>-How did this type of work interest you and how did you get started?
I think I'm well suited to my job, and it interests me greatly. As for how I got started, I did it to win a bet.

>-How did...

>so save yourself a lot of trouble by not trying to report it to the FBI.
People who threaten to contact the authorities on a thread are nearly always harmless kooks who don't respond to rational...

>which would be the best for a beginner with no prior programming experience
It really doesn't matter. You'll learn how to program regardless of which language you choose, and the only way to figure...

>Well from wot i no pseudocode isnt real code so how can i test it?
The same way you test real code without running it: trace the execution with paper and pencil using a small amount of sample data....

To pack? Are you going on a trip? :icon_rolleyes:

>for sure i want to knw C++ and JAVA. But i dnt knw the third!
If you want to go the practical route, select a language you're likely to use....

>I'm concerned that the number I arrive at will scare
>off my client from future development opportunities
I worried about that at first, but custom software is expensive, and quality custom...

>could you give me some examples of how you
>determine cost for the products that you develop?
For software I develop as a consultant, I typically multiply the estimated hours by my hourly rate...

>I would like to know what people recommend in terms of programming language
>or software to develop a front end interface which will interface with a database
>which could be Access or an sql.
I...

>but he said that I need to explain it better.
Tell him to ask a better question if he wants a better answer. Or you could tell me what context he's expecting and I'll help you understand the...

>Why do we use memory heap to allocate classes, but not built-in types (int, char etc.)?
Bad question. Sometimes objects are better placed on the "stack", and sometimes they're better placed on the...

>I started learning C# but I became annoyed at the need for the
>.NET enviroment on every machine the program was run on
C# has no such restriction. It's a standardized language that can run...

We have a forum for job offers. Perhaps you should post there instead of here.

Daniweb has an IRC channel. :icon_rolleyes: There are also channels on many servers for the programming language or technology you're interested in. Big ones I've seen are on the EFNet, Freenode, and...

During initial development you don't have to provide releases, or patches, or documentation, or support to anybody outside of the development process. You can correct bugs and add features quickly...

And I'm giving you a good explanation by making you think about it.

Could you please stop resurrecting year old threads?

Let's play a game. Why do you think maintenance doesn't cost more than development?