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I'm so glad I have experience now (few years). I remember how hard it was to get in (I'm not from a tech background). I don't have to memorize random things I d

I'm so glad I have experience now (few years). I remember how hard it was to get in (I'm not from a tech background). I don't have to memorize random things I don't even use in my day job. I agree though I got a 40% raise jumping to a new job, I'm still below $100K but it's something for me in the midwest. I don't aim to stay in it professionally for a long time though, will save/invest and get out. Do it on my own time for fun/to build things. Edited: took out random crap about me not relevant

grecy 5y ago
Shoot me a message if you'd like to sell any of those G lenses :) I promise to put them to good use exploring the world. Email in profile
- jcun4128 5y ago
  haha put your money where you mouth is right, I just got them have to hold on to them for a bit. just thinking it's crazy how much they cost despite how little you might use them. Gear Acquisition Syndrome as they say, I bought them used anyway. I checked out your sites, pretty cool what you do.
lordlic 5y ago
> I don't have to memorize random things I don't even use in my day job Yeah, imagine what kind of nerd would be interested in the field and genuinely want to learn all they can, ha ha.
- jcun4128 5y ago
  Oh I'm not a pro developer man, I'm mediocre. I can get things done but I'm no John Carmack or something. I do have random interests though and write code outside of work in other topics. I guess specifically I don't know much about algorithms/big-o stuff like that (working on it, trying to change fields where I can use that). I do acknowledge being weak in math, I'm concerned if I can actually do ML. I'm a glue-er is the term, crud apps. The OT talked about leetcode/that's something I hear people grind while also applying to "hundreds" of jobs.
  - black_13 5y ago
    It was the average that built the pyramids.
- MattGaiser 5y ago
  It depends on why you are interested in the field. Some people inherently enjoy it. I personally enjoy the ability it gives me to create stuff. It is the closest thing to magic in my view. That is why I find Leetcode dull. I can't really do much with it as if I needed it, I would pull it from a library.
- AussieWog93 5y ago
  >Yeah, imagine what kind of nerd would be interested in the field and genuinely want to learn all they can, ha ha. Yeah, this comment grinds my gears. So much "knowledge" in the software world (and parts of academia, and probably many other parts of society) is completely arbitrary bullshit that gets perpetuated because people who are familiar with it want to maintain their position of authority. Actively taking pride in this is not inherently a good thing.
  - lordlic 5y ago
    I think usually people who try to make this point are just pouting over how they shouldn't be expected to know basic, fundamental things. Like https://twitter.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768 https://twitter.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768
    - XorNot 5y ago
      I can count on no hands the number of times I have ever needed to invert a binary tree in my entire career. I'm sure someone knows. I'm also sure that I don't care: why didn't they use the standard library function for it?
      - lordlic 5y ago
        Beyond parody.
        XorNot 5y ago
        For your consideration I direct you to the struggles of developing Starcraft: https://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/tough-times-on-the-road-to-starcraft https://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/tough-times-on-the-road-to-... Whereupon a huge proportion of early bugs were programmers who believed they were easily smart enough to write doubly linked list handling methods proceeded to ongoingly and continually screw up writing doubly linked list handling methods while refusing to use standard functions. This isn't hypothetical.
- the_only_law 5y ago
  As someone who at one point was interested and learned all I could about the things that interested, I can say majority of it is useless, and dismissed if it ever comes u in an inter.
the_only_law 5y ago
I actually feel that job hunting has gotten worse as I gained more experience, though that’s most likely due to the fact I’ve gotten more picky.

grecy 5y ago

Shoot me a message if you'd like to sell any of those G lenses :) I promise to put them to good use exploring the world. Email in profile

jcun4128 5y ago
haha put your money where you mouth is right, I just got them have to hold on to them for a bit. just thinking it's crazy how much they cost despite how little you might use them. Gear Acquisition Syndrome as they say, I bought them used anyway. I checked out your sites, pretty cool what you do.

lordlic 5y ago

> I don't have to memorize random things I don't even use in my day job Yeah, imagine what kind of nerd would be interested in the field and genuinely want to learn all they can, ha ha.

jcun4128 5y ago
Oh I'm not a pro developer man, I'm mediocre. I can get things done but I'm no John Carmack or something. I do have random interests though and write code outside of work in other topics. I guess specifically I don't know much about algorithms/big-o stuff like that (working on it, trying to change fields where I can use that). I do acknowledge being weak in math, I'm concerned if I can actually do ML. I'm a glue-er is the term, crud apps. The OT talked about leetcode/that's something I hear people grind while also applying to "hundreds" of jobs.
- black_13 5y ago
  It was the average that built the pyramids.
MattGaiser 5y ago
It depends on why you are interested in the field. Some people inherently enjoy it. I personally enjoy the ability it gives me to create stuff. It is the closest thing to magic in my view. That is why I find Leetcode dull. I can't really do much with it as if I needed it, I would pull it from a library.
AussieWog93 5y ago
>Yeah, imagine what kind of nerd would be interested in the field and genuinely want to learn all they can, ha ha. Yeah, this comment grinds my gears. So much "knowledge" in the software world (and parts of academia, and probably many other parts of society) is completely arbitrary bullshit that gets perpetuated because people who are familiar with it want to maintain their position of authority. Actively taking pride in this is not inherently a good thing.
- lordlic 5y ago
  I think usually people who try to make this point are just pouting over how they shouldn't be expected to know basic, fundamental things. Like https://twitter.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768 https://twitter.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768
  - XorNot 5y ago
    I can count on no hands the number of times I have ever needed to invert a binary tree in my entire career. I'm sure someone knows. I'm also sure that I don't care: why didn't they use the standard library function for it?
    - lordlic 5y ago
      Beyond parody.
      - XorNot 5y ago
        For your consideration I direct you to the struggles of developing Starcraft: https://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/tough-times-on-the-road-to-starcraft https://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/tough-times-on-the-road-to-... Whereupon a huge proportion of early bugs were programmers who believed they were easily smart enough to write doubly linked list handling methods proceeded to ongoingly and continually screw up writing doubly linked list handling methods while refusing to use standard functions. This isn't hypothetical.
the_only_law 5y ago
As someone who at one point was interested and learned all I could about the things that interested, I can say majority of it is useless, and dismissed if it ever comes u in an inter.

the_only_law 5y ago

I actually feel that job hunting has gotten worse as I gained more experience, though that’s most likely due to the fact I’ve gotten more picky.