thatcodingdude

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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
Job-wise I'd love to find something more technical and less business/project oriented. I find myself not really caring about the end product but I love focusing on how things work. I've often been the only one enjoying debugg
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
I love them and went through https://regexcrossword.com/ for fun, they're great tools. I have no idea how they work under the hood though !
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
It's actually recommended in the teach yourself cs curriculum, so I'll get around to reading it !
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
I'm far from being good enough to contribute to open-source projects unfortunately. I can make lots of things work but I don't know enough advanced patterns and low-level stuff to contribute in a meaningful and maintainable way.
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
That's always a good answer, but I'm not sure how one would go about 'learning' soft skills. Perhaps simply focusing on them is enough to improve.
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
Neat, thanks for the advice. Pentesting got a spot on mr. learning list's wild ride.
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
C it is then. Thanks for your input.
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
Yeah, found out about https://teachyourselfcs.com/ which seems decent enough, it's about time to learn this stuff.
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
SQL made the cut on my learning list !
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
Were you able to get a job or freelance gigs in the gaming field ?
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
Good point. I'm relying on ORMs too much.
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
Build / Deploy / Scaling is the most interesting part of my job right now, so it makes sense to focus on this part. Thanks !
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
C or C++ ? Thought about it, at the very least it would make me a bit more well-rounded.
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
This and the servers/linux stuff is the most interesting part of my job. I do have my doubts about being able to get into it since I suppose you really have to master low level dev (which I don't) and I don't think I can get
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
What kind of projects are you taking on with Rust ?
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
That's a good idea. It'd probably be great for me to start a non web-app side-project.
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by thatcodingdude 6y ago
That's probably the most interesting part of my job ! Making some small scripts, managing the build step, servers etc. Although I'm not sure you can get this kind of job as a self-taught dev with no degree/certifications.
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Ask HN: Self-taught webdev with lots of free time. What should I learn?
212 points by thatcodingdude 6y ago|317 comments
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by thatcodingdude 7y ago
This, so much. I am not needed in cities and should do my part by never setting a foot there again. Just send me specs and I'll code them from home. I'll only leave once a week for groceries.
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by thatcodingdude 7y ago
Back-end being exciting and interesting might make it a tad easier since you can focus on it. When doing front-end I have to fight myself from browsing the web instead of implementing another CRUD while being asked to somehow make it pop wh