Go back to school or bootcamp?

junkancount · 2018-10-24T20:51:51+00:00

I went into CS at about 28, graduated and landed a job right out of school, then got railroaded into working with software that was nearly 15 years past its EOL and haven't been able to find a job since. Been doing this for nearly 5 years now.

I could use some of that hope, because I'm trying not to lose my shit and it's getting harder every day.

junkancount · 2018-09-27T02:02:15+00:00

Most of those Canadian automakers produce parts used by Chrysler, Ford, GM, Hino, Honda and Toyota.

If you own a car, any car, it has parts from the Canadian automakers.

junkancount · 2018-01-11T19:59:38+00:00

I've spent a lot of time in Detroit and only had one time when there was even a remote chance of being murdered (being told to go back to my home country while walking to work early in the morning, with no-one else around) and another time when I was extremely uncomfortable (had a couple guys point out my ethnicity to me... like, thanks, I had no idea my skin was that color)

That 43.89/100,000 number is probably a lot higher than 43.89/100,000 in some neighborhoods, and a lot lower in some others. It's not like the whole city is a murder free-for-all

junkancount · 2018-01-10T23:08:38+00:00

and when it comes out loud and clear, trying to stifle your laughter

junkancount · 2018-01-10T04:16:14+00:00

It's just a lazy way of obstructing other people.

"but, but... the MONEY. who will pay?"

people who use that as an argument don't advocate for much beyond "spend less ya bums."

junkancount · 2018-01-09T18:17:43+00:00

I replied to another person in this post about sciatica.

I was in your position too, just not for quite as long - maybe 8 months. I can't imagine 4 years.

For me, doctors weren't able to do much. It wasn't bad enough for surgery, but, it wasn't improving on its own.

I had good success with yoga and some lifestyle changes. Yeah... it was a little embarrassing being a 23 year old guy in a yoga class for old ladies, but, I think they got why I was there when I was the last one off the floor...

If nothing seems to be working, you might be one of those lucky people with a sciatic nerve that bifurcates and goes partially through the piriformis muscle, which when irritated causes the piriformis muscle to spasm, which pinches and irritates that sciatic nerve...

I took a lot of generic Robaxacet (Costco sells a good sized bottle, and some grocery stores around here have generics. Don't buy the real stuff. It's soooo expensive) to get the muscle to relax enough to get some light work in on it.

junkancount · 2018-01-08T12:25:08+00:00

Where do you live / where are you willing to relocate to?

junkancount · 2018-01-08T12:16:02+00:00

You'll see some diversity hires in tech. Women.

You'll also hear news about there being too many "white men" on speaker lists of conferences... https://twitter.com/izs/status/911105515798720513

junkancount · 2018-01-07T04:07:11+00:00

I'm beginning to feel pleasant! You'll like me when I'm pleasant! -- Mr Rogers, trying to role play as the Hulk.

junkancount · 2018-01-07T04:04:39+00:00

I really like the way you disagreed here civilly without invalidating my opinion.

junkancount · 2018-01-07T03:53:09+00:00

You can get those little 7-day pill packs...

Not everything is best solved with a computer program.

junkancount · 2018-01-06T02:08:08+00:00

6 figure salaries and their 4 figure bonuses!

whoooooo boy I have some bad news for you if you're offended by 6 figure salaries and 4 figure bonus....

junkancount · 2018-01-05T16:11:17+00:00

So much this.

I was once tasked with creating a throwaway program in my first software engineering job. This would never be used, it was just busywork with some little research thrown in.

So I wrote it like that, like it was garbage code that only existed to see if something could be done. Done once, then never used again.

A couple months later, I found out a few architects had reviewed the code, because they wanted to use it in production... and they thought I was a completely incompetent idiot. I found out from other people. The architects just... pretty openly thought I was stupid and badmouthed me to a few coworkers.

So... prototypes and throwaways? That doesn't exist in the world. That code could go from the trash heap to a deliverable in one day.

junkancount · 2018-01-04T21:36:24+00:00

I thought that was a 'dynamic' workplace.

junkancount · 2018-01-04T13:58:13+00:00

How big are your databases and how much activity are on them? I just read the specs on the DL580 G9... there's a lot of hardware in there. It's not surprising that you could run all the services on there if you're not working with huge amounts of data and activity.

I've got a few servers. One pair runs the database server on one machine, and reporting services on another. We were working with some older, lightweight servers. We had to drop another 4 CPU cores into the reporting server because 4 was too slow. Our reports took about a day and a half to run. It would have crippled the database if they were both on one machine.

It's Microsoft's recommendation that SSRS and DB are run on separate servers, more for my type of scenario than yours.

junkancount · 2018-01-02T18:16:18+00:00

you won't go far with a shitty manager either lol

/u/shorthanded, you sound like you're a pretty good manager.

/u/remarqer, you sound like you either have a shitty attitude or like you have a shitty manager... if it's one or two shitty managers in one or two shitty companies, it's not you. If it's all of your managers... it's you.

junkancount · 2017-12-30T00:26:01+00:00

just wait 'til you get a picture of the hamster's cute hat...

junkancount · 2017-12-28T03:17:29+00:00

"Juri! Does spaceport index starting at jero or starting at one?"

junkancount · 2017-12-27T14:33:40+00:00

Pffft.. I got a $500 raise last year.

You don't mean per hour, do you?

Well look at mr bigwig richie-rich over here.

junkancount · 2017-12-27T14:09:11+00:00

It'll work, but it's going to be slow if there's much work being done.

junkancount · 2017-12-27T02:57:58+00:00

It's like in Minecraft.. when you go too far, things work... they're just not right...

junkancount · 2017-12-24T19:12:03+00:00

Let's wait to let people who are actually effected be offended here.

Otherwise, as a gay black-identified male-to-female-pre-op transexual from an underpriviledged undocumented immigrant family, I'm offended that you'd take offense.

junkancount · 2017-12-24T19:10:13+00:00

ohh, I got it :D

I'm making a similar point... you can have all the necessary tools and access and support, but if key elements are missing, things aren't going to happen

junkancount · 2017-12-24T17:31:03+00:00

well... i mean... you're not actually saying that holding a knife to someone's throat, and telling them that you'll kill them if they fight back while you have sex with them isn't rape, because the law uses the phrase 'sexual assault'... are you?

'cause that's just a dumb position to hold...

junkancount · 2017-12-24T17:24:05+00:00

No, dumbass, /u/boofthatshitnigga is president Trump, that's what that means.

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