What do people consider knowing when it comes to language?

[Kadarin]

I'm not a programmer, but if we're interviewing for one you had damned well better submit code samples and be able to talk in detail about them.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I'm not a programmer, but if we're interviewing for one you had damned well better submit code samples and be able to talk in detail about them.

I'm a programmer but have certainly never hired one. I'd ask for code samples but not necessarily in the language I'm hiring in. Learning languages isn't difficult, especially if you're staying in the same paradigm. I'd be more strict if I needed an F#or Clojure guy and applicants had only worked in imperative languages.

 

[sdifox]

I think if that's all that mattered you could just take 4 courses at some school and be hired at any job. Just take a couple intro courses. Take a couple data structures and algorithm courses. Now you know what binary trees and linear search is... woo...?

Surely there must be more to it.

ahahahaha.

It's really more of an aptitude.

 

[sdifox]

It's annoying you can't take anything above 143 at UW unless you're admitted to the program. (80 admitted a year in a school of 40,000+) There are those courses for non-majors, but they're useless if you want to be a cs major in the end.

There is a reason why, there is only so many spots and there are people in the program that have to take that course to graduate.

 

[sdifox]

That's the financial side. Besides, I've been going to a CC for the past 3 years(1 year and 2 terms of that covered with guvment). It's not like I am getting my moneys worth right now... Last I checked, academically meant grades/professors/school/etc. It didn't mean finance.

I'm still waiting on stupid admission decision from UW too (It'll be auto-accept but still). Ugh. I bet I'll be on every fucking waiting list when I register.

Fact is, I have been getting TERRIBLE professors and that will reflect in my grades. They're terrible at explaining things and the lectures are terrible.

Ah yes, of course it's their fault. Ever consider you are the problem?

Unless you can get your whole class to sign a petition to the dean saying the prof was derelict in his obligation.

 

[TridenT]

Ah yes, of course it's their fault. Ever consider you are the problem?

Unless you can get your whole class to sign a petition to the dean saying the prof was derelict in his obligation.

lol, I could for one of the ones I had. Unfortunately, the college I had the professor at is so poor they hire anyone they can get.

 

[sdifox]

lol, I could for one of the ones I had. Unfortunately, the college I had the professor at is so poor they hire anyone they can get.

I have had courses where 80% of the students don't make it to the final.

A prof once failed an entire class and that course was only offered every other year.

So suck it up. They are obligated to lecture, not teach. If they like to teach, bonus.

 

[bignateyk]

"Hello World"

 

[bignateyk]

And seriously, don't blame your professor. Learning a programming language is easy. Just buy a book and start writing code. You should be able to learn without the help of a teacher.

 

[Gibson486]

LOL...posting is a Trident thread. It just took about 10 posts for him to turn this into a thread about self loathing.

 

[Ricemarine]

lol, I could for one of the ones I had. Unfortunately, the college I had the professor at is so poor they hire anyone they can get.

I hope you're not referring to NSCC, because the CS professors there are really good.

 

[TridenT]

I hope you're not referring to NSCC, because the CS professors there are really good.

I like one of them. This other one I have is such a mixed bag though.

Many other teachers though are not that good in other departments. Math is the most problematic.