Universally seems to work no matter your platform, with all the bells and whistles: Anaconda with Spyder.
At work I have Windows on my desktop (with a proprietary Eclipsish IDE), and I write a lot of code that runs on RHEL there. I have a laptop with Ubuntu on it, and I code in emacs on that.
I tutor at the Python meetup, and Anaconda works for everybody.
And it comes with Spyder
The conda package manager makes sure everything works together.
@enderland sorry, forgot to ping you - see above :)
I'd probably use lists of strings and let their order determine value
I don't see how having a number to item helps with that.
I never see anyone doing enums in Python, and I've seen a lot of code.
I think that if you try to write Python like an experienced Python programmer would, when you give them sample code, they'll appreciate it more than if it's Java or C translated into Python.
I performed a search on the web but could not find any results, therefore I thought to ask here:
Is there a website or an agency where someone can find job listings for working as a Software Engineer in the field of Adult Entertainment industry (e.g. xnxx)?
It is rather impressive that these w...
I'm not sure what's worse: that this is yet another user who doesn't realise that this isn't a site for career advice (regardless of industry) or that he's fine with associating his name and picture with that type of question.
He suggested that it was unprofessional to do so because we were on
company business
The way you spend time during commute is in no way related to the company. So, that can't be even gauged as professional or unprofessional. So, your colleague here is wrong.
Maybe he is suggesting that y...
Jeesh, I now regret not answering and instead leaving a (swiftly deleted) answer comment now. :)
@Lilienthal: thanks for your feedback. Let me see if I can reword it to fit the QA format. But to me asking about a career path is a valid question that has an answer; i don't necessarily view it as opinionated. E.g. for a software dev path would be: software dev, sr. software dev., lead software dev., team lead, engineering manager, sr. engineering manager, associate director, director etc. Granted some folks might be able to jump past a particular rank to a higher level but that is a generic trajectory and that is what I am looking for. — John Brown11 mins ago
@enderland Could you maybe send this guy an invite to chat? I feel like he could use some help in outlining what changes to make for his question to be on-topic.
Assuming it can be salvaged, of which I'm not entirely sure.
I went for a job interview at a HSBC call centre for Business support a few months ago and am having another one tomorrow for the same job. One part of the interview is role play where you sit at a computer and the interviewer leaves the room and plays the role of a customer by ringing you. They ...
So i am looking for information on a general trajectory for a Technical Engagement Manager
I have a strong foundation in Software Dev. / IT Services having gone through the ranks of dev. all the way through Architect and now Technical Manager.
In pursuit of reaching a particular spot in my career I am looking to move into roles with greater responsibility as well as exposure to the business as a whole.
I came across the role of Technical Engagement Manager; people in this role are in touch with sales, project management, delivery, customer advisory and growth phases as well as the go-to contact for the customer
So it is a role that has a great breadth and something that intrigued me. However I haven't been able to find where this role leads from a career path perspective.
If anyone has any ideas or information, I would love to hear it either here or via PM. Basically my aspirations are to be at the Directory/VP/C-level executive 5 years from now and feel that this role gives me that additional responsibility that would prep me for it.
I would think that at that point you would be entrepreneurial about it, breadth is probably good to position you for management, though this looks a little more lateral than upwards moving. Gotta take a meeting, ciao!
@JohnBrown The issue with your question is mainly that it's an advice question, meaning that it's highly specific to your situation, skillset, etc.
As such, answers that are useful to you probably won't be useful to anyone else.
While I think that generic career outline question CAN be done well, in my experience they often aren't on this site, and they're usually closed fairly quickly (your question is one vote away for instance).
Given your comments, a question that might work better is "Is experience in working for / interacting with multiple departments/facets of business a bonus/critical for reaching an upper management / C-level function?"
Though as you can see from the butchered question that still needs work.
In general, career tracks are usually company-specific, certainly when it comes to the titles that you emphasize in your question.
Equally in general, career progression goes entry level > independent employee > close-teamwork > small project leader > team leader > major project leader (/ client manager) > department / Business Unit leader > C-level > CEO
The most critical experience you'd need to reach C-level is a proven track record of managing both people and projects
Fair point at @Lilienthal; i guess what sparked my question is that you can find generalized career path for most tracks, if not all, online. However searching for this role doesn't yield any results; at least not generic and hence I turned here.
@JohnBrown I'm not sure what "generalized career paths" and what "tracks" you're referring to but I suspect most of them are probably largely BS. Apart from an upward trend in responsibility and reports, there's no one-size-fits-all for a given title.
Every company has different titles and even if you abstract them to general roles you'll still have very different criteria across companies/industries/specialisations.
not entirely sure e.g. take the example I gave in my question for a software dev. similarly take example for a carpenter ... you are an apprentice and rise through training to become a full-fledged carpenter; same thing for electrical; you need education/training and start at an entry level apprentice/junior.
so I don't necessarily think the general outline is BS 'cuz it gives you some gauge and i agree it necessarily doesn't have to align 100% but it does to some extent.
Can't that be said for almost every position? You need some sort of training for it, you start at an entry-level post, and you advance upward over time?
I don't know ... what modern office that you know doesn't need electricians :)? Agreed @Trevor but their are typical role definitions for that break down as @enderland mentions
I agree that there's a general progression in your career (there should be by definition really), but I'm getting the impression that you're obsessing over titles when you should be looking at responsibilities.
There are no universal flowcharts for career progression.
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Some companies do have those of course and they can be both a blessing and a curse.
@enderland very cool. @Lilienthal: true. But I have seen general flowcharts of career progression/title in most fields that I have encountered: medical/investment banking/engineering etc.
I am not necessarily obsessed with titles. I do value responsibility and that is why I am entertaining this role even though from a comp./seniority perspective it is lateral
Situation
In a job offer a job title is specified. This may be something which likely appears everywhere - whether company email address books or your email signature or on your resume.
From my experience, your title can oftentimes affect how receptive and prompt other employees are to helpin...
@Lilienthal, agree to disagree. For most companies you won't even get a phone screen for a manager level role unless you have titles that show you have had that responsibility and were accountable for it. A software developer "titled" person can perform management functions but there title doesn't equate to official responsibility
@JohnBrown I disagree, precisely because as @enderland said, titles vary hugely across companies. They won't contact someone for a manager role when his previous title is "Junior Software Engineer" but a lowly "Software Engineer" will be called if he lists in the description for that job "managed a team of 5 junior developers" or something like that.
@enderland LOL; of course they will. Agreed. @Lilienthal great discussion, but I don't think that "vary hugely" is an accurate statement. In IT consulting most of our titles mean the same thing across the industry
@Trevor that would be 90% of the companies out there. Reality is mate there are a handful of companies out there that really take the time to understand you as the candidate when you submit your resume and go over it with a fine eye. Most will spend 30 sec or less and if things don't pop-out at them, you won't be getting a call.
@enderland Well I don't know how else to convince; I mean take a look at Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, ManTech, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Google, Facebook, Lockheed, Boeing etc. You will notice most of the titles mean the same albeit with some variation
oh no I was simply saying that if you are a software engineer doing management functions, that is not enough to get you a call for a management role. You need to have titles that show accountability to the responsibility that comes with it
@enderland edited my post, meant software engineer not manager. Absolutely I have and those are the ones I don't keep. But then there are Senior engineers that are just mindbogglingly awesome and a delight to be around. But the focus of my question is not necessarily merit of the titles and or whether their holders deserve them (that is a can of worms :))
@JohnBrown I feel like what you are really asking is, "how can I represent responsibilities I do that differ from the common understanding of my job title, so that I am considered for higher level positions?"
though I'm not sure. I've also lost the connection to the original question and wonder if we are more in a secondary discussion, too :-)
@enderland we have definitely broken away from the original discussion and I wanted to get us back to that but I am enjoying the discussion so don't mind the tangent. I guess my question is really around the lines of does engagement manager lend itself to where I want to be and the only way I can be sure if I have a general idea of how the career path for that role is or what experiences, if there are any, individuals have that have been through that role
@JohnBrown Well, since my own (top 8) consulting company can't even fully standardise titles across different business units I'm going to go out on a limb and say that they really don't match perfectly across consulting companies either.
While Junior Consultant / Consultant / Senior C might have some overlap, every company will have different requirements for those titles.
For one it might be managing your own Juniors, for another it might mean heading a client project solo, etc. etc.
There's really no way to compare titles, that's pretty much universally accepted in hiring as I understand it.
@JohnBrown That still sounds like a company-specific question. I suppose there's a chance someone out there has a good, relevant answer (though not necessarily relevant to the site) but I think you'd do better to talk to people in your company who have advanced on from your role and see where they went, and if they had other opportunities. Talk to your manager and see where they think you can go from your current position. (or the person you'd be reporting to if it's a new position).
@Trevor: thanks! Actually the role is with another company and I am interested in it. It is not as tech heavy as I currently am so that is what sparked the question. I.E. going into a bit of a higher level role that is not glued to tech
@enderland agree, they don't. Most software engineers actually aren't the personality type for CEOs
I still remember how during my first day in the office along with a bunch of 20-30 other newly hired grads we all got to publicly determine our Myers-Brigg types.
Doing them publicly as an icebreaker is even worse.
"Let's not just limit everyone's preconceptions about you to your appearance, let's give them personal information that you might not even understand to add to it!"
okay, so the company just made me an offer for engagement manager and I am not sure if I should take it ... as I am a bit conflicted .... decisions/decisions
@enderland we have some talkers who are moving into the desks next to us programmers. I think I can escape to an office, but the rest of my team will still be under assault. What do you think should help? a sign, "Programmers at work, quiet please"? a hedge of green plants? dropping some hints about my connections to powerful super-villains who wouldn't like their programmer friends being bothered? :)
I performed a search on the web but could not find any results, therefore I thought to ask here:
Is there a website or an agency where someone can find job listings for working as a Software Engineer in the field of Adult Entertainment industry (e.g. xnxx)?
It is rather impressive that these w...
He suggested that it was unprofessional to do so because we were on
company business
The way you spend time during commute is in no way related to the company. So, that can't be even gauged as professional or unprofessional. So, your colleague here is wrong.
Maybe he is suggesting that y...
Situation
In a job offer a job title is specified. This may be something which likely appears everywhere - whether company email address books or your email signature or on your resume.
From my experience, your title can oftentimes affect how receptive and prompt other employees are to helpin...
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