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Ask HN: Programming jobs in India?
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Re: Ask HN: Programming jobs in India?
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It seems like people from your area do very well on elance.com and rentacoder.com Why don't you check it out and see what kinds of projects dominate, and learn those technologies.
Note that they do well because they charge seriously low-ball rates. The wages are probably good after the currency conversion compared to what's available in India, but don't go in expecting to find any decent-paying jobs. This might be a good short-term fix, but I wouldn't expect it to provide stable income for 5-6 years anyway, and the income will probably not be very good, especially since you will be competing w…
The original poster is from India, not America.
Re: Ask HN: Programming jobs in India?
#531. Learn the Java syntax; go through some hello world tutorials and then some OSS code to guide your way. 2. Read http://java.sun.com/docs/books/effective/ 3. Recite one of the lessons you learned from #2 and impress the interviewer so that you can land that first job. 4. Become a decent programmer (this step is optional but recommended for long-term security)
Nicely put. here are my 2 cents, if you choose Java
1. Don't try to do too much (JSF, Spring, JMS, Hibernate etc) its easy to get lost in the jungle there. Take small steps.
2. Try to contribute to some open source project like Lucene or Play!
3. Java jobs are aplenty in Pune region, so best luck!
Re: Ask HN: Programming jobs in India?
#54It might be worth having a chat with these guys: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1959041
They have some iPhone apps that they're looking for someone to take over but aren't sure whether or not they'd be able to hire someone for their budget. You might be able to help.
Re: Ask HN: Programming jobs in India?
#551. Learn the Java syntax; go through some hello world tutorials and then some OSS code to guide your way. 2. Read http://java.sun.com/docs/books/effective/ 3. Recite one of the lessons you learned from #2 and impress the interviewer so that you can land that first job. 4. Become a decent programmer (this step is optional but recommended for long-term security)
Nicely put. here are my 2 cents, if you choose Java 1. Don't try to do too much (JSF, Spring, JMS, Hibernate etc) its easy to get lost in the jungle there. Take small steps. 2. Try to contribute to some open source project like Lucene or Play! 3. Java jobs are aplenty in Pune region, so best luck!
what kind of java stuff can i learn in a year for stable employment?
Re: Ask HN: Programming jobs in India?
#56Java is probably still the best bet. Ruby on Rails might be OK.
If it is the quickest path to money COBOL or any mainframe development is still top dog. There is virtually no competition in this space from new developers and has a seriously aging population. While the # of jobs in sheer volume is lower the jobs to head count is much higher. Just applying to a COBOL job with no experience but a "I'm willing to learn" will land you the job many times, if you have previous unrelated development experience. COBOL programmers are commanding $40 hr in India which is close to on par with a mid-level Java developer in the states. That said it's not sexy work.
Re: Ask HN: Programming jobs in India?
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Nicely put. here are my 2 cents, if you choose Java 1. Don't try to do too much (JSF, Spring, JMS, Hibernate etc) its easy to get lost in the jungle there. Take small steps. 2. Try to contribute to some open source project like Lucene or Play! 3. Java jobs are aplenty in Pune region, so best luck!
what kind of java stuff can i learn in a year for stable employment?
1 year? Try to nail it in 2 months. Try to learn JSP/Servlets, Spring, Hibernate or Play! framework. Showcase something on GAE. Usually money chases talent, so give ur best at building skills.
Subscribe to: Punetech.com, pluggd.in, hackerstreet.in and look for jobs on http://sutrajobs.com and http://www.venturewoods.org/index.php/venturejobs/
This guy has given an excellent post on contributing to open source: http://shal.in/post/285909694/why-you-should-contribute-to-o...
P.S. Avoid being the 'polite Indian' described by jgrahamc by asking ppl to do ur work ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1886310 )
P.P.S: if you wish to get recruited for Infy, Cogni, Wipro you've come to the wrong forum
Re: Ask HN: Programming jobs in India?
#58I am from India , I would suggest you take the SAP certification and join in as a consultant . The market for SAP is ever green and it pays way better than testing
Re: Ask HN: Programming jobs in India?
#59As someone living close to you(Pune, MH), I think I can offer relevant advice: First, realize - and I think you do already - that the days of the software tester are over. Only if you are working at the larger firms (read Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro) will your skills be called for in a full time context; even here, the scene is rapidly changing. Second, PHP is very easy to learn and easy to produce something useful in.…
"First, realize - and I think you do already - that the days of the software tester are over."
That's not quite true. Outsourcing testing work is much safer for western companies than outsourcing more demanding work.
Re: Ask HN: Programming jobs in India?
#60I get bits of work from
http://vworker.com/ it's worked out for me. Your favourable cost of living could see you do quite well esp. of you specialise in something.
there are other such sites http://www.elance.com/ is one. I haven't used it though I am told in IRC it is better than vworker