Elementary School Career Day - Software Engineer
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SOFTWARE ENGINEER DEVELOPER, PROGRAMMER, IT GUY, WEB DUDE, CODE MONKEY
description
I presented to a 5th grade and 3rd grade class about being a software engineer. I briefly covered my background, key traits, potential reward/pay, and how to get started. I even demoed the basic Scratch demo program. As a subtle anti-bullying point, I referred to myself as a geek and nerd. I told them that I don't see those as bad, but badges of honor.
Transcript of Elementary School Career Day - Software Engineer
SOFTWARE ENGINEERDEVELOPER, PROGRAMMER, IT GUY, WEB DUDE, CODE MONKEY
WHICH IS THE “CODE MONKEY?”
ALL OF THEM!
That’s me presenting to professionals in Austin
DAILY DUTIES
• Client meetings
• Fix bugs
• Study/Research
• Design new solutions/features
• Write code
• Test bug fixes/new code
• Help co-workers/clients
WHAT IT TAKES
• Education
• Math, Applied Sciences
• College degree*
• Always want to learn
• Sometimes crazy hours
• Average salary after college
• Nation: $61,000
• San Antonio: $55,000
• Average salary – experienced
• Nation: $99,000 - $114,000
• San Antonio: $88,000-$103,000
• The Big Time – Kevin Systrom, Bill Gates
WHAT IT MAKES
MY STATS
• Bachelor’s degree in Applied Computer Science - 2005
• 9 years since graduating
• 2 years of part-time during school
• Focused on web, Microsoft technologies/languages
• Book, blogging, speaking
• Product development, corporate, consulting
• Side projects – mobile, web
GET STARTED NOW!
• Kodu, SmallBasic, Scratch
• Web languages
• HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
• JavaScript (JS)
• Cascading StyleSheets (CSS)
• C#, C++, Obj-C, Java
• Lego Mindstorms, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
