OB Computer Scientists!

[Eraser 1,039]

One of my housemates is a troubleshooter for betting shops when their software shits itself, and i am the biggest computer noob you could meet, couldn't fix anything. When he comes down to complain about things at work all i hear is white noise, much similar to Jen in the IT crowd haha.

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[McLovin 4]

Already have a degree in Computer Science, I can program in HTML/CSS and C# (Newer version of C++)

Besides that I am now studying at UNI for a degree in Business IT and Management which is a study to become an IT consultant.

It takes the economic side and the IT side of a company in one study to give advice to organisations with IT structure problems.

Next year will be my last year and then i'll probally be going from company to company giving advice on IT archtechture and also database designs etc.

Thing is I am good with computers but I hate the idea of sitting behind the computer the whole day solving IT problems, so I took this study so I would get more interaction with people without going out of my field of interest.

Nice! So you will be working on a contract for companies. The place I did my work experience placement for had programmers and contracts and they get paid shit tonnes! Especially if you are a senior one. You said u can program in C# how long did it take you to learn the basics?

Also, database designs... I had to do that for my project this year, does it involve you giving advice on normalising the tables e.g 1st normal form, 2nd normal form, 3NF etc?

Took me 1 study year to learn C#.

Yep I had that in my starting year, but did you know there is also a 4th and 5th norm. :)

But there is a lot more than just this method for designing databases. Besides that I don't only design databases I also make them and applications around the database. I'm currently working on a dashboard for a project. Today I finished designing the dataset. We also made sure all the processes were explained in a nice form. I like working with databases and there is a lot of money to be made out of this sector in IT. After i'm done filling my dataset with dummy data i'll be doing a tool selection process for the dashboard that works with Few's Theory on Dashboard designs. After all the theory and selection is done, i'll be litterly designing the dashboard.

[McLovin 4]

Already have a degree in Computer Science, I can program in HTML/CSS and C# (Newer version of C++)

Besides that I am now studying at UNI for a degree in Business IT and Management which is a study to become an IT consultant.

It takes the economic side and the IT side of a company in one study to give advice to organisations with IT structure problems.

Next year will be my last year and then i'll probally be going from company to company giving advice on IT archtechture and also database designs etc.

Thing is I am good with computers but I hate the idea of sitting behind the computer the whole day solving IT problems, so I took this study so I would get more interaction with people without going out of my field of interest.

:O If I ever have a problem programming I won't think twice asking you hahaha

PS: Sorry, double post, I don't know how to delete it :(

Haha, well i'll have to dissapoint you. I have not been programming for quite some time so I'm a bit rusty.

[Popey456963 17]

Just finished GCSE computing, love writing programs to make my life simpler and to make money :)

I've only programmed for 3-4 years, but I've worked on it really hard, making sure to program something new every day. I also have a pet side project that I'm working on that I'm nearly ready to release (more details later :))

My main programming language is Coffeescript, a language that compiles into Javascript and is used for web scripting. I also use Jade and SASS (Syntactically awesome style sheet) in order to create websites that look not only awesome, but do things. I use Node.JS for server side things, and Django if I need a quick and easy database online.

Considering I already had to learn Python for Django, I've learnt that language heavily. I use it for things that I just need to code very quickly, like demos or quick one-time scripts.

Every year I take part in YRS, with my last project coming first (Shoutout to YRS! They're awesome if you're under 18 and want to program, it's a weeklong thing where you code furiously for five days, before going somewhere in the UK for the weekend and presenting it to a huge amount of people! If you want more information, PM me, I'm a YRS ambassador :))

I'm currently finishing up the OCR computing course, having taken the exam just today :) I am the resident tech guy at my school, and I have to admit, this is completely wrong:

lol, this is actually some very good advice, back in the old days, a simple restart solved a lot of problems!

90% of the problems I help with can still be fixed, it's not just the old days :P

McLovin, I would love to hear your opinions of C#, I've been deciding whether to learn it or not for ages. You might be rusty, but what are some of the things that you think are awesome/terrible about it? I've heard that error catching is very hard in C#.

[McLovin 4]

McLovin, I would love to hear your opinions of C#, I've been deciding whether to learn it or not for ages. You might be rusty, but what are some of the things that you think are awesome/terrible about it? I've heard that error catching is very hard in C#.

Well, error catching all depends on the software you use when programming with it. Some programs display errors quite simply and precise and others give you hints like paris is somewhere in europe. Instead of giving you it's coordinates.

I personally like programming with C# because it's the program language programming will be going to in a couple of years. Many already use it. And you can make all sorts of things. If you want to do something with programming in your life you should definitely try C#. Although a word of advice start of with HTML5 and CSS3. The coding is a lot simpler and gives direct visual feedback when you try to run the webpage you're coding. If you learned and understand 1 programming language you can understand any program language. So it's easier to understand through HTML5 and CSS3.

[Storm 84]

If by error catching you mean exception handling, I think C# is very similar to Java, try catch blocks and throwables solve a lot of problems, and declarin an exception in a class I don't know if you can do that in C# but I'm sure you can. Now that I know Java(it's the language I'm taught at uni) and since it's a crappy language, I'm learning C++ on summer.

[Popey456963 17]

If by error catching you mean exception handling, I think C# is very similar to Java, try catch blocks and throwables solve a lot of problems, and declaring an exception in a class I don't know if you can do that in C# but I'm sure you can. Now that I know Java(it's the language I'm taught at uni) and since it's a crappy language, I'm learning C++ on summer.

Ah, I did mean exception handling, sorry for using the wrong terminology.

However, you are so totally wrong that Java is a crappy language :P. First language I learnt, and it's great... if a little verbose.

[Gunstar 513]

WINDOWS 10 - Who's getting it? Is it worth it? Is it better?

I currently have it as reserved coz it popped up on my taskbar. What do you think of the new windows?

[Storm 84]

I don't know much about it but what I'm curious about is Spartan, the new we browser, it looks nice, and I'm getting tired of Chrome haha, I also had it reserved(windows 10) but I don't anything about it although it's free :D

[Gunstar 513]

I don't know much about it but what I'm curious about is Spartan, the new we browser, it looks nice, and I'm getting tired of Chrome haha, I also had it reserved(windows 10) but I don't anything about it although it's free :D

The new web browser looks cool... but I don't know if i can let go of chrome - it's so good!

[Popey456963 17]

On the subject of windows 10, I don't think I'm going to get it. I have the developer preview and can't notice any particular difference that is worth the money of upgrading (although is it free?). Spartan looks cool, but I think it's too new, and doesn't appear to have plugin support. In my opinion plugin support is an essential aspect to any browser I use.

If you're looking into Edge as a possible browser, may I suggest you cast your eye over Vivaldi (https://vivaldi.com/)? It's got the same sort of feel, but it more mature (being about half a year older) and has some of the best security protocols around, something that Chrome lacks in. One of the most awesome features about it is that the colour scheme of the browser changes to match the colour scheme of the website that you're looking at.

[M1nt-l0u 1,235]

I will be keeping a close eye on Windows 10 - It is "FREE". Well actually, is it free? No is the answer, it seems to be free for a year, then Microsoft plan to strike you with subscription fee. This is the end of future Windows versions as we know them. Windows 10 will be an operating system which will have frequent updates to address or perfect the version of the software; this makes it quite hard to pirate. I also think this is how Mac OS works now‽

As for the actual functions of Windows 10, they are planning to make one universal OS for every device that exists. Commercial, Industrial and Domestic systems will use Windows 10 in some way now. I think it will be good as it will mean that there will be millions of specialists on the software, millions of solutions to any issue. It does open it up to some security flaws though, meaning hackers will only have to really target that one operating system.

As time goes on we will see, for now though I will be sticking with Windows 7.

[Gunstar 513]

Nice analysis mintlou, you make some very good points.

I still didnt get why they named it Windows 10 and not Windows 9 tho, read a bit about some of the theories, like the number 9 being unlucky in Japan or something crazy like that lol

[Popey456963 17]

They don't use Windows 9 because during Q&A it was found a lot of applications worked out which OS to use by looking at the start of the naming string, so, if the string started with "Windows 9..." it was assumed to be Windows 97 or before. See:

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/19 ... -windows-9

[Dave 2]

I'm no expert on computer science, but does nobody use Windows 8? I use it, it takes a while to get used to but it is very smooth when you do. It is also very convenient I find and relatively simple.