Transcript A job of my dream

A job of my dream
Panskikh Maria
MADK after Nikolaev
Job Description
 A programming language is basically a language that allows a human being
to communicate with a computer.
 write, test, and maintain the detailed instructions, called programs, that
computers must follow to perform their functions.
 conceive, design, and test logical structures for solving problems by the
computer.
The Pros
 High Job Satisfaction - You get to use your creativity and
mind.
 You Determine Your Destiny - You can develop your own
software product.
 Well Paying Jobs - As a computer Programmer you can earn
from $60,000 to $100,000 and more!
 Multiple Career Options
The Cons
 Fast Paced - learning new information quickly and
competently.
 Hardcore Reading - Read several books each year just to keep
up with new technologies.
 Technology Driven - passionate about technology at heart.
 Health Problems - Spending a lot of time sitting, typing and
looking at the screen may cause your wrist, eyes, and back
pain.
Why I want to be a programmer:
 Computer programming is one of the fastest growing
occupations currently.
 Majors related to computer programming are among the
highest paying in colleges and universities.
 The lifestyle we live today with our tablets, and mobile
phones wouldn’t be possible without computer
programming.
Income
 The average annual income in 2004 was $62,000.
 50 % earned between $47,000 to $81,000 in a year.
 The lowest 10 percent earned less than $37,000 and while the
highest 10 percent earned more than $100,000 in a year.
 You can earn pretty good money if you like what you are
doing.
Some of the Top Languages Used
Details on different languages
 Java is one of the most used languages in electron
devices.
 It can be found in cell phones, PC’s, network devices,
ecommerce systems and etc.
 It is used in industry computers.
 C++ is being used to extend and build on what is already
there.
Artificial Intelligence
 AI includes everything from planning and searching for
solutions to machine learning.
 Areas of AI:
 Building game playing programs for chess and etc.
 Designing programs to diagnose and solve problems in a
spacecraft or medicine.
 Solving difficult problems.
 Working in the field of robotics.
The firsts
 The first computer programmer was a female, named
Ada Lovelace.
 The first game was created in 1961.
 The first virus was created in 1983.
 The first computer was a loom called the Jacquard
loom, an automated, mechanical loom, which didn’t use
any electricity.
 The first high-level programming
language was FORTRAN.
First computer game
 1962 –Steve Russell –
Spacewar!
 2 spaceships, affected by
the gravity of a star, fire
missiles, unaffected by
gravity , at each other
 Took roughly 200 manhours to complete
 Russell never profited
from Spacewar!
“If I hadn’t done it, someone would’ve
done something equally exciting, if not
better, in the next six months. I just
happened to get there first.”
(Russell about Spacewar!)
First computer virus
 In 1983, Fred Cohen designed
a hidden program that could
infect a computer, copy itself,
and then infect other
computers through a floppy
disk.
 The program was benign,
meant only to prove that it
was possible.