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With the rise of the smart phone, many people who have long seen themselves as non-gamers have began to download and play to occupy themselves throughout the day. If you're a game developer who has a history of writing your code in C#, then perhaps this still emerging market is something you should consider taking advantage of. This, however, will require the familiarization with other programming languages.
One option for moving away from the C# language is to learn Java. Java is the programming used for apps on the android platform, billions of phones run on this programming language.
If you want to break into the android market, then learning Java is an absolute must.
There are both some pros and some cons to learning java. Firstly, if you already know C# or other languages and understand how they work, then java will be relatively easy to learn due to having similar, but quite simplified, syntax to C-based languages, the class library is large and standardized, but also very well written, and you might find that it will improve the performance and portability of your creations. Not to mention, learning java opens you up to the entirety of the android app and game market, a very large and still growing market that would otherwise stay closed off to you. That's too much ad and sale money to risk missing out on.
The few cons that come with learning the language is that, when coming from other languages, the syntax may take some getting used to. This is true for most languages. The other problem is that you must be careful with the specifics of how you write your code. While java can be written in a very streamlined fashion, it's also possible to write working, but bulky, code that will slow down your programs. Practice makes perfect, and the knowledge to avoid such pitfalls within the language.
If you wish to develop for the iOS on the other hand, knowledge of Objective C is required. The most compelling reason to learn Objective C is the market that it will open you up to. According to the website AndroidAuthority.com, in the article "Google play vs. Apple app store", users of iPhones and other iOS devices are much more likely to spend money on apps rather than downloading free ones.
Though learning Objective C might be a far jump from someone who currently writes in C#, it's certainly learn-able with a little bit of practice.
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Learning SQL development can seem like an overwhelming task at first. However, mastering just a few key points will help ease your way through 80 percent of the day-to-day challenges when writing stored procedures and solving common problems. Here are three important SQL development factors to keep in mind:
Outer Joins
One of the most crucial things to understand in SQL server are joins. Joins are a way to retrieve data from two or more tables based on logical relationships between them. Joins dictate how Microsoft SQL Server ought to use data from one table to select the rows in another table.
In my experience inner joins are intuitive while outer joins can present additional hours of grief by overlooking associations in the other table(s). The outer join is the key to answering questions about what the database does not have. For example, if you need to make a query to display all the students who are without report-cards, you’ll need a left join to get all students coupled with a “where clause” to return the ones who have nulls for their report card table columns in the results.
Many talented Java script programmers have muddled through the SQL Server by deficient coding around the inner join. As a result, their queries can take five hours to run, whereas, properly written left joins, can take only two seconds to run.
Aggregation
Grouping results comes up in SQL a lot more than you might think. Knowing how to write a query when answering questions such as, “What’s the average grade for each teacher’s student list?” is invaluable. This kind of question cannot be answered with a single table or solely by joins. You’ll often find you need to use joins in conjunction with group by statements. Always write the raw query first and then look at the results. Next, you have to figure out the best way to group them, rewrite your select clause and add a group by clause in the end.
Digging Through Data
I find this is the most lacking skill in many programmers. In fact, many otherwise-talented programmers holding Master’s Degrees fail to get jobs because they couldn’t analyze rows of data objectively during interviews. It’s just something that’s not taught but is crucial to get under you belt. Why? Eventually, some query is not going to perform as you may expect. And, the only way to find discrepancies is to look at rows of data, identify what join isn’t finding a match or where bad data is throwing things into chaos. Get familiar with how joins actually work, even if you have to manually walk through the logic of a large stored procedure’s tree of joins. It’s boring and time-consuming but absolutely necessary.
Take the time to master the core skills that will make you a successful SQL Programmer and avoid queries that run for five hours!
As someone who works in many facets of the music industry, I used to seethe with a mixture of anger and jealousy when I would hear people in more “traditional” goods-based industries argue in favor of music content-based piracy. They made all the classic talking points, like “I wouldn’t spend money on this artist normally, and maybe if I like it I’ll spend money on them when they come to town” (which never happened), or “artists are rich and I’m poor, they don’t need my money” (rarely the case), or the worst, “if it were fairly priced and worth paying for, I’d buy it” (not true). I always wondered if they’d have the same attitude if 63% of the things acquired by customers in their industries weren’t actually paid for, as was conservatively estimated as the case for the music industry in 2009 (other estimations put the figure of pirated music at 95%). Well, we may soon see the answer to curiosities like that. Though one can say with tentative confidence that music piracy is on the decline thanks to services like Spotify and Rdio, it could be looming on the horizon for the entire global, physical supply chain. Yes, I’m talking about 3d printers.
Before I get into the heart of this article, let me take a moment to make one thing clear: I think these machines are incredible. It’s damn near inspiring to think of even a few of their potentially world-changing applications: affordable, perfectly fit prosthetic limbs for wounded servicemen and women; the ability to create a piece of machinery on the spot instead of having to wait for a spare to arrive in the mail, or en route if your car or ship breaks down in a far away place; a company based out of Austin, TX even made a fully functioning firearm from a 3d printer a few months ago.
If these machines become as consumer-friendly and idiot-proof as possible (like computers), it’s possible that in a matter of decades (maybe less), a majority of U.S. households will have their own 3d printer. There’s also the possibility they could take the tech-hobbyist path, one that is much less appealing to the masses. Dale Dougherty of Makezine.com estimates there are currently around 100,000 “personal” 3d printers, or those not owned for business or educational purposes. I don’t think they’ll ever be as ubiquitous as computers, but there are plenty of mechanically inclined, crafty hobbyists out there who would love to play around with a 3d printer if it was affordable enough.
That being said, is there reason to worry about the economic implications of consumers making what they want, essentially for free, instead of paying someone else to produce it? Or will the printers instead be used for unique items more so than replicating and ripping off other companies’ merchandise in mass amounts? The number of people working in industries that would be affected by a development like this is far greater than the number of people who work in content-based industries, so any downturn would probably have a much larger economic implications. Certainly, those times are a ways off, but a little foresightedness never hurt anyone!
Tech Life in Virginia
Company Name | City | Industry | Secondary Industry |
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Brink's Inc. | Richmond | Business Services | Security Services |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) | Mc Lean | Financial Services | Lending and Mortgage |
General Dynamics Corporation | Falls Church | Manufacturing | Aerospace and Defense |
CarMax, Inc. | Henrico | Retail | Automobile Dealers |
NVR, Inc. | Reston | Real Estate and Construction | Construction and Remodeling |
Gannett Co., Inc. | Mc Lean | Media and Entertainment | Newspapers, Books and Periodicals |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. | Smithfield | Manufacturing | Food and Dairy Product Manufacturing and Packaging |
ManTech International Corporation | Fairfax | Computers and Electronics | IT and Network Services and Support |
DynCorp International | Falls Church | Manufacturing | Aerospace and Defense |
Genworth Financial, Inc. | Richmond | Financial Services | Insurance and Risk Management |
MeadWestvaco Corporation | Richmond | Manufacturing | Paper and Paper Products |
Dollar Tree, Inc. | Chesapeake | Retail | Department Stores |
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. | Abingdon | Agriculture and Mining | Mining and Quarrying |
SRA International, Inc. | Fairfax | Business Services | Business Services Other |
NII Holdings, Inc. | Reston | Telecommunications | Wireless and Mobile |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | Richmond | Energy and Utilities | Gas and Electric Utilities |
Norfolk Southern Corporation | Norfolk | Transportation and Storage | Freight Hauling (Rail and Truck) |
CACI International Inc. | Arlington | Software and Internet | Data Analytics, Management and Storage |
Amerigroup Corporation | Virginia Beach | Financial Services | Insurance and Risk Management |
Owens and Minor, Inc. | Mechanicsville | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Personal Health Care Products |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc | Roanoke | Retail | Automobile Parts Stores |
SAIC | Mc Lean | Software and Internet | Software |
AES Corporation | Arlington | Energy and Utilities | Gas and Electric Utilities |
Capital One Financial Corporation | Mc Lean | Financial Services | Credit Cards and Related Services |
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. | Mc Lean | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Residential and Long-Term Care Facilities |
Computer Sciences Corporation | Falls Church | Software and Internet | Software |
Altria Group, Inc. | Richmond | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Other |
Northrop Grumman Corporation | Falls Church | Manufacturing | Aerospace and Defense |
Alliant Techsystems Inc. | Arlington | Manufacturing | Aerospace and Defense |
Markel Corporation | Glen Allen | Financial Services | Insurance and Risk Management |
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