Quote (carteblanche @ Feb 6 2014 09:27pm)
Sounds like a silly idea imo. but what you're asking for is to be a QA/tester. you will see the results of the programs and verify it works.
If you want ideas, just look at other websites/programs and mimic them. Or get some internship as a programmer. Best thing you can do is build experience, not getting coffee for programmers.
Yeahh it does sound kind of meagerly, but I feel like it's a really good way to get my foot in the door to some real life, business oriented programming experience. I feel like when I do actually apply to upper tier programming jobs, it'll be a lot more convincing if I say "hey, I worked at this software place and did this stuff on the side" rather than saying "well I waited tables and dabbled in it a little bit" I mean don't get me wrong, my knowledge of the software industry is limited, but I don't see any reason why they wouldn't see things this way.
Having mentioned the QA/Tester thing, I did some googling on some job search sites and some tech company websites, and it looks like you're right, that's a good gateway, but they all want B.S. degrees and/or 5 years of experience. They also say they'll pay anywhere from $35-50 an hr, which is great, but I'm far from expecting that kind of income based on my skill level. Do you think I'm just looking in the wrong places, or it just takes a massive amount of digging?>
Mm, it's not so much ideas, it's that it all seems really abstract. It'd be great if I could watch someone do it, right in front of me, and explain exactly what they're doing and why they're doing each thing. I guess that comes from school though. I'll also look into some internships.
Quote (Minkomonster @ Feb 6 2014 10:50pm)
I wish I had someone to bring me coffee and snacks at my office. I have to walk my own ass to the break room to get this. What's your rates, kid? You can be my "Administrative Assistant." Not sure if it will fly with the security folks or anything, seeing as how I can't get you an ID badge to get you through the doors. But you can wait in the halls I guess, and when I come out to smoke or something you can hand me coffee and hear me bitch about last minute design changes, asinine client requirements, and other developers changesets that broke everything under the sun due to their incompetence.
Could be fun?
haha, I feel like what you're really looking for is a device that keeps beverages warm. Just make about a gallon of coffee and store it in said device under your desk. Maybe get one of those 5 ft long straws...
Quote (rockonkenshin @ Feb 7 2014 07:55am)
I'm now taking applicants for being my unpaid intern that makes my coffee while I write code. Please don't all apply at once.
lol, I'll do w/e, just be prepared to let me stand over your shoulder
constantly while you code and answer a barrage of questions.
Quote (oOn @ Feb 6 2014 11:04pm)
Honestly OP, you should try to challenge yourself more. The best way you really learn is by writing code yourself. Theres no limit to what you can code, so this roadblock you are talking about should not be existent.
If you want a fun project, try this
1) install netbeans and set up the gui mod :
https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/gui-functionality.html and familiarize yourself with how it works... very easy, just dragging in buttons / text boxes. If you prefer C++, I'd recommend eclipse or qtgui
2) Think of some kind of software that can be used in a company
3) Start designing the project. Alternate between design and source to understand the code structure
4) Google is your friend - for almost every programming issue you run into, you can find tons of boards that can help solve your problem
Make it your goal to finish the project and not quit working - you'll be surprised how much you can learn
That actually looks very promising, thank you for that link. I'll check it out.
True dat on #4 - I've found stack exchange to be unbelievably helpful.