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If you look at cars, it’s all computer based in there. If you if you look at any part of
the home, there is always many number of things that are based off of computers today. So
that field is booming. .NET is a framework built by Microsoft, and
programmers use it for building all sorts of applications, such as Windows based applications,
or web based applications to even game programming.
Kinect today, has got a software development kit, which means that programmers can write
.NET applications on top of Kinect. It’s already out there in the health industries.
For example doctors do not have to watch their hands. They can move their hand gestures to
kind of go inside and see what’s happening using Kinect.
I also am a full time employee at Microsoft today and I’ve been with them for twelve
and a half years now. So we know that we look for a candidate with either a degree background
or a certificate background. So, if you just come with a resume saying that I learned on
my own, that kind of gets a preference but probably a lower preference than those who
come with a degree or a certificate.
So if you come in with the basic programming knowledge and you enter the certificate program,
you get out of this program with a strong background in C sharp. And from there, it’s
easy to pick up any language and change your skills set.
So I’ve seen people who come from the Navy, right or come from Army. They just got out
of it and they want to get a field into computer science. Or people who come from electrical
engineering background who want to switch to computer science background or any number
of fields. So, there’s no limit to where you come from.
.NET is an easier platform, it’s an easier programming language to learn and quickly
adapt to, to write an application today and get a job quickly. You can either be an entry
level software development engineer or you could be an IT applications developer. I’ve
had people get into either a vendor position or they get into a full time opportunity.
And for those who are already in the industry, they come to this certificate program to enhance
their skillset. They want to go to the next level or improve on their knowledge base.
You’re already prepared to get on to the job on the first day and then learn what the
job is about and then build on top of that.