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- From: Krunchie <95155580@brookes.ac.uk>
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- Subject: Re: Need Professional advice (by a beginner)
- Date: 19 Apr 1996 09:57:45 GMT
- Organization: Digital Dynamics Unlimited
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- >> Bruce Klaydman <bruce@netvision.net.il> wrote:
- >> >I want to be a professional programmer my question is
- >> >can I do it on my own (without taking any courses) ?
- >> >If so what books should I read, what language(s) should I study
- >> >(should it be C or C++, or both)?
- >> >
- >> >Thank you.
- >> >
- >> >Bruce.
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-
- >>
- >> Question: would you propose attempting to become a surgeon "on [your] own
- >> (without taking
- >> any courses)" ?
-
- Nobody would because it takes practical training to become a surgion
- which somebody else has to provide for you in a form of a course. The job
- of a surgeon is very much different to that of a programmer.
-
- >>
- >> Then why do you suppose you could become a professional programmer (or a
- >> professional
- >> anything, for that matter) without taking any courses ?
- >>
- It's quite possible to do so. You often get more experience when you are
- left to figure things out for yourself. Before this last year I haven't
- had any formal training in computing and am able to write good software.
-
- Do you think that the odd 13 year old who frequents in newgroups like
- this, who can program in assembler C++ and a vast number of other
- languages...and is profecient in them, has taken any formal courses. I
- doubt it. AS long as you are self motivated enough then you can teach
- yourself programming. However when it comes to making a living out of it
- and you're choosing not to be self-employed then you will probably find
- that employers want just that little bit of paper obtained after a course
- saying that you are qualified.
-
- If you are just starting out programming then try C (moving onto C++)
- however if you find this early introduction to programming too much of a
- jump then start with BASIC (I learnt using BBC BASIC!! I found it to be
- a good implementation of BASIC, well recommended).
-
- Regards
-
- Krunchie
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