (the faster, the better) A computer (so you need stable electricity, compatible power, etc.) Communication with clients/other human beings (sometimes) Little crime (so your laptop doesn't get stolen) Food, water, shelter, etc. (I guess) Assuming these criteria, if you had the opp...
I'm in this situation with a project: I need to implement a certain piece of functionality, which the code does I am working on not fulfill reliably. That is fine, but the implementation throws up exceptions about files in use (there is an instance class which reads and writes to a config file, and part of the problem is so many method...
During grad school, I started a project to package a lot of research algorithms into a nice user interface (let's call this project ABCD). I did not have time to get very far, so my department hired someone to take what I did and expand it. When I finished my degree, I agreed to stay on at the university for a contract position to tie u...
Hello Every one, I have Completed mu BE(IT) and i also pursued a course in asp.net.I am currently working as webdesigner for last 6 months.I also have some knowledge in PHP.I want to move in developing field.Is it ok to start my career in sahrepoint as I am studying it.Please help with proper guidance. ...
This isn't a coding question, but a career question that I am stumped on. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I graduated college this past spring and since then have worked in the QA department for a large e-commerce website for the past three months. My duties including running automation and manual tests, writing test scripts, writin...
Is there a career path for moving from a 'Technical Lead' position to a more management-focussed role, such as that of a project manager? Are there any skill-sets common to both that can be leveraged? Is a developer with experience as a technical lead any closer to becoming a project manager than a developer without that experience? ...
Sir, I want to know about IBM file net system. Actually, I got offer letter for IBM file net system from one company. Actually I have 1 Year experience in Java, based on this exp I got offer letter for IBM file net system. I don’t know about IBM file net system So I want to know what is the scope and growth of IBM file net system, if I g...
I was looking a report on internet that data warehousing is much lucrative and highly paid IT career. I am talking about technologies like abinitio etl datastage teradata. I work in ASP.net and sql server 05. Is it a good thought to move from web programming to data warehousing technologies. Since I would have no experience with data war...
Hi, Although I am learning a variety of newer .NET technologies (MEF, SL4, etc), what are the language-neutral advanced technologies to learn? For example, I remember ANTLR being one. I know a little about image recognition/edge detection etc as I am incorporating it in a project, but I am looking for skills which don't require speciali...
How does a career developer sharpen and expand their skill set to reach the level of expert at their craft. A lot of scientific evidence points at the fact that experts become experts through many hours of deliberate practice. When we look at any kind of cognitively complex field — for example, playing chess, writing fiction...
I am 3-4 years experienced Application developer in .NET. My friends are going to attend SAP classes and they are offering me to join them. Just was wondering if it is worth it putting it under my belt. They are attending FICO module. And I have taken 1-2 courses in Financial accounting during my school. What do you suggest? ...
i just want to ask about my plan on what i want to study and work on in the future and you can give me feedback on whether the scope is a healthy one i am 21, going to uni next year. currently a developer leaning towards more of a PHP/Zend Framework type web development & some web design. to get an idea on what i do/like you can look at...
Question: What languages/platforms/technologies would one have to learn in order to be qualified to apply for various "sound" or "audio" programmer positions available at video game and other industry companies? Is this position more of a low-level programmer, in which you implement concepts completely designed by a developer, or does i...
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but I'm in superdoubt. First of all I'm gonna do an MS in CS after 2 years. Now in this 2 years of my IT job , I've been given an choice of either to do web development with .Net or to be an ETL developer with Ab Initio. Honestly I don't think either will help for my MS. But can any on...
well i am a web developer and graphics designer... how can i get freelance projects and project from cross countries... are there any online places from where i can pick projects or are there any companies who you can contact and stay in-touch for continuous freelance projects availability... where and who to contact and how to conduc...
I am coming from the embedded background and mainly working in the testing domain. I am just planning to shift my career to linux (embedded linux mainly). My doubt is how far can this help me in my career upliftment? Is this a right decision to go on since I have been working in the embedded testing domain for more than 4 years. ...