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Getting into Development

  • 03-12-2014 11:40AM
    #1
    Toom3y7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭


    hi guys,

    Basically i'm calling on all the tech heads in this forum for some life advice :P
    I have a degree in business information systems, we have worked with languages such as C#, php, ASP. Some sql and oracle databases. But i have landed a job in a tech company, that has nothing to do with any of this.

    The pay is good, but i feel like in a few years I will have lost any skills I have developed with college.
    What kind of language should I look at going forward? I mean i know Java is huge, i would love to get into games development C++ and LUA. but it seems to be very specific.

    Any advice going forward would be appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    MaggotBrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 433 ✭✭MaggotBrain


    If you can't talk your way into a more technical role in your company, start applying for a new job. Do or die.


  • #3
    Cork981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭Cork981


    MaggotBrain wrote: »
    If you can't talk your way into a more technical role in your company, start applying for a new job. Do or die.

    Completely agree.

    While your working maybe you could look into doing a masters to further progress your skills ?


  • #4
    LukeQuietus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 160 ✭✭LukeQuietus


    You could keep the job and start working on open-source projects in you prefered language to stay sharp. I wouldn't be advising anyone just quit their job.

    And any programming language you do use will make you a better programmer overall. So you'll have less of a learning curve with new languages or even shaking off the cobwebs for a language you used to use.

    Do tutorials as much as possible and open-source projects and personal projects.

    I'd recommend that regardless of the situation.


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