Question

what all subject should one master if one wants be:

1. Web programmer
2. System programmer
3. Application programmer
4 Game programmer

Answer 1

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Well earlier there was basically one language: assembler. The programming main book you need, for
assembler, was the "Principle of Operations" (IBM) . In fact I still have my
version. Working and consulting at fortune 100 companies meant that if you
screwed up your whole operating system would be down. Naturally their entire
network(s). So your perspective would be different than that of an
application programmer. Not to say there was less pressure. But if you did
bad work your name would get around if you worked only in one city. As to
programming it was all low level. IBM was since moved a lot of code into the
microcode. Just think about it relative to a PC. There are system
programmers for that also. How do you think there job is relative to yours?
Weather it is C or assembler it's all relative to the ISO layer your are
programming with. I find the PC application programming very loose (sloppy)
in most cases because the coding is just done to get it done. .Sorry, just
my experience

Answer 2

Nice answer Gary Ahuja but how did actually the PC gained so much attetion eventually?Every good guy wants to be one of the 4 due to the PC.As for the how to be one ,some,or all of the for, attend a school like OCW or any other kind if you are serious!