Prompted by the responses to How important is the environment at a job? I thought it worthwhile to pose this question: Is it ever OK to just walk out the door and never come back? If so, under what circumstances? If not, why not? I've never done that but I think in the first 2-3 days this isn't that unacceptable. There's no drama, n...
Did you get lucky and stumble on your ideal job immediately? Did you find a local small software house and send your CV off? How? Did you go through graduate recruitment? Did you start on an internship? I know this is not programming related and off-topic but it could be an interesting question to those just starting their careers....
Like most people, I learnt C++ after C. I learnt C++ because it was one of those languages which fetched jobs. I am still studying (doing masters) though. One of my cousins has been working as a developer for around 12 years. He advises me to learn Java so that I can land up in a good job. He says only few sectors like tele communicatio...
I'm facing a strange problem that I hadn't thought about before. I have been working professionally since September 2005, yet I don't have a particularly long experience in a certain technology. I have worked with Java EE for about a year, Business Intelligence for 1.5 years, Data Warehousing for another year, and MATLAB & C#/.NET for an...
I started a new job and we have a small IT department working for an insurance benefit. I was hired to help ensure the success of their conversion from a mainframe flat file system to a relational database with a client server setup. I want to get more involved in our decision making process. My question is how do you get yourself inclu...
While browsing answers to several popular questions, I keep coming across the FizzBuzz test, and more generally, the observation that a lot of people who apply to programming jobs don't know how to program. Now, I certainly wouldn't consider myself a star developer. I don't have a CS degree (though I did take a few programming classes ...
Has anyone been looking for a job and received feedback from recruiters since the beginning of this year about which skills are most in demand in the United States (preferably New York)? I realize a similar question was asked in September 2008 but I'm specifically concerned with any updated information since that point in light of how m...
I look at ads and the jobs seem to overlap. A lot of software engineer jobs even say CS or related degree so it doesn't seem like a degree in CS = software engineer. It seems like a programmer or developer with experience can transition to the role or become an "engineer". Or is the engineer just the same job with a fancy name... Is ther...
I'm an 18 year old programmer, rounding off my senior year in high school and about to enter college. I have a decent amount of experience in a variety of languages, the most prevalent being C# and Python in the desktop programming space, and PHP with MySQL in web development. Currently I have an internship at a small company working on...
For me its accomplishing something by the end of the day. I've been in IT for a few years now and I've noticed that the thing that keeps my morale up is being able to say "I accomplished something" at the end of each day. I've found that accomplishing something is more important that my rate of pay or the tools and technology I use. If...
I've been working on a web app using Django, and I'm curious if there is a way to schedule a job to run periodically. Basically I just want to run through the database and make some calculations/updates on an automatic, regular basis, but I can't seem to find any documentation on doing this. Does anyone know how to set this up? To cl...
Python is easy to learn. But it still lacks the luster in job market. We can see that Java and .Net are already the employers firs choice. May be this because these require a little steeper learning curve. So is the easiness killing Python? ...
When you apply for companies, what is on your checklist before you actually send them an application/resume/cover letter? I know that we can all go see if the company is on Fortune 500 or any other ranks, but those ranking system cannot tell me too much. I sometimes get good vibes when I visit companies, but that also does not tell me...
Duplicate of: Is it better to go broad or go deep Question Brief: In order to be rich and prosperous, is it a better idea to be niche or sparse? Should I continue to vary my skills, or predict the market and become a master of X next popular technology? (I do recognize that a technology doesn't need to be "popular" to be profitable). ...
While I look for a job, I'd like to do something useful with my time. I have a feeling there must be schools or charities or other worthy organisations that could use some of my time, but I've no idea how to go about finding them. Is there a marketplace for this kind of thing? I live in the UK. ...
I graduated with a BS in CS around the time of the tech stock crash. Unable to find a programming job in the flooded market, I went into IT. Here it is, ten years later, and I am ready to take aggressive steps for getting into the career I want. Unlike other questions here, I have not had the option to program in a work situation. I don'...
I'm a lifelong hobbyist hacker, who'd like to become a paid, professional programmer, I first cut my chops on QBasic, on a 386, at a tender age, but I've never programmed in a professional capacity, have no professional certifications, and got a liberal arts B.A. I'd say (in all modesty) that I have a expert level understanding of UNIX ...
I put my two weeks in to find greener pastures. Yeehaw! Question though - What do I do with these two weeks? My users are still clamoring for new features, There are still bugs lurking around, production could be cleaner, and my bosses are politicking to figure out who, in a time of hiring freezes, is going to to maintain my project. I'...
Some good software companies like Microsoft or Google look for Software Engineers in testing positions. They expect excellent coding skills in C++ / Java (pick one) + some scripting languages and CS degree. Is this a position for software developer or just re-branded QA ? I'm a software developer and I like refactoring, mocking and unit-...
What programming language is in the highest demand in the market place right now? Related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/115256/skills-in-demand-during-2009 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/205744/what-appear-to-be-the-more-lucrative-programming-skills-at-the-moment ...