Hey there, everybody. Recent joiner who’s been lurking. I have been searching the posts here and gotten some great info from them, but I’ve now got some questions of my own. Hopefully, they’re ones that others have and they might benefit from the thread, as well....
Like others said: sql, sql, sql. The syntax is probably easier than excel, but a lot of people stink at it because they don’t want to invest in the spatial reasoning required to make it work magic, and that opens doors to easy opportunity.
If you can get into a position like reporting or data quality, and be “that person” that fixes a dreaded slow query to make it run in milliseconds instead of minutes, then you’ll get your proverbial blank check to go where you want. Those queries exist in just about every business.
Take a look around for “sql portfolio projects” for more complete stuff that goes beyond tutorials.
18 months is the Holmes limit at Bank of America and Wells Fargo - they terminate you and let you know when you start that it’s going to happen. It’s normal in fintech. But don’t change without a funded and secured offer.
Initially, LinkedIn was just another site where you could find jobs. It was simple to use, simple to connect with others; it even had some friendly groups with meaningful discussions....
I'm a new grad who started at one of the Big Tech companies this past year. Been recently notified that I'm in danger of being placed under PIP due to underperformance, which I thought was fair due to extenuating familial circumstances. I'm personally feeling despair in being capable or being able to stay in the tech industry...
They're very useful for the boilerplate stuff and it's somewhat rewarding to type out 3-4 letters, hit tab and wind up with half a dozen lines in a bash script or config file.
They tend to get in the way more for complicated tasks, but I have learned to use them as a psychology trick: if I have writer's block, I just let them pump out something wrong since it's easier to critique a blob of text than a blank page.
Hear me out: A scripting language that compiles to bash or sh (any suggestions?)
why?...
Linus Torvalds couldn't find an excuse to hold back Linux 6.5, so here it is (www.theregister.com)
Data Analyst Seeking Advice
Hey there, everybody. Recent joiner who’s been lurking. I have been searching the posts here and gotten some great info from them, but I’ve now got some questions of my own. Hopefully, they’re ones that others have and they might benefit from the thread, as well....
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[DISCUSS] Pros/cons of videos for technical documentation?
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/3560540...
What helps people get comfortable on the command line? (jvns.ca)
Is 1 and a half years too early to switch jobs?
I am actually thinking a lot about changing my current job at a reasonably big fintech company....
Ars covers their cloud architecture: part 2 (arstechnica.com)
A developer's guide to prompt engineering and LLMs - The GitHub Blog (github.blog)
is it just me or GitHub is turning into some sort of LinkedIn
Initially, LinkedIn was just another site where you could find jobs. It was simple to use, simple to connect with others; it even had some friendly groups with meaningful discussions....
Ars covers their cloud architecture: part 1 (arstechnica.com)
Evernote, the memory app people forgot about, lays off entire US staff (arstechnica.com)
Hadolint: Lint Dockerfiles from the Command Line (thenewstack.io)
Distributed PostgreSQL Benchmarks: Azure Cosmos DB, CockroachDB, and YugabyteDB (www.infoq.com)
I feel threatened the further I scroll (web.archive.org)
50% off voucher for AWS associate exams (pages.awscloud.com)
Sign up before 09-29, take the exam before 10-31
Brave aims to curb practice of websites that port scan visitors (arstechnica.com)
Yeah, uh… at least ublock’s EasyPrivacy list catches most of them
Linus be like... (sh.itjust.works)
For experienced devs, were you put on PIP early in your career? How did you bounce back from it to stay in the industry?
I'm a new grad who started at one of the Big Tech companies this past year. Been recently notified that I'm in danger of being placed under PIP due to underperformance, which I thought was fair due to extenuating familial circumstances. I'm personally feeling despair in being capable or being able to stay in the tech industry...
it makes just as little sense to me (programming.dev)
I really do love the fun IDE colors....
I personally use tabs (programming.dev)
Love that quote (lemmy.world)
Lemmy is in serious need of more devs [CROSS POST]
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/570507...
Are you still using AI tools to help with development?
I trialed GitHub Copilot and used ChatGPT for a bit, but recently I found myself using them less and less....