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Places to find free software projects who need developers/project managers?
While I have plenty of project management "booksmarts" and a handful of PM experience, I don't seem to have enough experience to get the sort of job I want.
Since "I read another PM book/blog ...
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I am in a rather difficult work situation. Should I stay or should I go?
After reading a lot on this forums, it seems that my current employer isn't a really great place to work and I'm wondering if I should move on, or stay a bit longer and then leave so it looks better ...
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Balancing full time work and personal coding projects
I am nearing the end of developing the major pieces of my website that I have been working on in my spare time for the last 3 months. My goal is to get it released by the end of next month and ...
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How are developing countries affecting the web design and development field?
While searching ELance.com I noticed that companies from developing countries, such as India and Pakistan, were snatching up a lot of the freelance jobs at a low pay. How are foreign countries ...
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What is the etiquette in negotiating payment for a software development job?
The reason I'm taking a general business question and localize it to software development is that I'm curious as to whether there are certain trends/etiquette/nuances that are typical to our industry. ...
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Tips and recomendations for a phone interview
A while ago I asked this question, I got very nice results but now I have a similar situation, but I'm looking for advices and I want to know if you think is possible to tell if you want a developer ...
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Programming-Related Summer Jobs For A High-School Student?
I'm a high school student, currently finishing my grade 12 year of high school. I have already been admitted into a software engineering program at at least one university, and I have decided on this ...
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Is it bad etiquette to ask a potential employer how they score on the Joel Test?
Developer interviews are different than most other places, because not only do you worry about the people you work with, benefits, job description, etc., you also have EXTRA to worry about after ...
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How to deal with low level guys?
Recently I have started working for company which is developing mainly low level stuff (like device drivers, system level apps etc.). I was hired as high level programmer to develop a machine learning ...
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How is a .net developer related to customer relationship management (CRM)?
I wonder how can an ASP.NET developer's skills be helpful in customer relationship management? I was going through a job portal searching for jobs in ASP.NET and found that ASP.NET developer skills ...
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What's wrong with being a code monkey? (Or, what is a code monkey?)
Programmers tend to talk about being a "code monkey" in a derogatory way. "Don't work there, you will just be a code monkey!".
I have two offers for jobs, one at a small company, one at a very large ...
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Discovered large security hole in someone elses website… What to do?
A chap I'm bidding to do some development for has a social network he wrote himself.
Not the next facebook by any stretch. But a few thousand local users.
I went to have a look at it to see what ...
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How should a programmer plan his life for future [closed]
I have been doing web developmwnt for 3 years in php/joomla/jquery/mysql.
I am now learning python/django/sysadmin/j2ee just to expand my knowledge.
I am 28 and I can find jobs, but I was thinking if ...
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Applying for internship
I'm thinking about applying for internship at Eesti Energia (Located in Europe, at Tallinn). I am eligible, but before contacting them, I need to learn how to compile an informative and complete CV ...
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Would leading a major refactoring effort appeal to a senior developer?
My company is inheriting a large code base for two products that's fragmented into different applications using different languages and technologies, with a significant portion of it spaghetti code. ...
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.NET Developers: Would you turn down a job [closed]
...if the company used VB.NET instead of C# or vice versa? Would the language choice in .NET be a deal breaker for you and if so why?
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How to find a job that is using the tools I like (and keeping the payroll at a high level)
I have been a software developer for years now. I have been working in big companies using their own standard and tools. I have always been able to use some of my favourite tools, like Intellij as my ...
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Searching for a Software Development Position
I will be graduating from my undergraduate program in two weeks with a BFA in Film and a minor in Computer Science. Little too late did I realize that what I want to do professionally was not my ...
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Are you obliged to provide old employers with access to protected resources?
Firstly, a disclaimer. This question is not because I'm a disgruntled employee planning to hide some malicious code which I can later blackmail my employer with. I actually quite like the people I ...
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Opinion and help of the following job interview questions
I'm not familiar with job interview and software development terminology.
So my questions are:
what's your opinion of the following job interview questions and what is the best way to respond,
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3answers
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What should I expect as a C++ software engineer in a company that develops python web applications?
A company is hiring C++ software engineers. When I go to the company's website, they provide a web applications written in python. (At least that's what I see from the outside.)
What kind of ...
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9answers
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Is it a good idea to take a dev job knowing you'll be leaving shortly?
I'm currently in a very stable, comfortable dev position where most of my growth as a developer is solo. My current team doesn't really discuss software development and not everyone is interested in ...
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How can you distinguish a good consulting firm from a body shop?
It seems to me that most consulting firms do little more than match resumes to positions, typically with insightful criteria such as "X years experience in technologies Y and Z."
But there are also ...
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Which skills would you look for in an offshore junior developer?
Suppose you have to interview a developer for a (not senior) developer position. The catch is that the developer is not from your country and your company would have to invest some money and time to ...
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4answers
354 views
Business programmer or a systems programmer
What is the fundamental difference between working as a business programmer or a systems programmer.
An example of a business programmer to me would be someone that works in finance or insurance. ...
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Why should I not do a masters degree
I have left university on July 2010 where I studied web design (as we all know you learn more by your self but that’s not the issue at the moment). Since then I have not managed to find a job (apart ...
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Bounty points for fixing bugs?
Ever heard of a company awarding bounty points for bugfixes? Making team members work to do the most, as some bonus money will be dependent on it? Having them split, or pay bounties to others to ...
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Working as a contractor--questions
After a few years working as a "permanent" employee in several IT companies, I would like to try it out as a contractor. My "permanent" jobs haven't lasted much longer than 1-1.5 years anyway. Before ...
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3answers
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In software, what does the term “Embedded” entail?
So I've been looking at furthering my knowledge into embedded and lower level hardware programming, however, every time I look for jobs that mentions "embedded" it's always high level stuff. To me, ...
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Employers and Intellectual Property
I have heard of companies that require their developers to sign agreements that say any code developed by that developer while they are employed there belongs to the company. I am extremely ...
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How employable am I as a programmer?
I'm currently a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in computational biology and am starting to think about what I want to do after graduate school. I feel like I've ...
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Do you have any tips to help with applying to an international job?
I've had some freelance jobs in my country (Brazil), working for different companies. I like to work to Brazillian companies, but I'm looking for some international experiences and I would like some ...
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Writing Resumes for Internships? [closed]
I'm an undergraduate student starting to look for internships. I understand a lot about how to embellish a real-world resume--emphasizing tasks done at previous jobs and whatnot--but I'm not sure if ...
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Vulnerabilities and employability
I am a web developer.
If I find a vulnerability in a prospective employer's website and notify them of it at the same as I send my (unsolicited) application, am I more likely to get the job? Less ...
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What do you do when you realize your job requires you to do something out of your depth?
For a large software project recently, I was really out of my depth. And I did actually know this; and that the only reason I was employed was mostly a lack of other qualified candidates.
The job was ...
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How did programmers work back when a computer was very expensive, rare, as big as a room?
I assume they weren't able to sit in front of a computer for the whole day like we do today. So how did they write their program? On a piece of paper and type it later when the computer is available? ...
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How do I decide what type of programmer I want to be?
I've been working at my current work for some time, and I'm considering a bit of a change of careers. I'm trying to decide what it is exactly that I want to do, and I'm really just not sure. I'm not ...
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Logical progressions through the job market
I'm 5 years out of a unrecognised university where I did Software Engineering. First job was VB.NET, one job was Python, Linux and Web development. I feel cast as a web developer.
I'd love a role ...
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How to switch From Java to .Net? [closed]
Has anyone out there done this? Did you have to spend a few years learning .NET before you could get a job or were there employers just willing to throw you into the fire based on your Java ...
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finding high end software contracting jobs
I've been contracting for about 3 years now. I am currently a contractor for a web firm. This is a hourly position. I want to find larger projects. I had read that some people are able to only do one ...
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Is diversifying my programming knowledge good?
I have skills in so many programming languages, such as Java, C++, C, Obj-C, Scala, Haskell, and Matlab. However I don't know/like web programming at all. I also get bored very quickly. Thus I haven't ...
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Is it normal for programmer to work on multiple projects simultaneously
On a current job I have 2 projects to work on. First is very huge system and the second one is smaller but it also big (first project is being developed for 12 years, second for 4 years). At first I ...
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Equity derivatives programming
I've been considering applying for some programming jobs that require experience in Equity derivatives and whilst I know what equity derivatives are, I have no idea what sort of things a programmer ...
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4answers
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Creative Technical Interview Questions for Developers
I do a good number of in-person technical interviews for new developers. I like to ask technical questions where I ask people to either code something up or develop an algorithm to solve a task.
I ...
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During interviews, how do I gauge a company's respect for my position?
I'm a web developer who previously joined a software company not knowing their value and respect went to big data analysis, not their website. Sure, they needed a public-facing website, but I ...
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5answers
688 views
Switching Programming Languages
I'm a senior level Delphi developer looking for move into either C# or possibly Java roles. I have around 8 years of development experience of which pretty much all of it is in Delphi, I have very ...
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What defines a good developer from an employer’s perspective?
Suppose the company who the developer starts at is a cooperative, team of 10-15 members. The company follows SDLC.
What qualities do you think an employer seeks in a developer?
You are welcome to ...
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Working with multiple clients
After applying to multiple contracting positions, I landed a few interviews which I then was accepted to do the work. I am also a full time college student, but I do have about 25-30 hours free a ...
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Education vs. Experience
I'm going through a rough time. I'm a CS student at UIUC, which I hear is one of the top schools for CS. I love computers and programming. I've been pretty much doing it my whole life. I'm a freshmen ...
