What is the best school to attend in New York City for someone interested in Computer Programming? Many of the schools either offer an Associates degree or if they do offer a Bachelor of Arts, it is in Computer Science and the curriculum does not expand on the various computer languages used in computer programming. I took a look at Long Island University, which does not seem too bad.
Well, you probably *do* want to look for those computer science programs (ones with BS [Bachelor of Science] programs are better). A typical computer science program will generally start with a pretty fast paced class on programming in one language, follow it up with a class that teaches you a few common algorithms and the like while sharpening your coding skills, and then begin expanding to courses on rudimentary computer architecture/hardware, some basic logic/math type stuff, and then some subject specific classes (many or most of which involve lots or good amounts of programming).
The reason you won’t find a lot of big college programs on programming with lots of classes on different languages (e.g. "Intro to C", "C++ II", "Intermediate FORTRAN", etc) is that to a large extent, once you’ve learned one language, it’s very easy to learn another language. So they teach you one language, and more or less expect you to pick up other languages as needed.
I’m afraid I don’t know the universities of NYC too well to give you more specific advice and information.
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Do not choose this field. US companies have offshored a lot of this type of work to India. This means that there are a lot of experienced programmers out of work, which will make it all the harder for someone trying to break into this career with no experience. You will be a little fish competing with a lot of bigger fish for a shrinking food supply. I ought to know. I work in IT and I have watched this happen to many people. In fact, if you were to walk into the office where I work, you would swear you were in Mumbai because of all the L1 visa workers from India.
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September 23rd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Well, you probably *do* want to look for those computer science programs (ones with BS [Bachelor of Science] programs are better). A typical computer science program will generally start with a pretty fast paced class on programming in one language, follow it up with a class that teaches you a few common algorithms and the like while sharpening your coding skills, and then begin expanding to courses on rudimentary computer architecture/hardware, some basic logic/math type stuff, and then some subject specific classes (many or most of which involve lots or good amounts of programming).
The reason you won’t find a lot of big college programs on programming with lots of classes on different languages (e.g. "Intro to C", "C++ II", "Intermediate FORTRAN", etc) is that to a large extent, once you’ve learned one language, it’s very easy to learn another language. So they teach you one language, and more or less expect you to pick up other languages as needed.
I’m afraid I don’t know the universities of NYC too well to give you more specific advice and information.
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