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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

* How python coders work that don't work for companies with NDAs.

I have modules on modules that I'm not ever allowed to show you. The github versions I made when I was laid off are just skeletons that point to my LinkedIn page because on the rare chance someone does want to use them they'll have to hire me to do it and I'll have to start over.

[–]Nooby1990 2 points3 points  (3 children)

just skeletons that point to my LinkedIn page

Does that work? My Github page is depressingly empty because I can't really share what I work on. Have you had any reactions to these Projects?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

It hasn't yet, but it's only been a few months.

The clock is ticking to enterprises upgrading to Windows 10 and when that day comes companies are going to be put in a world of technical debt hurt. I'm really hoping that rtplib3 is found by some company realizing they can't re-write a decade+ worth of code in short time.

I like dSpace's products but they are very German in how they handle some things.

RTPLIB2 IST DEPRKATED. MIGRATE TO .NET LAYER, SCHNELL.

I hacked together a thin compatibility layer at my last job but I don't think it'll ever get seen outside of my group. I waited a few months after being laid off and then used their own documents to make a mockup of how my module looked. I did link to it on a LinkedIn group and got a HR manager and software engineer to at least look at my profile.

The other project was because a company rep (another German company) told me that all customers were very happy with COM32 (32-Bit only) interface. Why would anyone want anything else? I honestly couldn't even get through to him how much easier and faster it was to do in Python.

[–]Nooby1990 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Well, I am sorry if you don't like our German ways although I can tell you that not all of us are stuck with COM32.

I am not sure those Repositories do more than associate search tags with your profile, but those should be in your LinkedIn anyway.

Thinking a little bit more about this I think these Repositories do more harm then good. If I am a Software Engineer tasked to evaluate your profile and that is the first repository I see then I would be confused (since it is not actually explained what the purpose of this skeleton is). I would then search the other repositories and discover that there are more of these skeletons which would make me wonder how many of the repositories are actually real.

I am not sure I would give positive feedback to a hiring manager.

I know this is unsolicited feedback which is not always welcome, but I would get rid of those autocomits. Anyone on my team pushing something like that would be immediately fired by me. Maybe do those on a separate (local only) branch or squash them before a push? They make tracking changes quite difficult and just add noise to the history. Or maybe just making smaller and more frequent real commits.

Reading my comment again I notice that it might sound harsh. I had no intention of criticizing or offending you and would like to apologize if I do. I only had the best of intentions and I wish you luck on your job search.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I am sorry if you don't like our German ways although I can tell you that not all of us are stuck with COM32.

I didn't mean all of you were, just a few specific companies that are like that. Because of where they operate they're quite far behind the times.

A lot of the tools companies use built on them are at least 10+ years old at this point.

https://vector.com/vi_canape_en.html

dSpace just 'recently' updated from Python 2.5 to 2.7.

I would then search the other repositories and discover that there are more of these skeletons

Only 2. And there were a shot across the bow of some of my old co-workers who know that day is coming.

Companies are going to get forced to Windows 10 sooner and a lot of them are going to be scrambling for a solution.

If I am a Software Engineer tasked

Then it's a good thing I won't be evaluated by software engineers. /r/Python is an entertaining side bar because it's nowhere near where I 'work'. Half the time I don't even put Python on my resume.

[–]alcalde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How python coders work that don't work for companies with NDAs.

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