https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:37:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1195942 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:22:42 +0000 sunny 1195942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsmate: btw there are many kinds of programmers. The jobs that tend to pay more will usually require OO languages (C++/C#/Java) but those are much more difficult to learn. Scripting and web programming are easier to learn but tend to pay a bit less. All skills are in high demand though! </p> <p>My husband likes to say... This is one of those jobs where you truly create something out of nothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1195586 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:49:39 +0000 mrsmate 1195586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: wow, what a great video! thanks for sharing.</p> <p>@MrsSCB: I'm only on day 3 but I'm definitely interested to find out if I could do this as a job. Just doing some quick research, an entry-level programmer in Boston makes almost as much as my husband, who is a licensed civil engineer in the public sector w/10yrs of experience!</p> <p>@pui: I'm getting the same feeling I did when I baked my first cake or sewed my first dress, like whoa, look what I just did! Who knew I could do that?</p> <p>Thanks everyone for chiming in w/what you do. I have no idea what a lot of it means but I'm eager to find out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194457 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:45:24 +0000 looch 1194457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know how to code, I really have no desire to learn, but my husband knows how and will teach our son. I think it's one of those things that doesn't hurt you to know, especially since a lot of the software development efforts are being outsourced/offshored these days...it helps to be able to talk things through and spot problems early on.</p> <p>I think that the best developers are ones that have the technical knowledge as well as the business knowledge. It makes sense in the area I am in, because if you don't understand the complexities of the product, you can't design well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194451 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:43:16 +0000 ShootingStar 1194451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a software designer - meaning I design the user experience and other people implement it. But I do know HTML and CSS, and would really like to learn JavaScript. DH is a software quality assurance engineer, meaning he tests the code developers write, which involves write some of his own sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194438 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:36:09 +0000 pui 1194438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a front-end programmer. Meaning I know HTML, CSS and basic PHP and JS. I'm primarily a web designer, but my knowledge of the code helps me design better.</p> <p>My DH has a programming background (studied computer science), but now he mostly does sales and manages everyone (the rest of our employees are developers).</p> <p>My dad taught me HTML when I was 11 and for some reason I loved it (even though at the time I wasn't in to computers at all). I spent hours fiddling with it to see what I could make. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194399 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:12:49 +0000 Adira 1194399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have my Master's in Computer Science and both Hubs and I are software engineers. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194384 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:00:29 +0000 Alivoo01 1194384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got one of my degrees in MIS so I took a few programming classes. VB is my fave though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194166 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:51:25 +0000 MrsSCB 1194166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsmate: I had to take a java class in high school (it was a requirement at my school) and also have used minimal HTML as a journalist, but my H is a database engineer and does programming. He works for a sports team. His college degree is not in computer science or engineering. He went to our college's undergrad business school and majored in finance and IT. In my experience, it definitely seems like if you're a proficient programmer you can get a job doing it even if that's not what your degree was focused on! Are you thinking of a career change? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194164 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:47:02 +0000 sunny 1194164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a software developer and mostly work in C# though I did do a lot of database work in my most recent job. </p> <p>@mrsmate: Some jobs require a degree, some do not. Since there is no licensing requirement in the US, a degree isn't a mandatory thing like it is to be a doctor or lawyer. However, most big companies typically require you to have a degree if you are starting at an entry level job. </p> <p>I think this video is awesome.<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&#038;v=nKIu9yen5nc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&#038;v=nKIu9yen5nc</a></p> <p>And some learning resources:<br /> <a href="http://code.org/learn/scratch" rel="nofollow">http://code.org/learn/scratch</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194146 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:26:29 +0000 Penny Lane 1194146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsmate: my DH doesn't have a degree, but he also works as a programmer in the film industry, so possibly not quite the same thing ;)</p> <p>he is also very insistent that our LOs will learn coding, which I have no issue with </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194144 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:24:16 +0000 mrs. wagon 1194144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: you're a SQL developer?? Hott!! Beauty and brains... Oh myyyy ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194142 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:23:41 +0000 mrs. wagon 1194142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsmate: I think we hired our current programmer before he finished college :) and the director of web development at my old agency did not have a college degree. In my experience, if you have in-demand skills (like Drupal) a degree is not a MUST for some companies. And you can always freelance or contract too. The company that created Drupal (Acquia) is hiring up all the devs. It took us 2 years to find ours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1194019 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 21:17:23 +0000 wheres_c 1194019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do web development, and my FI is a C# programmer </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1193997 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 21:02:01 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1193997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a SQL developer. I work a little w/ VB.net and XML. I enjoy it and I would love to teach it to DD if she takes an interest. DH is also in technology, but on the software architect side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1193993 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:56:57 +0000 mrsmate 1193993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie: cool! Must be a fun job. Codeacademy has JavaScript so I will definitely try that next. I'm almost done with the CSS section! DST bought me some more time tonight, everyone is in bed.</p> <p>@mrs. wagon: do you need a college degree in CS to get a programming job? It seems like a lot of the famous tech entrepreneurs are college dropouts, but what about the every day programmer?</p> <p>And a question for everybody: are you planning on teaching coding to your LOs? It seems like such an important skill, I think I may need to insist my LOs learn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1193386 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:53:54 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1193386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ah, now Mr. Jacks is telling me that he actually mostly uses C# </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1193376 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:42:26 +0000 mrs. wagon 1193376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am relatively good in HTML which is important for my job, but I work with a web developer so I can get by without having to learn too much more. But I'm thinking about getting training in programming for Drupal in the future. Maybe taking some more web development classes. It's a very good stable job economy, especially for women! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1193109 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 21:39:18 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1193109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mr. Jacks is also a software engineer. Most of it goes above my head... but I know he works in a lot of languages from VB, C++, and a bunch of other stuff that doesn't stick with me!</p> <p>I had to learn some basics to get STATA to do what I want it to do, but now I have analysts to do that kind of work for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1193092 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 21:24:41 +0000 Ra 1193092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is a programmer. He primarily writes C#. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1193087 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 21:22:18 +0000 Penny Lane 1193087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not, but DH is, and he's always trying to teach me bits here and there. he mostly does QT and python, and occasionally C++</p> <p>I did a udacity beginners python course, which was pretty fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1193064 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 21:09:17 +0000 brownie 1193064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, I teach programming C++ and Java mostly. HTML and CSS are a ton of fun the next step from there is JavaScript. Another fun way to play with programming is VBA in Microsoft Office products. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-programmer-bees-out-there#post-1193052 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 21:04:15 +0000 mrsmate 1193052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw the founder of Codeacademy on Colbert, which reminded me that I've wanted to learn to code for a long time. I worked on the accounts side at an interactive agency, and wished I was on production instead.</p> <p>I had some time today while DH took DD off my hands, and I've blasted through the HTML section. I'm now onto CSS, and it is so.much.fun.</p> <p>The teenage me would have been embarrassed to spend Saturday night learning to code but I'm stoked. :happy: </p>