Help getting experience

[Raymond Cantwell]

Alpha Zenon Sanchez wrote:

>Here's what I'm doing, and perhaps you can do this
>too.
>
>Pick a language...like say...Java.  Get a good
>algorithm book and develop some simple programs that
>show these algorithms (ie sorting, searching,
>recursion etc...). Develop small applets to show on a
>job interview.  
>
>Along with these applets, write up a diagram and
>pseudocode to explain what the algoritm does. In case
>of Java, draw some simple UML diagrams to show the
>relationships between your classes.
>
>
>Understanding some basic algrithm concepts helps in a
>lot of ways.
>
>1. Algoritms exist because some programmer from the
>past has solved some particular problem - you don't
>have to re-invent the wheel.
>
>2. Understanding algoritm gives you a deeper
>understanding how programming really works.
>Control-flow statemetns, functions and proceedures are
>related
>somehow.  Algorithms are a great example of how these
>programming pieces fit together as a whole.
>
>This suggestion probably won't land you a job right
>away, but you have to love programming.  When you go
>to an interview, they will most likely sit you down on
>a computer and program something.  Knowing some basic
>algorithms can help.
>
>You can use this as 'experience.'
>there are also a lot of not for profit groups that would like your volunteer work that you could use for experience also. Just a thought if you are interested email me  off list @ malbojia@qwest.net  
>
Ray

>=====
>Thanks,
>Alpha Zenon Sanchez
>
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