A person wants to book a ticket on a flight from his hometown to another city where he needs to go for a business conference. He logs on to the website of his favorite airline, checks out the timings and fares available, selects the one best suited for him, keys in his credit card details for payment, and within minutes, his e – ticket is delivered to his mailbox, which he can take a print of, and he is good to go. In case he doesn t have a particular favorite airline, he can log on to one of the numerous travel and tour websites, punch in his travel dates, and he is given a choice of airlines with comparative fares. He can refine his search further by specifying the approximate time of the day when he wants his flight to be scheduled at, or the maximum fare he is willing to pay. After this he goes through the various choices offered, and he is ready to book his ticket in minutes.
How was all this made possible? The person booking the tickets saw only the home pages of the websites he visited, but behind the scenes there was a mass of computer codes and programs written by experienced programmers who are experts in coding and programing, which prompt the website to respond in a certain way when certain choices are made by the visitor. This is a very challenging and interesting field, and if you can train yourself to be able to do coding and programing, you have got yourself a good career.
How would you get into this career? The easiest way is to do an engineering course, because companies prefer to hire engineers as coding and programing professionals because of their stronger analytical skills. Although computer engineers are most preferred, but most big companies have a well oiled training mechanism which can train you up easily enough. In cas you are unable to crack the tough engineering college entrance examinations, then you could do a course from a professional institute, because many companies also come to these institutes for hiring.
Before you get into a full time job of coding or programing, please keep a watch for opportunities for part time projects. These will not take too much of your time, but they will let you work in a real corporate environment with other professionals, and is a good line to put on your resume. As a bonus, you might also get paid a small stipend!
Make a habit of writing code, in whatever form. It might just be a small widget or a more complicated web application, but the more you write, the more easily you will be able to master the science of debugging codes. This is possible if you start keeping the company of school seniors or family acquaintances who are doing coding or programing work professionally. You can ask them to pass on small jobs to you, which will ease their burden and also help you learn a new thing or two.