>> I have never known anyone that works in this industry.
Just as a side comment: there are probably several folks on this
mailing list whose job description would match "working in industry".
> You could be expected to work as pat of a team - anything from 4 to 400
> other developers. That will involve following standardized practices, using
> standard notations and naming conventions and so on.
Seconded. Being able to work well with others is one of the biggest
skills of the professional programmer. It's a matter of exposure and
practice. That programming doesn't have to be a solitary thing needs
to be strongly emphasized, because the media likes to exaggerate,
especially for the sake of a sexy story: it seems really enamored to
portray programming as some lone, antisocial activity. In industry,
you work with other people: if the problems are small, they still
involve interacting with others.
Mailing lists like this one are one way to get some social interaction
and experience. Programmer user groups are also a valuable way to get
in contact with experienced folks. If you have an organization
nearby, like Hacker Dojo, you may want to look into those kinds of
things.
http://www.hackerdojo.com/About
I don't know where you're geographically located, but if you are close
to Hacker Dojo, they're good people.
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