Jesuschristus:
U can always further your education and combine it with programming, knowledge of both can really make u stand out in future

sofiscatedmoron:

Programming is not for everyone,
Can u stay indoors for 24hours coding ?
Can u enjoy sitting in front of a laptop for extended periods,
If no then don't waste your time with it

Charpell:
Finished university 2012, 5 years later no meaningful employment.
One day i figured out that my B.Eng certificate was no longer useful, dumped it and started programming from scratch, watching Youtube and free courses from coursera
Started coding at 2017 (27 years) and I have never looked back.

You already have the funds, it makes it easy for you

Charpell:
Finished university 2012, 5 years later no meaningful employment.
One day i figured out that my B.Eng certificate was no longer useful, dumped it and started programming from scratch, watching Youtube and free courses from coursera
Started coding at 2017 (27 years) and I have never looked back.

You already have the funds, it makes it easy for you

Charpell:
Finished university 2012, 5 years later no meaningful employment.
One day i figured out that my B.Eng certificate was no longer useful, dumped it and started programming from scratch, watching Youtube and free courses from coursera
Started coding at 2017 (27 years) and I have never looked back.

You already have the funds, it makes it easy for you

Suspect33:
No


With the current level of influx this profession has seen, in a few years the number of programmers will far outweigh the number of available programming jobs, this will in turn crash the value of the coding profession as only the creme de la crème of programmers will be sought after

There are other IT skills you can opt for, some, even more profitable and marketable ( job security) than programming, but it's all up to you.

AREAS OF PROGRAMMING

Backend Development ->
Java -> Hibernate, Spring, Struts, JavaServer Faces (JSF) etc
PHP -> CakePHP, Laravel, YiiPHP, WordPress, Joomla, DRUPAL etc
Ruby -> Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Camping, Ramaze, Goliath etc
Javascript -> NodeJS, ExpressJS, MeteorJS etc
Python - Django, Flask etc
Golang -> Gin, Beego etc


Frontend Development ->
CSS -> Bootstrap, Materialize, Bulma, Skeleton, Pure, Cardinal etc
Javascript -> React, VUE, Angular, JQuery etc


Mobile Development ->
Android -> Java, Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, IONIC, PhoneGap etc
iOS -> Objective C, Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, IONIC, PhoneGap etc

Devops -> Gradle, Jenkins, Bamboo, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible etc

shegzhkn:


5 years must have been hell.

B.eng in what sire ??

Suspect33:
job yet?

Charpell:

I have a remote job in Carlifornia

Charpell:

Electrical enginnerring

Suspect33:
wow, congratulations!

shegzhkn:


whoa ... EEE

You must have done some coding course in school now and you didn't have any kind of flair for it then, it was after you grad. from college is that right ??

It must have been challenging for you, find your footing already ??

WoundedLamb:
OP, do you have any knowledge of programming? Do you already know what it entails? If not, I suggest you study it for a couple of weeks to know if it's a dream you can drop another for. I wouldn't want you to be frustrated half-way and lose it all. Like someone already said, programmers aren't usually money oriented. They do it cause it's thier passion/fun. Problem analysis and solution design, algorithm, etc. can be very complex and developers spend a good deal of thier time dedicated to looking for solutions. This affects thier social life but they're not complaining. They don't even notice it cause they're overly passionate. The question is, are you?

bercarray:
Hello nairalanders, I'm working currently as a laboratory technician, but my parents wants me to further more for medical laboratory science course in university.

Seeing the way technology is moving, I've decided to go into IT, which is the reason i want to use the money I'm supposed to use to study MLS to go into programming, instead of using 5yrs studying MLS, that's even if ASUU did not extend it to 6 or 7years, i want to dedicate this 5-6yrs of my life into programming( web development and other parts of programming maybe application software development also).

I've also decided to go to teach myself first online, and later go to IT school for certificate and meeting with other IT gurus sake so as to gain from them.

So is programming worth sacrificing this career for? Please advise.

Thisis2raw:
No use the programming as side hustle

peacettw:


Well put. I study programming because it's fun.. Definitely not my main career.

This morning, using a python module, I scrapped some data for research from NCDC covid microsite. Something, God knows would have taken me some good solid hours if I had done it manually.

Oh well, to each their own

emmyvet:


I was in your shoes 8years ago, so I am talking from personal experience. I left medical school for programming and today is one of the best move I made in life.


GO FOR PROGRAMMING

Just know it won't be easy but being focused will help you.

Make sure you find a mentor who is an experienced programmer that will direct you in your learning process and help you move faster or find a bootcamp to join online.

Please don't learn alone on your own so you won't waste time and get distracted.


You can as well enrol for Bsc. Computer science in NOUN while you are getting the programming skills and experience.

Good luck.

Charpell:
Finished university 2012, 5 years later no meaningful employment.
One day i figured out that my B.Eng certificate was no longer useful, dumped it and started programming from scratch, watching Youtube and free courses from coursera
Started coding at 2017 (27 years) and I have never looked back.

You already have the funds, it makes it easy for you

peacettw:


This is exactly what some doctors I know did as well.. But I think it's best to do both. Like someone earlier opined, lots of people are going into programming, soon it will become redundant.. Best not to put your eggs in one basket.

Meel:
I believe I am in the position to point you in the right direction being a medical laboratory science student in his finals who has a side gig in IT.

The big question is what do you want to do with Medical Laboratory science??
Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years??

Answers to the above questions will go a long way in allowing you make good decision.


Medical laboratory science is becoming saturated day by day. The well paying Jobs are federal government Jobs. Private practice is an obstacle that takes some level of tenacity to overcome. I will not sugarcoat things for you, the profession is a shadow of itself.

Interns payment is being debated, privatisation of federal hospital laboratory is being considered. The financial proceeds from the profession is getting dim day by day.

If you don't have a solid plan on what to do with the profession, and you depend on government for Job ( you don't have connections) , you are on a long thing. Professional courses which majority view as a sure banker to employment is no longer sure again oo.




IT is the new oil, but reward from this takes some level of skills and time, web is saturated ( from my perspective). Search out for other areas of IT.




As some has said, you can learn programming simultaneously with schooling, which I am in support of. But medical laboratory is hectic to be combined with a thorough programming endeavor.

Final take home, as a lab technician, you should have worked under few scientists. Which of them do you want to become??