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What can I expect when moving from University to a real programming job? [closed]
I'm about to move into my final year at university, and it's finally kicked in that in just over a year from now, I'll be doing my best to secure a job.
Yet I still have no clue about the level of ...
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What's the career path for a developer who doesn't like management?
If you're developer (Senior or Lead Developer) and you'd rather stay with code/design than pursue a management career, what are the available career paths at your company, or any you've heard of? How ...
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When should I stop programming / coding? [closed]
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How old is “too old”?
I often hear from my senior colleagues and other peers that being passionate about programming is ok but at certain experience/age one ...
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What should I do to leave a job professionally?
Given that the current employer knows and has been given appropriate notice ahead of time, how can a programmer make a clean job transition from his old job? What things should the programer consider? ...
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Becoming a “maintenance developer”
So I've kind of been getting angry about the current position I'm in, and I'd love to get other developers' input on this.
I've been at my current place of employment for about 11 months now. When I ...
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Is there any benefit by switching from C# to Java?
I've been a .NET developer for about six years. In those six years, I've worked at exactly one .Net shop that followed any kind of actual design pattern or industry best practice. That realization ...
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Promotion or De-motivation [closed]
I am working as a programmer for last 3 years, recently my company has promoted me as a project manager. Now I am facing resource management issues and I am not comfortable as a manager and I want to ...
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Changing jobs and leaving a project without a leader (aka, me) [closed]
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At what point during a project is it unreasonable to leave?
I'm the lead on a project that has been underway for about a year and a half. Two of us have been working on ...
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How to present self-taught knowledge?
I work as a senior software engineer (5+ years of exp) at the moment at my company, developing some networked systems.
Since a year, I've noticed that I'm becoming increasingly interested in ...
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Returning to programming/math after a years long inactivity; becoming a better professional; setting goals
I am in a somewhat, hopefully, common situation to many of my peers in NYC. I will be brutally honest here. I've graduated with CS degree (minor math) from a top 20 school, worked programming/qa jobs ...
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Coming from QA, how can one land that first development job? [closed]
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How do I transition from testing to programming?
I have been in QA for 10 years, trying to get into developement for about 5 of them. I have taken classes in C++, Java ...
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What job is similar to programmer's? [closed]
No doubt, the programmer's job is quite unique: it's creative as you implement new stuff so you can then see and try the results of your efforts. It's challenging as you often have to use different ...
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Does switching from one programming language to another cause a loss in experience?
If I was working for a programming language X and want to switch to Y (from Java to C++, or from Java to Objective-c), does this cause my years of experience in the previous languages to be lost (from ...
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Company Size and Career development
I am currently working as a software engineer for a large company (around 1000 employees). I recently got a job offer for a smaller company but with more pay (enough that I am really considering the ...
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Does being a software tester make you a more well-rounded developer?
I'm interested in the prospect of spending a few years as a tester: it seems like two or three years as a tester in anyone's CV is a big gain.
Are there any skills you can get as a software tester ...
