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by leon.honore

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Hello Tech Republic Community Members.
I am 14 Years old, & today, our school gave us the famous orientation sheet.
Now' my questions, i am an IT Fan and i've been computing since 97.
During the last 11 Years i've learned programming with the following languages
PASCAL,C,ADA95.
& Web Development with CSS/XHTML PHP & MySQL & i've had several experiences on this field where i had to install & control the whole server for long periods of time.(Debian & Win2K3 only).
I also have a considerable base with general graphics including 3D.
But i don't really know what in IT do i want to do. So i'm asking. What is the best job for a "jack of all trades person such as me :("

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by rfink

So he learned to type before he could read. :)

What school did he go to?

by nicknielsen

It's now 2008.

2008 - 1997 = 11

Your OP states you are 14.

14 - 11 = 3

Now you say your were 4-5 in 1997. That puts your current age at 15-16 and leads to the question: Which are we to assume? That you have no idea how old you are? Or that your math skills are abysmal?

As for your original question, that's up to you. Where do your interests lie? That is, what do you [u]most[/u] enjoy doing? Programming? Server admin? Graphics? That's the best place to start.

Edit: typo

by jdclyde

but most spent alone in the bathroom with a magazine?

Just wait until you see a real girl instead of just the pics. that will get you out of the bathroom.....

:D

by charliespencer

But it's going to be difficult. Your apparent inability to do simple math does make you look rather suspicious, as does your command of English idioms for someone who claims to be in Morocco.

EVERYTHING in this industry changes so fast that I recommend you not even worry about specializing in one area yet. You're just starting high school. Many technologies currently in use will be discarded antiques in four years. Others will have altered so much they won't be recognizable when you start college. (You did plan on starting college, didn't you?) Still other new technologies will appear that no one has even thought of yet.

Attempting to specialize now is probably a mistake. You may find something else that grabs your attention in the next couple of years. Take as many IT-related classes as you can, subscribe to a few general interest magazines, see if your school can connect you with a local college or IT professional organization with a mentoring program.

by leon.honore

[quote]But it's going to be difficult. Your apparent inability to do simple math does make you look rather suspicious, as does your command of English idioms for someone who claims to be in Morocco.[/quote]
First i did not specify my birth's day or even month for you guys to go speculating about my post for very obnoxious reasons. I mean, why the hell would i be here lying about this kinda stuff in such a topic?
As for english idioms, i was not taught the language in a school but at home in front of a TV & a computer, and it's not that good :( anyway...

but thanks for the answer :)

by ontheropes

"I am 14 Years old, & today, our school gave us the famous orientation sheet.
Now' my questions, i am an IT Fan and i've been computing since 97."

by deepsand

Begs the question.

Why would a "Sys. Programmer/Developer" have the need for seeking the advice you purport to need? Would not such a person already possess a sufficiently broad knowledge in order to answer his own question?

And, if your response is that you are not really a "Sys. Programmer/Developer," then why should we blindly accept as fact any other statement(s) you here make?

by tony hopkinson

between using a computer and making a computer useful to others.

That's like claiming to be a mechanic because you can drive.

As to what to do, programmer developer sounds right. You might as well pick something you enjoy and are good at.

Any spcific career advice we could give you will be seriously out of date by the time you hit working age, if you choose to get a degree, anything we say you should do now will feature in history books and classical recreations of real life way back when.

The first thing I programmed was a 6502 micro processor inside 19 inch case with 24 switches and an eight digit display on the front and a whopping 4k on memory.

That was 1977. In 1987 when I finally got into IT as a career. My first commercial application was on an XT 286 with colour display, 640K of (you'll never fill that up RAM) and a why do you need that much 10Meg of harddrive.

Stuff just changed quicker after that, and I haven't seen it slow down.

by jdclyde

no, I don't always question someone when their story doesn't add up or changes as you go along..... or do I? Oh yeah, I do... B-)

by deepsand

After all, your Profile does claim that your job role is that of "Systems Programmer / Development."

Are we to now believe that to not be true?

by deepsand

However, in a [i]pinch[/i], I'm not above the "domestic" brands, since they are all imported from Scotland anyhow.

by leon.honore

i just put that in because in the registration i didn't find anything related to junior high v_v

by deepsand

While I don't recall that option having been present when I signed on, since it's there now, that should have been his obvious choice.

If his having missed such was merely inattentiveness to detail, one has to wonder re. his claimed skills at programming.

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