Career questions tagged programming
The coding, application, and programs that make computers work. Popular careers include programmers, database administrators, network architects, to name a few. Please read below for more information. Read more Show less

Do you know any specific Sales/digital marketing companies who do remote unpaid internships?
Hi guys I ask for your expertise in order to see if you knew any US or non US companies that were willing to take remote interns(even unpaid) from a EU country. That are sales(preferably tech sales) and digital marketing

Career orientation in Information Technology - Please advise!?
I am currently a senior in Information Technology. I feel quite vague about my career path after graduation. I have some interests and skills such as: Programming (Python, Java, C++) Website design (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) Data analysis (SQL, Excel) Love to explore and discover new technologies I am hesitating between the following options: Option 1: Become a backend programmer at a large technology company. I want to work in a professional environment, learn from talented people and participate in large projects. Option 2: Start a business with a mobile application project about education. I have an idea for an application to help students review knowledge more effectively. I want to build and develop my own product. Option 3: Continue studying for a master's degree in Data Science at a university abroad. I want to study this field in depth and become an expert in data analysis. I want to ask everyone: With my interests and skills, which field should I pursue? What are the pros and cons of each choice? Any advice for fresh graduates like me to better orient their career? What skills are most important for a fresh graduate programmer? What steps can a fresh graduate take to start a successful career in the technology field? What factors should be considered when deciding to study for a master's degree abroad?

I am a high schooler looking to enter a path into AI. What is the best first step to take as I am only a junior in high school?
I have background knowledge in python. I am junior in high school. I am looking to progress my knowledge. I am learning on coursera and have coursera plus so I can get any course there.

What am I supposed to be doing?
How do I start on Python? How to I know what is wrong with the coding? What to do if I'm unsure how to replace bad coding?

How do I get started with getting into Astronomy or Programming?
What should I do to get started on learning about Programming or Astronomy? what schools should I look into? what should I do beforehand to set me up for success?

How can I meet a new partner or coach for free for competitive programming?
So in Indonesia, there is an event called OSN or School National Olympiad. There are many divisions, including Informatics which is about competitive programming. It seems for me that learning from just a teacher from my school or using external online resources feels not enough. I need a partner to be my friend on this journey or a coach to mentor me. And it will be even better if they are from outside of Indonesia.

How do you go about reading language documentation?
A common piece of advice given to understand and write code is to read the documentation or library. However, when I try to get started, there's a lot of information to get through and I don't know where to navigate to. Another related question is, is it better to read through the documentation to get the gist of the language for example python, or to refer back to whilst writing code?

its for code programer video game. how can i start create my new game???
im in 6th grade i like play video game and i really like to get a job in youtube for programing game

When it comes to programming, where do I start?
When it comes to programming, where do I start?

Should I continue to learn Computer science and programming?
For a little background I started to learn programming around a few months ago and i really enjoy it, but I've been worrying about AI taking over if not in the near future maybe later on, I want to see if it's the way to go and it wont be replaced by ai (I'm a junior in high school).

Personal computer science projects?
How do I get started on personal computer science projects (water sort)? Do I just follow a tutorial that gives me step-by-step instructions? Do I have to create the whole thing from scratch? What are some projects I can put on my resume?

any tips on a starter marketer?
any tips on marketing and selling trying to get into real estate as a young black male 15 I am still taking finance classes and learning some stuff

Does software development have a high salary and a good future?
I'd like to know if I could earn enough to sustain myself and possibly a household if I become a software developer. I'm currently in 9th grade and interested in this career. I haven't started to do any programming on my own besides pseudo-programming for my dual enrollment program. What is the low and high end of pay that I could receive in the future (around 3-5 years) and the general outlook of this career?

What aspect of software engineering do you find most fulfilling, and how has that influenced the projects you choose to work on?
I am in 9th grade and I have a 3.6 GPA. My favorite class is Team Sports.

What growth opportunities do they have for future success?
I am attending Job Corps San Jose

How can I improve my resume and get internships What should I do to improve my resume? ?
I'm looking for an entry-level internship in information technology. Although I have no experience, I know how to use Python and R-Language. I'm working towards getting an entry-level Python certification.

What are some good companies that hire entry level software engineers that don't follow whiteboard/leet code type questions as they are extremely hard and I freeze and don't know how to solve them. Any advice I don't want to do leet code, I have no desire to nor do I want to practice it...just being honest. What are some good ways to get experience having never had a job before?
I will be graduating coding bootcamp with MERN full stack (MongoDB, Expressjs, React, and Nodejs) as of Jan 24, 2025 and hoping to land a job ASAP?

What is information technology ?
I will love to know more about information technology

What is the most efficient way to get a IT job/internship, while still being in school.?
I am currently getting my GED and I am searching for IT jobs and or internships to apply for but I cant seem to find any. I am going to college in the spring for cybersecurity but I want some more experience beforehand. I am pretty efficient in computer engineering and I know a bit of programming but I want to learn more. Any recommendations on where I should look?

How should I learn Python and Javascript?
I am a 10th-grader who knows almost nothing about Java and Python. What is the best way for me to become proficient and know how to use those languages for a range of projects? I have seen lots of websites and youtube videos on this but I want to know which websites/course/books etc worked the best for you learn Python or Java script

"Which programming language should I focus on first for Data science online Learning : Python or R"?
"Which programming language should I focus on first for data science: Python or R?"

what are the job opportunities available as a video game programmer ?
I'm think on pursuing a career in the video game industry and I can't quite decide on any so I would like to know the all careers available

How would I become a good tech agent?
I am wondering how to become a tech agent because I want that to be my future job.

how do you program laptops?
I Am in 5th grade My name is De'Andre Patterson how do you add special codes to laptop to make them better Gigabytes

What programming language is best for beginners in data science: Python or R? Best Data Science Courses
What programming language is best for beginners in data science: Python or R?

What is the best approach to take when optimizing code?
I am working on a project in the programming language C++ to create a text-based tic-tac-toe game. I am currently trying to figure out how to find out if someone has won the game and am wondering how I can approach problems like these in a way that will result in readable/easy to debug code while still keeping it coherent.

[Game Development/Web Development] How much time do you spend working on passion projects if any compared to your actual work?
Such as your own websites, or games.

[Computer Programming/Game Development/Web Development] How often do you multi-task while working?
What I mean by when I say this is, whenever you're programming or coding rather, how often will you take a break to relax yourself by reading or watching something.