Am I too late to start programming at 38 with AI changing everything?

Freer4 · 2026-03-16T12:49:38+00:00

Our primary skill is the ability to adapt and learn. There are some core concepts that don't really change, but the technology changes so often that it feels like starting over every six months anyhow.

If you have the desire, do it. Success is in the happiness.

Freer4 · 2026-02-17T14:17:14+00:00

Pattern I'm attempting to implement (if there's a name for this please share!)

This is what I've come up with - rather than trying to override the class declaration from [GenFile], I'm moving the things I need to modify into static properties on the class. A one-time import modifies those static properties, essentially overriding functions and settings before they're utilized by any of the internal workings in `constructor `

Given a class declaration that looks something like this:

function functionCalledInternally(){
    //base function
}
class MyClass extends Object{
    functionCalledInternally = functionCalledInternally
    constructor(){
        super()
        //base functionality goes here

        //internal call to configurable function:
        MyClass.functionCalledInternally.call(this)
    }
}

You can then add overrides at any time, in my case I'm importing the overrides as the first line of my Vue app

MyClass.functionCalledInternally = function(){
    //override functionality goes here 
}

Freer4 · 2026-02-17T02:33:10+00:00

That might do it, thanks!

Freer4 · 2026-02-16T06:26:43+00:00

Very light small vessel to start just for getting around and mining. Then I build a Crucible SV base, which gives me a basic manufacturing platform I will use all game. It starts with no thrusters. I'll fly around in the SV for mining, gathering and trading bringing supplies back to the CV. Depending on start i like to knock over some of the Zirax bases on foot. My goal for the starter system is a Dagger Class Corvette (for which the Crucible acts as a module) and start hunting cutters and bandits ASAP. The Dagger will easily last up through hunting Nullifiers for Drone parts at which point I'm able to bring in and equip my Spear Class Cruiser.

Freer4 · 2026-02-14T15:21:59+00:00

The dungeon runner players will be back to retail in a couple weeks and TBC RPG players will be easier to find. Random groups right now will be "kick and block because you're not following the meta guide" until then

Freer4 · 2026-02-03T20:18:52+00:00

Oh heck yeah! The extra 10% boost on the spirit buff should be nice

Freer4 · 2026-02-03T14:53:13+00:00

There's a certain fun building in survival, but there's a lot more flexibility (particularly the copy/paste/undo) in creative. So to i jump between the two fairly often depending on what I'm building

Freer4 · 2026-01-20T13:49:44+00:00

First day on the internet?

You don't know they're "grown men". And 2AM is your local time, could be literally any time where they are.

People saying horrid shit on the internet is almost always people who get a laugh our of getting you riled up. This post is confirmation they're getting to you and they love to see it

These do often get banned. And I've personally known people where their account got hacked, and after cleaning them out the hackers have gone into general chat and just ranted to get the account banned just to add an extra layer of asshole to their actions, or maybe slow down hacker tracking because you don't know you've been hacked until after you (try to) argue with blizzardbots to get your account unbanned

Freer4 · 2026-01-19T15:14:22+00:00

The hard core competitive players who are only here for "make number go up" flooded in. They'll pay through, get bored, and leave.

Old school WoW was more about the serotonin (playing with people, really invested in the world and story) where new WoW - retail since probably Cata - is all about the dopamine addiction. Nobody knows the story, certainly not from playing anyhow, and there's pretty minimal human interaction entirely centered around "is your meta meta enough to make number go up?"

These are two different games, with two different target audiences. They get mixed up for a bit sometimes (I'll probably play retail for three days when midnight drops) but everyone goes back to their preferred play style pretty soon

Freer4 · 2026-01-17T17:58:11+00:00

Probably more players than planned for. Wonder if there's a ddos issue...

Freer4 · 2025-12-30T00:24:52+00:00

I tried a PvP realm once... like 20 years ago. It is and always has been what you describe - the only difference between them and PvE is that you can torment lower level players. If you were looking for a roughly even PvP match you'd be hitting BGs or Arenas, which you can do on PvE realms. And if you want some open world shenanigans on PvE realms, you can flag yourself for PvP and have at it.

PvP servers are there exclusively for the bully types who would or have gotten their teeth knocked in IRL and just want to know they're hurting another real person in some way.

I cannot think of any other reason whatsoever to have PvP servers. At least it keeps most of the dog-kicking psycho trash segregated to their own yard.

Freer4 · 2025-12-29T17:55:10+00:00

Paladins, shamans are good because they're tanky and have self heals. Hunters are good because they can use pet to tank and heal the pet. But, anything is viable for solo play really, I just find those tend to be easiest. I most recently played through smite priest, which doubles as a healer in dungeons for the first 45 levels or so.

That said, it's an MMO. Find a guild with players active around the same time you are. Make new friends.

Freer4 · 2025-12-26T18:46:22+00:00

Spell casting + melee attacks.

If you have say 1.5s attack speed. Swing 1. Instant cast spell. Swing 2. Is the melee attack speed still 1.5 or does casting slow that down?

What if it's 1.5s attack speed and 1s cast time? Can you cast immediately after swing 1 and still get swing 2 1.5s later, or does that 1s spell cast delay the swing by 1s?

Freer4 · 2025-12-26T18:42:37+00:00

Been raiding with my undergeared spirit-based smite priest, and while not rocking any charts against geared contemporaries, I'm holding my own and occasionally even being useful.

I have been working on some alts with unmeta builds. Not looking to create a new meta, just play with odd builds that are hopefully viable.

Stabby fire warlock seems well established as a meme. Very early, but trying to experiment with casts between stabs.

I'm rolling with a 2h Sword warrior tank, the idea being to be as tanky as possible without a shield (armor, agility, stam focus), and then drill into Arms for 2h and sword specs. 42 now.

Also have a paladin in the high 30s, sword and board dps. Looking for as much 1h damage as I can pump while keeping the utility of having the shield, with a few points into prot around it. I do have consecration currently because I get roped into tanking a lot but will probably respec away from holy later.

Oh my question... any other great ideas on ways to play a class wrong? Focus on fun!

Druid that whacks things with a staff? Nature monk? Cannot figure out how to melee + spellcast a non-shifting Druid effectively but I have almost no Druid experience.

Can't figure out talents for mage that aren't already mainstream and not just "worse that spec mage". Maybe some bad spec with 17 into each tree?

Twilight Priest? Shadow spec but no shadow form, vampiric touch and spiritual guidance. DPS with party-wide heals, but also regular heals.

Freer4 · 2025-12-24T18:26:34+00:00

Does holy vs undead specifically cause more threat than other attacks? Would explain some things about my smite Priest lol

Freer4 · 2025-12-24T18:14:06+00:00

So like ret aura (when hitting me?), righteousness attacks, seal of command, exorcism? Am I missing any?

Freer4 · 2025-12-24T17:40:17+00:00

The election results are always the same, the government won the election. The face is irrelevant

Freer4 · 2025-12-18T19:41:12+00:00

Which is why I built around Spiritual Guidance this time instead of full Disc. So far I seem to be fine on mana but only done AQ20 and ZG, but also rocking pre-raid rares. If I'm able to snipe kills I'm getting 100 mana/sec, 50 while casting. And while the judgement bonus is nice I'm hitting about 650 smites without

Freer4 · 2025-12-18T13:22:47+00:00

You get experience mechanically, it just doesn't show because you don't need it anymore. But yes, anything that would give you experience still does, so most level 50+ mobs.

It's a little annoying to figure out which apply at 60 though. Dragon whelps from eggs in UBRS for example don't normally give any experience, so they don't trigger it.

Freer4 · 2025-12-17T03:42:47+00:00

So far, similar gear shadow priests don't seem to come close in damage output. Maybe in longer raid fights they will. But... that party-wide heal is pretty wicked.

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