I have learned most of c++ already and now some are saying that I should learn c and assembly for network security. Is it necessary to learn really low-level languages? I searched all over with no specific answers to this question. thanks ...
hi Friends i am iphone developer. But i am very much concerned of future of Iphone development. Iphone is just a mobile phone. If Iphone fails to retain market then iphone developer will suffer. Please tell me is it ok to continue in Iphone develpment for long term career ? ...
Hi all, Apologies if the question seems a little vague, ill see if i can clarify. Im approaching the end of my CS course at university and im beginning to look at jobs, however im running into a problem that i suspect applies to a lot near graduates. Over the past 3 years ive learnt how to do lots of very clever things; the principles...
So our company got bought by a foreign company. I just started there as programmer. This is my first job. I needed to do some design work; we decide we need Photoshop. The new foreign boss answers via email that he does not want to pay for it and sends some links to some cracks and pirated versions of Photoshop. Honestly, I can't do ...
I've been employed with company X for a number of years and am moving on to company Y. What are the standard items that should be addressed to provide continued contract development/bug-fixing for company X after my 2-weeks notice period? Edit: This is not a request for legal advice, but for development process and contract requirements...
i have 5+ years of development experience. want to grow in database administration side.Planning to do DBA certification. any one can suggest me? Will industry accept my exprience if i get into dba side? ...
I understand having restrictive policies on the flow of code from a closed source environment to an open source one (like the ability to submit patches that you developed on work time for work reasons), but what can someone do about seemingly unreasonable restrictions on personal participation in open source? Say for instance requiring ...
Hi, I need some reasons why being a professional developer is better than being a professional tester. Any help would be great thanks. P.S. Also if your opinion is that the reverse is true, it would be good to hear your points as well. EDIT: OK just thought I would try and make it clearer. I am not trying to find out which is actually...
I'm a graphic designer who is bored with the profession. At school and University I never really knew what I wanted to do and because I was good at drawing I did art and ended up a graphic designer. Graphic design lead me into web design. This meant I learnt HTML, then CSS, then javascript, then I began to learn PHP to build sites, then...
Hello, Recently I have completed my Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science.And joined as a Software developer in a small Software firm.From my university days I am interested in Oracle but unfortunately I did not manage to learn it.I want to learn Oracle now.Which one will be better for me for starting? ...
Hi All, I have about 15 years of IT experience in IT Security and Networking. I am looking for a career change and I really would like to take a stab at Java programming. I have a CS degree but it's been about 5 years since my last class. I have intermediate experience in Perl (that is still current) and I am also trying to learn Python...
Hello, I am a web developer and working with LAMP(PHP) stack for last six years.I want to move to some other technology/platform.Reasons could be , Learn new technology Working with larger/enterprise projects Money Get more opportunities(e.g. employers,locations) and so on... I have an opportunity to choose between salesfor...
Is working with Drupal + snippets of PHP for an extended period a likely career dead end for a Java developer? What positives can an industry newbie take from the experience? The SQL aspect of the job is not new, and the PHP required is only slightly more complex than copy and paste, so it's really only the CSS/Javascript stuff that is b...
Sorry if a question like this was posted before, i searched but couldnt find anything. I just finished college and im unemployed however im taking a year out to improve and become confident in my programming. My goal is to have a job by June of next year. I've learnt OOP with Java in college and im just starting to learn PHP with OOP. T...
Im about to Graduate with a B.S. in Comp. Science here in the next month, im wondering for employers how important GPA is. As I leave ill be getting a letter of recommendation from a few higher up CS Professors I worked for. I did a good bit of helping design tracing algorithm's for a professor (as that was what she was working on) So th...
I came to know that Java Swing will not be developed further and will be maintained only for backward compatibility [1],[2]. I haven't been able to find any successor to Java Swing (maybe one isn't decided yet). The primary reason for me trying to learn Java Swing is related to getting a job. I have developed J2ME mobile apps, J2EE web...
I recently was introduced to some people working in the financial industry and it looks like the pay in big banks/hedge funds/etc. is extremely high - probably 2-3 times the pay in the big software companies (Microsoft, Google, Yahoo) and it can go even higher. That's not really big news to me, but it was interesting to get reminded of i...
Briefly, my background is in manual black box testing of websites and applications within the Agile/waterfall context. Over the past four years I was a member of two web development firms' small QA teams dedicated to testing the deployment of websites for national/international non profits, governmental organizations, and for profit bus...
Many times searching for jobs in USA I run on this: "Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer." Can someone explain what does it mean exactly? For example if I am living outside USA and want to work there what I have to do to in order to be authorized to work? What kind of visa do I need and ...
Hi folks. I am a Front End Developer, experienced in industry for years. I have developed many applications and websites for my various employers and now I am in well condition with JavaScript, jQuery, Ext JS and some other Front End Technologies such as Google Map JavaScript API. Now I want to step the next. So the question is clea...