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How can skills at software development be used as a Private Investigator?

I am a senior level .NET software developer in my mid 20s. However before I got into software development, I had always been interested in military or law enforcement. I could not join the military because of asthma. I could not join the police because of color blindness. However after an idea from a friend and looking it up, I could...

How to start process over ssh that doesn't terminate when session ends?

Is there a way to start a process using ssh that doesn't terminate when the ssh session terminates? I want the job to keep running on the computer I'm ssh-ing into without me having to keep the connection open. ...

How to implement a job scheduler

Hi, i would like to implement a job scheduler(from scratch as it is for university purpose) I want to run certain methods at intervals. the intervals may vary Do you have any suggestion? I really do not know where to start. Thanks ...

Web development: front-end skills or backend skills?

Starting with Web 2.0, web applications are trying to get more and more powerful moving computation to client hardware resulting in the demand for front-end engineers rising in the last few years. If this trend continues the need for backend/infrastructure engineers is going to get highly competitive. Is my thinking correct? Having been ...

using SMO.Agent to retrieve Sql Job execution status - security issue

So ive got a C# program that fires off Sql Agent jobs using the SMO interfaces. It looks something like: Server ssis_server = new Server( new ServerConnection(SERVER_NAME, SERVER_USERNAME, SERVER_PASSWORD) ); var agent = ssis_server.JobServer; var ssis_job = agent.Jobs[job_name]; var current_status = ssis_job.Curren...

Siebel integration with Java

i have applied for a position in a company that works with siebel CRM and its integration with Java....i wanted to known certain things about this position from people who might have worked in this field..what is the average salary..and how would the learning experience be for a fresh graduate....will i have a good future in this field.....

Killing all thread workers when one thread found the answer (ruby)

Here is a sample program: def worker(from, to) puts "#{from}..#{to}" for i in from..to do if i == 42 puts "kill the rest of the threads" break; end puts i sleep 1 end end if __FILE__ == $0 threads = [] for i in 0..9 do threads << Thread.new { worker(i*10, i*10+10) } end threads.each { |th...

Where are the best places to look for interesting jobs?

Hi all, Before the standard job sites like Monster, cwjobs and the like, which job boards and company websites would you first look at to find an interesting, or even your dream, IT/programming job? For example, I tend to check the following to see what's available. jobs.joelonsoftware.com BBC (mostly UK) : jobs.bbc.co.uk Microsof...

The next big thing from a career point of view?

I love programming. It keeps me busy, interested and I get some satisfaction after crossing a brick wall. I still have a year to go before I graduate. I like Java, but there is a lot of competition for entry level positions in Java. I am familiar with PHP and I am doing a project in PHP. I want to be very good at something which will b...

How do I find side work as a programmer?

I've been learning HTML/css/PHP/mySQL/Javascript for a little while now, trying to develop a skill set that I can develop into a career. I've reached a point where I want to try a few small paid projects to get started, but everywhere I look (read: mostly craigslist) the only jobs I see are things like "Can somebodyz clone this web app f...

How important is the .NET programming language when you choose a new job?

We are currently hiring at the company where I work, and here the codebase is in VB.Net. We are worried that we miss out on a lot of brilliant programmers, who would never ever consider working with VB.Net. My own background is Java and C#, and I was somewhat sceptical as to whether it would work out with VB, as - to be honest - i didn...

Is "Systems Designer" the job title that best describes what I do?

After having worked as Java developer for almost 3 years in the same company that I currently work at, I moved to a new position associated with the development of the same application. I’m in this new position for more than 1 year now. My official job title is Systems Designer, but I’m not sure this is a title that expresses well what I...

What does the term 'Test Automation' mean in a job description?

I have been perusing a number of job descriptions and many of them refer to 'Must have the ability to write test automation'. I understand what unit testing is, such as NUnit/JUnit, and I'm capable of writing great tests under both... but is that what is meant by 'test automation'? If not, what does it mean? ...

Designing software and what programmers want

Hey, I'm working for a company and my job is to serve as a liaison/go-to guy between people who are asking for a piece of software and the software engineers. More precisely, my task could be described as follows: a client wants some sort of new tool/plug in added to their software. Now, my job is to write a clear and thorough report t...

Fresh start in JAVA profession how to handle this situation

Nice this forum do not require registration. I need kind stackoverflow users to guide me through gloomy path i am walking...my story is - I was working in Non-IT Company(Manufacturing) with 2+ years of experience and lost my job in recession time, after 5-6 months i started searching job but not in the same domain but in Software devel...

make job Custom Search with cck and taxonomy

Hello There: Im building job website using drupal and some modules like job_search + cck + views + panels .... etc i added to jod node some cck fields like work type and salary and integrate with taxonomy (job: doctor,web developer, teacher ,worker .....etc) Im trying to make custom search that I can enter salary that i want in input te...

What should be the best job realted to computer field for the entry level employee in these days?

Technology is growing very fast and the most excited field to work for among other jobs. Since there are a lot of fresh graduate students in this years, I think your opinions would help them to look for a job which is the best suitable with the speedy growth of technology now and the future. Thx in advanced. ...

Whats a reporting job in Business intelligence like ?

I'm a software programmer who works on java, php. However, yesterday i got an offer from a company in Business Intelligence. The HR said the job would be in the "implementation" part. Can someone please clarify if this means reporting ? Is a reporting job challenging for a programmer ? I mean, can someone please tell me what all this w...

Database developer vs database administator, which way to go?

I'm still confused about these jobs. I believe that DB admins monitor, manage and maintain database(s). But what exactly DB developers do? Do they write query to create table, to update database,... or they write programs (in ADO.NET, for example) to connect and manipulate data? What are the cons and pros of these jobs? Can you tell me?...

php background job cause exception on memory_limit

if i have a php background job, may need to run 4-5hours or more will it cause exception on memory_limit ...