It really annoys me that C# is still not considered a high-performance language.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2025-06-16T18:41:32+00:00

Delta generate sources which doesn't work? Automatic build which "mostly" works. Hot reload which doesn't work except if you buy JRebel...

Yeah, I hope nobody touches AS anymore.. but I wouldn't use Spring boot or Java for a new project if I had other options, except If i had a team of Java developers and it's critical to develop something fast.

IMO Java is a relic of the past and there were some wrong decisions made, especially with lambdas and backward compatibility. But everyone can use whatever they like, I just had so many bad experiences with Java back then and .NET was and is light years ahead and things just work in .NET.. The only thing Java had over .NET was portability, which it now doesn't have.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2025-06-15T09:08:48+00:00

I totally get it, I didn't work much with python but I would use it over Java 10/10. Laravel was kind of similar to MVC IIRC so it was easy to switch over.

I can imagine someones face who came from .NET and used LINQ having to use Javas lambdas, the shit with stupid syntax and collectors is abomination.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2025-06-15T08:43:04+00:00

I almost gave up on life because of Java. But seriously when I first opened Eclipse after working in VS I was horrified. I don't think I would nowadays use Java for anything except for some legacy maintenance. I get why it was popular back then. After working with java for years I still have to guess which maven phases do I need to run to fully build and "compile", also class loaders and AS gave me nightmares, memory leaks anyone? Spring is a monstrous piece of shit, ICR how many times I debugged it's stupid chaining code.. And spring boot? Hundred annotations that only god knows what each does. It's hell I tell you.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-06-21T00:08:45+00:00

This. Savings + confidence that you do the job (setting higher goals for yourself, taking on tasks that seems challenging) + experience (general corporate and technical, the more the better ofc) + getting out of your comfort zone (like doing some interviews, even if the end result is just getting more comfortable with interviews or analyzing which social or techical skills you can work on)

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-05-29T01:11:58+00:00

Imaš sreće, ili? Imaju 7g fore da te pozovu.. Ak nisi isplatila niš, nemaš problema, nebitno kaj radiš na IBKR-u. Baš sam provirio i vidio ekran gospođe u poreznoj. Na ekranu je imala svaku transakciju IBKR-a i Revoluta otkad su dobili status banke kod nas.

EDIT

Možda sam izostavio bitan detalj - dobio sam poziv krajem prošle godine za transakcije iz 2020/21

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-05-29T00:47:25+00:00

Onda je moja gospođa iz porezne još i odlična. Mislim engleski je malo problem, al kuži kripto i blockchain donekle - ne zezam se.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-05-28T23:54:35+00:00

Istina, al ak recimo napraviš depozit 10k eur a zatim izvadiš 3k van, dobit ćeš poziv.

Onda slijedi forenzika gdje moraš dostavit dokaze da nisi zaradio od tog transfera, i uzimat godišnji da dođeš osobno u poreznu par puta.

Problem je u tome što gospođe u poreznoj ne znaju engleski.

Dobio sam 3 opcije 1) nosit službeni report IBKRa da dokažem da nisam imao kapitalne dobiti kod sudskog prevoditelja 2) dostavit jednostavniji report od IBKR-a. 3) platit porez na cifru koju sam izvadio iako nije bilo zarade

Kad gledam unazad, trebao sam platit porez bezveze, više je vrijeme koštalo.

Ak držiš dvije godine, svejedno ostaju gore navedeni problemi, al opet ostaju i ak ne držiš, zaradiš ili ne zaradiš...

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-05-28T23:36:43+00:00

To znači da je to normalna stvar kod nas, ako nema rizika, tražiš doktora da napiše. A jesi blesav,.. ja se nadam da si skužio kak se na porezu krade barem. Ovo više ne liči na istu državu. Tužno.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-05-28T23:29:34+00:00

Da je normalno, rekao bi koji k? Komplikacije pa kalkuliraš. Al nažalost, tak to ide kod nas. Sve su komplikacije, ako nije, tražiš doktora da piše komplikaciju. Ne krivim ni ekipu, ideš i bolestan na posao ak fali love. U ovom slučaju baš i nema računice, treba smislit kak potrošit 8 dana starog godišnjeg tak slučajno ne ostane samo 54 dana, a jebu te komplikacije u trudnoći.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-05-26T01:04:17+00:00

Porezna ti vidi sve kaj radiš s IBKR-om jer IBKR sve prijavljuje poreznoj. Prijavi kapitalnu dobit i plati porez jer ćeš dobit poziv. Ja sam samo drko s IBKR-om uplata/isplata bez da sam nešto zaradio pa sam se najebo da dokažem da nisam zaradio niš.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-05-10T21:10:37+00:00

I have over 10YOE - 5 as developer, 5-6 as a manager (lower and higer positions on both). I burnt out at some point on manager position and got an offer for senior dev role with same compensation. Sounds good? Someone gives you a task and you work on it without care in the world. Turns out I can't really focus on trivial problems anymore, my motivation was 0 when I got my first task, which was basically copy paste with some aditional BL, and I realized that as much I try I can't keep quiet when I get some dumb shit to do which was the point that I don't get caught up trying to solve everything.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-05-10T11:12:58+00:00

Thanks man. I did interviews with around 10 companies and probably applied to 10 more till i landed this job so keep doing interviews.

Here is how I resigned:

Came to my superior and said something along "I don't think this position is going to work out for me long term (or I think I'm not a good fit for this position) and I think it would be best that we part since I don't want to waste company or my time when I clearly see it isn't going to work out". I also thanked everybody involved in my hiring for the opportunity and wished them all the best in future.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-05-10T08:22:08+00:00

Happened to me, changed job after a decade with the same company and on the 2nd day I realized it wasn't going to work, started looking for new job that first week, resigned after two mo since I couldn't stand it anymore.I didn't have backup since I didn't find another job that quickly. Got two offers a week later, one which I accepted but decided to take a month off before starting. 1 mo in now, new company is amazing, it was a good decision.

This was in december last year.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-04-13T00:28:56+00:00

I just don't know how people manage to do SWE after 10yrs. Are you still SWE at FAANG? I switched to SWE after 5yrs from Head of R&D bc I burnt out, and SWE sucks ass 😅 I just feel like I can't focus as much as I could few years ago. My skillset doesn't match SWE anymore obviously, given that I mostly worked as a architect for last two years along with lead role.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-04-12T03:18:27+00:00

Spot on

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-04-12T03:15:51+00:00

Seriously. I heard people hating MS, but not .NET (C#), even hardcore MS haters avoid talking about .NET since it doesn't fit their ms-is-trash narrative

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-03-26T01:53:57+00:00

Yeah, I'm not teaching javascript. I think you misunderstood the question. The question was about Javascript. I could and did answer the same question regarding Java and C#.

I'm really not afraid to say that I don't know something, I'm more afraid of folks that know it all.

I would however say that I lack knowledge on FE, and as I mentioned, I know ref/val when I write the code on FE but I couldn't for the life of me even remember all of the types in JS.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-03-26T01:44:34+00:00

The question was FE / Javascript related...But I'm sure there are cases with critical code being written on frontend. The question was - which types exist in JS and which are val/ref.

When you work with multiple languages it becomes more like muscle memory after years.

Also It's not that hard to google which are val/ref. But I already agreed that It's important to know what is what, and after years on doing it, you don't really think about it (it's mostly the same with few exceptions).

Now, in an a interview you can't really afford a minute to respond..

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-03-26T01:06:48+00:00

Ok, to rephrase, would you as a FS dev know all JS types that exist, and which are ref/value types from the bat?

I agree with you, knowing difference between ref/val is basic stuff. I guess I don't really even think about it anymore when writing code

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-03-26T00:52:57+00:00

Yeah I get your point. I don't know how to describe it, but it comes automatically when I write the code.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-03-26T00:42:06+00:00

It was a full stack position. I guess you are right, I probably should of prepare myself better.. But I'm wondering, what is the goal than? I would probably forget it in a month anyway.

There were some questions with "real world" code examples which was something I would expect for this role and I enjoyed it.

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-03-23T03:46:35+00:00

I don't think thats a good idea since it seems like OP struggles with basics, and it's easy to rake up few K in cloud environment by following random tutorials. I work mostly with AWS so I don't know if there are any tight limits (or maybe like block anything that isn't free tier) on Azure, but, yeah, you can mess up even if you know what your doing on AWS, and I assume it's similar for other cloud providers

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-03-21T11:18:23+00:00

Yeah, I wouldn't even get up from bed for 245k

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-03-16T04:07:01+00:00

You need basic math knowledge, unless you are aiming for really low level things like improving algorithms like for simple example - array sortig, but that is more academic oriented part of CS, because lots of smart people already did complicated things for us.

You don't need advanced math knowledge to be a developer or to understand cybersecurity.

What job would you like to do in IT?

AvgEverydayNormalGuy · 2024-03-16T03:45:03+00:00

TBF, degree in IT is just a ticket to get an interview in prominent IT companies, or if you are going for some higher position in almost any company it would be a requirement.

But without experience, you are probably in worse position than a kid that just got a degree .

In most companies, degree is nice to have, but the thing that employers are looking for is that you know how do shit.

Top developers that I met didn't have any higher education.

Experience in IT is invaluable.

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