Questions about migrating from one profession to programming or software development.
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How to get back to Software Engineering after a break?
I have been browsing the questions here for advice on how to prepare and approach for going back to the job market. The Q&As have been a lot helpful but I would like to share some of the questions ...
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Career Advice: Change from developer to tester [closed]
I have three years and nine months of java development experience specifically in finance domain and now I want to move into testing (functional). But I took a break from my job due to location ...
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How do I transition to an area of development where I don't have experience?
I've been a Classic ASP web developer for the last 10 years and for the second time in two years I'm facing the possibility of being laid off. The biggest difference now is that the job market for ...
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What are the most needed skills for someone entering the workforce as a software engineer?
I am currently doing a PhD in analytical chemistry, however I am a reasonably good programmer and consider myself to be best in the lab apart from my supervisor. I spend most of my time coding and ...
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Does being a software tester make you a more well-rounded developer?
I'm interested in the prospect of spending a few years as a tester: it seems like two or three years as a tester in anyone's CV is a big gain.
Are there any skills you can get as a software tester ...
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Are Business Majors considered for Programming Jobs?
Are business majors like Marketing relevant for programming jobs. Do employers even consider business degree holders as potential candidates? Let's say, if all I had was a business degree, should I be ...
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What's the career path for a developer who doesn't like management?
If you're developer (Senior or Lead Developer) and you'd rather stay with code/design than pursue a management career, what are the available career paths at your company, or any you've heard of? How ...
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PHP to Java career change [duplicate]
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Going from PHP to Java
I have been working at my current job for about 4 years. I have been doing PHP for twice as long. I am completely self taught (with lots of ...
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Promotion or De-motivation [closed]
I am working as a programmer for last 3 years, recently my company has promoted me as a project manager. Now I am facing resource management issues and I am not comfortable as a manager and I want to ...
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2answers
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Starting a career in quantitative finance
I've been reading John Hull book (Options, Futures and Other Derivatives) mostly on curiosity. I've read other books about financial markets in the past (like Elder's Trading for Living and the novel ...
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5answers
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How do I transition from software support to software development?
I am at a crossroad - I've been working for whole 4 years as a support person fixing countless bugs, developing (minimal) changes and improvements to our software, working together with our clients ...
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Pros and cons of low-level vs high-level software development careers [closed]
I am in the progress of moving on to a new software development job. There are openings for both low-level control software and high-level application software. To me, both opportunities are exciting. ...
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7answers
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Coming from QA, how can one land that first development job? [duplicate]
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How do I transition from testing to programming?
I have been in QA for 10 years, trying to get into developement for about 5 of them. I have taken classes in C++, Java ...
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Been doing .NET for several years and am thinking about a platform change. Where do people suggest I go? [closed]
I've been programming in .NET for several years now and am thinking maybe its time to do a platform switch. Any suggestions about which platform would be the best to learn? I've been thinking about ...
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5answers
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Transitioning To Java
I'm primarily a VBA/VB3-6/VB.Net developer of 15+ years with several years of C# experience. Myself and another developer (a seasoned senior level java developer) were hired on at this new company at ...
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2answers
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Career Switch from testing to Development [closed]
I have few questions regarding the switching from testing to development.
1) Do you think the QA exp wont be counted?
2) Does switching from mnc to startup company for skills development will ...
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3answers
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Industry switch to space technologies [closed]
I'm a CS grad and have been programming for past 5 years. I like it.
As an experienced programmer I'd like to transition more towards the Space industry. What skills do you think a programmer would ...
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3answers
465 views
Engineering support to development career switch
I'm looking for some input about switching careers from engineering support to development.
I graduated with Information Systems degree (85% comp sci and 15% business) six years ago.
My programming ...
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1answer
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What should I think about when switching from Python to Java? [duplicate]
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Java dev learning Python: what concepts do I need to wrap my head around?
I was a Java developer in the early 2000s, switched to Python in 2008 and now I am working in ...
