I looked for Senior Software Developer positions, and one of the things that I’ve noticed is that lots of enterprises look for people with experience with technologies such as .NET and C#....
Don’t take issue with the platform. Take issue with companies that are so fanatical with “we’re a microsoft/java/javascript/esperanto shop!” that they’d cram it into medical devices and nuclear reactor controls before doing some sort of sober domain analysis.
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.
I’m not quite sure what they have in mind, but I’m mentally visualizing the family scene where grandma calls and instead of passing the phone around, you just transfer to the next person on the list.
So I’m going into my final year of Uni, passed the first semester with distinction. Unfortunately had to defer for a couple years but kept up studying since....
I did research computation for the statistics department, engineering school and medical school. The pay stunk but I got a fac & staff parking permit out of it. And the projects were extremely exciting.
Stats was from a friend’s roommate who also did work for them, and the other two were random job boards. Med schools are prime because they like to guard their research money and can have their own full IT department with dev, networking, desktop support, etc.
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.
Thought I might follow up since I had an interview today - I never stop interviewing - and was asked about duration. My off-the-cuff response was “if a company invests in its employees, offers growth and promotes internally, then I will work for a place longer. If it does not and only offers a dead-end role with no appreciable growth, then I will look for that opportunity elsewhere.”
From a historical standpoint, there is also the bad blood of ActiveX, Flash, Silverlight and early Java applets that still leaves a bad taste in people’s mouths. It has a slightly steeper uphill battle to fight.
Why are there so many programming languages? And why are there still being so many made? I would think you would try to perfect what you have instead of making new ones all the time. I understand you need new languages sometimes like quantumcomputing or some newer tech like that. But for pc you would think there would be some...
Generally the most supported language on the tool/platform you want to target is the best one. Like SQL on databases, JS/ES in browsers, python in data science related stuff, etc. If multiple are heavily supported then just pick the one that’s the most comfortable.
Will accessibility tools that rely on automating input to the browser cause it to become untrusted? Will it affect extensions? The spec does currently specify a carveout for browser modifications and extensions, but those can make automating interactions with a website trivial. So, either the spec is useless or restrictions will...
It’s worth doing it. There’s a LOT of ground to cover beyond lambda, ec2 and s3 and they pretty much hand you a bunch of best-fit cookie cutter solutions as part of the training. There’s a number of recommended paid training courses but the official courses are free and can at least lay foundational knowledge.
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....
How do I trick my brain into completing a project? I’m making an app that shows which voice actor plays a character in the movie and what other movies they act in. It’s useful for me personally so the internal motivation is here but sometimes I feel like I’m making something that’s been done numerous times over and I...
Hear me out: A scripting language that compiles to bash or sh (any suggestions?)
why?...
Why enterprises use .NET and C# technologies?
I looked for Senior Software Developer positions, and one of the things that I’ve noticed is that lots of enterprises look for people with experience with technologies such as .NET and C#....
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...
Google may soon let users 'link' Android devices for calls and more (www.androidcentral.com)
Final year of Uni, need to get a job.
So I’m going into my final year of Uni, passed the first semester with distinction. Unfortunately had to defer for a couple years but kept up studying since....
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....
Editing config files safely
You can backup your config files before editing them, like this:...
What's stopping WebAssembly from effectively replacing JavaScript?
I’ve been wondering about this for a while and haven’t really found a great answer for it. From what I understand, WASM is:...
AWS Public IPv4 Address Charge + Public IP Insights (aws.amazon.com)
Why do they keep making new languages
Why are there so many programming languages? And why are there still being so many made? I would think you would try to perfect what you have instead of making new ones all the time. I understand you need new languages sometimes like quantumcomputing or some newer tech like that. But for pc you would think there would be some...
Ars covers their cloud architecture: part 2 (arstechnica.com)
Unpacking Google’s new “dangerous” Web-Environment-Integrity specification (vivaldi.com)
Will accessibility tools that rely on automating input to the browser cause it to become untrusted? Will it affect extensions? The spec does currently specify a carveout for browser modifications and extensions, but those can make automating interactions with a website trivial. So, either the spec is useless or restrictions will...
A developer's guide to prompt engineering and LLMs - The GitHub Blog (github.blog)
Would an AWS certificate be worth my time?
As a recent grad in Computer Science I recently ggot a job as a Deployment Enginneer....
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....
ADHD, finishing projects and being independent
How do I trick my brain into completing a project? I’m making an app that shows which voice actor plays a character in the movie and what other movies they act in. It’s useful for me personally so the internal motivation is here but sometimes I feel like I’m making something that’s been done numerous times over and I...