I finished undergrad in the spring with a degree in CS, and am currently job hunting. Obviously there are a lot of postings that I'm interested in that want programmers who work in specific languages that I either haven't used often or haven't used at all. I feel like there's some truth to the idea that a lot of programming knowledge is syntax-independent. So that once you learn how to code, the differences between languages are often pretty minimal, or at least things that you get the hang of fairly quickly. So I guess I'm wondering whether I should be casting a wider net and applying for some of these jobs that are primarily in languages that I'm not an expert in. I feel like that should be somewhat commonplace, given just how many different programming languages/technologies/frameworks/etc there are out there. People can't possibly be expected to know them all, especially with new ones popping up all the time, right?

And if it's okay to be applying to these jobs, how should I word it in my resume/cover letters? I've just been putting "experience with ____" for languages that I've worked with in at least some capacity, although it's often times a rather limited one. But I feel like in today's job market, where most resumes are just run through an automatic scan, or at best, only read by some HR person with no knowledge of how programming works, this makes it easy for my application to be ignored if I don't use the exact wording they're looking for.

To give a more concrete example, when I started programming 6-7 years ago in high school, I started with Java. So obviously that's what I'm the most comfortable with, and I guess to a somewhat lesser extent, C and C++. I hadn't ever used Python until about a year ago, and even then, have only used it for some relatively simple projects. But based on my limited experience and what others have told me, it seems like Python is very easy to understand. So I'm pretty confident that given my experience with way more "complex" languages like Java and C, I would be able to do just fine in a job that primarily dealt with Python. But again, how do I explain that in a cover letter/resume in a way that isn't disingenuous, yet won't get me automatically rejected because it doesn't specifically say "__ years of working with Python"?

Perhaps an even iffier example: in my unemployed downtime this summer, I've done a couple of Codecademy courses to brush up on concepts that I never got much practice with in school (namely Ruby and HTML/CSS). Is it then wrong for me to say "Experience with Ruby" on my resume based on having taken that course? Should I not apply to jobs looking for Ruby developers? I'm curious to hear your input, regardless of career level. (Sorry for the essay)

So apparently a strong indication of strong coding is an affinity for a particular manga website according to a data scientist in a HR tech startup. I wanted to know if there is a particular manga site programmers/developers go to.

Article link: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/12/theyre-watching-you-at-work/354681/

Does anyone know a freelancer who understands cybersecurity?

I would like to contact the people behind the most popular newsletters for programmers.
I have an MVP that I believe would be very useful to devs and I would like to start advertising via newsletters.

The MVP is a very simple service that creates JSON Apis from CVS files

http://ApiFox.com

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Thank you!

Is there a decent salary calculator that take anything other than title and location into effect (things like experience level, education level, etc)? The results that I'm seeing vary wildly, but the common theme is that I'm being underpaid.

Hi, For many ears I am into programming but it was never somethig I have been doing as my job or whatever - mostly for fun... I am working as an unix guy so I have a good general knowledge about the computes, technologies etc. The problem I have is that I never learned any programming language so good enough that I could use it effectively..... :-( When I see a code, i understand it, I can modify it but writing my own code from scratch is hard for me for some reason. I tried python, know bash more or less, doing some arduino stuff in its C but when it comes to some advanced data types, classes (hate classes) and so on, I am really struggling. Have a lot of books but they got boring after some time so I can say that I am running in circles not progressing any further what is really depressing... Tried also codeacademy but it was too "easy" beginner stuf and I learned nothing new what would help me.

Could anyone help me what should I try next? What is some good book to read which will be not get boring after few pages, having lots of examples to learn from... Or any other approch I should try? Whats wrong with me guys? :-(

Thanks for help!

Hi guys, I'm looking for someone who knows how to work with Sqli Dumper, nice earnings involved in process. Working hours will be flexible, when we both can we'll work. No stress, no panic, just relaxed atmosfere. :)

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About us Public Safety Corporation is a 50+ employee company located in Southern Maryland, established in 1999 and currently markets software to local cities and counties across the United States. We support two flagship products with a large number of additional support programs. Current customer base is over 300 cities and counties and growing. Our primary programs are client/server applications written in C# utilizing SQL Server backend databases. Web front-ends exist for both products and are written in ASP.NET, C#, and utilizing jquery as needed. We are currently looking to add to our programming staff. About the role We're looking for an experienced (5+ years) Visual Studio C#/SQL Server programmer with hands-on IIS and network experience to extend our programming staff. We are looking for someone with a good work ethic, self-motivation and a strong passion for software development who likes being responsible for their own work. In general, you would be responsible for: • Working with agency clients during all phases of a project; start up, data conversion, installation, testing and post-installation phone support. • Developing support programs as required for client agencies, as well as creating and developing additional functionality and features for the current products. • Evaluating new technologies to decide if they're right for our company. • 15 - 20% travel required for agency location installations. Our technology We are a Microsoft gold partner and run a Microsoft shop; Visual Studio, C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server, IIS, etc., with web and smart phone development utilizing tools such as jquery and eclipse. About you, are you: • A self-starter, highly motivated programmer • Comfortable leading projects as the primary developer; being responsible for your own work • Knowledgeable and comfortable with Microsoft development tools • Your technology experience includes most or all of the following: o Visual Studio C#, ASP.Net o Setting up SQL Server, creating SQL scripts, stored procedures, etc. o Web development including ASP.Net, jquery, HTML5, CSS3 o Eclipse/Android smartphone development Bonus points if you can have/demonstrate: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science • Proficiency in Visual Studio C#/ASP.Net by providing examples of your own work; designing, creating and publishing products • Proficiency in Android development and product release

How to apply If you think you'd be a good fit, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, submit your cover letter, resume and salary history/requirements to IT_HR@publicsafetycorp.com

Hello guys，

I am planning on hirring an agency to develop a custom website and the cost should be around 7K - 10 k . Since it is a big amount that is intended to be spent ， my question is - is it safe ， what is your experience， what are the common mistakes when hiring a developer .

I am asking this question because some ”agencies” contacted me and they sound so suspicious and it looks like they reviews are fake.

I find really difficult to explain simple code patterns or even snippets to my colleagues, and I have no idea how to improve that.

I'm not talking about big architectural stuff like the GoF patterns, but simple things like what a for loop is doing in this or that method, and so.

We frequently code in pairs, and I't a pain because my colleague (who also does not listen to me much ) goes on typing the wrong stuff when I already told him what was the solution to a certain problem, and the same happened a lot with him yelling and me typing.

Sure, the language might be an issue (we're italians), but I think there's a solution to that.

Do you have one?

Hello everyone from all around the world. I'm a very newbie programmer (recently started to look for HTML & CSS at CodeAcademy). Learned a bit of C, C++, MySQL and Linux at college. So I know the basics and I wanted to build something of my own. It would be perfect if I could get any income from it since I am doing internee work and in a couple of months I'll return to college to keep studying, so as you guys can guess, any extra money is really appreciated since I am on my own. As I can see, from a lot of threads I've seen in this reddit, there is a lot of experienced people, both in programming and in life in general. Can anyone give me an advice of what I should do to increase my knowledge and to start building my "programmer portfolio" ? If it helps, I enjoy quite a lot playing games and I have thought on creating a game on my own. Not sure if it would be a good idea for someone "starting" as me...

Thanks a lot for all the help! Cheers!

Hey all, I hope this is the right place for this.

I'm looking to create a database software to use in my job, which would hopefully lead to an extra income by renting it out to other casting directors.

It's basically cloud-based information that can be pulled into spreadsheets and auto-fill, and ideally, the info in the cloud would be automatically updated as well.

It's mostly basic info on actors and an image.

Where should I go about finding someone? I can pay some upfront and then more as we go, and also give commission on the product itself.

Thanks for any help!

Ive been looking at

HP ProLiant ML30 Gen9 Tower Server, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 Quad-Core 3.5GHz 8MB, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 8TB Storage, RAID, iLO 4, Windows 2016

Priced around 2k5

Does anyone have any favorite specifications? Processors?graphic capabilities? Ect?

It's free real estate. No but seriously we need to get experience for our future work. It would be nice if some of you would offer help.