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August 14, 2007 |
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Do you have any tips or advice for people considering this career?
Tips and Advice
1. Get a bachelor degree, do some programming courses (Java, Oracle SQL ).
2. Get you fundamentals about computer programming crystal clear, basically data structures, algorithiums.
3. Look for an opportunity in any startup/services/product software company. Globally, there are lots of job requirements. Take intiative and get yourself well versed with software development.
4. You need to be self starter and there has to be lots of dedication.
Would you recommend this career? YES
If you had it to do over again, would you still choose to go into this career? YES
What are the pros and cons?
Pros:
1. This profession has lots of opportunities for personal growth.
2. Good salary, lots of travel,challenging job opportunities and continous self development.
3. One can decide in this profession, which path they want to take and how far you want to go
Cons:
1. Long working hours
2. May get monotonous at times.
What should people know about this career that they might not have heard about?
In the intial stages of the career, we may not have the opportunity to decide the domain and technologies one wants to work with or is inclined with.
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March 09, 2007 |
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Being a software developer has both its rewards and drawbacks.
The advantages are the salary is above average, the work can be interesting, and many opportunities for advancement. The disadvantages is that it can be stressful, the hours can be long,
and you must update your skills periodically since technology is
always changing.
People considering this career should to consider their personality. For example, if they are an introvert who prefers to
work alone, they must be prepared to stay technical for the duration of their career. However, those who prefer to work with
people, they must take the management route or specialize in a
particular domain and become a business analyst.
In any case, my general advice to people selecting their first
career is not necessary to work in the area that they love. On the contrary, you should do what you are good at and can tolerate for 10-20 years. Make what you truly love your hobby and don't turn it into work. |
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February 05, 2007 |
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I recently completed my first internship with Microsoft (t-robkla no longer). While I was a PM (and not a Dev), I would still like to share a few comments that may help you out.
The most important comment is that, as an intern I expected hard work (both to do and to give), but what I did not expect was the culture. The idea of so much leniency, in hours, in dress, and in attitude (feet on tables during meetings? News to me!) was so unbelievably backwards, that I didn't know how to react. Do I immediately join the group in swilling soda and hopping on desks? Do I continue acting as an awkward and out-of-place intern with no respect for cultural diversity (ahem, Microsoft culture, to be sure!)?
The whole ramp-up (or as I liked to call it, onboarding) experience is a difficult one for anybody, but especially an intern, since the majority of our 12 weeks is spent learning how not to do things and how to communicate in an environment that moves as fast as our release cycle (which is set at about once every 5-6 weeks due to working on a Windows Live property). Not that I can offer any advice on how to ease the transition, but I just want you to reflect back on how many new ideas were flung at you during your internship, and think about all your intern has to learn before they feel like they are really cruising with the team.
Otherwise, as with all newcomers to the city, be sure to take your intern out, introduce them to your friends, and if your hobby is puzzle-day (or a like-derivative), show them what you spend all of your waking hours enjoying outside work. All I can imagine is that with your intern arriving in early Fall, they are missing out on one of the absolute best experiences of the internship -- that is, other interns. |
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