Discussions about careers

Have any developers changed careers into the domain they were developing software for? I'm potentially interested in changing the domain in which I work. One of the interesting parts about software development is the multitude of domains we get to experience over the course of our careers. Developers are often expected to become experts... Started by The Matt on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 5 posts by 5 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): If you switch careers and go. Enough that you could even switch career, then you probably have unique set of skills that is hard is the multitude of domains we get to experience over the course of our careers.

Should established programmers make an effort to help young programmers establish their careers? Many companies require a programmer to have a couple of years of experience before they will consider them for a position. With that in mind what role should experienced/established programmers play in lobbying and "opening doors" for younger developers... Started by Achilles on Monday, July 13, 2009, 9 posts by 9 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): It is good to teach, it helps cement things I've learned recently in my mind at least... . However, given the extreme shortage of competent developers I think this will happen anyway if a young developer shows promise . I don't think there's any obligation.

What would you tell high school students who are interested in careers in software development/engineering? I've been asked to a local high school to talk about careers in software development/engineering. I have roughly an hour of time to fill and will probably have 30-40 students in a class room. How would one go about 'selling' a career in what we do to ... Started by ben on Sunday, September 21, 2008, 16 posts by 16 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): Also, something exciting might be a sped up video on different types of programming careers: Game programmer: this should get their attention Software Development I would also focus on the.... To their parents about the possible career path.

Which Degrees are recommended for careers in security/forensics? I ask this here because I really don't know where else to ask. I have a B.S in CS and I am interested in a career in either computer security and/or forensics. I find both of these fields very interesting and am always feel enthusiastic about the material... Started by Recursion on Thursday, January 07, 2010, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): That said, I'm not hiring for that sort of work, but I do have several... . Knowing how to program is quite a critical part in being a security researcher; you need to understand the guys who write the bugs :) It would be my opinion that it is quite valuable .

Careers alternative to programming after a degree in computer science? Hi, I suppose most of the people who graduated in computer science work as a sw programmer/engineer / sw tester / software project manager. I would like to ask what other career options exist for computer scientists? M. Started by mic.sca on Monday, July 27, 2009, 10 posts by 10 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): I'm a Solutions Architect with no formal IT qualifications, my degree was Maths what's available! The same career options.... Places of learning Why on earth would you want a different career? This is the best job in the world of career.

Embedded vs. .NET/Applications Careers I'm a fairly junior engineer (2-3 years exp) about to make the jump from an embedded software environment at a large aerospace/defense company to a position at a smaller, private medical device company working on a large windows application (.NET/C#).... Started by eskerber on Monday, July 13, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): On going into management later in your career this will actually be of great value to you as you'll have.

Advice changing careers TOWARDS programming. I have spent (too) many years in the wonderful world of audio recording and am now looking at returning to one of my original loves: programming. It has been a number of years since I wrote any useable code (originally in C, Pascal, and Basic) and am ... Started by noizetoys on Saturday, September 27, 2008, 9 posts by 9 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): It's a question of passion and vision, rather than pre-requisite . From Poet to Web Developer at age 27, took a few, the majority of them lead mundane careers. I changed careers, erm.. In programming & development.

Changing careers paths through after hour projects? I currently work as an asp/vb .net IT programmer. I really enjoy iPhone programming and I'm also very interested in objective j and cappuccino. I've just kind of dabbed into these technologies and am fixing to release my first iPhone app. I'm really hoping... Started by TheGambler on Thursday, October 08, 2009, 5 posts by 5 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): To stay employable in the face I blogged about Why online identities are smart .... This, what we work in, is technology. Trying to implement according to the ideas from others is important that way my whole career. And change your career.

Are people with certain Myers Briggs personality types drawn to careers in programming/development? I've been wondering if there are certain personality types that are drawn to programming. If you've taken this test, please post your types here and I'll compile the results. Update: There have been a few answers regarding the erroneous nature of the ... Started by Steve Duitsman on Friday, September 19, 2008, 68 posts by 68 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): Indeed, there is no evidence that myers-briggs means. A kick out of this page : Possible Career Paths for the ISTJ: Business Executives, Administrators is particularly suited to a programming career.

Which players do you see becoming coaches later in their careers? Whether they're vets or rookies, which players do you see becoming coaches (good & bad) later in their careers? Started by Roger Freemason Jr. on Friday, May 18, 2012, 26 posts by 20 people.   Read the full thread at spurstalk Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at spurstalk): Kobe fisher manu.... Fisher is a lock for coach though. Manu a coach? Dont see it. Steve Blake = future shooting coach Originally Posted by DMC Manu Ginobili, Fisher, Devin Harris, Billups, maybe . Fisher Manu Ginobili, Fisher, Devin Harris, Billups, maybe.