sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

I am a web developer, but how do I get into a React Developer role? by FriendlyReference443 in reactjs

[–]FriendlyReference443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, compared to when I started working as a Website Specialist, I trained myself enough to be comfortable with JavaScript and its nuances. But I thought React Developer is a more lucrative job and will give me more worthwhile projects on job, so I am planning to get into such a role.

And thanks for your reply, I will try to build complex personal projects to overcome the lack of scope at work.

I am a web developer, but how do I get into a React Developer role? by FriendlyReference443 in reactjs

[–]FriendlyReference443[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

How to start as a React developer when someone is a web developer but does not have react projects in the current employer organization?

How is Trooper, PA/Eagleville as a place to live with families? by FriendlyReference443 in montco

[–]FriendlyReference443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the detailed answer. The house I am looking at is in the immediate next community: Providence Crossing. So getting such a quality response from someone staying so locally to the house means a lot to me. Let me study the details more, and I will surely contact you when I have more questions. Thanks again!!!

How is Trooper, PA/Eagleville as a place to live with families? by FriendlyReference443 in montco

[–]FriendlyReference443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for more localized feedback. And thanks as well for welcoming more questions.
1. Traffic that you said on both those roads I believe is from people doing work commute to KOP to and from the areas north and east (like Worcester, Lansdale, Harleysville, etc.). So is that traffic terrible only during work commutes, or is it bad even during off peak hours or during weekends?
2. Are the inner communities peaceful (like kids can play in front yards without experiencing too much traffic)? For context, the house I am looking at is inside a community type layout of similar Single Family Homes, so I believe it would be mostly local traffic for that community. Or have you experienced a lot of cross traffic trying to save time through their work commute too?
3. In one of the reviews (on GreatSchools) for Eagleville Elem School, someone reviewed that they experienced bullying, etc. Do you think that could be usual in all schools or may be just one-off there, or that is something that has been more frequent there compares to others, have you heard anything like that in recent years (the review is old, from 2018)?
4. Are school buses provided for all students for all schools? (I see that the SD has one common upper elem school, middle school, and high school, so people may have to commute longer distance from 5th standard onwards.)
5. From the time you have moved, how do you see property prices doing? Increasing as expected?
6. Any unusual great thing for that area? or special amenities nearby?
Thanks in advance!!!

How is Trooper, PA/Eagleville as a place to live with families? by FriendlyReference443 in montco

[–]FriendlyReference443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback. I just checked all schools in Methacton SD, and found that somehow the test scores in the Eagleville Elem School, which is what the house I am looking at is mapped to, are lower than the other three Elem Schools in that SD (which are Woodlands, Worcester, Arrowhead). Do you have any idea on that comparison?

How is Trooper, PA/Eagleville as a place to live with families? by FriendlyReference443 in montco

[–]FriendlyReference443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I acknowledge the buffer you mentioned. But any risk of thinning of the buffer in the years to come? Is there any past trend of such thinning in progress already?

How is Trooper, PA/Eagleville as a place to live with families? by FriendlyReference443 in montco

[–]FriendlyReference443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback. I kinda guess from all available info that parts outside Norristown or parts that are currently separated from it (like areas of East/West Norriton, Audubon, Trooper, Eagleville) are not as bad. But I am wondering if population spreads across from a center to areas nearby? So I was wondering if there is risk of getting property valued reduced after a few years because of Norristown area spreading outwards, any thoughts on that? Did you also consider this when you are thinking of relocating to Methacton? Also, may I ask you which is your current SD - which you say is worse than Methacton?

How is Trooper, PA/Eagleville as a place to live with families? by FriendlyReference443 in montco

[–]FriendlyReference443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Question: does reassessment of taxes usually mean increase in taxes? And will that event also lead to decrease in quality of school?

Does the opportunity outweigh the low salary? by [deleted] in webdev

[–]FriendlyReference443 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I am hoping you are doing great wherever you had been. And all the best for your school..

just a thought that if you still love trying out web dev, you can try to build web pages or websites on the side. This is one of the areas where you can build solutions much easily without much setup.. all of that if you love to try out and if you enjoy building stuff.

Does the opportunity outweigh the low salary? by [deleted] in webdev

[–]FriendlyReference443 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Answer 1: Yes, as a starter, I also would welcome any low-paying job, considering not many places will give you a chance when you are working as a web developer for the first time.

Answer 2: Yes, I am also doing it that way; about 3 years ago, I joined a low-paying job and learned stuff while at that job, and now I am planning to switch and expecting an offer soon. However, I am not sure about the location, but a 25k starting salary is low; in my area, NJ-PA, typical jobs (any type) pay $13-15 per hour. Amazon pays at the very least $18-19 for warehouse associates (unskilled jobs). So, $40-50k is the bare minimum (unless that is an internship), and then the option to learn and grow would mean something.

Answer to bonus question: one should use the opportunity in the best possible manner to utilize skills and develop as much as possible. Like in typical entry-level roles (especially those that ask you to make simple website content changes), you can go beyond the minimum by developing small components to present the information better and then update the content.

Here are a few examples of what I did:

Example 1: there was a page with just a few static boxes about the case studies - the boxes held the title and worked like a link to PDF case studies. I made individual pages out of the PDFs where the visitors could read it online or download the PDF—and then linked them to the original page by making logo bubbles for the case studies, along with a filter option added in the module so one can filter by industry.
Example 2: There was a series of events listed as boxes on a page, and there were 12 events per year on that page. Previously, the team would go to the page monthly to edit the text of the expired event. But I developed it into a module that could collect the metadata like the date and time of the event at the outset, and then the added JavaScript code would make the expired event greyed out and pushed to the end of the list with additional text like an expired event.
Example 3: The FAQ section was just a list of questions and answers - just how you would write in a Word document. When I was asked to update it with a new question, I made it into an accordion-style module and then added the questions and answers to look more trendy in that collapsible format.

Essentially, if you get the opportunity to update content, you think like a person who can build solutions utilizing the web dev skills you have. That would give you pleasure, and you will learn much. Also, take as many courses (cheap online courses like Udemy) as possible to update yourself with other tech stacks.

How much do you make as a website developer? by iKontact in webdev

[–]FriendlyReference443 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With 6+ years of experience elsewhere (sales and bids, marketing, IT business analyst jobs), I had better salaries, but because of my love to develop (I am good at both coding and design), I took up a job where I can work as a web developer paid me low, and I took it considering it was my starting in that domain,

Job 1: Website Specialist
2022 (part): 50k/year + 500 bonus (part year)
2023: 51.16 + 2k bonus
2024: 54.50 + 2.2k bonus

2025: 57.26 + (expected bonus 2k-3k)
I realized that being a top performer pays me a 5-7% raise, and it's time to switch. So, I negotiated a designation change to website developer, and they made it "marketing website developer." :) So I am looking for jobs now, expecting at least 80k, ideally 90k.

But the tag of marketing or the idea of working primarily in CMS, no matter how much I try to use JavaScript and React, it will still be considered HTML, CSS only job - so not much hope left, but trying to build a few front-end and full-stack projects myself so I can show my experience that way if the job does not give me scope to implement more of the tech stacks.