[Fergal]

I work in software QA / software testing, doing automated testing with a tool called Ranorex. This involves using the software application to create recorded modules for testing websites, mobile applications and desktop software. It also requires the use of some C# and SQL and using tools such as Jira and Git.

Do you work in IT?

[germainebull]

Wow!
What unanimous silence!
Does this mean that, save for fergal, all other forumcoiners are IT novices?

[earthsalt]

Wow!
What unanimous silence!
Does this mean that, save for fergal, all other forumcoiners are IT novices?

You've spoken my mind.
Or, does OP refer to complex IT jobs/workplaces?

[cessy_08]

I work as an IT consultant (full-time) for a multinational company so I guess I am part of this IT crowd. I do business analysis and design to implement client requirements mostly on the financial services sector

[chikitta]

I work with IT professionals but am not an it specialist myself

[shamzblueworld]

Hopefully I'll be in the field soon. Studying software engineering...

[Fergal]

Thanks everyone for your replies.

Hopefully I'll be in the field soon. Studying software engineering...

Are you studying full time in college or some other way? What programming languages are you learning?

[oldbuddy]

Work, what's that?

[shamzblueworld]

Thanks everyone for your replies.

Hopefully I'll be in the field soon. Studying software engineering...

Are you studying full time in college or some other way? What programming languages are you learning?

We' learnt C and now learning C++ and OOP, I'm in 2nd semester. 6 to go after this.

[Fergal]

Good for you shamzblueworld, good luck with it and I hope you are enjoying it.

[shamzblueworld]

Good for you shamzblueworld, good luck with it and I hope you are enjoying it.

Yes enjoying every bit of it actually. This field attract me... Hope to be in the field one day soon.

[naruto100]

I am working with c# dot net programming. I mostly make websites and database related applications.

[Fergal]

Well done shamzblueworld.

I am working with c# dot net programming. I mostly make websites and database related applications.

Sounds very interesting. I'm currently learning C# as it helps me modify and create automated testing scripts for work.

[cessy_08]

Thanks everyone for your replies.

Hopefully I'll be in the field soon. Studying software engineering...

Are you studying full time in college or some other way? What programming languages are you learning?

We' learnt C and now learning C++ and OOP, I'm in 2nd semester. 6 to go after this.

Ah, this is nostalgic. Hearing about course curriculum for IT students I also started with C/C++ and then the next sem I learned Java and VB. I loved VB but when I applied for work, the company I used to work for required a re-training program to learn Cobol So I had to forget about OOP and go to natural-based programming language.

[darrensurrey]

Only in so far as nobody else has a clue!

[kaka135]

Ah, this is nostalgic. Hearing about course curriculum for IT students I also started with C/C++ and then the next sem I learned Java and VB. I loved VB but when I applied for work, the company I used to work for required a re-training program to learn Cobol So I had to forget about OOP and go to natural-based programming language.

Cobol? I learned that when I was in college, for only one semester, but never used it at work. I don't think I like it. I prefer Java, VB and C.

Same as @naruto100, I am also a C# .NET programmer. Since I am a freelancer now, besides developing web applications, I also create simple websites for clients, and not limited to C# or .NET too.
I used to be a software tester as my first job. I remember we were going to use Rational Rose as the testing tool, but we were just using manual testing. Though I enjoyed testing, I still preferred programming, hence I quit.

[Fergal]

That sounds great kaka135, well done with all of that.

I am also a C# .NET programmer. Since I am a freelancer now, besides developing web applications, I also create simple websites for clients

Did you teach yourself programming or learn it through a course?

Do you get your clients through freelancing sites or through other methods?

[cessy_08]

Ah, this is nostalgic. Hearing about course curriculum for IT students I also started with C/C++ and then the next sem I learned Java and VB. I loved VB but when I applied for work, the company I used to work for required a re-training program to learn Cobol So I had to forget about OOP and go to natural-based programming language.

Cobol? I learned that when I was in college, for only one semester, but never used it at work. I don't think I like it. I prefer Java, VB and C.

Same as @naruto100, I am also a C# .NET programmer. Since I am a freelancer now, besides developing web applications, I also create simple websites for clients, and not limited to C# or .NET too.
I used to be a software tester as my first job. I remember we were going to use Rational Rose as the testing tool, but we were just using manual testing. Though I enjoyed testing, I still preferred programming, hence I quit.

Yeah, at the time I was in College, Cobol was no longer part of the curriculum but the company I applied for uses this for the application. The product still has some pre-built modules in Cobol but we upgraded to Java a couple of years ago

To be honest, I am not in tune with programming anymore. I just write solution designs. I think the most programming I have done in the past years would be SQL queries

[kaka135]

Did you teach yourself programming or learn it through a course?

Do you get your clients through freelancing sites or through other methods?

I studied IT in college.

Though I have become a freelancer for a few years, I got only very few small projects as my main role is actually to take care of my children, hence I do not look for projects actively. I got some small projects to do through recommendations from my friends.

I wanted to try out those freelancing sites when I quit my office job, but I haven't find good time to do so yet.

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Yeah, at the time I was in College, Cobol was no longer part of the curriculum but the company I applied for uses this for the application. The product still has some pre-built modules in Cobol but we upgraded to Java a couple of years ago

To be honest, I am not in tune with programming anymore. I just write solution designs. I think the most programming I have done in the past years would be SQL queries

Good that it's finally upgraded to Java, it might be easier for everyone. I wonder if there are still people developing products using Cobol.

[cessy_08]

Yeah, at the time I was in College, Cobol was no longer part of the curriculum but the company I applied for uses this for the application. The product still has some pre-built modules in Cobol but we upgraded to Java a couple of years ago

To be honest, I am not in tune with programming anymore. I just write solution designs. I think the most programming I have done in the past years would be SQL queries

Good that it's finally upgraded to Java, it might be easier for everyone. I wonder if there are still people developing products using Cobol.

You might be surprised that there are still a number ofCobol developers (mainframe) and these are usually used in banks where they process HUGE amount of data at a time. I used to work in Singapore and have IT friends working in banks and they also use mainframe Cobol for batch processing programs.