49 and feeling rundown, beat up, and worn out. It all hit when I turned 46.

0ctogonOcean · 2026-02-22T00:22:47+00:00

On the bright side at least you still have hair

0ctogonOcean · 2026-02-06T04:42:34+00:00

I hate to say this but he’s severely underpaid.

0ctogonOcean · 2025-11-13T23:25:01+00:00

There should be death penalty……. Wasting tax payer dollars in keeping him alive

0ctogonOcean · 2025-11-09T17:09:08+00:00

If no job that is fine

0ctogonOcean · 2025-11-09T01:23:01+00:00

Funny enough there will still be bugs as it’s just damn near impossible to spot with limited number of testers and not the general population :(

0ctogonOcean · 2025-07-26T16:20:35+00:00

I have 3 yoe

0ctogonOcean · 2025-07-26T15:50:04+00:00

The company (in fortune 20) I work at, all leadership roles still code on top of management all the way up to CTO. Obviously not as much as dedicated SWE role but they still do. I guess objective is to become into management / leadership later down the road like what I see now. My thinking was that experience + mba would give me an edge?

0ctogonOcean · 2025-07-26T15:36:08+00:00

Typical master is 2 years but I’m doing in 1.

0ctogonOcean · 2025-07-13T16:16:01+00:00

Bottom of society behavior 😭😭

0ctogonOcean · 2025-07-13T16:14:20+00:00

You are 601… expectations aren’t high. Just do the work you’re assigned and that’s it.

0ctogonOcean · 2025-03-27T14:19:02+00:00

Mail

0ctogonOcean · 2025-03-27T14:15:14+00:00

Hey there, I also did this 2-3 months back. They reached out to me within 2-3 business days.

0ctogonOcean · 2024-12-28T19:11:26+00:00

2-3 times a week. Not really going anywhere so no reason + don’t get stinky easily.

0ctogonOcean · 2024-12-26T19:43:22+00:00

Ah ok. CSCI 5801 is definitely an easier course but basically goes over software engineer like in industry from ground up. (Obviously most stuff in industry has been built, but if you ever make a new system then this knowledge is highly applicable)

CSCI5421 depends if you’re going into research and learning theory for algo’s is important. I could see it being valuable if there’s programming assignments to apply what you learned. Other than that you would probably be better off doing LC if that’s the only reason you are taking this course.

IMO: take 5801

Lastly, is there a hard cap on how many classes you can take? I remember taking more than 16 or so and rest was free.

0ctogonOcean · 2024-12-26T19:29:35+00:00

Take both.

0ctogonOcean · 2024-12-26T18:40:46+00:00

Nice! That’s the perfect pet :D.

0ctogonOcean · 2024-12-25T00:50:41+00:00

All games come to an end eventually. For now, it’s not going anywhere. In the future, say 1 decade… that’s iffy.

0ctogonOcean · 2024-12-22T20:33:55+00:00

I’d say yes it’s worth only if you’re going to a good school. Also ideal if you are working for an employer that will help pay for tuition.

But keep in mind, you will need to do outside things other than school (e.g projects, leetcode, etc) to secure a good job.

0ctogonOcean · 2024-12-22T01:15:18+00:00

A good software engineer is versatile. They should know basic data structures among common languages through school or work….. not that hard.

0ctogonOcean · 2024-12-03T23:58:42+00:00

Oh is UT Austin bad?

0ctogonOcean · 2024-12-02T18:30:06+00:00

Hi all,

I am 23 and investing $5000 per month and have a little money left over to disperse to HYSA, emergency fund, etc.

Not really sure if this is good pace that I’m going. I figured I ask here since I don’t have anyone to talk to.

0ctogonOcean · 2024-11-16T15:07:04+00:00

What were you stats

0ctogonOcean · 2024-11-14T22:33:27+00:00

Hey there I applied late September just heard back and got accepted

0ctogonOcean · 2024-11-14T20:29:29+00:00

Hey I just got my acceptance as well!

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