Prepare for a Programming Career
This post is a result of a question asked on one of my favorite tech forums.
As a programmer I spend a lot of time making sure I'm current. I like to know what the industry thinks of my choices of languages and I try to make sure I'm learning the most profitable ones.
When I'm looking to keep current, it's important to know how skilled my potential future interviewer will be when I go to sit down for a programming interview. Sometimes there is a great deal of variance, but overall, this site is a great reference for what types of questions you might get in an interview. I can't count the times I've been asked about the differences between a class and a struct.
It's important to prepare for fizzbuzz questions. If you can't answer a fizzbuzz question in the language, then you shouldn't be listing it on your resume.
I thrive on the internet and the massive information that streams about. That's why I keep up so closely with Stack Overflow and DZone.
It's true that I like a good working environment. More than that though, I want a manager who respects the importance of quality in software development. I always ask them about their Joel Test score during my phone interview. I have had a potentially great interview turn nasty after asking them about this, which proved to me that it wasn't a job I wanted.
I read programming books regularly. I'm currently trying to get through SICP. The three books on this list will likely be review for me, but I want to read them anyway.
Short post today, got stuff to do.
As a programmer I spend a lot of time making sure I'm current. I like to know what the industry thinks of my choices of languages and I try to make sure I'm learning the most profitable ones.
When I'm looking to keep current, it's important to know how skilled my potential future interviewer will be when I go to sit down for a programming interview. Sometimes there is a great deal of variance, but overall, this site is a great reference for what types of questions you might get in an interview. I can't count the times I've been asked about the differences between a class and a struct.
It's important to prepare for fizzbuzz questions. If you can't answer a fizzbuzz question in the language, then you shouldn't be listing it on your resume.
I thrive on the internet and the massive information that streams about. That's why I keep up so closely with Stack Overflow and DZone.
It's true that I like a good working environment. More than that though, I want a manager who respects the importance of quality in software development. I always ask them about their Joel Test score during my phone interview. I have had a potentially great interview turn nasty after asking them about this, which proved to me that it wasn't a job I wanted.
I read programming books regularly. I'm currently trying to get through SICP. The three books on this list will likely be review for me, but I want to read them anyway.
Short post today, got stuff to do.
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