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How can I get job in company when I unfamiliar with technology [closed]
Sorry if I have chosen wrong stackexchange site for this question. Point me in correct place if any...
How can I get job in company that have some unfamiliar technology for me in they Job ...
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Why would you use data structures (ie Binary Trees, Linked Lists) in your jobs/side projects? [closed]
It seems to me that, for everyday use, more primitive data structures like arrays get the job done just as well as a binary tree would. My question is how common is to use these structures when ...
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Optimal number of years per job [closed]
Some developers keep their job for too little, as if they have commitment issues.
Some keep their job for too long, as if they're afraid to leave their safety zone.
What is the optimal number of ...
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Software solution from the 2000's, should I attempt to patch or remake the whole thing?
I was sent out to discuss a system that a certain company is currently using and what should be done with it.
The company manufactures various carton displays. This system was developed to keep track ...
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Should One Be Resilient to Overtime/Crunching/Stressors? [closed]
I ask this, because after two weeks of intense labor with no off-time (eat, sleep, program) I cracked today and went into a rage. Afterwards I fell into a mild depression for a couple of hours before ...
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Privacy using laptop provided by my company [closed]
I was provided a laptop by my company to use for work in my office or at home. When logging in a message appears, telling me not to expect any privacy when using this laptop. I wanted to know, from a ...
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On the frontier between work and home
I think we've all been there:
You hear of someone say "hey, wouldn't it be nice if platform X had feature Y?" You look around (on SO!), the feature really doesn't exist, even though it probably would ...
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1answer
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Is it normal to want some appreciation and acknowledgement? [closed]
I work for a Multi-national product development organization. I work directly for the person who established the Indian wing of the organization.
I work incredibly hard and try to do the best ...
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How should I go about learning a very large and complex application?
Being a young and fairly inexperienced developer recently employed by a "real" software company I'd like some opinions and pointers on how to do the following:
Approaches on how to get familiar with ...
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10answers
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Are these signs of a bad developer? [closed]
I used to blame changing specifications from clients for code rot, not realising that business models do change and it's my job to develop in an adaptable way. I now see that as a sign of a bad ...
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6answers
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Losing my team player skills
Currently I'm in my dream job in a research lab as the only developer in a multidisciplinary team. I'm getting a little bit worried because I'm forgetting about coding in a team (I don't have legacy ...
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6answers
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How to keep up your motivation all day long [closed]
This might be a bit subjective and maybe that's a problem here, but I'm asking my question anyway :)
Also, I found similiar questions (but none, answered my question), so you don't need to remind me ...
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Doctoral research and work for a company with similar profile
What are the common guidelines and best practices for developers who are studying for their master or doctoral degrees, while still working to earn the living in a commercial entity. Especially, if ...
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It's my first week of work, I've got the code checked out and am told to look around it until I have an assignment next week. What do I do? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you dive into large code bases?
I've been in this situation before and I kind of just poke around the code while really surfing the internet. I care about this ...
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4answers
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How do freelancers know how much their work is worth?
I want to start a bit of freelancing in web development using ASP.NET MVC3 and PHP and I already have some people who are interested in hiring me, but I still can't figure out how much to charge for ...
