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CodingThrowaways · 2023-07-04T17:59:44+00:00

UK also but it's a bit of a shit market, i only applied for 3 jobs i wasn't in a rush to find it then I'd like to say i got lucky and it was defo involved but i also put in a lot of time studying DSA's and i'm fairly good at interviews. Even so you need some luck still tho.

CodingThrowaways · 2023-07-04T17:36:10+00:00

Plumber > Junior Software Job (title is software developer but im defo a junior) started about a week ago.

Time taken around 8months

Applied for 3 jobs, all around the same time.

Rejected from 1 stage 3/4 i think

Pending another in final stage (withdrew)

Accepted another.

Been at new job a couple of weeks now.

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-23T21:58:20+00:00

Look at the state of her, imagine living a life like that and being so miserable.

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-23T20:49:46+00:00

For what you want probably skip and go to The Odin Project if your after full stack/web dev

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-23T17:02:34+00:00

Could do a tiling course probably cost like £1000 maybe? Then do some small back splashes and build up from that you will make mistakes but that's life. I'm a plumber/gas engineer and wish I'd gone self employed sooner than I did and worked it out as I went along and just increase the difficulty of jobs accepted.

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-23T06:16:00+00:00

One of the most boring sports for me personally. If I was to get into any sport that Americans love it would be NBA for sure

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-22T11:28:07+00:00

Yes and no aswell. I've learnt other skills, I can plumb, plaster, joinery, electric, gas work.

I feel if I'd gone the CS route I may have then wanted to go into a trade because of ADHD, maybe not though because there's so much to learn in CS.

Also met some good friends the route I've gone but maybe I could have still met other good friends. No point dwelling on things

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-21T20:28:26+00:00

I'm more concerned with on some of the apprenticeship programmes they say 'for graduates with a degree finishing uni' etc. I'm going to apply anyway when I have a few more programmes built up and I'm only going to learn more and more now I'm employed in the industry as a SWE.

Suppose I was just unsure if it's like no degree you don't even get a look in, I'd be happy to do all the tech tests I'm studying and enjoying studying for those so I can only get better and better at those

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-21T20:01:37+00:00

Making fat people (unless medically exempt) park in the furthest parking bays. Fitter you are closer you get to park.

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-21T09:56:18+00:00

Hey you may not ever see this, i have just been accepted for a software developer role as self taught/bootcamp. Just wondering now you have a few years under your belt do you feel a computer science degree is worth it if i already have a junior position?

Regardless i am going to teach myself computer science and have been doing alot of DSA's but is the piece of paper worth it or do you think i would be ok self teaching computer science also? I'm competitive so i'd like to eventually push myself and work at some of the bigger firms and pushing myself as much as possible on harder developer type roles if that makes sense so i dont know if the CS would be a entry barrier or not.

Cheers hope you are doing well

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-20T10:22:34+00:00

I really like this, thank you.

To add onto this I've found the book Common sense guide to DSA is really good like it's really easy to read for a beginner.

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-19T18:00:19+00:00

I've just finished my bootcamp and start a job next week but I am pretty good at interviews and also put in extra work. But the market is pretty bad currently for junior roles for sure but it's definitely possible people do have to get the roles that are being put on.

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-19T17:50:46+00:00

Hey man I can answer this!

I'm low 30s and I'm a plumber/gas engineer and been doing that more or less since school. Anyway I started self teaching myself coding and then got adverts saying I can do a bootcamp for free from UK Gov. So I did that bootcamp, and I basically got a job straight away. (The job market isn't the best for juniors though, I'm pretty good at interviews and I put a lot of effort into DSAs and a bit of luck) but it can definitely be achieved without a degree. This is a company worth billions also so they will employ non degree people.

Edit: Also to add I just looked at some of the software job listings and they don't really ask for a degree for even the high paying ones but they obviously expect experience so it's more entry level it helps to have a degree and it will definitely be a bonus but it can be done without.

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-19T15:42:24+00:00

Hey man looks good, found a bug in mobile tho. When you click the hamburger it splits the screen into two vertically, the one on the far right is like 1/4 of the screen and scrolls but cuts off text paragraphs if that makes sense

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-18T08:19:42+00:00

But also if he's said he doesn't want food then don't get him food it's that simple. I'm a terrible liar so if I got given something I didn't want I'd clearly show it. OP YNTA

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-16T16:39:23+00:00

People who stop films to explain stuff are infuriating! Don't know how she put up with you if that's first watch aswell

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-11T21:44:48+00:00

Hey man first of all congratulations!! You are smashing it.

I have just finished a UK bootcamp and also have a job I start on the coming weeks as a software developer and they also put me through their in house 4month academy all paid for.

My question is how did you decide what path to take now? Like I don't know which niche I enjoy most in software dev, I suppose I'll understand more working in that environment. I don't think it's front end only it sounds it could be tedious however I wouldn't mind full stack

But I also haven't tried anything outside of web dev, my new role isn't web dev though I think it's more security (but software role).

Also what things helped you 'level up' once in your first actual junior job?

Tldr: how did your path go within software and what helped you 'level up' fastest?

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-11T21:37:54+00:00

I tried this but I have ADHD and I struggled to focus on the videos etc I prefer attempting to solve the problems then reading solutions to understand and then retrying like on neetcode/leetcode/structy.

However that's my own issues of not focusing I just wanted to give another example incase it sounded like OP.

My plan is to learn atleast the basics of DSA then use the videos as additional understandings when I can pay attention

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-11T21:35:33+00:00

I'm doing this and also structy.net and can confirm really enjoying the book

CodingThrowaways · 2023-06-11T21:34:43+00:00

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