I've been working with .net since 2001, and I am considering making a move into the java space. I find that java has so many more mature tools (hibernate is more mature, spring framework, established patters/designs, containers, distributed cache frameworks, etc etc.) I have been doing .net, and just recently I have been getting into d...
I know the following: asp.net webforms, mvc, sql server 2005/2008, web services, and windows services. I want to expand so I can be a little more versatile. What things should I be focusing on? (this is general guidance, with a web focus) I am thinking: SSIS windows workflow sharepoint What other common skills should I know that se...
I have always wondered what the industry-wide breakdown is between internal/IT applications (e.g. intranet apps, custom reporting, payroll, or related enterprise software) and consumer applications (e.g. Facebook, Yahoo, Google, e-commerce sites), or other types of software like embedded, mobile, systems software, etc. I do realize that ...
Ok I haven't used DFDs (Data Flow Diagrams) since highschool (only 3 years ago though) a DFD is a tool for mapping the flow of data when designeing an information system. It shows how data moves around a system. I'm working on a project and I thought (today, months after the project had stared) that maybe DFD's would be useful. when we ...
Are there statistics or even estimates anywhere regarding the sizes of the various sectors of the software industry (e.g. desktop, systems, embedded, business, games etc.)? ...
I was thinking back to my freshman year at college (five years ago) when I took an exam to place-out of intro-level computer science. There was a question about loop invariants, and I was wondering if loop invariants are really necessary in this case or if the question was simply a bad example... the question was to write an iterative de...
Hi, I go to a non-flagship state university in a smaller state on the east coast. I plan on moving after graduation to the SF area for various reasons, but being at the top place for my field is part of it. My school is decently respected for my major regionally but nationally basically unknown. Will I have a lot of trouble obtaining a ...
I am student currently attending my fourth year at a Swedish university and will, if all goes well, take my Master's degree in Computer Science in winter of 2011. It is a respectible university, at least here, and am overall satisfied with my choice - both of university and major. While I've learned much in the courses I've attended, I ...
What percentage of programmers in the industry still perform Desk Checks? If you are a working programer, do you? Has the Desk check gone the way of the Dodo bird? ...