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This has huge potential! I really like the idea of an niche programming jobs site. I've been jealous for some time now of the design community which seems to ha

This has huge potential! I really like the idea of an niche programming jobs site. I've been jealous for some time now of the design community which seems to have many such job boards. I was also stoked to see Q and J make it into the title. I've been learning q/kdb over the past month and keep asking myself "what am I going to do with this?" (other than personal projects of course).

nonce999 16y ago
> I've been learning q/kdb over the past month and keep asking myself "what am I going to do with this?" Q/KDB+ programmers are constantly in demand, and the jobs are some of the highest paying jobs out there. Random headhunters harass me to this day about Q jobs. If this is what you want to do go on LinkedIn and join some KDB groups/contact a recruiter. They will place you. Recruiters make it a very easy process. Be prepared to relocate to New York/Chicago/London. It's a small market, admittedly, so I wouldn't recommend everyone to go out and learn Q. The shops that do use Q can't find enough programmers because the barriers to entry are high, and so they tend to pay a lot of money for the ones they do get.
- shaunxcode 16y ago
  I've been learning it mainly because I really like APL but realize those jobs are even more scarce. Thanks for the advice about linked in etc.
tlack 16y ago
Have you found any interesting personal projects to use Q/Kdb for? I've been trying to learn it for years but haven't found anything to use it for that really makes me want to learn.
- shaunxcode 16y ago
  I am currently working on something which is roughly a "knowledge/document/media relation" database based upon treating Michel Foucaults "Archeology of Knowledge" as a specification for software. If it's workable and interesting I will get a domain for it and show it off, if not it's a good project to learn on.
  - al3x 16y ago
    That's probably the coolest coding project I've heard about in years. Please do share.
sgmurphy 16y ago
Thanks for the positive feedback! I'm really interested in giving all functional programming languages as much exposure as I can.
bgraves 16y ago
I realize it's a bit off topic, but could you give a quick run-down on your experience with Q and J -- and particularly your perception on the potential job market?
- shaunxcode 16y ago
  As I mentioned above I am mainly interested in it from the perspective of a polygot/language pervert as I have been developing an APL -> PHP interpreter in my spare time (obviously for fun not production). I got into J and Q to see what the different ASCII approaches were to moving beyond the APL special characters. Thus far I am pretty impressed after having worked my way through a good portion of "Q for Mortals". My current "client base" is mainly interested in out-of-the-box lamp/ror/foss which has thus far held me back from introducing it into current projects. However I have a client who is currently trying to use php/mssql for really complex and massive historical data analysis and Q/KDB more accurately fit the job description so we'll see what happens. Sorry if you were hoping for someone w/ more real world experience!
yummyfajitas 16y ago
Just curious, how do you go about learning Q/KDB? I was under the impression it was proprietary and expensive - did you just purchase a copy?
- tlack 16y ago
  There's a free evaluation version and a free online book or two - all linked from code.kx.com username anonymous/password anonymous.

nonce999 16y ago

> I've been learning q/kdb over the past month and keep asking myself "what am I going to do with this?" Q/KDB+ programmers are constantly in demand, and the jobs are some of the highest paying jobs out there. Random headhunters harass me to this day about Q jobs. If this is what you want to do go on LinkedIn and join some KDB groups/contact a recruiter. They will place you. Recruiters make it a very easy process. Be prepared to relocate to New York/Chicago/London. It's a small market, admittedly, so I wouldn't recommend everyone to go out and learn Q. The shops that do use Q can't find enough programmers because the barriers to entry are high, and so they tend to pay a lot of money for the ones they do get.

shaunxcode 16y ago
I've been learning it mainly because I really like APL but realize those jobs are even more scarce. Thanks for the advice about linked in etc.

tlack 16y ago

Have you found any interesting personal projects to use Q/Kdb for? I've been trying to learn it for years but haven't found anything to use it for that really makes me want to learn.

shaunxcode 16y ago
I am currently working on something which is roughly a "knowledge/document/media relation" database based upon treating Michel Foucaults "Archeology of Knowledge" as a specification for software. If it's workable and interesting I will get a domain for it and show it off, if not it's a good project to learn on.
- al3x 16y ago
  That's probably the coolest coding project I've heard about in years. Please do share.

sgmurphy 16y ago

Thanks for the positive feedback! I'm really interested in giving all functional programming languages as much exposure as I can.

bgraves 16y ago

I realize it's a bit off topic, but could you give a quick run-down on your experience with Q and J -- and particularly your perception on the potential job market?

shaunxcode 16y ago
As I mentioned above I am mainly interested in it from the perspective of a polygot/language pervert as I have been developing an APL -> PHP interpreter in my spare time (obviously for fun not production). I got into J and Q to see what the different ASCII approaches were to moving beyond the APL special characters. Thus far I am pretty impressed after having worked my way through a good portion of "Q for Mortals". My current "client base" is mainly interested in out-of-the-box lamp/ror/foss which has thus far held me back from introducing it into current projects. However I have a client who is currently trying to use php/mssql for really complex and massive historical data analysis and Q/KDB more accurately fit the job description so we'll see what happens. Sorry if you were hoping for someone w/ more real world experience!

yummyfajitas 16y ago

Just curious, how do you go about learning Q/KDB? I was under the impression it was proprietary and expensive - did you just purchase a copy?

tlack 16y ago
There's a free evaluation version and a free online book or two - all linked from code.kx.com username anonymous/password anonymous.