Got a job!

[Hauldren Collider]

Quite happy about this. I just got a job paying $15/hr programming software in Java and C# for a tech company. They didn't even ask for an in-person interview, they were impressed enough with a phone interview that they just decided to hire me.

This has basically been the most awesome week ever. School's winding down, I have a very attractive (and smart!) date to prom , and also a job. Plus I'm going to Carnegie Mellon next year.

At any rate, I've heard C# is basically a lot like Java, but the last Visual Studio product I used was Visual Basic 6. Does anyone (especially Asher and Kuci) have tips? Any good tutorial sites? I don't expect it to take me a long time to pick up, but I'd like to get a head start. Thanks in advance.

[-Jrabbit]

Congrats!

[Ben Kenobi]

Good luck with it HC!

[Asher]

Quite happy about this. I just got a job paying $15/hr programming software in Java and C# for a tech company. They didn't even ask for an in-person interview, they were impressed enough with a phone interview that they just decided to hire me.

This has basically been the most awesome week ever. School's winding down, I have a very attractive (and smart!) date to prom , and also a job. Plus I'm going to Carnegie Mellon next year.

My first pro full-time programming gig was in my first summer before uni also, at $15/hr (but back in my day you could buy a whole car for $15! ). Congrats. It's great to get that on the resume early -- it is SHOCKING how few compsci grads have relevant professional experience by the time they graduate. You're well ahead of the game by having them so early. It shows very well on a resume, and in interviews if you play it right it can reinforce the concept that you're a self-starter, genuinely interested in technology, and are aiming high.

At any rate, I've heard C# is basically a lot like Java, but the last Visual Studio product I used was Visual Basic 6. Does anyone (especially Asher and Kuci) have tips? Any good tutorial sites? I don't expect it to take me a long time to pick up, but I'd like to get a head start. Thanks in advance.

Bookmark the MSDN site and learn how to search it well (hint: don't use their search; use google and site:msdn.microsoft.com). I'm not a big follower of tutorials or book-based learning for things like this. My suggestion is to just deep dive...this is how I learn all new technology. Pick a simple-ish app and start coding, googling as you go or asking people who know the language.

When I learned C# I wrote a simple scheduling app because it let me draw graphics (a calendar), widgets, tabbed interfaces, network access, etc.

[Hauldren Collider]

My first pro full-time programming gig was in my first summer before uni also, at $15/hr (but back in my day you could buy a whole car for $15! ). Congrats. It's great to get that on the resume early -- it is SHOCKING how few compsci grads have relevant professional experience by the time they graduate. You're well ahead of the game by having them so early. It shows very well on a resume, and in interviews if you play it right it can reinforce the concept that you're a self-starter, genuinely interested in technology, and are aiming high.

This isn't my first full-time "gig", I also did programming last summer. But yeah, having this on my resume should be a real boost I think.

Bookmark the MSDN site and learn how to search it well (hint: don't use their search; use google and site:msdn.microsoft.com). I'm not a big follower of tutorials or book-based learning for things like this. My suggestion is to just deep dive...this is how I learn all new technology. Pick a simple-ish app and start coding, googling as you go or asking people who know the language.

When I learned C# I wrote a simple scheduling app because it let me draw graphics (a calendar), widgets, tabbed interfaces, network access, etc.

Thanks! I will try that. However, won't I have to buy a copy of VS?

[Al B. Sure!]

$15/hr?! WHAT THE ****?!

[Hauldren Collider]

Between my hot prom date and my job and everything else, how many times have I one upped alby in the last week? I've lost count...

[giblets]

$15/hr?! WHAT THE ****?!

Have you thought about learning how to program stuff? I think that would have better career prospects than being a professional killer.

[Asher]

$15/hr?! WHAT THE ****?!

What? Is that high?

You should see my current rate.

Programmers with no pro experience can get $15/hr easy without a single college or university course. Imagine what a degree does combined with years of experience.

[Asher]

This isn't my first full-time "gig", I also did programming last summer. But yeah, having this on my resume should be a real boost I think.


Thanks! I will try that. However, won't I have to buy a copy of VS?

There are free versions of VS that do more than you'd need. Look at the Visual Studio 2010 Express editions. They're tailor made for this purpose (basic features + free for non-commercial use).

http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/

[Al B. Sure!]

Between my hot prom date and my job and everything else, how many times have I one upped alby in the last week? I've lost count...

You don't have a hot date. Sorry. Wait. She's Asian, isn't she?

Have you thought about learning how to program stuff? I think that would have better career prospects than being a professional killer.

Programming stuff?

I'm not that type of person.

What? Is that high?

$15/hr for a kid out of high school? That's twice minimum wage. I never made that much and I have a degree.

[MRT144]

You don't have a hot date. Sorry. Wait. She's Asian, isn't she?



Programming stuff?

I'm not that type of person.



$15/hr for a kid out of high school? That's twice minimum wage. I never made that much and I have a degree.

This is like the most delicious thing that has ever happened on Apolyton ever.

[Ben Kenobi]

I'm not that type of person.

That's twice minimum wage. I never made that much and I have a degree.

Albert, maybe you need to take a hard look at yourself and see if you are happy limiting who you are.

[MRT144]

Second most delicious thing:

I make many multiples of the highest wage Al has ever earned without even finishing high school.

[Ben Kenobi]

Shhh, MRT. You want him to figure stuff out?