programming profession
As a computer science student going into 2 year I have this burning question. Essentially, regardless of whether it's for a school or personal project I'm doing, I always need to google as I go. It's probably due to that I'm still a beginner but i'm curious to how programmers work for companies without having to google (not API).
Any programmers in here?
August 13, 2015
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Companies don't hire you because you don't need google to code
Companies hire you to do your job.
[quote=prestigechef]so I wouldn't get fired if I google on the first task im given?[/quote]
It's better to do the task knowing what your functions are doing, than to flail about miserably because you forgot what "GR_DEVICE_CREATE_VALIDATION" means. I don't think they'll mind too much.
the syntax you can google
the logic not so much
@prestigechef
Nope, you will be fine. A lot of big tech companies will really just hire someone who they can trust to do what is asked. For a lot of people, Google is still necessary for such things, you should be fine
so I wouldn't get fired if I google on the first task im given?
People program without Google?
I'm a PhD student and I still need to Google things related to my field every once in a great while. I'm no programmer, but I see what you're getting at.
It's a good starting reference before beginning in-depth research. So long as it's not a constant "go-to" point for every little thing, you're completely fine.
Yeah, that's basically how programming works.
Well obviously after a while you would memorize the majority of the API and what it does, but there's nothing wrong with using google even when working. Some of the best programmers out there do it.
Although sometimes you'd be better off checking the documentation/man page.
People working at companies still use google.