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• thereisnomike

  Actually it does, alot. The program that I am currently building is a program that includes, several databases, sending out emails and creating a log, sounds really vague and I'm sure that some users of the forum will look at that and say, "not a big thing, do it all the time" which is cool, truely. Just this is my first program and the industry that I am currently working in (healthcare). I look around and think about all these different applications that I can create, to make things a little more productive, which is good because it gives me tons of inspirations for projects, but in the same breath, I would like to take this to the next level and begin to do this for a living. Now am I ready to take on the world at the end of this program, probably not. The program that I am writing is to help out the current department that I am working in, and once its completed it is likely (and I'm preparing myself for this) that they will look at it and just say no and leave it at that, because I'm not a developer per say, but its like you had stated, it gives me experience, maybe not anything that I can put on a resume, but I guess I could just make a copy of it and say this is what I'm capable of. If that makes any sense at all. Rizwan I do greatly appreciate your feedback...........Thank you

  If anyone else has a comment or suggestion by all means feel free to chime in

  
  
  

• CodeDigger

  Hello,

  Good to know that you are going to do something to adopt some new carrier supporting our previous carrier. Health care is a big industry and Software development has many scope towards it. Your idea about the project is also good. Just do it without thinking that your hospital will give you reward for that or not because you are not a professional software developer. That's true and it may happen because they dont know anything and they thing what came from XYZ software company is only the right software for them. But if you learn something that has the real worth and you can apply in some other companies and show your good work to them.

  One more thing is that besides this project you should have basic knowledge of all other technologies too like Remoting, Sockets, Printing, Webservices. IO, Registry etc so whenever you are interviewed so the interviewer must know that you have understanding of all the things and will do work when they ask something new from you!

  All other is your luck. And I would add one more thing "All greate software developers today might not be good developers 10-15 years back" There may be many of them who were originally in Electronics, Medical, Geography but they are having good positions in good software companies today so its All the luck and hardwork which pushes you towards something!

  I wish you best of luck!

  Best Regards,

  Rizwan

  
  
  

• Adrian_Moore

  It doesnot depend on number of projects you done! It depends on what you have done and how much knowldge do you have. A person who has done 1 project may have more knowldge than a person who has done 10 projects. It depends what type of project you have done and what you really learnt from that project, how much knowledge you really absorbed while doing it. What you have really remembered.

  Secondly, as an employer any company has it own rule for selecting any software developer. It may have some company has some basic projects which can be done by junior developers so they are willing to hire developers with lesser knowledge but on the other hand some company is working on giant projects accept developers who have expereince in working with large projects.

  The best things is that you prepare yourself by learnign different parts of language. Like you think I have to learn about registry manipulation. Open up Mocrosoft.Win32 namespace and learn about maximum classes and methods you can do... Then think some application and build it... After doing that application you'll be confident enough that i can do any work related to the windows registry. Next you think about Database interaction, Remoting, Netoworkin programing, Windows Forms, Printing.......

  So its only a self motivation and setisfaction when you think that I'm god for a paricular job.

  Some people learn less and are more confident to get a job even if they know nothing, thinking that we'll learn after we get a job and some people underestimate them selves even they have good knowledge and hesitate from applying for a job.

  My recomendation is to choose a topic, Learn welll, build some samples... Chose another one, learn well.............. and so on.

  The best example is book, you can see it chooses some topic and then xplain it, gives samples and proceed to the next topic. But in book all thing cannot be explained! so whenever you are reading any book you should also consult MSDN which has more to offer than a book do.

  This really helps!

  Wish you best of Luck!

  Best Regards,

  Rizwan

  
  
  
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