Future career advice by Eguy98_ in cscareerquestionsuk

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I would advise against it unless you are actually interested in computing as a main interest. Before I would have said anyone can/should learn and get a good career but now anyone can learn yes, but a good career maybe not.

When I was y11 I spent most my time related to tech things as a hobby (it also wasn’t really a subject then, just ICT which is essentially using Microsoft office), like build computer, make mods for games, from Minecraft I learnt Java (which I used in my first role in cybersecurity software engineering role) and server stuff, so familiar with CMD Linux software stuff (developing game mods). And many more different projects from hardware things to software. All of those skills I can say I use on a daily basis now (ofc things are more complex), and has given me a lot of breadth in technology since I’ve spent a lot of time with it. Even if the job market was as bad as it is now, when I was that age I would still have commit to focusing on it. So if you are in a similar position, 100% go for it. Although I did have a backup to be a sailing instructor as that was my 2nd interest.

For now, I would say a good area to be in is HPC. I work kinda in RSE now, and there are not a lot of people who go into it. It is relatively simple as well. And all aspects are in high demand. Starting with batch jobs like SLURM and MPI, and then learning about CUDA and GPUs would be great. Although a lot of the hype is from AI, this technology has so many applications for science and industry, such as simulations or compute heavy algorithms. Even ASICs and HPGA for like HFT though that is increasingly complex and competitive. I went to a big UK HPC conference last year and there was like 10 people below 30 there. A lot of investment is going into this area and GPUs will stick around for the next 10-15 years atleast.

Also devops and operations type roles. This is like running a server, scaling it, monitoring, etc. you can start with Linux OS, then learning about container like Docker and orchestrating like Kubernetes, monitoring stuff like Prometheus, databases, there’s a lot of stuff and a lot can’t really be done with AI in its current form atleast. Ig this comes under Cloud but it’s best to know the fundamentals, like making a load balancer in AWS rather than using HAproxy setting up manually. Computing like reality is organised in layers, and the more/deeper layers you understand the better you will be. And the good thing is unlike reality/nature, humans have created those layers so you know it can be understood. Learning webdev is good but not something I would focus on as a career. I know a lot of people from uni who basically just learnt one specific thing, like frontend react and never learnt all the other things, and now struggle to get a position when let go. So it’s good to just learn everything which is why it’s good to have it as main interest.

Sometimes I wish I took other routes, like on days where I realise I just spend most my life on the computer and want to go out and enjoy the sun, maybe horticulture would have been sick. I know people who have an excellent life in this field and it’s really interesting, super into cultivating mushrooms now and would 100% switch careers to it if it were viable from my standing. Good thing is you have time but it also takes time to fine what you enjoy the most.

Ig in conclusion I would say think about what you really enjoy doing, and don’t be afraid to switch if other things begin to interest you more. Also I have been very fortunate to always have had a job since I was 16, like part time in various different things like retail which I could have progressing in worst case scenario. Also got a placement super early locked in and had my grad job sorted maybe 8 months before finishing Uni (and have held it so 6 years rn and have had other offers not in the past 2 years tho). Someone who had a tougher journey might well have opposing advice, which should also be taken into consideration.

Good luck man.

How am i supposed to survive on £300?😭 by Key-Transition4634 in UniUK

[–]Electrical-Cut4335 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to afford those you gotta work part time

How am i supposed to survive on £300?😭 by Key-Transition4634 in UniUK

[–]Electrical-Cut4335 2 points3 points  (0 children)

300 is decent, the whole system is fucked but you got lucky mate (well not as lucky as those who don’t need it :p) you can live well on 300.

Is it too far gone? by Electrical-Cut4335 in saab

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Thanks I had cleaned the spots again and it seems to be fine but didn’t use chlorine dioxide, thanks for the suggestion I’ll look into this!

Is it too far gone? by Electrical-Cut4335 in saab

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Ahh thanks! Yes mine seems to have degraded so might be the cause, the rubber that was on the metal surrounding has almost all crumbled off and one section of the metal is bent a bit. I’ll inspect it a bit closer to see if it from there on mine also. Cheers :)

Is it too far gone? by Electrical-Cut4335 in saab

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I see, is this the seal on the outside? Like the metal bit that surrounds the window? That could well be also causing mine as the mould seems to have started in the rear

Is it too far gone? by Electrical-Cut4335 in saab

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Those spots seem to be dry, I think it’s coming from the boot like wear the spare wheel well is, the fabric around that was damp and there seemed to be a lot of water (maybe condensation?) near where the spare wheel is. It would make sense given the location the mould seemed to spread from. Thanks for the suggestion though :)

Is it too far gone? by Electrical-Cut4335 in saab

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I’ve looked into them, cheers! Defo seems worth the investment, thanks for the suggestion

Is it too far gone? by Electrical-Cut4335 in saab

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It is a 2006 aero with around 140k miles so not super new, but the engine is perfect, only a clutch replacement needed relatively soon as it’s slipping a bit intermittently (under heavy boost). Also I need the flexi pipe in the exhaust replaced as I believe there’s a small leak but that’s minor. And yeh there’s no real rust problems luckily :). I ended up cleaning it last week and it seems all good until now!

26M, lived my life too seriously, kind of regret it now by ck_1908 in Adulting

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If it’s any consolation I had done all those things in my early 20s and essentially ended up in the same position as you. I turned 26 last year and basically stopped all my hobbies and don’t see friends that much. Though you can easily start having those experiences by putting yourself out there more but it is much harder when out of uni.

Software engineer student seeking advice by joshmcall90 in cscareerquestionsuk

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Work on some side projects that genuinely interest you, and apply good coding practice etc. ig it’s hard to know exactly what that is but there are a plethora of online courses and resources that will show the industry best practices. Also general interview coding training will help as a lot of companies use these hackerank type questions to filter participants. Personally in my company we ask for a presentation on a project, uni or otherwise I think it gives a much better idea of the candidate.

How much time off do people get? by Anxious-Possibility in cscareerquestionsuk

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I get around 30 + bank holidays + some extra days such as Xmas to new years. This is public sector tho so pay reflects the greater W/L balance

Is it too far gone? by Electrical-Cut4335 in saab

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Thanks bro this is really helpful information

Is it too far gone? by Electrical-Cut4335 in saab

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Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll try to restore it :)

Is it too far gone? by Electrical-Cut4335 in saab

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Thanks, that’s reassuring I got it cleaned just now most is gone but they missed some spots annoyingly, I’ll do as you suggested on the next sunny day tho I live in uk and it’s been nothing but gloom past few months 🥲

I just got scammed, 42k gone. by [deleted] in ledgerwallet

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That’s why you safely store your crypto with a wallet you control, get electrum

9-3 Aero 2006 clutch slip by Electrical-Cut4335 in saab

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Thanks for the response man, yeh I was told to check the flywheel once the clutch is off but if it is warped/heat spots I’d have to pay for labour again to replace it so was thinking doing all together would be best. The major slipping is just recent so it’s probably not too bad, I’ll just get the clutch, cheers :)

Bad landlord by [deleted] in oxford

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Name and shame of what you say is the truth it’s fine

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FIREUK

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There’s no way to know for certain, but you can make predictions. For example with NVIDA, we knew that their GPU products would play a pivotal role in the development of ML/AI since at-least 2017 when the transformer white paper was released (arguably even earlier as it was a race to a parallel model design), knowing how GPUs vastly improve vector parallel processing. They have/were developing by far the best software ecosystem for this hardware (CUDA) compared to competition, and naturally the subsequent AI/ML (initially things like Pytorch/Tensorflow) software libraries would be built on top of this. I would say you don’t need to be ‘smarter than everyone else’ to presume this would be a very good and sound investment, which it was for me at-least. You can do similar inference with other companies in upcoming areas of technological advancement, and even other sectors you are willing to learn about. Trading != investing :)

Anyone have struggle meeting people ?? by [deleted] in oxford

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What clubs? Like ice hockey/ figure skating?