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Anyone Here a Software Developer?
Posted on 5/7/14 at 10:50 am
Posted on 5/7/14 at 10:50 am
If so what language do you develop in/what is your current tech stack and how did you get starter/interested in it?
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Posted on 5/7/14 at 10:51 am to gatorhata9
IBM chose Baton Rouge because of all the smart people here.
It's not a call center.
It's not a call center.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 10:52 am to gatorhata9
i used to be, I am in recovery right now.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 10:53 am to Hawkeye95
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i used to be, I am in recovery right now.
you transitioned out? Why was that?
Posted on 5/7/14 at 10:54 am to gatorhata9
I think it was BASIC++ maybe.
I was in first grade and made the turtle move in a square.
Then I invented Facebook.
I was in first grade and made the turtle move in a square.
Then I invented Facebook.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 10:56 am to gatorhata9
Java and PL/SQL most of the time now. Started serious programming with C and Unix System Programming. I played with Basic and whatnot when I was a kid.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 10:58 am to gatorhata9
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you transitioned out? Why was that?
i didn't like it. I liked coding but hated all of the other BS associated with it. In the end, I would spend 4 hours a day in meetings arguing over a few lines of code. And the other 4 hours a day writing documentation, or developing testing plans (someone else tested). I would write code for maybe an hour a week, and that was usually a good week.
My boss said it was b.c I was a senior developer but I fricking hated it.
I did it for 4 years, then did product management, then product marketing, then back to product management. Then sales, now I am a global sales overlay. Its a pretty sweet gig.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:00 am to gatorhata9
Microsoft stack 
I did Java development right out of college then moved to a database developer position. Now I am a DBA and enjoy it more. I still do some scripting and SSIS development but not much pure coding these days
I did Java development right out of college then moved to a database developer position. Now I am a DBA and enjoy it more. I still do some scripting and SSIS development but not much pure coding these days
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:03 am to gatorhata9
I have worked with Basic and SQL a good bit. Not really my cup of tea though.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:04 am to gatorhata9
If you're asking in reference to IBM, learn Java.
If you're asking in reference to coding in general, learn principles first then any language is easy as it's just the same stuff written in slightly different ways.
There's also levels of programming, you seem to be interested in the "lower levels" rather than the higher, more functional levels. That's cool, those functional levels are for total nerds.
If you're asking in reference to coding in general, learn principles first then any language is easy as it's just the same stuff written in slightly different ways.
There's also levels of programming, you seem to be interested in the "lower levels" rather than the higher, more functional levels. That's cool, those functional levels are for total nerds.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:05 am to Hawkeye95
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i didn't like it. I liked coding but hated all of the other BS associated with it. In the end, I would spend 4 hours a day in meetings arguing over a few lines of code. And the other 4 hours a day writing documentation, or developing testing plans (someone else tested). I would write code for maybe an hour a week, and that was usually a good week.
Yea, I've heard that. Especially in larger shops. I'm a technical recruiter so I'm always trying to get more insight in to the IT world. You must have been one of the few developers who wasn't an introvert if you were able to transition to sales.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:18 am to gatorhata9
Used to, now I mostly use SQL and SSIS
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:20 am to gatorhata9
Apple 2C and I use BASIC
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:23 am to gatorhata9
Not a pure developer anymore although I still do it from time to time. Oracle SQL mostly, plus a little Perl thrown in.
Got started with Foxpro in college and went from there.
When I was a little kid I actually did a program on real IBM punchcards, but it was the FORTRAN equivalent of Hello World.
Got started with Foxpro in college and went from there.
When I was a little kid I actually did a program on real IBM punchcards, but it was the FORTRAN equivalent of Hello World.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:32 am to gatorhata9
Python and C++ (mainly) on Linux using Qt with a PostgreSQL backend. Took a computer science course when I was an Industrial Engineering major, loved it and switched to CompSci.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:33 am to recruitnik
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There's also levels of programming, you seem to be interested in the "lower levels" rather than the higher, more functional levels. That's cool, those functional levels are for total nerds.
I think you've got it backwards. In programming, "lower level" languages generally means closer to the metal, and "higher level" generally means more stuff is abstracted away and is more beginner-friendly.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:34 am to gatorhata9
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You must have been one of the few developers who wasn't an introvert if you were able to transition to sales.
yeah, I am pretty extroverted. Its one of the reasons I went from jr developer to sr developer in 2 years. I could articulate my opinion and share information. at the time, the team concept for coding was taking off so it was a real plus.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:47 am to NawlinsTigah270
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I did VB and ASP development right out of college then moved to a database developer position. Now I am a DBA and enjoy it more. I still do some scripting and SSIS development but not much pure coding these days
almost exactly the same.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:50 am to mikelbr
For windows - C# and C++/MFC.
For web - Perl, PHP, ASP/ASP.NET, etc.
Database - Mostly SQL Server, but I can work with just about anything.
For web - Perl, PHP, ASP/ASP.NET, etc.
Database - Mostly SQL Server, but I can work with just about anything.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 11:51 am to mikelbr
How much do you need to know to get hired at an entry level position at IBM Batpn Rouge? I glanced at the job descriptions and requirements and they seem pretty vague (some knowledge of C++ or Java). How much do they pay for positions like this?
Mostly just asking out of curiosity, not because I want to work for them.
Mostly just asking out of curiosity, not because I want to work for them.
This post was edited on 5/7/14 at 11:52 am
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