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Has anyone here had experience working in Australia (or as an expat in another developed country) as an actual software developer? I do enjoy what I do but I'd

• patio11 16y ago
  I worked in Japan for 3 years as a technical translator and the better part of 3 years as a software engineer at a large software consultancy. Software engineers do lots of things, but theoretically the main reason I was there was to develop software (mostly Big Freaking Enterprise Java web applications, for universities, and software which supported the development of the same). I would be happy to talk to you about that experience at length. The capsule summary is that I cannot recommend working for a Japanese megacorp as a means of broadening one's horizons unless one has the very specific desire to learn about Japanese megacorps. The work/life balance works out such that -- even if you enjoy software development very, very much -- you will likely have insufficient time/energy/health to see much of Japan in your rather few non-working hours.
  • javanix 16y ago
    That's the impression I've gotten from a lot of people who have worked in Japan. It isn't really an option for me anyway (since I don't know the language and wouldn't have too much of a reason to learn it) but it is certainly interesting how incompatible many people find Japanese workplace culture with American workplace culture.