I do occasionally program stuff, even though that's not what I prefer.
I'm a sysadmin really, and to some extent, I'm sometime a dba, a network admin, a web designer, etc..
how do I call myself something without limiting myself.
Also I'm wondering how much of the HN crowd are more sysadmin than programmer.
Poll: Are you a Programmer?
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Re: Poll: Are you a Programmer?
#52if you program with jquery and want to work on http://infusedindustries.com then send me an email! we're hiring. brian@infusedindustries.com
I didn't down vote you, but I am guessing that the reason is because this is off topic. You are welcome to make your own thread though!
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#53I program in C. Also Assembly, I have programmed in CHILL also. Sometimes for fun I call myself a research engineer. When people idly ask me what I do, I tell then I grow flowers.
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#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
(I'm in a similar situation) I've learned bits of PHP and Java in the past, but I wouldn't call it being a programmer. Thanks to HN, I've decided to properly learn to program. I'm buying a book on Python ( http://amzn.to/bUMPCP ), and I'm taking C++ in the upcoming semester.
1) Learn python with these two resources: a.This is for absolute beginners http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-comput... . b.Do these exercises for some extra oomp - http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/exe... . there are some video lectures if required They're much more better and practical than any ole paperback.
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#55Nope. I'm a hardware guy, but I found this place to be a great source of good news and reading.
Rather than code, I do machining, CAD, and design control.
Re: Poll: Are you a Programmer?
#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's actually a good but controversial point. My employer has recently made a number of changes that measurably increased the odds and ease with which users achieved their goals, but were met with widespread user unhappiness. Similarly, there was one recent feature I was involved in that was universally lauded as being a fun little easter egg, yet wasted several million hours of productivity worldwide. It's an inte…
There are two basic reasons an expedited process can create unhappiness: either 1. You're providing too many knobs and dials at each step in a workflow (see the TED talk[1]; solving this is basically where UX design and game design merge into one field), 2. Or there is a certain minimum level of strategic thought required for your business process, and you've removed all the "ruminance gaps" that allow users to have…
just install some good games (not Minesweeper) on their workstations, and let them relax that way
How about a game that rewards employees for completing work tasks? Like, for every customer-reported bug triaged or minute of audio transcribed, you get x gold to spend in the game. Maybe even integrate the work tasks into the game, like that old Atari game where you had to send the right meal orders to the right tables -- show categories as buckets, and bugs as falling descriptions. Earn in-game rewards by correctly categorizing bugs faster than the average.
Heck, if someone wants to work on this idea, I'd probably put my current project on hold and join them.
Re: Poll: Are you a Programmer?
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
(I'm in a similar situation) I've learned bits of PHP and Java in the past, but I wouldn't call it being a programmer. Thanks to HN, I've decided to properly learn to program. I'm buying a book on Python ( http://amzn.to/bUMPCP ), and I'm taking C++ in the upcoming semester.
1) Learn python with these two resources: a.This is for absolute beginners http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-comput... . b.Do these exercises for some extra oomp - http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/exe... . there are some video lectures if required They're much more better and practical than any ole paperback.
Finishing with .../electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/ works for first link (although google also shows a much longer link for a python course from the same url)
http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/ works for the second.
Thanks.
Re: Poll: Are you a Programmer?
#58My undergraduate degree is in computer science. I discovered during my college days that I love the pursuit of hacking as a sort of art form; I love writing Lisp and I love making beautiful things. I don't love, at all, working as one coder among 100 on a big project; I don't like implementing someone else's ideas.
So I'm not a programmer by trade, if that's what this question means. I took another of my passions that I did enjoy performing on more of a mercenary basis, and went to law school, and am presently a very happy lawyer. I write appellate briefs all day in a quiet office and when I come home in the evenings, I unwind by putting some music on and writing something that'll never make any money or do anything except make me happy with how beautiful and elegant it is.
I'm not committed against the idea of writing code as my trade, but I'm happy that I don't have to do it unless and until the right opportunity comes along. Maybe it never will, and I'll go on like this forever---that seems most likely, and would also be just fine with me. It will mean that I never let a great artistic love be ruined by stamping out CRUD database apps all day until I couldn't bear to start emacs. (Plus, emacs is great for writing briefs in. I also think I'm the only lawyer in the Department who's ever filed a brief formatted in LaTeX. Looked great.)
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#59I am a programmer. I am not a developer. I write little programs and tools that make my job and my peers' jobs easier. I write bits of software for fun when tinkering. I like playing with different programming languages.
I do not do well in IDEs. I don't collaborate well with developers on large projects. I think part of it is because developers have a mindset I don't usually find myself in.
I'm a systems and information security guy by trade, though. People like me are in a strange spot where we usually have to know how to automate and code, but we're not expected to develop applications for the public to use.
Re: Poll: Are you a Programmer?
#60I'm a "Developer"... and only Developers knows the difference between a Programmer and a Developer ;) I'm kidding... nevermind... :)
I'm a programmer that knows I'm not a developer, if that counts for anything.