When you take a programming course that is just one large project and you like it then you can feel pretty safe that you will like being a programmer "in the real world". I there should be a course set like the following: Software Engineering 1: Create one large project from start to finish in a team. Software Engineering 2: Maintain, upgrade, and fix one large project that another team created. --- Nathan Tenney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tim, > > I don't mean to scare you (well, maybe I do), but > coursework programming is to real world programming as > riding a tri-cycle is to riding a mountain bike > downhill. In my experience, what you are expected to > do in most programming courses is only the smallest > portion of skills required to be a good real world > programmer. The real learning comes when you go > beyond what you are expected to do in your courses, > and spend some of your free time learning more. There > were only 3 or 4 of my courses in college that I think > really tested the programming skills I needed when I > got out in the industry. The rest, especially the > beginning courses were just so much fluff. I learned > more just working on projects that were of interest to > me. > > Also, I would suggest getting involved in computer > clubs, like Linux Users Groups and Java Users groups > in your area. They are a great source of knowledge, > and can provide opportunites outside of your normal > course work to expand your experience. > > --- Tim Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And to Joseph or anyone else who would like to > > answer:- > > > > Can you possibly tell me what it is like to be a > > programmer (in I assume the > > Java language) in the real world ? What I mean > > really by that is, what sort > > of code do you write in your job ? I assume you are > > working as a computer > > programmer ? > > > > So what sort of code do you produce and work with in > > your job ? And is this > > difficult code ? Would I find it difficult to > > understand and work with ? > > ===== > ---------------------------------- > Nathan Tenney > Alumni Utah State University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------- > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm
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