What is a difficult problem that if I could solve it would indicate I am ready to begin looking for a job? I realize that solving just ONE problem isn't too meaningful, but I am looking for a level of difficulty or some sort of gauge as to what a good programmer would consider difficult. What would a junior programmer for a company be expected to be able to do? This way I could have an idea of the range between a beginner (still a paid employee) and someone with many years of experience. I am in the south, USA. thanks
On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 9:43 PM, Tim Krupinski <tdkrupin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Probably off-topic for the list but i'll let some of the others weigh in on > that. This is more for help with the python language itself. > > But i'll weigh in. Programming is difficult work. It's definitely a > profitable career. Its hard to say how much you'll make since it varies > depending on location, but in general a combination of experience and your > ability to solve difficult problems and provide solutions consistently > command higher salaries. However, many companies wont even consider you > without a degree, or a significant contribution to the industry. > > If you want to pursue a career in IT, you need to finish high school. You > would be wise to get a degree. > > My $0.02. > > Tim > > > On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 7:12 PM, C Smith <illusiontechniq...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I have never known anyone that works in this industry. I got one job >> transforming xml (should have used xslt, ended up using sed and python >> regex scripts) where the guy asked me how much I wanted and I threw >> 200 bucks out there because I could get a room for two weeks at that >> cost. He just laughed and handed me the money. That is the only >> professional experience I have and no formal education whatsoever >> (some high school). I have been doing online stuff and hit a wall in a >> 'design of computer programs' class on udacity. I made it about >> halfway through but started back at square one to sharpen my skills >> before trying to come at it again from a different angle. I started to >> feel overwhelmed when trying to basically recode regex (functions for >> '*' and '.' for instance) in python and make an api to interact easily >> with the text parser. >> >> I am still completely in the dark about what level of difficulty I >> would be facing in the professional world. >> If this is difficult at all for me, is there hope to think about >> making money in this field? >> I am pretty persistent and can keep up a level of work if I am not >> even close yet, but I don't know if I am a year off or 10 years off. >> Are basic scripting skills employable at even a very low rate (10 >> bucks an hour)? >> What level of experience are the people at who make 100k a year? >> Sorry if this is off-topic for the list, but I am trying to get past a >> psychological hurdle or two before reapplying myself and hopefully it >> would be valuable to others as well. >> _______________________________________________ >> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor