try this for starters, we all did. :)
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello World!");
}
}
My next program was on raw network sockets..... a few sleepless night I have
to admit.
Jase
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Nicholson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 26 September 2002 15:35
To: JDJList
Subject: [jdjlist] RE: what is it like to be a programmer "in the real
wor ld" ?
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.
> >
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