What are the main tasks of computer programming? Is it very tedious and exhausting?

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What are the main tasks of computer programming? Is it very tedious and exhausting?
Main tasks:


Depends on the job. Sometimes it's error correction (fixing problems). You can create new programs, edit programs, it all depends on the job.





It is only tedious and exhausting if your employer makes it that way. You need to make sure you know your language. If you're iffy on it, research and practice by making your own home programs.





A C language would be a good place to start. If you want a touch of programming to see what it's like, try batch files. They are used in a LOT of programs, and windows depends on them.





Java is supposedly the future. I have an uncle who is a manager of some company (don't know much about it) and he said that only Java is used in their building.





Good luck.
Reply:It depends on where you work and what type of methodologies you employ. For any piece of software, the cycle includes requirements gathering, designing, developing, testing, maintenance. Any software engineer will have to do some subset of all of those tasks. Typically, the larger the company (or individual team within the company), the more specialized you are, meaning you do one or two of the tasks. I, personally, am part of a small team within a large company and I am required to produce designs and develop applications. We have a department that does QA testing for us and a department that handles all services, though our developers do support those efforts.





I hope this helps to answer your question....





I would like to say, however, that I at least *hope* my job isn't all *that* tedious and boring. I really enjoy what I do.





Good luck!
Reply:use programming to get into management then into the executive office.........programming is for monkeys! I find it alot less stressful yelling at people then being yelled at.
Reply:These are the things you have to deliver, but of course in making a program there is a lot more to think about such as "team management"





But there it goes...





- Analyze customer's needs and present a solution.


- Make a use case diagram : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_case_di...


- Make a class diagram. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_diagr...


- Make a relational diagram


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-rela...


- Make a prototype (design)


- Program


- Test


- Document
Reply:It is very tedious and exhausting. I used to do some programming but have completely forgot everything I knew XD. You have to be a certain kind of person to enjoy it, usually a problem solver someone who likes puzzles something like that. I recommend and of the C languages, or Java to start with, Maybe even Visual Basic if you want to start slow.
Reply:It all depends on the individual, the task and their enviroment. Generally people who come in to programming enjoy it so its not that tedious or exhausting as you put it although it can be sometimes.





Friend of mine is a writes OS for embedded systems in C at Siemens, he loves the job.





I write C# for various compaines and too love it.





Hope this helps

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