2006-07-25 04:51:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anna B 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Read books, understand them, then write your own applications (repeat 20+ times) Practise, practise, practise and you need to enjoy it or else it will be a real grind.
2006-07-25 08:45:56 · answer #1 · answered by city_of_manchester 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 1/2 years
2006-07-25 11:53:50 · answer #2 · answered by PG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right. If you are considering development as a career, a college education is essential for making good money. If you are starting from scratch, try courses in a community college and pick up some (new) books at the library. This way, you can see if you like it before committing to a 4-year college program.
A good, relevant language to consider is Visual Basic.NET. It is part of the new Microsoft development environment and a lot of companies are using it or starting to use it. You can make standalone applications, web apps, etc... The language is easy to learn, and has a lot of support. You may also look into PHP for web site development. Whatever language you learn, remember that a career in information technology is a never-ending learning process, and your education will likely continue well beyond college.
Cheers,
Andy
2006-07-25 12:07:29 · answer #3 · answered by xx342334234234 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to get a good job go to school. It is best to get a BS but a tech school will get you somewhere. It all depends what you want to program.
If you are some super genius programmer you may just be able to strut your stuff to a company and they'll let you through the door but why not be certified to prove your experience.
If you are just doing it for fun or something like that don't bother with school. Just get the basic logics down, learn how to plan, and then start with a language like PHP or JSP. They are fairly verbose and have similiar characteristics to other languages.
2006-07-25 13:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by j_jernberg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A computer programming or a software engineer? A computer programmer is just a technician job. A software engineer is a "engineer" who typically have 4 year degrees in things like Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering. It's the difference between an auto mechanic and mechanical engineer, an electrician and electrical engineer.
2006-07-25 12:24:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the basic logics you need to learn only a programming language to apply it for becoming a Programmer
2006-07-25 11:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anand Bhai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 years for associates degree or 4 for a bachelors. Dont listen tot he people that say you dont need any- you will never get promoted and you will be the kind of codemonkey that has his/her job exported to India if you dont.
2006-07-25 11:56:31 · answer #7 · answered by bmwdriver11 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how you grab. But, it takes a miniumum of 8 months to be perfect with Programming.
2006-07-25 12:01:43 · answer #8 · answered by vijju 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u dont need to go to school at all.. a week is enough to learn a programming language
2006-07-25 11:54:13 · answer #9 · answered by ask sammy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no school just read the books and get info as much as possible...
2006-07-25 11:59:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋