For the last year I've been working in a small firm, mainly doing photoshop to HTML+CSS, and back-end development in C#; and of course a sprinkle of javascript here and there. My background is basically summed up by being half a year from completing a bachelors degree in informatics(put on hold because working/learning .Net took most of...
So you've landed that interview, seem to be doing well (or already did well), and think this could be a possibility. Now starts the dual poker game: how much we'll underpay you, and how much we'll overwork you. There are enough questions on the former, but I'd like to hear tips and tells about the latter: How do you figure out how man...
How would you go about requesting a transfer to a different team/role within your company? I've been at my job for the last year or so, and I really like the firm, the pay and the people. Without going into specifics, I'm really not enjoying my actual work and my department is a real mess to work in*. Though there is plenty of scope fo...
Many programmers, software engineers, and other technology professionals are out of work, facing layoffs, or are unprepared for layoffs though they feel secure right now. What should every programmer do right now (even if secure in their current job) to prepare them for layoffs down the road? If your boss came to your cubicle while y...
I am a freelancer. I have been working on and off for the past 2 years for a client, through the headhunter who got me the job originally. Over the past two years, I've done about 700+ hours of work for the client. My question is: If I continue to work for this client as I have been, is it reasonable to expect the headhunter to let me ou...
Closed as 'Exact Duplicate' of: How can I explain to a non-technical person what I do for a living? It sucks trying to explain your job to someone and they give you a blank stare in return. Any remedies? My best answer is "I am like Micheal Bolton on Office Space" ...
I'm looking over resumes to hire a developer. On the resume it says - "I have 23 years of experience", but in the "experience" section it only lists about 15 years worth of work. Is it customary for programmers to cut short their experience section and not list everything, or is the current raised state of my left eyebrow completely just...
How do you make your resume or CV stand out? Because for computer programmers, a long list of fluent programming languages will no doubt, be common. How to make yours unique and stand out? ...
I've been considering the idea of working on some open source projects, mainly because of the same reasons that everyone else does it: for fun and to learn something new. But now more than ever these OS (Open Source) projects are taking more and more strength and becoming more and more popular. So, I've been thinking, are we developers k...
As a programmer working in an insurance office, I have a nasty little management hierarchy which is making programming much harder. At current, our IT department rates a three on The Joel Test, which worries me. I'd like to fix this, but management enforces an insanely aggressive release schedule. Basically every project is due "yeste...
Hi There, Folks , kindly I need some guidance or advice for selecting job. Got two options , 1) A job with dot net coding plus with php knowledge. Its private firm. 2) Second is, C coding ,which is technical and engineering side based. My aim is to study further (not excluding money requirement, of course that is necessary ) , I ...
Any help here is really appreciated. I'm looking for new work and I'm working through a recruiter for this one company who "likes my resume", but... The recruiter says that are looking for someone with "commercial enterprise solution" experience and do I have that experience. Does anyone know what this exactly means? Or is it just anothe...
I have a couple opportunities in the near future to do side projects. By that I mean that these projects are not work related; Other people will pay me to create something for them, in my "free" time. One such opportunity includes a possible percentage of profits from the sale of certain items. In this case, the client has a lawyer (who...
When hiring a programmer, do you tend to prioritize fundamentals or knowledge of specific technologies higher? Fundamentals include things like algorithms, data structures, decent communication ability, good understanding of design patterns and principles, a good understanding of system fundamentals such as memory management and pointer...
I have been programming for years, starting with a simulation of ultrasound in Fortran on a PDP-11 (does anyone remember 64kb overlays?), then on to finite difference heat flow simulations of ultrafast laser pulses in C++, and now doing simulations of light reflecting of thin films (reflectometry) in Python. I have always enjoyed progr...
How programming job offers have you turned down? What is the ratio of accepted to declined? As a programmer to be highly effective is difficult. We even have the Joel test to determine if a workplace is suitable. Have you turned down work that you don't believe will lead you to producing great code. ...
I am 33. Have not worked as a programmer. Have not much worked at all. This is because some bad choices and some personal problems in last 10 years. Recently have moved to Britain. My English is not fluent in technical and business areas. However, I program since age of 13. My background is Pascal, C (K&R), UNIX and C++. I my opinion it...
Hey, I'm an 18 year old student in college. I've been programming since I was maybe 12 or 13, but haven't really gotten into any high-level stuff until 2 or 3 years ago with Java. In college, I am majoring in computer science... it is cool and all, but what I really want is a job in web development because that is what I find the best (...
If you have ever been fired from a job, did you notice anything different about the behavior of your peers or upper management just before your termination? What are some common signs to look for among your coworkers and project manager(s) that would indicate your position is severely at risk? EDIT: My instincts were right, and I opted ...
First, in defense of the question: if I can't work, it's going to be pretty hard to develop my skills. All the ruby or php or c# in the world doesn't do me much good if there's no jobs. I could certainly go freelance, but I don't know if I have the tolerance for that kind of risk. The question: If the US goes into a severe recession an...