Comments by "Toby" (@toby9999) on "Travis Media" channel.

  1. ​@cmillion Not that easy, and most people do not have business skills e.g. myself. I can develop software but I wouldn't be able to market it. I'm not a people person. I have zero social skills. That's a common trait among developers.
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  2. ​​@DemetriusZhomir There are lots of games written in C#. Performance probably beats Java on Windows.
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  3. Uni is not a waste of time.
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  4. There's no guarantee that any java app will be secure. That's the same argument rust fans use.
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  5. It's not worthless if you want a low level developer job. I wouldn't want a web developer job or anything close. Therefore, I focused on Windows application development and C and C++ skills because that's where my passion was.
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  6. If you don't have a passion for developing software then you're looking for the wrong career. You'll be a terrible developer and a terrible manager. The last thing I'd want is a manager who can't code. Been there. It sucks.
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  7. Yeah, it was flavor of the month in our team around 15 years ago. Nothing since.
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  8. I was 34 and did it.
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  9. Being self-taught demonstrates the necessary ability to keep up with technological changes.
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  10. Spot on.
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  11. Not even 10 years
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  12. It's not bs. I went back to school at age 34, gained relevent qualification, learned aome languages and skills and landed a great develooer position on second attempt. Been working with the same company for 23 years, so don't call bs.
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  13. It got me a great job 20 years ago, but my "demo application" was something significantly impressive and my own work from the ground up. I've been with the company ever since.
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  14. Computer programming had been my hobby for many years but was stuck in a rut with factory work. I was 34 when I entered into a computer science degree at our local University. I fell in love with C++ during that time. After graduating, I looked for employment as a C++ developer and got lucky. That was 23 years ago. That's pretty much the steps I would recommended. I would suggest you need an understanding of the type of work that interests you and what tools and languages are used most commonly and preferably some kind of recognised qualification. I think there are three main areas or styles of deveopment... 1) desktop applications (my personal preference), 2) web front end and 3) web back end. There are many more and some niche areas as well. A great tip if your applying for a position is to have something concrete to demonstrate like e.g. the blog. I developed my own C++ project which impressed the employer. Can you elaberate on what you're having difficulty with?
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