Can you please give some examples of the kind of code you write in your job so that I can see if it is stuff that I am likely to be able to understand and grasp ?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "JDJList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 10:41 PM Subject: [jdjlist] RE: what is it like to be a programmer "in the real wor ld" ? > I thought about this for a while, and it's not an easy answer. A lot > depends on where you work. If you are not lucky, then you get stuck > programming in a language you hate and your life can be a living hell. On > the other hand, if you work for a good company, then life is pretty good. > For instance I work at a company that is medium to small (200 employees) but > has money. I'm the technical lead, but also our architect. I get to wear > multiple hats which makes my job interesting and I try to keep our > programmers interested by having them learn knew technology along the way. > > In general, programming in the real world means your ass is on the line > because you're expected to perform at a certain competency level. I mentor > our junior programmers, but I also expect a lot out of them. If you always > write crappy code, eventually you'll be called on the carpet or given really > weak assignments. > > You also need to leave your ego at the door. That was the hardest thing for > me to do when I first started. After a while I saw the light. It doesn't > take too long when you have to work on someone's poorly documented, > obfuscated, hacked up POS code. > > Programming in the real world is pressure. It seems like there is always > some unrealistic deadline set by some marketing person or a vp -- "It's > vital to our business". User's never know what they want, they only know > that what you gave them was not it and they all think they are the only ones > with a problem. And anyone who has ever gone through a major implementation > can tell you, those suck beyond belief. > > On the other hand, you get to do a job that's like nothing else. You're > part of a community that the rest of the company just can't fathom. You can > tend to get away with things others don't, especially if you're good. I go > ride my bicycle two hours a day in the middle of the day. Nobody says a > thing because it keeps me sane, and my work never suffers. A number of our > programmers keep some odd hours but as long as the work gets done, nobody > minds much. > > From a purely technical standpoint programs written in the real world are > vastly more complex than what you'll write in high school and college. > However, the basic structure of the programs is still the same. It's just > that the programs themselves are larger and more complex. > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Nicholson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 7:18 AM > To: JDJList > Subject: [jdjlist] what is it like to be a programmer "in the real > world" ? > > > 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 ? > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph B. Ottinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "JDJList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 8:12 PM > Subject: [jdjlist] Re: two exercises I am trying to solve at the moment.... > > > > RE: [jdjlist] Re: J2MEWell, Tim, the first step is to read the suggestions > > made by your coursework. Start small; write functions that do the simple > > stuff first. Break the problems down (although most of the work has been > > done for you already.) Man, these questions have gotten easier since *I* > was > > in grade 9. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Tim Nicholson > > To: JDJList > > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 4:09 AM > > Subject: [jdjlist] two exercises I am trying to solve at the moment.... > > > > > > Hi everyone again, > > > > this is in addition to the previous email that I sent but this is on a > > rather different topic. > > > > I am trying to work through some problems/exercises and I was wondering if > > anyone might be able to suggest how I might be able to solve these > problems > > ? > > > > Like I said before, this email is on a different topic to the email that I > > sent before. > > > > The 1st problem I was wondering if anyone could help me on is as follows > :- > > > > ======================================================================== > > > > Design and implement a program that allows the user to input a number in > any > > base (2..16) as a string of digits (0..9, A..F) and the base that the > number > > is in and displays the value in decimal of the input number. > > Your program must have two function methods that respectively return: > > the value of one digit character; and > > the value of a whole string of digits in a given base. > > Hint: The first of those functions makes it easier to write the second. > > Your program may have a BreezySwing or text-only interface > > > > ======================================================================== > > ======================================================================== > > And the second one is like this :- > > ======================================================================= > > Write a program that allows the user to input any int value and outputs > that > > number in words. > > Examples: > > inputoutput > > 0zero > > 3three > > 13thirteen > > 23twenty-three > > 223223two hundred and twenty-three thousand, two hundred and twenty-three > > 223223223two hundred and twenty-three million, two hundred and > twenty-three > > thousand, two hundred and twenty-three > > >2147483647two billion, one hundred and forty-seven million, four hundred > > and eighty-three thousand, six hundred and forty-seven > > -1minus one > > > > Your program must have three function methods that respectively return: > > a value between 1 and 9 in words; > > a value between 1 and 999 in words; and > > any int value in words. > > Hint: The first of those functions makes it easier to write the second and > > writing the second will help write the third. > > Good solutions may have even more functions. > > ========================================================================= > > ======================================================================== > > I really don't have a clue how to solve these so any help as to what sort > of > > algorithm and java code implementation that I could use, would be very > much > > appreciated. > > > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: > > http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: > http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: > http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm
