4 Signs You Are Not Meant To Be A Programmer

Not everyone is meant to become a programmer. It’s cool when you are being referred to as a ‘Programmer’, the job title is awesome. But why are there so many computer science graduates without the knowledge of programming.

Some might even know how to code, but programming is just not their thing. If you are not sure of being a programmer, below are some signs to point you on the right direction.

• You lack creativity: programming is like a dark room filled with gold, until you begin to illuminate the room, before you see the beauty of it. You may know how to code using different languages, but when you lack creativity, your knowledge of coding might not be useful
• Lack of passion: when you make your passion your profession, work becomes play. When you lack passion in what you do, especially programming, it always turns out to be unsuccessful. You need to be self driven, else you’ll never meet your goal.
• You can't sit for long periods:  as a programmer your working time is not 9-5. Your working time will be dynamic. As a programmer you would even prefer to stall all day in front of your computer. Although there are health related issues. Anyway as a programmer you’ll sit in front of your computer for long period of time, that’s it.
• You want to get rich quick: you can work on a multi million project for years, but it takes critical thinking and patience to explore the riches in it. Programming is not a get rich quick program

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Education in USA vs UK

Are you planning to study in USA or UK ? here is a quick comparison for you.

United States

• ·         Americans are more likely to stay in school to 18 than UK children.
• ·         Sport and outdoor play is held in high regard.
• ·         Female students are better placed for success in the US, where “old boy” networks are less entrenched.

United Kingdom

• ·         You get a richer education in the UK, with emphasis on depth of knowledge.
• ·         Less rules-oriented, more ideas-based.
• ·         Pearson Education ranks the UK sixth and the US 14th in terms of educational attainment.

Adapted from: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Three Reasons Why You Should Study Computer Science

   

    1. Computer is part of everything we do: Do you want to communicate with your ally or your family? if yes, then you need a computer. Do you want to reach out to millions of people in a single click ? if yes, you need a computer. There are lots of thing that can’t be done without the use of  computers. Computers are used in schools, hospitals, organizations, military, even by the governments. Computers are used for businesses; think about E-commerce, e-commerce can never be done without computers. Computers are indeed part of everything we do.

2.       Computer science offers many profitable careers:  computing jobs are among the highest paid jobs in the world. An average computer programmer makes $79,502 annually. As a computer scientist, you don’t need to get a job, yes, you might not need a job. You can be a freelance programmer, freelance designer, freelance penetration tester, you don’t need to get a physical job, you can just work online and get paid online. Computer career is very interesting if you can focus and learn before you start earning.

3.       Computing jobs are here to stay: Technology is evolving, such that every task now involves the use of computers. Every single industry requires computer literates. Problem is science, ranging from health care to banking, when a problem occurs, they call on computer scientist for solution. It’s now left for the computer scientist to figure out the problem, design the needed software and install. As you can see, cybercrime has overtaken physical crime, especially in the US. Who is going to combat the cyber criminal ? you don’t expect an ordinary police to fight him, how can the police even get him caught ? This is where computer scientists are needed, they track the cyber criminal down and get him arrested by the police. Now, you see computer scientists also have room in the police department.

Go get a degree in computing.

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