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CS101 Presentation

CS101 Presentation. Tony Shuba Enterprise Solutions Manager @ BlueStorm Technologies, Inc. Experience Miller Aviation / Miller Information Technologies – 6 years Corning Data Services – 4 years BlueStorm – 6 years Education B.S. (Computer Science) – Binghamton, Watson School 1994

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CS101 Presentation

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  1. CS101 Presentation

  2. Tony Shuba Enterprise Solutions Manager @ BlueStorm Technologies, Inc. Experience • Miller Aviation / Miller Information Technologies – 6 years • Corning Data Services – 4 years • BlueStorm – 6 years Education • B.S. (Computer Science) – Binghamton, Watson School 1994 • Multiple Industry Certifications (IBM, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems) About Me (so, who is this guy?):

  3. First, Important to hear from the outside Focus on C.S. Graduates in Corporate I/T What a great time to be in Computer Science! Why am I here today

  4. What once cost $1,000’s to $10,000’s is now free • Development Environments • Servers • Operating Systems • Virtualization Software Truly a Mission-Critical component in today’s enterprise Many, many career choices within the Industry Renewed focus on value of I/T (Post dot com world) Ability to change the world! (in a positive way) What a great time to be in Computer Science

  5. Windows Applications – Stand Alone Web Applications – Stand Alone (Simple Sites) Windows Applications – “Client Server” Web Applications – Portals Windows Applications – “N-Tier” Web Applications – Java Enterprise Windows Applications – Collaborative Apps Web Applications – Distributed Web Services / SOA Web Applications – Web 2.0, Mobile, etc… And it won’t stop there…. What’s next? When I was your age… Stand Alone Legacy Applications (Main Frame) In context, CS today is not too shabby

  6. Eclipse

  7. But, at least I missed these…

  8. Agenda 1. Company Overview 2. CS Graduate Success in the Corporate World 3. Pace and Nature of Change in I/T Industry 4. Career-Long Learning 5. Trends and Directions in the I/T Industry 6. Conclusion and Questions

  9. BlueStorm Technologies Company Overview

  10. Incorporated in 1999 Headquartered in Binghamton, NY Focused on Enterprise Solutions Customers across the U.S. Projects in countries such as: • Sweden • Germany • Brazil • U.K. BlueStorm Company Overview

  11. BlueStorm is a Systems Integrator / Solutions Provider • Focused on I/T Needs of an Organization • Provide On-Demand Infrastructure • Develop Enterprise-class solutions • Provide secure, reliable, scalable solutions • Integration, Integration, Integration We are a Services company Heavily focused on Java / JEE How we see ourselves

  12. A Company that… 1. Attracts and Retains Top People From our Vision Statement 2. Attracts and Retains Top Companies 3. Maintains High Standards and High Expectations 4. Is Respected by our Customers and partners 5. Fundamentally changes the way our customers do business 6. Provides a Competitive Advantage to our customers

  13. Customers What we have achieved so far:

  14. Our Primary Partnerships

  15. 40h I/T Services vs. Internal I/T • Trends Excitement Customer, Customer, Customer Value, Value, Value • If we aren’t significantly better, why hire us? Expected to keep up with the industry • What is going on in our space and outside of our space Industry Certified Experts The Services Business

  16. CS Graduates Success in the Corporate World

  17. Hard Skills • Traditional / Typical Computer Science skills • Get you to the table Soft Skills • Interpersonal skills – how people relate to each other • The skills you need to succeed • Possibly more important over the longer term • Get you in the door Skill Categories

  18. “Get you to the table” Employers: Expected set of skills for CS Grad. • Knowledge and base Proficiency • Examples: • Programming Languages, Data Structures, Software Engineering, Operating Systems, etc. Are there Differentiators? • Academic: Grades, Project Work, etc. • More important: Additional knowledge and skills Hard Skills

  19. In My Experience… Missing Skills: • Context – Understand the bigger picture • Move toward I/T Architect skills • Application – Applied and Demonstrated Skills • “Harder” Skills: • Additional “Concrete” skills that tip the balance in your favor Hard Skills – Additional Knowledge Let’s look at a few Concrete Skills that employers look for…

  20. Database Development • Knowledge and application of SQL • Fundamental database design (Entity-Relationship Diagrams) • Relational Theory and Normalization Web Development Skills • Minimum: HTML and JavaScript • Web Programming – Corporate Focus Java • Language, API Basics, Web Development Higher Level Design • e.g. Design Pattern Concepts Additional Skills – Concrete Skills

  21. “Get you in the door” For many: The Missing Piece • Many students are unprepared – foreign concepts For Employers: • Provide ROI (Return on Investment) • To bring you onboard an employer is making a significant investment (Money, Time, Effort, …) • “New” employees vs. “Seasoned” employees Revelation: • Writing code is a small part of what you will do day-to-day Soft Skills

  22. Documentation Skills Presentation Skills Problem Solving Skills Self Management Time Management Team Building Participation Motivation Respect Responsible Soft Skills Examples

  23. Take the Next four years to work on these skills If you are motivated, you’ll find a way Every document, every project is important! * Take a public speaking class * Take a technical writing class Take courses that have group assignments and presentations Participate in projects outside normal coursework (Research) Industry / Corporate Experience: • Co-op • Internship • Part-time Work on the Soft Skills Yes, it’s painful, but worth it

  24. Business Skills • General business knowledge • Business Acumen • Helps with: • Business Application Development • Conversing with Customers • Sound Project Decisions Research Skills • Surprisingly Lacking • Many, many, many sources of information today Two More…

  25. The Greatest Thing to happen to the I/T World: Ability to Research

  26. Change Change in the I/T Industry

  27. A Constant in this field Need to analyze new technologies • What is the longevity? • How does it fit within the organization? • How to introduce? Agent of Change • Balance today’s organizational needs with technology needs Always reading, always researching, … Change

  28. The best embrace change • To them change doesn’t seem like “change” • Already “up” on what’s going on • Have strong foundational elements in place already The best have the concept of “Play” • “I’m playing around with…” • Don’t lose the initiative of Play • Try things • Write code • Build things • Try out new technologies The best develop opinions on new technology • Within the context of organizational needs My Observations

  29. Learning A Career-long Requirement

  30. Life-time Learning! Formal and Informal training Most of it will fall on you • Responsibility Often no formal training available • Utilize Books, Play, Google, etc. The best: • Are in a constant state of learning • Never let themselves fall behind Learning

  31. Everything is Speeding up… • Number of Development requests • Timeframe to complete • Critical nature • Complexity is increasing Complexity • Application and System Complexity • Development environment complexity • Example: Java Challenges

  32. Java the Programming Language Object Oriented Programming Java the Virtual Machine Java the Standard Edition API’s (Java SE) Java the Enterprise Edition API’s (Java EE) HTML JavaScript JavaServer Pages Java Servlets JavaServer Faces (JSF) Enterprise Java Beans 3.0 (EJB3) Java Persistence API (JPA) ORM Web Services XML Ajax Web Framewoks (ADF, Seam, Spring, etc.) etc., etc., etc. Complexity Example: Java “Do we need to know Java?”-- anonymous

  33. The number of resources available is unprecedented: • Google • Blogs • Wikis • White Papers • Books • Free, open source, downloadable software If you have the initiative, it’s a great time to be in C.S.!!! At the same time…

  34. Trends Where is Corporate I/T Headed?

  35. Less Focus on Writing Code • More Focus on: • Component Reuse • Services and API’s (Service Oriented Architecture - SOA) • Visual Modeling and Design • Visual Development of Systems Developer and Team Productivity • E.g. Eclipse Mylyn Project Scripting Language Components • e.g. Jython, Ruby, etc. Improved Application Frameworks • e.g. Oracle ADF Framework Security Integration • Web Services, SOA, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Web 2.0 Concepts Mobility (again) Virtualization Moving Forward – Some thoughts…

  36. Conclusion Conclusion and Questions

  37. Be ready for the amount of work required • It’s like writing a term paper or project all the time Be prepared for the speed and amount of change Don’t be afraid to ask for help… • … but do the research first • You are not expected to be the expert… yet. And finally… Final Thoughts Be Passionate – Do something you love to do!

  38. Questions?

  39. BlueStorm Technologies, Inc. • 20-24 Wall Street • Binghamton, NY 13901 • http://www.bluestormtech.com • Contact: • Tony Shuba • tshuba@bluestormtech.com • 607-762-5401

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