What degree programs and what schools do you recommend for students pursuing a programming career?  Why? 

 

2. How do you perceive the job market for programmers now and over the next five years? 

 

3. Based on 100 percent being the total, what are the main tasks and associated percentage you are involved with on a daily basis? 

 

4. What are the advantages of working as a programmer? 

 

5. What are the disadvantages of working as a programmer? 

 

6. In addition to a formal education, how else can students prepare for a programming career? 

 

7. What are some obstacles one might face when attempting to enter this career?

 

8. What are some of the most difficult or challenging programming concepts students must master  to qualify for a job in this field? 

 

9. What type of programming problems should students be comfortable solving to demonstrate a readiness to seek employment in this field? 

 

10. Do you have any advice you were given or wish you'd been given as a programming student that  wasn't covered in these questions?  If so, what is that advice?