Information Technology (IT)

[yanky]

Been taking the classes on codecademy and javascript is confusing with it comes to if/else statements and looping to me.

 

[yeah]

Been taking the classes on codecademy and javascript is confusing with it comes to if/else statements and looping to me.

Javascript is confusing period . I'll see if I can help offer clarity.

Think of if/else statements like a fork in the road for the program. The if{condition} is the first option you give it. You're basically telling the program "Hey, if {this} is true, take these steps. Else, take these steps."

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So, let's imagine you want to write a function that will tell you "Good Morning" IF its before 12PM, or ELSE will tell you "Good Afternoon." You want to make your if condition check to see if its before 12. It'd look something like this:

if (hour

 

[pepe]

Started at the bottom and I am almost there.

I fell into IT being a kid who was into tinkering with hardware. I once convinced my mom to buy an ethernet card, when we had dial-up =))

I am an African-American who takes pride in the excess of IT Jobs. I get on every job, and rub the right shoulders immediately. I have been playing the upper hand for a while. My first IT true job was gotten off of CL.

Slacked there for a little bit. Pushed my way up learning linux, networking, sysadmin stuff and justifying raises. Got out of that, and into a text messaging startup for $57k. One month in, threaten to leave said startup and got a raise to 68k,(this has been working for me).

One year later, the company flops, and I get laid off past June, to receive two months severance. Got back with a old-coworker, and now making over 70k at a new job I started the last day of the text message startup contract.

 

[pmatic]

Anyone a technical analyst? What does the job entail?

 

[capital sb]

pepe Congrats on moving up man. I would just be cautious with your threatening to leave after a month tactic , some companies might just let you go .

 

[sneaker savant]

I have to learn a main programming language so that I can maximize my appeal. However, I've been struggling w/ JavaScript. Feel like if this is a hassle for me then I don't stand a chance w/ languages like Java, and the C languages

Anybody else having issues w/ understanding the coding to make it make sense?

Might just mean you're more of a back end engineer than a front end engineer. 

I have trouble with JS but am much more capable with PHP and Python...granted I'd still consider myself a junior or entry level in each but understood my PHP and Python projects a lot easier than my JS projects...

 

[yeah]

Anyone a technical analyst? What does the job entail?

I'm an IT Analyst. Most of my job entails second level support and working with vendors of our software to capture/document/patch things that our first level support can't fix, creating reports for the business side about errors or patches so they can hold the vendor accountable for our SLAs, evaluating user suggestions about improvements (lol,) and presenting my findings during meetings and what not.

It's an okay gig, but your role will definitely vary.

 

[yanky]

yeah Thanks for the detailed response! if/else statements make some more sense to me but when it comes to looping I'm still a little confused. I'm watching youtube videos on it to get the hang of it still but with some more practice I'll get it down eventually.

Just out of curiosity does anyone here not have a degree in computer science but just a certificate in say computer programming C++ or Java and has been able to land a job with it?

 

[Teknoman]

If you want free programming experience contribute to open source projects.

 

[youngheadjenks5]

If you want free programming experience contribute to open source projects.

Books are pretty clutch if your trying to learn as well.

Depending on the programming language your using im sure you can find some books off Amazon. Check reviews those give a good general insight on what your going to learn and if the author is clear with their instruction. I want to tackle creating video games so I'm currently reading Amazon product ASIN 1435457420  which I like just have to get back into the routine of reading.

 

[Stormblessed]

Can anyone here help me out? My company is planning on moving a pharmacy to a new location. Normally my boss would handle something like this but he just had some sort of medical condition that will keep him out for a couple of weeks. It now falls onto to me to do the move and this is my first IT job and I've only been here for four months. The old location was a call center/pharmacy. It had one server which was the domain controller. That sever, computers and printers were all moved to a new location. All that is left is a sonic wall and the computers in the call center. Currently the computers are not connected to a domain controller. If I set up a site to site VPN connection with the old and new location can I allow the computers to connect to the domain controller?

The higher ups want this done on Monday but I plan to work all day tomorrow to try and figure this out. If any could give me any tips or ideas it would be a big help.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Teknoman]

Theoretically the only device that may need it settings changed would be the sonicwall and that's assuming you need to make changes to the external network interface due to ISP change. Should just be able to plug and play with the devices on the internal network since you have a site to site vpn.

 

[gamerg]

Can anyone here help me out? My company is planning on moving a pharmacy to a new location. Normally my boss would handle something like this but he just had some sort of medical condition that will keep him out for a couple of weeks. It now falls onto to me to do the move and this is my first IT job and I've only been here for four months. The old location was a call center/pharmacy. It had one server which was the domain controller. That sever, computers and printers were all moved to a new location. All that is left is a sonic wall and the computers in the call center. Currently the computers are not connected to a domain controller. If I set up a site to site VPN connection with the old and new location can I allow the computers to connect to the domain controller?

The higher ups want this done on Monday but I plan to work all day tomorrow to try and figure this out. If any could give me any tips or ideas it would be a big help.

Thanks in advance.

Yes.. but what type of VPN are you guys using.. LAtency? Speed? bandwitth are some of the questions i would ask.. 

 

[kingsteez]

Hey guys, I posted on here before when I was still at geico.. I was able to leave geico and landed a job at Birch Communications. I have plans to switch into the help desk jobs when they are available after my job probation/certification ends in February 2015.
I have 6 classes left on my associates in computer support at a local technical college.
Should I finish those 6 classes and then begin a bachelors in IT (or CS, or CE)?
It sounds like a rhetorical question but I'm a 24 with a little girl and another little girl on the way. Every fiber in me wants to put in some type of work to expand my salary, I just need a clear focused foundation so I can set a time table if that makes sense..

 

[unkn0wn]

Should I finish those 6 classes and then begin a bachelors in IT (or CS, or CE)?

Do it. An associate's degree isn't very marketable at all. Starting pay for CS/CEIT/MIS/CIS is about $60k.

 

[capital sb]

Definitely go for the BS, the degree you choose depends on which route you want to go with your career.
IT route -> Info Sys , Programming route -> Comp Sci , Hardware -> Comp Eng.
Personally I would always choose CS over any other degree, much more options career wise, easy to transition into management, and higher salaries.

 

[Stormblessed]

Yes.. but what type of VPN are you guys using.. LAtency? Speed? bandwitth are some of the questions i would ask.. 

I just had to set up a site to site VPN connection between two sonic walls at two of our locations so users could access a shared drive remotely on a server. The speeds aren't that good,both locations are in Florida. One location has a 100mbs connection and the other only 50mbs. Not that many people need access to the drive so it's not big deal.

I also set up a dhcp server on the sonic wall and couldn't get it to work at one of our remote locations. Found out that there was a netgear router one the network acting as the default gateway. Spent two whole days wondering what the hell was going on. [emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji]

 

[fantastic4our]

Hey guys, I posted on here before when I was still at geico.. I was able to leave geico and landed a job at Birch Communications. I have plans to switch into the help desk jobs when they are available after my job probation/certification ends in February 2015.
I have 6 classes left on my associates in computer support at a local technical college.
Should I finish those 6 classes and then begin a bachelors in IT (or CS, or CE)?
It sounds like a rhetorical question but I'm a 24 with a little girl and another little girl on the way. Every fiber in me wants to put in some type of work to expand my salary, I just need a clear focused foundation so I can set a time table if that makes sense..

You in the A?

 

[osek206]

yeah

Great example, better than the explanations on Code Academy. Are you a programmer?

 

[dathbgboy]

yeah So I'm not the only one thinks JavaScript is confusing Been strugglin w/ it and like osek206 said, CodeCademy does it not justice w/ the explanations, I guess that's why FreeCodeCamp removed it from the map.

 

[yeah]

yeah

Great example, better than the explanations on Code Academy. Are you a programmer?

Currently working as an Analyst, but my degree is in Computer Science. My program started with Javascript :x

yeah So I'm not the only one thinks JavaScript is confusing Been strugglin w/ it and like osek206 said, CodeCademy does it not justice w/ the explanations, I guess that's why FreeCodeCamp removed it from the map.

I hate, hate, HATE javascript. The compiler is dumb. The syntax is like the bastard child of Java and C. Its a jack of all trades language that tries to do everything and fails horribly instead of doing a lot of things well. It should have never been created imo lol. Anything Javascript can do can be accomplished with a language that does it better/more efficiently.

I'm a little biased, but I dare you to just TRY to do anything resource/memory management related with Javascript and a multicore processor. I triple dog dare you.

 

[osek206]

Currently working as an Analyst, but my degree is in Computer Science. My program started with Javascript :x
I hate, hate, HATE javascript. The compiler is dumb. The syntax is like the bastard child of Java and C. Its a jack of all trades language that tries to do everything and fails horribly instead of doing a lot of things well. It should have never been created imo lol. Anything Javascript can do can be accomplished with a language that does it better/more efficiently.

I'm a little biased, but I dare you to just TRY to do anything resource/memory management related with Javascript and a multicore processor. I triple dog dare you.

I'm sticking with it because I've read many articles that suggest picking one language and stick with it and then
learn something new. I'm so glad freecodecamp dropped codeacademy material, it's what I wanted them to do from
the start. Javascript is super confusing and code academy did not help on the difficult sections at all.

I was learning Python and it was super refreshing until I had to actually install it on my laptop and couldn't get it to
work. That was the major problem I had with Python, and it pissed me off so I switched to Javascript which is was
simple to use and no installation which is why it's so popular.

 

[dathbgboy]

It sucks because most jobs want you know to be fluent in JavaScript as well as the libraries. The syntax is "simple" enough but still kinda off. for() or if/elsif/else statements friggin suck but that's pretty much all you do in JavaScript I'm learning it so I can have the foundation down then I'm moving onto Python and C#. I need a C language under my belt and feel like C# is the easiest to learn Java is another beast for another day.

 

[kingsteez]

Do it. An associate's degree isn't very marketable at all. Starting pay for CS/CEIT/MIS/CIS is about $60k.

Okay good to know. Appreciate this man.

Definitely go for the BS, the degree you choose depends on which route you want to go with your career.

IT route -> Info Sys , Programming route -> Comp Sci , Hardware -> Comp Eng.

Personally I would always choose CS over any other degree, much more options career wise, easy to transition into management, and higher salaries.

I've been leaning more into CS /CEfor my bachelors for those exact reasons, especially since I'll stay here at this company so they'll reimburse me for the tuition. I'll pick between the two eventually.

You in the A?

Naw bruh, I'm down here in Atlanta's shadow.... Macon. [emoji]128514[/emoji]

 

[unkn0wn]

It sucks because most jobs want you know to be fluent in JavaScript as well as the libraries. The syntax is "simple" enough but still kinda off. for() or if/elsif/else statements friggin suck but that's pretty much all you do in JavaScript

I'm learning it so I can have the foundation down then I'm moving onto Python and C#. I need a C language under my belt and feel like C# is the easiest to learn

Java is another beast for another day.

What jobs? The only jobs that I see that require JS knowledge are web developer positions. Even as an IT business analyst, I use some JS since Sharepoint requires so many workarounds. Im the sharepoint guy in my dept.