Hi, I am Wondering How good a programing job is from 1 to 10.
Please don't say it doesn't matter how good you are. I mean in general.
10 being a high ranking Doctor
1 Being A Bk Fast food guy
Another thing is that I'm 14 and have been programing for a year, I'm Pretty decent and like making games. I know novice OOP techniques
I use VB.net 2003
Also Please Tell me About what the average salary is for a programer in a company right now if you know. Thanx bye
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Hussain Saffar
take a look around. There arent many VB.NET jobs but rather C# as its an industry standard language and more "professional" but at the end of the day, they both do the same job as it gets compiled down to the same CLR.
it really depends on what job you go into and what type of development. It also depends on your experience. In the next few years there maybe another technology out by the time you finish your schooling.
I would suggest taking a look around some job/career websites that have jobs in VB.NET and take a look. It all really depends on:
all these things are taken into consideration. typically, .NET development jobs start from around 16,000 UK GBP the very basic starting salary. If you move to C#, perhaps slightly higher but again depends on the type fo development job. Given the fact that you are 14, you still need alot more commercial experience also :-)
Wojtek Podgorski
Look into something a little more in between Computer Science and Business. Like the other two have said knowing how to program and having the 8x11 voucher (diploma) will open doors, but it's a slippery slope trying to move forward. Look into "tweener" fields like Operations Research or Computer Engineering where you can use your programming skills with some stats, business, and modeling thrown in there. You can do the same things, but you get more freedom to solve the problem with quantifiable benefits (profit center) as opposed to being an hourly cost. Plus, in the end, no one wants to be the line cook, they want to be the chef...so you're going to need some sort of business admin stuff if you want to move up.
II majored in OR (Operations Research) and I'm qualified to do systems analysis, programming, statistical analysis, project management, logistics, and everything in between. While that's all and good for getting INTO a wide range of jobs, it can suck because I'm a jack of all trades and a master of none.
If coding is what you love (even though you may be too young to know what love is, as they say) then do that. You can't really lose no matter what you do, as long as it has an end result (read: Job). Now don't go majoring in Second Century English Appreciation or something!
Also, If you're dead set on being a coder, reconsider VB and look into C# or C++. VB still has a nasty stigma as not being a "real language" even though it's quite unfounded. Kinda BS if you ask me.
Either way, good luck!
LamptonWorm
My observation after programming as a job for 20 years is that it is not a stable profession. When times are great, you can make a lot of money, and, if you're in the right place at the right time, a huge amount of money. When times are bad, you'll be selling stuff at flea markets and on eBay because nobody will give you a job, not even at McDonalds or WalMart (you're over-qualified). Most companies consider programmers a cost center, not a profit center. Guess who's first to get laid off when the economy takes a dip or when a low cost outsourcing solution presents itself
As for day-to-day experience, if you want to know what working as a programmer is like in most companies, watch the movie Office Space, it nails it down pretty good. If you don't end up working in a place that reminds you of that movie or Dilbert on an ongoing basis, consider yourself lucky.
Having a college degree, particularly one in computer science or a related field, will help you a lot in finding jobs because it gets you by the HR gatekeepers and often leads to higher paying jobs with larger and more stable companies. However, you probably won't find much use for what you learned on a daily basis. Some of the best programmers I know don't have a degree but they often struggle because they don't have that ticket punched.
So, if you have a passion for doing programming, enough so that you're willing to put up with the instability and day-in/day-out nonsense, you should go into this field. If you're primary interest is earning a lot of money, I'd recommend other career choices.
As for average salaries, this varies by region in the US. If you live in the Northeast or West Coast or a major metro area with a high tech infrastructure you'll earn more, on average, than you would in a small Mid-Western or Southern city. As a national average it runs about 40k up to 80k depending on experience and other non-regional factors. You could probably Google this info up if you wanted more exact figures.