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		What would most help your career? Learning new programming languages 11% (66 votes) Learning new APIs 16% (99 votes) Learning new tools 6% (39 votes) Doing more substantial work with what I already know 33% (209 votes) Doing something other than programming 31% (191 votes) Something else (please comment) 3% (20 votes) Total votes: 624 » Login or register to post comments 171 visits Printer-friendly version My Summary Submitted by jozsef71 on Fri, 2007-12-07 03:18. ~32% work smarter ~32% work harder ~32% do other things beside programming ~3% think outside of the box Login or register to post comments Variety Submitted by prunge on Sat, 2007-12-01 21:06. Being involved in a variety of projects. I've found often developers that gain experience in certain fields get stuck in those fields. Example: if you have experience in web services you'll end up constantly doing web services because you are the most experienced person in that field at your organization. Login or register to post comments Computer Science first Submitted by bharathch on Sat, 2007-12-01 04:43. Apart from knowing atleast one programming language absolutely inside out, its important to first be aware (at least) of the basics of computer science (algorithms, OS, architecture, data structures, graph theory, automata). After that, you'd look to specialize in one area of mainstream (software/hardware) engineering. Login or register to post comments Doing something else? Submitted by jozsef71 on Sat, 2007-12-01 03:15. It is very interesting to see that 1 from 3 programmers would like to get away from programming activities. What are their concerns? Login or register to post comments Doing something else? Submitted by mcekovic on Wed, 2007-12-05 16:15. Overtime, stress and pressure... Not enough? Login or register to post comments Doing something else? Submitted by jimothy on Tue, 2007-12-04 07:22. They're not necessarily saying that want to get away from programming, just that that's what would help their career the most. And, for many, career advancement isn't necessarily a high priority; they're quite happy as developers, even if they don't have much more room to advance in that role. Login or register to post comments Doing Something Other Than Programming Submitted by sprhodes on Fri, 2007-11-30 13:43. I selected "doing something other.." where the "something else" is, in my mind, being CEO of a software startup. :-) Login or register to post comments Which career? Submitted by alski on Fri, 2007-11-30 09:31. ....I'd like to hit to lottery so I could advance my career as a beach bumb. My software career has progressed just fine. Login or register to post comments

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What would most help your career?