Ok I just started a job as a computer programmer and it is very apparent I am no where need the level needed to start at the entry level.
The job description said extensive knowledge of perl, PHP, XML, HTML and it is very apparent to me now that I know a lot less than I thought I knew.
I had done an internship monitoring a small web page for my local university. There wasn’t much code on it. I had added a small questbook using perl, but it wasn’t anything fancy.
I am completely overwelmed in my new job. Trying to read the code my project manager has is like trying to decipher greek. It is way above my head. I have spent two days looking up commands I don’t know, but I can’t learn this all until the project is due.
I have read and worked on small projects in classes, but nothing this large. It is huge! I am tearing my hair out trying to sift through 100+ pages of code and trying to fiqure out how each module and subroutine fits into the big picture. What should I do?
you got a job as a computer programmer with an Information System degree.. I think if you want to earn money as a computer programmer you were suppose to major in computer science. IS degree should be more focus on business values (or being a system analyst)