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by devs1010 15y ago
Did they actually tell you this? I would think this must violate some sort of anti-discrimination law
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by devs1010 15y ago
You can just think of objects as containers, if you have a bunch of functions that are related, but don't need to hold a specific "state" around them, then the class is essentially just a grouping (i.e. classes that just hold static methods
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by devs1010 15y ago
Below are just some basic points, I figured I'd try to put some info in the comment rather than linking to a resource. This is by no means comprehensive, just what I've learned from working at companies so far that have larger-scale apps -
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by devs1010 15y ago
Its a well structured, well thought out language that somewhat feels like an extension of a lower level language, like C. Generally, companies working on big projects want developers who are comfortable with a wide variety of programming co
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by devs1010 15y ago
A lot of recruiters are idiots, for one, and two, their main skill is in manipulating people, i.e. sales. The shady ones will always do what they can to get a leg up, including bad mouthing companies that they are not representing, I've had
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by devs1010 15y ago
and LOL, best just to move on to the next job posting, after all, unicorns don't exist, no matter how hard some people may want them to
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by devs1010 15y ago
companies who rely on web ad postings to recruit probably don't have the sharpest management. I think this may be just more a result of the fact that everyone is trying to jump on the bandwagon again and there are some clueless companies th
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by devs1010 15y ago
god indeed.com is awful lately, I've noticed it seems like just about every ad on there is posted by a 3rd party recruiter, I've pretty much given up on posted ads and started looking to get in touch with companies directly. If I'm going to
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by devs1010 15y ago
You shouldn't think that you can't get a job without a degree that pays better than what you make now as I bet you can, unless you live in a really small market where there is little demand for developers. I know this from first-hand experi
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by devs1010 15y ago
Agreed, communication skills are important, trying to avoid communication with others about work-related topics, where they may need your input, is bound to get you labeled as "that guy" where people basically think you're a one-dimensional
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by devs1010 15y ago
My point is that the number of people with engineering degrees in the U.S. is not equivalent to the number of qualified, experienced software developers. As many people work in software development who do not hold a computer science-specifi
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by devs1010 15y ago
Why not get a job as a programmer for a company directly? You'll learn more this way. Freelancing is generally easier once you have more experience under your belt
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by devs1010 15y ago
I agree thats its a complex issue and I definitely am not for having no foreign-born workers, the outstanding ones contribute a lot and I am definitely in support of H-1B programs (or other programs) for entrepreneurs who come here to start
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by devs1010 15y ago
Well, I have worked with many H-1B workers and while I've never directly known their salary I have always generally gotten the feeling that they are being paid less than their American counterparts in the same positions. Of course I can't p
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by devs1010 15y ago
I feel the same way, you can still write decent code without knowing all the nitty gritty deep-down details, I'm a firm believer in learning as much as possible about lower-level, Eventually.. but its often a case of Too Much Information fo
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by devs1010 15y ago
Why not make them start in machine language, I mean since they need to learn how everything works before they can program in the language they choose right? I find it somewhat funny that C and C++ are the default "starting point" languages
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by devs1010 15y ago
just a word of advice, if you're on an H-1B, you probably don't want to rely on a startup for your job so maybe this is a wakeup call. You would ideally want to work for a more established, larger company to where you can have some assuranc
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by devs1010 15y ago
Also, what they say about "company financials" is probably accurate, American workers usually cost more so, in essence, what they are saying could very well be true. Obviously this raises political issues, etc as do we really want companies
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by devs1010 15y ago
If you believe H-1B's are there to address a "talent shortage" I have a bridge to sell you. Tech companies use them to lower costs and help to suppress the wages of American workers. That said, makecheck is right, in that an employer is spo
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by devs1010 15y ago
I've never had IDEA freeze on me. Eclipse may offer those (I wasn't aware of it) but you would have to tinker around to configure it, I really prefer simplicity to a mountain of configuration to get it working the way I want. Eclipse is mor
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by devs1010 15y ago
Eclipse crashes on me or freezes up frequently despite using a quad-core brand-new laptop with 8gb memory. The UI frequently becomes unresponsive. Anything to do with IO such as opening files, having maven pull in a bunch of files, etc is h
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by devs1010 15y ago
wow, who in their right mind would pay to go to that?
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by devs1010 15y ago
Thanks, good example. Actually, the goal isn't to maintain it as a running site at first. An example that comes to mind, since I use it at my work, is the Jira system, this is a web app that companies buy and run their own copies of so if y
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by devs1010 15y ago
Eclipse is painful to use, just switching to using IntelliJ Idea IDE I have felt a lot more productive. I still have to use both since my company's "official" IDE is Eclipse and if I'm working on a problem where another developer might be l
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Creating an Open Source Web App that is also a Startup?
3 points by devs1010 15y ago|3 comments
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by devs1010 15y ago
You'll probably need to start with a small company, bigger companies usually aren't willing to give someone their first "big break". I started out just doing my own projects and then did some work for relatives, etc, then, finally I was abl
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by devs1010 15y ago
Not this. Even if you want to do mobile apps, just starting out you need to work with other developers as you learn a lot from them. If your goal from day 1 is to work solo you aren't going to have that feedback loop where you are pushed by
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Is Being Agile Really Something to Strive For?(rickdeveloper.tumblr.com)
3 points by devs1010 15y ago|0 comments
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by devs1010 15y ago
Thanks, yeah I am taking some classes but they are a bit more basic than the ones you suggested, I didn't know they had free online classes from Stanford, wow thats actually really cool, I will check into it
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Resources to become more familiar with CS aspects of programming, optimization
1 points by devs1010 15y ago|2 comments

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