What exactly do Computer Programmers do everyday? (10 points best answer)?

Question

I'm really good with computers and want to become a computer programmer, but I'm still a little confused on what they do exactly?

Answer 1

I am good at my job but I tend not to write programs.
I receive a requirements document. This could also be verbal.
I then have to look at existing programs to check on what they do. This may involve running a couple of tests as well as looking at existing source code.
I then decide what changes are required.
I write a report that details what has been requested and what is required. This report will probably include details of the solution. The solution has to be described in a way that anyone that reads it will understand what is going to happen.
The report will also contain an estimate of the time required to complete the work.
Once agreed the work will comence and I will do some programming.
When the programming is complete I will start to test my changes. The testing will be the major part of the work.
When I have finished testing I will inform the user department that the code is ready for testing and they will commence their tests. Because the programs are still in the test environment I may well be called upon to assist with the user testing. I may also make amendments to the changes at this time. But this will not be a full time requirement.
Now will be a good time for me to complete any system or user documentation that the site requires.
Once the user tests are complete I will promote my code to the production environment. I will request another user test once the code is live.

This is the role of a maintenance programmer.

Sometimes I get to write a new program. This work is not a major part of what I do and it takes longer for a new program to be made live.

In the gaps I get on with other tasks relating to other projects. The general day to day run is about the same.

If you want to write new programs all the time then you need to be involved in a development project. The pressure is very intense but if you know the programming language very well this should not be a problem for you.
If you do not know the language then this could be a great place to learn but if you do not learn quick enough you will not make it. You will be surrounded by experts that will not suffer fools gladly!

Answer 2

DO WHILE YOU STILL LOVE TO BE PROGRAMMER

- Come to the office every morning
- Reading emails from Project Managers or Clients
- Create a list of to-do for that day
- Writing code
- If there are bugs/errors/urgent requests, you might stay longer at the office
- Go home, shower
- Check email again
- Remote desktop to office PC, fix bugs/errors
- Sleep

LOOP

To be a programmer, you have to love programming. Otherwise you'll find it boring, especially with long hour works.

Answer 3

In the beginning I was a programmer. I wrote code all day, I tested and modified. I diagrammed and documented. Then second, third and fourth gen software came along and made it unnecessary to write the code line by line. So I was trained and used the software to write the code. But technically I was no longer a programmer.
So I retired (:

Answer 4

I was spanked with a belt/paddle/hand/even a skillet! The way I was spanked, my parents would sit me down, talk about what I did, and told me to stand up, bend over, and pull my pants/shorts/etc down. I got it bare bottom, even by my mom. I was told all the usual stuff during it, like "This hurts me more than you", and "You'll thank me for this later". I'm not sure I thank them! I was spanked like this until I was grown and out of the house living on my own! I really don't think it worked on me, because I was good, I just made bad choices. Anyway, if I were you, and I had my heart on spanking them, I'd give them no more than their age- 5 to 6 spanks. I think the most you should give them is 10 with a HAND, and NOT a paddle, belt, or even a skillet! I got the skillet when I stole some money from my mom's wallet. She caught me, and the rest was a painful history. I think you should stop at age 10, because once a child reaches 10, I think they're old enough to use groundings on- at least a separation from their friends will hurt them more than physical pain in my opinion. If you spank them with your hand on their bare bottoms, you KNOW how it feels with them, because think about that sting you feel, and that's the pain they're in. They're more sensitive at a young age, so keep that in mind. As an adult, your skin may not be as sensitive as theirs, most likely. At least when you feel your hand really stinging, they are feeling that exact same sting in their little rears. Just be sure that when their crying turns into a weak whimper that you tell them again WHY they got the spanking. I always knew when I was spanked why I got it, and I tell you what, I tried my best NOT to repeat those same actions in the future! By the way, I have 2 sisters (one single) who also believe that spanking is the only way to discipline. I don't fully agree with it, but if you want to discipline your kids the way you see fit that's not to the extreme that causes them physical marks days later, then that's your right as a parent.

Answer 5

Surfing a lot everyday.

Because a good programmer is a good researcher and I do research everyday. Because I can solve programming issue in a short time, therefore I had a lot of time in surfing rather than solving problem.

Answer 6

It depends. Web programmers use HTML with javascript, CSS, PHP, and other internet languages to design sites.

Application programmers usually use object-oriented programs (python, C++, vb, etc.) to create applications.

Game programmers use programming languages (can use just about any programming language) to create games.

In any case, you'll be learning the programming languages that apply to your field of programming, and how to solve problems while doing so.

Answer 7

write programs.


EDIT:
2 thumbs down!!? Is this not exactly what programmers do? They write programs, whether it is in java, c#, vb, c++ or any other language. A company has a need for an application and they give a requirement spec to the programmer and he writes it. Excuse me for being brief. I feel that the thumbs down was rude.

Answer 8

We surf alot!

No seriously, as a programmer for about 15 years, I write reports and other programs for the users at our company. Pretty much sit in a cubicle and write up programs and test them.

Answer 9

As little as possible.