thatcodingdude

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   by thatcodingdude 6y ago

   I think I'm going to be mostly socially distancing forever now. Not seeing people anymore is an acceptable tradeoff for never getting sick.
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   by thatcodingdude 6y ago

   Same here, that came off as really privileged.
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   by thatcodingdude 6y ago

   We're not reaping the benefits of work anymore, it's mostly trickling upwards now so not really interesting. Makes sense to spend time on video games where you feel a bit more rewarded.
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   by thatcodingdude 6y ago

   The AASM should focus on the 4 hour workday instead.
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   by thatcodingdude 6y ago

   I think these kind of habits will disappear with boomers. I don't know which country you live in but I'm sure young people wouldn't raise an eyebrow if you ate dinner before 8PM. The general consensus here among young people
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   by thatcodingdude 6y ago

   I'm terrified that there would be something after. Imagine always being. I need to rest sooner or later.
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   by thatcodingdude 6y ago

   Thanks a lot !
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   by thatcodingdude 6y ago

   Any way to contact you for learning/career advice ?
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   by thatcodingdude 6y ago

   Thanks for all the great answers, they all helped me think about what I wanted to go for. I'll be focusing on linux admin / devops / security and brush up on the parts I've missed (computer science basics / SQL &#x2
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Do you recommend any books / courses that could help give me some sort of curriculum around this knowledge ? I unfortunately don't know what I don't know, so I'd need a bit of guidance to learn efficiently. Something lik
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Well, my post was kinda generic and more exploratory so I appreciate every answer. I've read every post and realized I'd like to focus on back-end, specifically server management / devops / security.
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Hey, sorry but I'll be focusing on learning for now so I won't take new projects for a little while. There was somewhere up in the thread another user (erdos4d) looking for work I think, so maybe something can happen there. deck.g
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Just sent my first pull request. Here goes nothing !
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    What do you mean ?
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    But is it webscale ?
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    That's a good point.
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    PHP is used a lot in France where I'm based, so that probably differs a bit from the US market.
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    I'm based in France.
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Indeed, that's what I took away from reading the answers ! This thread has been a great help, I'm thankful for each response.
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Nice, that's really interesting ! How did you touch so many different languages, was it only on personal side-projects or did you learn on the job ? I'm afraid learning too many different languages just for fun would be detrimenta
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Oh, I already have lots of outside hobbies. I'm just trying to make work more fun (I do realize how privileged I am to even think this.)
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Thanks. Rust has been recommended a bit in this thread so I'll check it out. Out of curiosity, what's the appeal of learning Rust ? What kind of projects do you use it for ? I find that I can solve mostly everything with a blend o
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    By "The Rust Book", do you mean "The Rust Programming Language" ?
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Seems to be where I'm headed now. A new world of learning opens !
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Thanks for the detailed answer. I do intend on staying technical for as long as I can. I'll have to pick something around servers, UNIX, security and performance since those are actually the (seldom used and surely not deep enough) par
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    How's it going ? I'll be starting as well, feels like I'm too late to the party. Won't stop me though.
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Yeah, I never expected so many good answers.
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Funny you should mention it, I'm 3 chapters deep in nand to tetris on coursera. It's a great course.
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Building a language would certainly be a crowning achievement. Thanks !
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    by thatcodingdude 6y ago

    Nice, thought you needed sysadmin background for SRE. I'll look into that, thanks.