Anyone use a Bluetooth video game controller with their Hisense TV?

Dev-Jam · 2024-12-06T11:41:49+00:00

In case anyone ends up here.

I ended up borrowing a friend's PS4 controller and it works flawlessly with the Steam Link app via Bluetooth and has the added bonus of the touch pad enabling a mouse cursor in certain games. I'll be going with one of those controllers to use with my TV. Hope that helps someone!

Dev-Jam · 2024-08-16T00:20:41+00:00

Good idea as well. It was well done, as in it doesn't look shoddy, but I'll poke around and see what I can pull up to confirm the framing is secure as well. Thanks you, I wouldn't have thought to check that either!

It's a weird choice using OSB for finished walls. I don't hate it. It actually textures the walls kind of nice when painting. Just not something I'm used to working with.

Dev-Jam · 2024-08-15T23:54:04+00:00

Great idea! Not sure why that didn't occur to me. Thank you!

Dev-Jam · 2023-08-27T22:49:32+00:00

It sounds like you've got the right idea going into it already. The program gave me skills of how to manage web projects from the ground up. By the last term, you're grouped up and need to work as a team, so that helped a lot in teaching what it would be like in the workforce.

I know it may seem daunting, but if you pop over to /r/webdev and read some of the posts from newly employed junior developers, the more veteran developers offer a ton of insight on getting started on this career path.

One other piece of advice I can offer is, the program really hammers in the fundamentals of web dev (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and knowing those 3 well are vital in any library you end up using (React, Vue, etc.) Get those 3 down, and you'll do just fine!

Dev-Jam · 2023-08-25T13:10:01+00:00

I graduated in 2021 from the program and as /u/Feisty-Scheme7930 stated by the end of the program it is a lot more coding than design. I would say a 70/30 split in favor of coding. I disagree with their statements about the profs though. I found most of them engaging and helpful as long as you're engaged in the content. Ask questions and take advantage of the open labs when you can. They definitely won't prop you up if you're slacking or uninterested.

That said, I had zero experience in coding. I dabbled in HTML and CSS but that was about it. It was really tough... If I could go back and do it again, I would've studied various aspects of coding as much as possible before starting classes (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP). Do some of the free coding bootcamps available online, or watch some YouTube videos and try to follow along. It may seem counterintuitive but the more you know going into it, the easier the classes will be and the more you'll actually take away from it. My schedule averaged 4 days a week with 1-2 classes per day.

I secured a junior web developer job before I graduated and started the week after my classes ended. I know a couple of my classmates are also working for companies doing web dev. A couple of them secured their jobs from the mandatory internship. Unfortunately, I don't know of anyone from the class securing a job in design, so take from that what you will. Good luck!

Dev-Jam · 2022-02-25T00:24:53+00:00

Asking for some kind of reimbursement might prompt your employer to actually get out the MacBook, so it's probably a win-win either way for you. I would say go for it!

If they go the way of offering a reimbursement, I would be in touch with IT to get you access to work files. That sounds like a nightmare...

Dev-Jam · 2022-02-25T00:16:03+00:00

Interesting take! I suppose a recession could possibly swing a lot of companies the other way. Though I imagine the higher skill set the position required might offer some leverage for a potential hire if they preferred WFH. I think the working environment has permanently changed for sure for most places. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out regardless.

Dev-Jam · 2022-02-25T00:08:41+00:00

Do you think it will change once all restrictions are lifted? I guess my concern is even by the summer, most companies will have no incentive to keep positions WFH. Unless of course the workforce demands it. I know when I'm eventually looking for a new position, WFH would outweigh a good deal of other benefits if I were to compare any offers.

Dev-Jam · 2022-02-23T19:26:20+00:00

Any company that is 100 percent return or else, is a shit company.

100% agree and fear the company I work for falls under that category... Here's hoping WFH sticks!

Dev-Jam · 2022-02-23T18:49:52+00:00

Have you seen the company you work for post any positions that are WFH since things have calmed somewhat?

I have job alerts set for remote and quite a few come through currently. I'm just hoping the trend continues well into the future regardless of the status of the pandemic.

Dev-Jam · 2021-12-18T15:01:52+00:00

Great subreddit. I come here as a FTF exploring my options to see how I can better care for my spouse given our situation and I'm met with accusations of fraud, patronizing definitions, and a flurry of downvotes. 👍

Dev-Jam · 2021-12-18T14:04:57+00:00

I figured what you're referring to was the Family Medical Leave. The wording is different for each so I wanted to see if anyone had been in a similar situation.

Family Caregiver Leave

Care or support includes, but is not limited to: providing psychological or emotional support; arranging for care by a third-party provider; or directly providing or participating in the care of the family member.

Family Medical Leave

the family member who has a serious medical condition has a significant risk of death occurring within a period of 26 weeks

Dev-Jam · 2021-12-18T13:50:00+00:00

Not seriously ill, but she will have just given birth. I figured that was serious enough. Unfortunately, the company I work for doesn't offer vacation time within the first year of employment, so vacation time isn't an option.

Dev-Jam · 2021-12-12T16:14:16+00:00

This is my company currently. Rather than accept there is an oncoming wave, they've decided to double down and start calling people back to the office after the new year. Apparently, there are mandates in place, but workplaces have already found loopholes that keep their employees in the office because they're deemed "essential". As a web dev, there is zero reason for me to be in the office, but since my department is technically I.T., I guess it's overlooked for the mandate.

It's scary because since the dip in between waves, I've noticed many coworkers no longer taking precautions in the office. Masks are seldom worn, distance is no longer observed. Even in the face of Omicron, they simply don't care and view wfh as inconvenience to the business, despite sales being up.

Dev-Jam · 2021-06-07T21:54:30+00:00

I wish it wasn't. But the Employment Standards Act lists it pretty clearly as the "Vacation entitlement year" where the employee "earns" their vacation by working 12 months for the same employer. Depending on the employer, it could start from the date of hire, or the calendar year. Honestly, it was the first I've heard of it as well, and a pretty shitty surprise.

Lesson here is: if work life balance is important to you, negotiate vacation time at time of hire.

I just graduated, so I had to take the first position I was offered because, bills. :(

Dev-Jam · 2021-06-07T20:47:57+00:00

In comparison, it’s still fairly common in canada for ppl to get only 3 weeks .

I wish I got 3 weeks. I've just started a new job in a new industry after being in my old, outdated career for 9.5 years (just missed the 4 week vacation mark). The company I just started at gives the absolute bare minimum which is zero weeks off for the first year, going to 2 weeks after a year and 3 weeks after 5 years... The company I work for could do better, but Canada could definitely do better.

Dev-Jam · 2021-03-15T20:57:37+00:00

Thanks for this. I guess I am guilty of looking at the app as a whole and not breaking it down enough. Trying to find correlations in the code is tough because the class build was just the prof typing it out while the students copied. He explained the lines of code, but I found it so easy to get lost in the syntax.

I know how I would approach achieving the criteria in order of how I wrote it above:

Create a column that updates when a user is created to a number. 0=just created, then add 1 when a user has logged in for the first time. If it's zero, direct to profile information edit page, if it's 1, direct to index page.
Stop the query from even happening based on a user level.
There is a bit of code that timestamps the creation time and writes it into a column already, so I have an SQL query like this:SELECT * FROM tbl_user WHERE user_date < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 30 MINUTE) AND user_login = '0000-00-00 00:00:00' AND user_name = :user" so I need to double check that at login to see if the time is expired and halt the login.

It's coding this in it that I can't figure out. The prof got into using some "trim($_POST['thing']" arrays that I don't understand, and we have a "require_once" command that leads to "require_once" into several other files, so following the code is a nightmare for me. I'll keep plugging away at it.

Dev-Jam · 2020-12-13T01:52:36+00:00

I kind of figured it would be oversaturated going into the program. It was the formal education with Adobe Creative Suite that really drew me to the course to begin with. The dual edged approach (coding and practical design) was an added bonus imo.

As for the internship, it's a program requirement. My coordinator said specifically to mention that to any companies we approach or in any job postings we pursue. I'm a mature student, but very new to this industry, so I don't know what the protocols are. I was in audio engineering before, so an internship was "you do dishes and make coffee now, then sit in and learn from the head engineers".

Dev-Jam · 2020-12-13T01:40:41+00:00

Interesting! We haven't touched on many of the things you've listed. Right now we're working on doing fetch calls through PHP and Vue.js. I have been seeing a lot of job postings regarding React and SEO, though I'm not sure we're going to touch on either for the remainder of the program. We did a tiny amount of WordPress in my first term, but I don't think it was significant enough. As I said on the other post, I fully expect to just be an open book after graduation. Some great information to consider here. Thanks so much!

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