career-development

After having 2 years experience in Software Testing is it worth taking risk to move to Development

I have 2 years of experience in Software Testing. I have worked on both Manual as well as Automation forms of testing. But, this time I have a got a chance in my company to become a Software Developer. I know opportunities like these rarely come in life and I want to make use of it. I could not get any job early in my career in the field...

What skills are required for a job as a developer on a highly transactional system?

Hi, I see a lot of jobs ad for developers to work on highly transactional web applications. I assume this is a site with a lot of database transactions, but what skills are needed for a project like this? Apart from exceptional database skills, is there anything else? ...

Salaries in reverse engineering fields

Hello all. I bumped into an old friend at a conference and he told me he was now a consultant doing reverse engineering. I don't have much knowledge of this particular area, but this person (that I can't manage to get in touch with now) just casually mentioned that he was earning big bucks. I was hoping someone at SO may know of the sal...

.NET or Java ? Which one land me a job ?

Hey, I am currently in the final semester of my 4 year Computer Science Program . In a few months time, I will be looking for a Software Engineering job. I am looking to become a specialist in some language/technology and I cannot decide between .NET and Java.. Which one is more likely to land me a good job? Which one will be used in ...

Tracking progress in learning various techs with dashboards

Hi, As software developers, we are all in the midst of developing various skills (be it, T-SQL, SQL Server, Java, etc). Some skills are at different levels to others and there is always a mounting to-do list of things to do boost competency. As this gets quite overwhelming, is there any app which can help me to log where I am with lear...

What is the difference between these software engineer titles?

I'm currently a senior research software engineer at a large company and am being offered a "senior staff engineer" position somewhere else. I am not sure if the new position's title conveys a sideways move or an advancement. So, in your opinion, what is the external difference between these software engineer titles (in general and rega...

What does P&T mean?

I see P&T as part of some job titles. What does it stand for? I'm having trouble sifting through google search results. Thanks. ...