Re: Programming as a hobby
- From: Andreas Stefik <stefika@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:15:39 -0500
I'm a computer science professor, but I mostly write compilers, debuggers,
and IDE's for fun. My current project is Sodbeans, which is a program to
make netbeans more accessible to the blind.
Stefik
On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Chris Hallsworth <
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> That's fine. I just want to do it as a hobby really. Not looking for a job
> in programming. Thanks for your thoughts. Good luck with the project.
>
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> You should take classes in the field and get a degree from someplace if you
> want to go Professional. It is not often a company will hire a hobbiest to
> work on their Production systems.
> As for applications, I am working on a StarTrek Fan Website using VWD, Vb
> and Sql Server Express 2008. We use many technicals to do the same thing on
> diferent pages to demonstrate how they work. I have found that to be a good
> way to learn. For example, we access a Sql Server Database using the native
> SqlCommand object, a SqlDataAdapter, a SqlDataSource bound to a ListView
> and
> upcoming: A Strongly Typed DataSet using TableAdapters, and LINQ based
> technical routines.These are the major technicals involved in accessing a
> Database from Visual Studio. Learning them by Googling articles has taken a
> very, very long time. Learning a language syntax is not too bad but, again,
> I do not think most companies will hire you without a degree of some sort
> related to the work you plan on doing.
> Rick USA
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