Computer Programming - Sectors and courses?

Question

What different jobs are there using computer programming? What are the best courses and are there any websites you could recommend that gives a thorough introduction to computer programming? Please leave as much useful information as possible on the subject. Thanks

Answer 1

Free Electronic Books

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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

by Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman with Julie Sussman

HTML

http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html

PDF

http://deptinfo.unice.fr/~roy/sicp.pdf



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How to Design Programs

by Matthias Felleisen, Robert Bruce Findler, Matthew Flatt and Shriram Krishnamurthi

http://www.htdp.org/

Answer 2

I am studying Computer Programming at the moment. THe ideal courses to do would be maths. There is a lot of logic and puzzle solving involved. However the best course of action would be to go to university and do Computer Science course there you will learn the basics and then allow you to choose a area you enjoy the most to study. Many people learn programming themselves, however i dont suggest it becuase it can leave nasty habbits that will make it difficult in business.



As for jobs there are many things from games design, 3d art and animation, media, networking, software or hardware programming etc. Even consultancy or project management.

Answer 3

I am a computer programmer/web developer.

I did a HND in Computing and then got very lucky with my first job.



Once you have got your foot in the door you are away, get some sort of programming/computing qualification under your belt,employers like to know you have had some sort of training, it generally doesn't really matter what...



Once you have managed to get your first job I've found it's experience that matters and not qualifications.



Once you've got your head round one language you will then find it easy (or at least I did and all those I've worked with) to pick up different programming language, as they pretty much all work on the same principle.



I am a C#/VB.net programmer, and I have also dabbled in PHP and Flash.. and MS SQL Server just comes with the territory.



So enough of my waffling.. have a look round see what junior jobs are about and then get your self some sort of training in what they are looking for..

Degrees are all well and good, and some companies won't employee you without one.. but it's never caused me a problem and if I'd gone down the degree path I wouldn't have been out in the wide world gaining experience, which is what really seems to matter..



Sorry can't recommmend any websites, but if you are intending going down the microsoft route, which I did, get on over to the MS website and download one of the free dev environments



http://www.microsoft.com/Express/VB/ (this one is for VB) and just google VB.NET /C# or wat ever tutorial..

Answer 4

well what do you want to do? repair computer hardware? set up networks and diagnose networking problems? software engineering? network security? web design and application programming? Contact your local community college to learn more about he programs that they offer. Don't do some random online program because many of them aren't worth crap.

Answer 5

i've just started a course on computer game design and development with ics, it is really well planned out and you get a lot of help, i'm guessing their other courses are the same

Answer 6

Best courses? The ones that are required to complete the CS degree.