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Hi guys, first and foremost, I want to take the time to thank all those who contribute beforehand. Your help is greatly appreciated.
I have really been stressing on making a good career choice that will allow me to be my own person. Over the years (I am 24) I have been thinking about becoming a fullstack dev for an environmental company (primarily front end for creative reasons.) I believe this is a good choice for me that can be a great opportunity and feed my soul. It is in a field that I love which allows you to be your own person and is for a great cause. My amount of time for achieving this goal is one year. I am currently in the monthly planning stage of it, after I develop a solid sketch I will move on to weekly. I have little experience in the area though I can have a conversation on it, so it is probably better to assume I know nothing.
I really need help designing my goal plan. I am motivated to make this happen and will follow the advice given and post blogs on my progress each month.
As of right now I am focusing on working a lot and though I have time to relentlessly study I am not sure if school would be a good idea. (its expensive and I make little money) I have started looking into online courses and want to choose the best options.
I am not good at goal planning. I am literally turning my life around, changing the way I think and leaping into a new world of possibility through taking control through studying life skills.
Any advice on this journey and how it should be approached will be greatly appreciated 
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If you have little to no experience then I would suggest building some apps on your own. That way you can show potential employers what you can do.
Why don't you go ahead and get a job now?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Get as much experience as possible, do extra projects on the side, network, take a professional development course... I'm trying to kick start my career as well ... good luck!
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Hi there,
I am sure professionals in the Software Development community have come across this scenario in their careers.
I am about to be assigned to work on an existing project that my team mate worked on. However he is being moved to work on another project. One of my team members who worked on this project has left. So as you can see there is only one person left on how this piece of software is suppose to work.
I am overwhelmed/nervous because my knowledge on the project is very limited and the deadline for this is short. This individual has knowledge on the technical aspects of the project and the business requirements/process. He has 20 years experience in software development.
We have a tester assigned to the project but the tester only has knowledge about the business requirements not the nitty-gritty stuff.
I appreciate if someone can provide me with advice/general tips on how to become better at adapting to new projects, learning about the project and implementing features, fixing bugs, what to do, what not to do.
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Unfortunately there is no easy answer to this, as it depends on so many unknowns: the complexity of the application, the programming language, the rules and processes, your knowledge and experience, etc.
I have had to do this a number of times in my career, and the support I received varied from very good to non-existent. If you have access to the original developer then you should be able to ask for help from time to time. As it is you need to spend as much time as possible studying the code and (hopefully) the documentation, to get familiar with the overall design and flow of the application. One of the things I sometimes did, was to take a copy of the project and do mock changes and builds for my own testing, just to see what happened in certain situations. Ultimately the only real way to do it is by practice, practice, practice.
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Richard,
Thanks for the insight i will sure apply the approach you stated.
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Our company was purchased by our largest competitor a few months back.
Mass layoffs in two phases, they've phased out most of our product lines, but now?
New insurance benefits for 2016:
If you are a member of the purchased company, you will pay more PER PERIOD for your health insurances than we charge the parent company PER MONTH.
I ran the number for the year; they're charging me an extra 2 weeks of pay for the identical coverage of the other employees. 
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Time to dust off and touch up your resume?
How do we preserve the wisdom men will need,
when their violent passions are spent?
- The Lost Horizon
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9 years ago I was hired to build an application for an iron foundry.
It took almost 2 years to build.
I used PHP and mySQL.
Now because of the economic crisis they had to let me go.
After 7 years I decided to contact them again.
Nobody did anything to the software nor the database.
Now they are telling me they are still using this.
WTF!
I realy could use some advice about how to proceed in this proces.
How can I best proceed to make it future proof.
I would like to create an open source platform for iron foundry software but where to start.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Rob
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If you were hired by a company to write an application for them, then the code belongs to them. If you're intending to use that code as the basis of an open-source project, then you'll need to get written permission from them before you start. I'd strongly suggest talking to a lawyer to make sure everything's legal and above-board.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Thanks for the reply.
I have no idea what they think of the code ownership.
Good point.
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Not entirely true. If he was an employee of the company the code belongs to them. If he was a contractor, say 1099, then he has the intellectual rights to the code, even if he sat in their office and coded it.
I know this because I've been doing it for a while and been through this more than once. The company needs to specify in writing in the contract how the ownership is applied.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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I'm working on an assignment -- not about programming directly -- where I thought I could collect some data useful to the community. At least in a "How about that!" way.
In short: I've been asked to review five applications that help put together online surveys. And while I could ask dumb questions like, "What is your favorite flavor of chocolate?" I think it'd be more fun to find out what job attributes -- beyond tech considerations -- developers feel are most important. This isn't scientific, and I can't use it for "real data," but wouldn't it be nice to know whether this group of people cares more about telecommuting options than flexible work hours?
The results are, obviously, completely anonymous. I'm just trying to get enough data for my screen shots to have pretty charts. But I'm happy to share the results with anyone who participates. (That lets me check out the software's reporting features, too.)
So if you're willing to help me... follow this link?
https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/18iwzz[]
FWIW I aim to finish the article by the end of the week, so if you could do this in the next few days it'd be dandy.
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eschindler wrote: this group of people cares more about telecommuting options than flexible work hours?
I care about the pay-check.
That's why most of us work; to get paid. We don't pay the bills with flexible hours.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I find that we all expect others to feel the same way we do. If you care primarily about the paycheck, for instance, you expect others to be motivated by financial considerations.
FWIW, that isn't necessarily the case. Which is why this survey is generating such interesting results.
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eschindler wrote: I find that we all expect others to feel the same way we do.
Off course, mirroring[^] is our first way of learning things. Later on they teach you that this may cause bias.
Yes, we can agree there; most adults will understand that not everyone has the same motivation.
eschindler wrote: If you care primarily about the paycheck, for instance, you expect others to be
motivated by financial considerations.
So, you're expecting honest answers? 
Go ask volunteers (unpaid people) why they do their volunteer job. Paid work would rarely be done if it would not be paid.
eschindler wrote: Which is why this survey is generating such interesting results.
Do explain what other work-related non-monetairy rewards people are being hauled in with.
It'll be rather similar to "you get a FREE iPad with this offer".
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Yes, I expect honest answers. What's the advantage of doing otherwise?
As I wrote in my original post: I'll send people who take the survey the results. Then everyone can see what's considered the most valuable job attributes.
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eschindler wrote: Yes, I expect honest answers. What's the advantage of doing otherwise?
Of course people would not lie to make a good impression 
I don't know what the advantage of a list of developers with their email is, complete with a bit of background on their desired workplace and loyalty to the current employer.
eschindler wrote: I'll send people who take the survey the results. Then everyone can see
what's considered the most valuable job attributes.
No, only those who receive the mail. It can be made public at no cost without any need for my mail adres
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Sheesh, you really are cynical.
If you don't want to share honest opinions, then don't take the survey. It's no skin off my nose.
I figure that sharing the results with the people who do take the time to respond is a small thank-you for their participation. As I wrote, the results won't be considered scientific (it's too small a sample size, and self-selecting) so I can't use the data for another purpose.
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I am taking the survey right now, and it did surprise me with a question.
I can bring my dog to work.
No workplace that I know of would allow that.
I am encouraged to participate in technology community activities (such as speaking as a conference).
"at" a conference.
If you would like me to send you the results of this survey, please enter your email ID.
You can put the results on any public site, I'll view them there.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I've known offices that do let people bring dogs to work. I worked in one of them.
Thanks for the typo catch.
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Hi,
I am a mainly C#/.Net/Vc++ etc etc developer, carrying around 12 years of exp. A lot of my work was related to mobile apps in eVC++ earlier and now in latest Windows platforms. I did some iOS work as well in between.
But now the client side work has started to tire me out, mainly because I find myself battling with a lot of UI issues, and Framework limitations. The Projects are small and Need fast development, which does not provide depth in my work. I am getting inclined towards Server side Technologies, but having worked for sometime on Azure and a lot on SQL Server, I must say I was really not a fan of these tools. Moreover with Azure, I think you get stuck on a lot of Hardware related issues? Is that true ? I don't know a lot though.
So I am pretty much confused right now, about what Kind of direction I should take? I am also thinking of plunging into Java world, mostly because I am really not excited about Microsoft Server side Technologies.
Though it is a vague question, to give more insight into what Kind of work I like, I would say I am all for clean architecture, Patterns and practices and I would like to get into something that provides me more opportunity to design and implement a full Software System.
Thanks a lot,
Preea
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As the old saying goes, life is what happens while you're making other plans.
Reading your post, I get the feeling that you really don't like computer programming very much. You might discover that you're just as unhappy on the server side as on the UI.
If all you've been doing is Microsoft, adding Java to your skill set is definitely a good idea. Or you could become a database guru. Or a cloud guru. Or a network guru.
Take a look at coursera.org and udacity.com, and take an online course in something that you think might interest you.
But also think about doing something completely different. Maybe you were meant to be a farmer.
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