diaperbulge Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I was wondering if there were any computer programmers among us or just IT folks in general. A year ago I decided to go back to school for mechanical engineering but switched to comp sci after realizing that I genuinely looked forward to and enjoyed the programming classes/assignments. So far I've only taken basic courses in Java and C++ and a data structures course using C. I've also recently started solving problems on projecteuler.net in my spare time and have completed several courses on codecademy.com. I started looking at job postings just to get an idea of what people are looking for and man do I have a LOT left to learn xD Is there anyone that could give advice to an aspiring computer programmer? Anyone willing to mentor a newbie? I'd work for experience Link to comment
canuckistan.who Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I call myself a sysadmin who can program, but in truth, programming in 85% of my work these days. 10% of what is left goes towards business/management stuff now. "Programming" as a field is massively vague. You can do web development, networking, systems, driver/hardware dev, etc. So my first bit of advice would be to try and play with different aspects of programming and see what strikes your fancy. Link to comment
Bettypooh Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 There's many here but most keep a low profile so that us non-technical folks don't bug them to death with our incessant questions and wailing pleas for help Can't say I blame them for that, I'd likely do the same in their shoes Bettypooh Link to comment
Diapered Jason Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 On 7/12/2016 at 8:59 PM, diaperbulge said: I 1 Link to comment
eatenbywo1ves Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 15 hours ago, Diapered Jason said: Well, if you have a taste for science, I'd recommend getting into computational modelling. Finally get the avatar, it was bugging me I couldn't figure it out. Thought it was an electric stove top burner. Another large, emerging field that will soon be a huge deal (its already kind of a huge deal) is virtualization of client work stations, so that might be worth looking into specializing in. Link to comment
Diapered Jason Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 18 hours ago, eatenbywo1ves said: Finally get the avatar, it was bugging me I couldn't figure it out. Thought it was an electric stove top burner. Oh, that image was not the product of computational modelling, though it is scientific in nature. Lol, stove top burner. Link to comment
canuckistan.who Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 On 2016-08-24 at 11:03 AM, Diapered Jason said: Oh, that image was not the product of computational modelling, though it is scientific in nature. Lol, stove top burner. Was it from that video where they showed how you could flip a sphere inside out without causing any folds? Link to comment
diaperbulge Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Thank you so much to everyone who replied!! Link to comment
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