Developer happy to be here :)

[picitup]

Hehe remember this?

REAL PROGRAMMERS DON'T EAT QUICHE

 

[barrym]

Hehe remember this?

REAL PROGRAMMERS DON'T EAT QUICHE

I was expecting something to make me laugh, but instead it is just a factual list.

Oh so many truths, still😎!

 

[harbottle]

Another developer here. I started when I was about 11 on my VIC-20 and taught myself assembly language. I ended up doing a PhD in Theoretical Computer Science (Best thing to describe it). Currently leading a large project for a 'white goods' product. The same software runs on multiple platforms with different interfaces, so some interesting ideas from the world of OO have been used to make much of it generic. In the past I've done telecoms (GPT/Marconi!), Infotainment systems for Jaguar and Landrover, financial systems, and crypto/security systems. Tend to prefer doing the architecture and creative stuff these days - although currently porting a system to a new MCU so having to redo a lot of the low level stuff! (Again, the layers designed in the s/ware are making this process easy!)

Bored with most programming languages like C, C++, C#, so have been experimenting with functional languages.

 

[Bruce Stephens]

Bored with most programming languages like C, C++, C#, so have been experimenting with functional languages.

There's a reason Rust regularly wins "most loved language of the year". Perhaps not "functional", but it clearly takes quite a bit from the ML family of functional languages.

 

[Dave_Z1a]

Blimey as a civil and later on a mechanical engineer I feel a bit out of my depth on this forum

 

[Gwynn]

Phew, I don't eat quiche!!! Never have. Never will. But, pizzas are ok.

Spent most of my work life on military software. Absolutely fascinating how it has all so dramatically changed over the years. The most interesting to me was the cockpit integration areas, the concepts, design, structure, algorithms, coding, testing, seeing it all fly. Great.

Now I am retired I feel a bit like a spare part looking for a purpose. Sigh.

 

[Windy]

Now I am retired I feel a bit like a spare part looking for a purpose. Sigh.

@Gwynn - you're one of the people that inspired me with your weight loss journey, so please don't think that you're a spare part, at least, selfishly to me, as you're the person that made me realise I could do something about my weight to tackle my diabetes.

Have you thought of volunteering or mentoring, so you can pass on your knowledge and experience to others? Prior to the pandemic, I volunteered at a local nature reserve, doing fencing, bin emptying and litter picking (deeply glamourous stuff! I'm an expert at wrangling bags of dog poo out of brambles, lol), and it was nice to be out in the fresh air, doing something different to my paid job. Charities and food banks etc would snap you up.
Sarah

 

[Gwynn]

Thanks for that @Windy it's been a bit tough of late. Your response has helped me a lot as I often think that no one is listening to anything I say (write). I am so glad I have been able to be of some help to you.

Cheered me up no end. Yesss!!!