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Kommyooneekayshun Teknyshun

BlueGiant wrote:Programmer for a group at a university that simulates stars exploding, supernovae to be exact.

Redbeard wrote:I'm a software development manager for one of the largest software companies in the world. I can safely say that everyone here has used code that I've written without even realizing it

My division writes file viewers and translators. We sell components to other companies, who then put these tools into their products. We're on over 15 different operating systems, including several mobile platforms, and embedded in many internet apps that people use every day without thinking about it.

Personally, I still do some coding, and manage a team of engineers that support the core of our system. I've been with this division for 13 years now.

chaplaingrabthar wrote:Jobseeker, educational background in Software Engineering. Mostly house-husband, father and occasional freelance web coder. (Last project was http://www.bestitineraries.com which looks like crap, but was the client's choice, not mine)

all the programmers in the house say hey

and if your ever stuck on a piece of code just remember
$DO || ! $DO ; try
try: command not found

and

while ( ! ( succeed = try() ) );

Materials engineer working on unmanned satellites and scientific instruments in support of NASA missions.

I'm one of "Those Who Can't."

Doctor..... of love.

Traffic signal bench tech. Part time musician.

Student at university for Computing and Information Science (Or computer science as the rest of the world calls it), minoring in Neurobiology. I plan to go into cybernetics.

but right now, I'm a short order cook. School aint free in canada. I'm looking at YOOUUUU ireland!

I work part-time for a company on the West Coast called Bevmo! and I also do freelance work in history and journalism. I am hopefully gonna be moving on to a job with Mutual of Omaha fairly soon and then to graduate school!

I'm a poor college student. Well, I am a rich college student, which is still miserable poverty by most standards. In my "off time" I am the night manager at applebees. Before anyone asks, I sleep for 4 hours outside my first class, and during the last portion of my "easy" classes, especially on test days, since I've always found tests easy. (though significantly less easy now that i've entered college)

Before I went to college I drove truck for a while. Decent pay, good hours, (mostly) enjoyable company. Almost got raped once, except he was nearly 400 pounds and I carried mace at all times. Guess how that turned out for him.

Until recently I was a personal trainer, but my clients have dried up so I've been downgraded to desk staff. Just finishing my grad school apps at the moment; going to have to decide between an MA and taking the plunge into a PhD.

I am a software engineer for the local video game company. Not hard to figure out, for those who want to know which one, because there is only on in my city. haha.

I work at the Musician's Friend call center, part of the QA team.

spartanghost wrote:Student at university for Computing and Information Science (Or computer science as the rest of the world calls it), minoring in Neurobiology. I plan to go into cybernetics.

but right now, I'm a short order cook. School aint free in canada. I'm looking at YOOUUUU ireland!

If it makes you feel any better, the enormous hole in our public finances due to gross mismanagement by our government throughout the economic boom (go go Fianna Fáil+Progressive Democrats and ridiculously stupid voters who kept voting 'em back in) means that from next year education is no longer free over here. I reckon they'll still give a lot of help to low income students, but anyone who can reasonably pay, will have to. I don't think that's too much of a bad thing at all really, as long as they set the bar high enough.

I had to get a 10000 euro loan myself this year to go back, as I'm no longer on that gravy train anymore . A piddly amount compared to student debt in other countries, so I'm not too unhappy about it.

I am a loss prevention and fire watch specialist.

I'm a higher healthcare technical officer for testing in Microbiology and grouping For the National blood service

I am a construction materials technician. I test/inspect materials used in all facets of construction (soil, steel, concrete, etc.). My specialty is masonry inspection. I will finish my BS in May then on to Grad school for the now obligatory MBA.

I'm just entering my second year of a War Studies degree.

Currently working at an electric utility company as a drafting technician for the Standards Department where I spend most of my time finding parts or maintaining our records system. I also highlight as a Mower Monkey for my dad.

Going to school full-time and should graduate in December. Will hopefully enter into a Quality Control or Industrial Engineering field.