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Jimbo · Sep 28th, 2007, 3:22 AM

I think most software companies would be more interested in how well you can write software than how much experience you have with <insert language of choice here>. After all, you can always add to the experience number but it takes a lot more to learn to write good code. Don't be intimidated by the numbers, just know what you're talking about and be prepared and willing to a) learn new stuff all the time, and b) be wrong about how stuff works. It's OK if you don't know everything, if you accept it, learn, and improve from it. Of course, this attitude won't always get you a job, but it's probably better than "I have 5+ years of experience with C++, and I know the best way to do this job."

Sep 28th, 2007, 3:22 AM	#19
Jimbo Battle Programmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA, USA Posts: 769 Rep Power: 3	I think most software companies would be more interested in how well you can write software than how much experience you have with <insert language of choice here>. After all, you can always add to the experience number but it takes a lot more to learn to write good code. Don't be intimidated by the numbers, just know what you're talking about and be prepared and willing to a) learn new stuff all the time, and b) be wrong about how stuff works. It's OK if you don't know everything, if you accept it, learn, and improve from it. Of course, this attitude won't always get you a job, but it's probably better than "I have 5+ years of experience with C++, and I know the best way to do this job." __________________ <insert disclaimer here> <insert shameless plug for Visual Studio here>