Software Development and Programming Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Obreh Winfrey]

My company's network has told me to kick rocks everytime I come across a reddit link with actual programming information.

I can see stuff on GitHub, but I can't see Gists. I don't understand that decision . But I'm going to try later on to get logged on using the VMs identity it whatever rather than my own credentials. If that doesn't work then I'll have to start reaching out to people

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

Are Coding/programming jobs in high demand?

Do I NEED to go to a school to get a well paying job?


How long does it take to learn enough for a entry position?


I’m a 27 year old that’s trying to learn a actual skill and start a career this year. I don’t know where to even start. Any brehs can help?

To start, if you aren't interested in technology then don't waste your time. This can be a grueling field, and if you're just chasing a check, you're going to hate every day.

You don't need to go to school, but the college grads will be your competition. Getting in at the entry level is not easy even with a degree and a full resume. Took me 6 months after graduation. I don't know how long it takes someone from the outside, but it's not a quick thing. You will need to get up to speed with a programming language, and then spend a few months doing interview prep. You will also need to put together a portfolio of projects so that you have something to show.

It's never too late, but be realistic about your expectations. If you really want to get into it, you might want to consider school. IT is a little easier because you can rack up certs, but that's a lot of self study. Spend time reading through this and the IT thread and see if it's really for you.

 

[wastedmermaid]

Are Coding/programming jobs in high demand?

Do I NEED to go to a school to get a well paying job?


How long does it take to learn enough for a entry position?


I’m a 27 year old that’s trying to learn a actual skill and start a career this year. I don’t know where to even start. Any brehs can help?

first things first, do you even actually like coding? I’d recommend going on YouTube and looking into some type of web dev full course or if you have a bit of money to spend I like teamtreehouse.com.

There is demand for programming jobs...most of that demand is for people with experience and education tho. Imma tell you right now trying to get in as a jr dev is A PAIN IN THE ASS and imo very discouraging send out hundreds of resumes and building a skill/portfolio and not a single call back.Especially with the pandemic plus you’ll be competing with college kids who have degrees and internships. Do you need a degree...no but it’ll definitely make things easier. But, first you should decide if this is even something you wanna do.

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

I'm not the highest Python fan but man can you do some slick shyt easily. I have to make a wrapper script to perform some CRUD operations. Since I only want one action to be performed per run, I'm mapping all the args to a single variable. Then I use that variable to dynamically call the appropriate operation's method. No fussing with switch cases or control flow logic. Just 2 cut and dry lines after they've passed in the operation's flag does what I need to do. I want to spend some more time and effort on this script because it's probably usable by my whole Org, if they're running with this paradigm.

 

[null]

I'm not the highest Python fan but man can you do some slick shyt easily. I have to make a wrapper script to perform some CRUD operations. Since I only want one action to be performed per run, I'm mapping all the args to a single variable. Then I use that variable to dynamically call the appropriate operation's method. No fussing with switch cases or control flow logic. Just 2 cut and dry lines after they've passed in the operation's flag does what I need to do. I want to spend some more time and effort on this script because it's probably usable by my whole Org, if they're running with this paradigm.

the ol' webby "operation failed (maybe) 'something went wrong', try again" guarantee

- static strongly typed error handling programmer


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not directed at you but dynamic weak languages (and the behaviour they endenger) make me question life

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

the ol' webby "operation failed (maybe) 'something went wrong', try again" guarantee

- static strongly typed error handling programmer


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not directed at you but dynamic weak languages (and the behaviour they endenger) make me question life

I don't like it either, really the whole look and feel of Python and weakly typed languages in general I don't like. Ironically, the language I picked up most of my skills on back in the late 2000s wasn't all that different. C-like and Python-like all at the same time. Led to some ugly ass code.

 

[null]

I don't like it either, really the whole look and feel of Python and weakly typed languages in general I don't like. Ironically, the language I picked up most of my skills on back in the late 2000s wasn't all that different. C-like and Python-like all at the same time. Led to some ugly ass code.

perl? php?

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

perl? php?

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Wanted to be a game developer and this was a really good first step. Before this I was trying to teach myself C++ but couldn't really comprehend what I was doing. Jumped into this and it was easier for some reason, even though the concepts are similar.

 

[null]

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Wanted to be a game developer and this was a really good first step. Before this I was trying to teach myself C++ but couldn't really comprehend what I was doing. Jumped into this and it was easier for some reason, even though the concepts are similar.

ah ok. i learned perl back in the day and used it as a better shell script for batch tasks and wrappers. mercifully didn't do much with php but i still have to learn python.

it's javascript above all that bothers me .. and the full-stack back end side of JS especially.

 

[KingDanz]

venting... we got the same code base and using the same database but when he attempts to migrate, he get's conflict errors and i don't. Now we've been told to create a new database, migrate all over again and import data. Am i being trolled? My anger is being tested right now, instead of solving the problem we got to start from scratch

 

[null]

venting... we got the same code base and using the same database but when he attempts to migrate, he get's conflict errors and i don't. Now we've been told to create a new database, migrate all over again and import data. Am i being trolled? My anger is being tested right now, instead of solving the problem we got to start from scratch

conflicts? sybase?

 

[KingDanz]

conflicts? sybase?

django migration conflict

 

[null]

django migration conflict

sounds like fun

 

[TheAnointedOne]

Has Kotlin lost its momentum? I remember it being all the rave years ago.

 

[H@LLOW]

Don’t give up brehs