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blargknight

Advice

Apr 13, 2007 20:23

With my near-devastating emergency still so close behind me, and ready to strike again unless I am very careful, and/or very lucky, I've been thinking a bit about my choices and my future. I am in a pretty good job at the post office right now, with pay nearing $20 an hour, full time, with great benefits. Plus, it's a government job and I have ( Read more... )

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afe_coda April 14 2007, 13:50:24 UTC

Come in to irc.freenode.net#qt some time. Brush off your C++ and I'll be happy to teach you. I personally think C++ is a good language to "jump in" with -- if you've got good tools, it's not that hard to get started, and if you can learn how to do things right in C++ you can do things right in most other languages.

PHP is also a choice, not for the abstract task of learning how to program (it sucks for that) but for picking up skills that you could put to use rather quickly.

Once you've got a handle on one (or both -- I use both in my current job, for different tasks) it can be useful to learn how to work with databases. Not every job you'll encounter needs it, but with as much of a buzz as "PHP+MySQL" is, you'll find a lot that will.

blargknight April 16 2007, 01:25:28 UTC

Well, I went in to B&N today since I had a $50 gift card, and was stumped by all the choices. I finally just went with the basic "C++ For Dummies" but I was really tempted to get C#. From what I could tell, C# is C++'s next generation. Should I go straight to C#, or is there still use for C++?

kyouteki April 14 2007, 13:58:39 UTC

From what I've seen on CareerBuilder and Monster (since I am currently unemployed and looking), programmers (mainly .NET and PHP) are in relatively high demand at the moment. Network professionals, on the other hand, are not in such high demand. Of course, it's nice to know both, but if you're going to focus on one or the other, and both interest you, I'd go with programming.

blargknight April 16 2007, 01:26:59 UTC

Hey, if you're looking for a really good semi-short-term job, you can always try getting in at the post office where I work. Starting pay is around $14, and the only requirements are patience, typing, and a high school diploma or equivalent. If you are interested, I can get you the application information, just let me know.

stephie__earth May 14 2007, 19:32:52 UTC

heeey >.> can you get me an application too? hehe been in my job 7 years, and I still don't make over 11 bucks an hour...... and I have already paid to get my crap for a post office job, if that's needed or not. the 90 bucks or whatnot. I just, gah, need something better. And hi! I havn't heard from you in a while! Cept through here. Hope things get better for you.

Stephanie A.