milot

Great post IR,

I know haven't been around here for a while now, but today I started a new job as a Software Developer on a Software Development Company called ProNET in a capital city of Kosova (Kosova is a newest state in the world, see link: http://www.economist.com/world/europ...ry_id=10727947).

I study Computer Sciences in South East University in Macedonia, so I asked my professors to release me from lectures because I cannot attend to lectures, so they did release me so I can work and study in the same time, there in university we manage our course (quizzes, homeworks, communication) via a course management software called angel - http://www.angellearning.com/, so there is not a problem for uploading homeworks and taking quizzes.

So for private projects there are a few projects that I was working before accepting the new job, but now the projects must wait until I graduate.

A great project was a Media Player which I wrote for a course in university, professor told us to write just classes for a media player, but that was very very easy for me as a experienced C# developer, and we had 2 weeks just for those classes, so I started implementing the whole player using MCI (Media Controller Interface) P/Invokes and then I used the same project (but with a lot of fixes, refactorings, better performance etc.) for the final project for that course.

I also wrote a software for describing live three-way handshake while user uses the internet, the software is very simple and uses very simple logic, it just monitors the users' network interface card and waiting for packets to go out and come in and it displays three way handshaking, incoming bits, ttl, syn/ack reporting when our computer sends or receives a packet from host (e.g google.com) etc.

I also started playing around with QT/C++ because I have some experience in C++ and just trying to write cross platform apps with this great toolkit and I am not heaving problems transforming my .NET knowledge in QT/C++ because signals/slots logic is very close to delegates/events in .NET, and of course I have experience playing a lot with pointers and stuff and I didn't forget even I write almost all the time in C# which is managed language (as all we programmers know).

I have other programs which I wish I have time to do some refactorings and post the source code to this community and post descriptions for each of these, some programs are on my native language and some variables are on my native language so I will try to translate those and post here all my software projects that I have.

So that is that I've been doing lately, thanks IR for this post

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@Milot: Thanks! I caught the news of Kosovo's independence on CNN... congratulations to you and your countrymen. Also, congratulations on the beginning of your new job with ProNET. I'm glad to see another C# programmer in our mix. Looks like you have a few interesting projects going on. I wrote a media player in C# also, but it was ultra generic and I eventually ditched it. Good luck and you guys hold the ground with your indedpendence.

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King

Thanks for starting this IR… it is great to see what everyone has been up to these days.

Professional Life:
I graduated a Software Engineering program last August last august and have been working for a company that does ATM software. My position now is more in the QA department and I have not been able to do as much development I hoped, but I really like my job and it is at a good wage. After some more experience I should be able to move into a bigger development position. I have also taken on a contract with a local company for a small application and a website, which I am looking forward to doing.

Personal Life:
The biggest news lately is that I got ENGAGED!!! I am very excited about that. We will be setting the date for sometime later this year. I also just got back from a week vacation in Cuba with my Fiancé yesterday, which was amazing.

Personal Projects:
I have a fair amount of projects on the go, but I am finding it harder and harder to find time to work on them (do to all the stuff I mentioned above).
- I have been developing a calendar application in C# for the last couple months which is turning out quite nice. I will be putting the first version and all the details up shortly for review and for anyone who wants to take a look at the source.
- I am also working on a networked music player. I have all the guts coded; I am just working on the GUI type stuff.
- Game library in DX… I am trying to get a decent library going to start a somewhat decent game.
- Personal website to host all my projects.
- I have lots of other ideas I am working on with friends… but not enough time these days.

It has been nice catching up with you guys.

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@King
Congrats on the Engagement and the graduation. I also just graduated last August with a degree in Computer Information Systems. I have been considering getting a masters degree, but if so it won't be happening for atleast 5 years.

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@King: You're welcome man, thanks for joining in. Congrats on your recent graduation! There may not be much development work in QA but I'm sure it will come down the pipes soon... hang in there. Also, definitely congratulations on your engagement! Run while you still can! *j/k*. Cuba sounds like an interesting place to visit, but not sure they take too well to Americans down that way. I bet they have some nice beaches and even better cigars. Sounds like you have some interesting projects on the go as well... I can certainly relate to the "plenty of projects, not enough time" problem.

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BstrucT

Joined not so long ago, but much has happened.

I had my girlfriend move in with me, and we are both working in the shipping industry.
Got two years left before I get my BCOM degree through the universaty of South Africa(UNISA). Studying part-time.

Call of Duty 4 has had my fans spinning up like crazy and I am still contemplating if moving to Vista would be a good choice. ( DX10 )

I am busy working on a project for the company I am with now to manage our database of containers and clients etc.

In my spare time I have written a C# program that I use as point of sale software for my computer company I started part-time.

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@BstrucT: You and your gf work in the same group? Hope you have a "man cave" to hide out in. Hah!

I have Call of Duty 4 for the Xbox 360, it certainly eats up the processor. I had to buy another coolant system for it so I wouldn't melt it down. I haven't tried it for the PC, but I bet its just as cool. I am on my 6th level of prestige, but doubt I will go further... when I hit rank level 55 again I'm going to gradually try and break the addiction.

What database system is your company using to store the information about the containers, etc?

Good luck with your computer business and your degree!

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BstrucT

haha, I know what you mean, fortunetaly we are working two different companies at least so that's cool. But it's making time for everything that can send a man to hide out, haha.

The database app they use to use were just a MS Exel workbook with all the data stored in there.
I am using C# to write the new app, using streams to save the data so that if the user wanted to load it, they can see it in the app's GUI, so they don't need much knowlege about the file itself. Also made support for saving in different formats for hard copy.

I've got another project that I want to share with everyone for advise and tips, where should I post that?

Thanks for all the advice given so far, and shot for the cool forum topic!

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@BstrucT: Sounds like you are making a great utility... especially being that the alternative is Excel. You may want to post your other project in the Project Ideas sub-section if you want overall advise/tips... but if its something specific, may want to post it in one of the programming language sub-sections so it can get more visibility.

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So I haven't been all that vocal, but been silently reading. I've been working as a QA Engineer in Dublin for a software company (client/server applications in C++, as well as some backend ASP stuff that I don't really deal with). Might be staying for a bit longer, but gotta make decisions (alternative is to go back to LA and go job hunting or back to Rochester and finish school).

I'm using Java and some scripting at work, and frequently delve into a C++ app to do some quick code hacks for testing. Unfortunately I'm pretty split on concentrating on the Java side vs the C++, but would really like to learn C++ particularly using the QT Framework. I'm *finally* getting my dev setup on my home desktop - Eclipse and QT, but haven't yet done anything.

Personally it's been the same - Playing World of Warcraft and hanging out at pubs. Going to try to travel more in the next few months, so should be fun. Any suggestions in places in Europe to check out?