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Finding a Career in Software Development

Posted on April 17, 2014July 29, 2023 by Andrew Comeau

Part of the Getting Started in Software Development series. Reviewed – July 2023 You’ve probably heard people talk about how we’re living in the Information Age with an emphasis on how much information there is to process from all different directions. This is certainly true and it can be a challenge for the average person,…

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Software Development is More Than Writing Code

Posted on April 17, 2014July 29, 2023 by Andrew Comeau

Part of the Getting Started in Software Development series. Reviewed – July 2023 Ask a lot of people about the requirements to be a computer programmer or software developer and they’ll probably start talking about computer science degrees and years of formal training. Those things don’t hurt but they’re not strictly necessary, either. I personally do…

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Should I become a computer programmer?

Posted on January 28, 2014November 8, 2022 by Andrew Comeau

So, I was glancing at Reddit first thing this morning and saw the following question …

I’m exploring the possibility of being a programmer, wondering what there is to it, and why you enjoy your job.

A very articulate high-school student was thinking about career choices and wanted to know what being a computer programmer was about and if he should explore it. Always wanting to encourage potential programmers, I offered my answer …

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On software design …

Posted on September 18, 2013November 8, 2022 by Andrew Comeau

In my upcoming book, Your First Guide to Database Design, my goal is to provide a clear guide for users at all  levels of experience on how to organize their data into an efficient database, regardless of whether they’re using a desktop database like Microsoft Access or a network software such as MySQL. The first chapter…

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Tweaking the System – Finding the most efficient application design

Posted on July 12, 2012November 8, 2022 by Andrew Comeau

Efficiency is one of the overriding considerations when designing almost any kind of application. This requirement affects everything from the algorithms used to the distribution of work within the system.

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Using Typed Datasets in Visual Studio

Posted on July 10, 2012November 8, 2022 by Andrew Comeau

If you’ve worked with Visual Studio or .NET for long, you’re probably familiar with the System.Data.DataSet class which enables you to create a collection of data in memory, often retrieved from an SQL database. Within a dataset object, you can have a series of related DataTables that categorize the data. Moving further down, each table can…

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Weekend Links

Posted on April 22, 2012November 8, 2022 by Andrew Comeau

I’d planned to spend the weekend writing up a new programming article for the site but it got a little hi-jacked by another project I was working on. On Friday, I needed to figure out how to generate ZIP files from a website and just couldn’t put it down for the weekend. The situation is…

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Learning PHP

Posted on April 8, 2012November 8, 2022 by Andrew Comeau

One of the projects I started late last year was learning some non-Microsoft technologies, one being PHP; a scripting language that is used behind websites in order to provide more dynamic features than ordinary HTML is capable of.  PHP has been in use since  1995 and is one of the most widely available web technologies. …

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Bringing things up to date …

Posted on April 6, 2012November 8, 2022 by Andrew Comeau

Every so often, I remember that I have a blog attached  to the site and I make new promises to myself to keep it up to date but it doesn’t seem to happen that often. 2011 was a busy year for me which was one reason I didn’t update the blog much.  It’s easier to…

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Design Abstractions

Posted on May 21, 2008November 8, 2022 by Andrew Comeau

While new technologies … might make things easier for the average professional, they will never replace a solid understanding of the technologies they are built on top of.

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