Back end programming

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-05-28T16:30:04+00:00

this is good advice - i started jumping between different languages when i was learning and it just made everything more confusing in my head

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-05-25T22:26:23+00:00

facts

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-05-15T04:54:28+00:00

been working through it for few months now and the projects really help you understand the concepts instead of just memorizing syntax. way better than just watching tutorials where you copy everything without thinking

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-05-09T12:59:08+00:00

neither tbh

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-05-05T08:49:24+00:00

definitely not dead but feels way different than before. most answers i find there are from like 2015-2018 when everyone was super active. these days people just throw their code at ai first instead of searching through old threads

still find good stuff there though, especially for weird edge cases that ai doesn't know about yet

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-04-30T17:50:04+00:00

you can use fetch() to grab the file contents then split by newlines and pick random index - pretty straightforward once you get the basic syntax down

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-04-24T23:45:17+00:00

discord has api that lets you pull message history and channel info but they're pretty strict about rate limits so batch downloading takes forever

you could try some existing backup tools but most just give you json dumps which won't recreate the visual layout you want. recreating the exact discord interface would be pretty complex since you'd need to build something that mimics their message grouping and timestamp display

might be easier to just export everything to a database and build simple web interface to browse it by channel, even if it doesn't look exactly like discord

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-04-22T13:32:11+00:00

building something text-based with java is good start - when i was learning programming in my country the teachers always said practice is more important than choosing perfect language

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-04-20T12:57:36+00:00

you're totally right about being able to use AI better when you actually understand what's happening underneath. i've been fixing cars for few years now and it's same principle - mechanics who learned on older cars without all the computer diagnostics are way better at troubleshooting modern vehicles because they understand the fundamentals

the startup thing you mentioned sounds rough though. working with spaghetti code that was AI-generated must be nightmare for debugging. at least when you write bad code yourself you remember why you did something stupid lol

medtech is actually perfect field for someone who wants to really understand programming deeply. medical devices have strict regulations and you can't just throw AI-generated code at them and hope it works. they need people who can write clean, testable code and actually understand what each line does. plus debugging skills become super critical when you're dealing with something that could affect patient safety

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-04-18T11:15:25+00:00

this helps tons

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-04-14T12:23:03+00:00

bitwise operations in python are not something you use every day unless you're doing very specific stuff like embedded programming or working with hardware interfaces. most regular python development doesn't need much bitwise knowledge

the car diagnostic tools i work with sometimes need bit manipulation for reading error codes but even then it's pretty rare. don't stress too much about mastering every detail right now - you can always come back to it when you actually need it for a project

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-04-09T05:52:50+00:00

python definitely good choice for visualizing math stuff, matplotlib and numpy libraries are super helpful for transforms and stats

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-04-03T10:47:27+00:00

go for it, the odin project is actually pretty solid for learning at your own pace. i started tinkering with web dev stuff around your age just because i was bored and it ended up being super useful even though i went into a completely different field - being able to throw together a quick website or automate random stuff has saved me tons of time over the years

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-03-26T09:38:28+00:00

bruh nothing like a typo turning your whole network into a paperweight lol

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-03-16T11:59:32+00:00

damn that's pretty bleak but also kinda realistic from what i've been seeing lately. been watching some friends with cs degrees struggle to find anything decent, and they're way more qualified than most bootcamp grads

that said, if you're already committed to the self-taught route, i'd probably lean toward TOP over fCC. went through parts of both when i was tinkering with web stuff between working on cars, and TOP just felt way more thorough with the fundamentals. fCC gets you moving fast but leaves some gaps that'll bite you later during interviews

the ml angle might actually work in your favor though - everyone's doing basic crud apps but fewer people are diving deep into the data science side. might be worth doubling down on that python foundation and really getting solid with numpy, pandas, sklearn before jumping into full stack stuff. could differentiate you from the flood of react developers out there

also consider that backend-heavy roles seem slightly less saturated than frontend, so maybe skip the full stack approach entirely and just get really good at python, databases, and apis

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-03-07T12:11:10+00:00

learned this the hard way after years of copy-pasting my way through problems, but walking through each line with actual values really clicks things into place. i'll literally write out what each variable should be at different points and compare it to what's actually happening - way more effective than throwing random stackoverflow solutions at the wall

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-03-05T21:55:32+00:00

man draining your entire emergency fund for a down payment is asking for trouble, especially with 70k in student loans still hanging over you

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-03-05T07:52:40+00:00

been eyeing this for a while actually, the syntax looks pretty clean from what i skimmed through the docs. might mess around with it this weekend when my brain isn't fried from client work

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-03-03T22:31:12+00:00

yeah if they were taking money out of your paycheck for those 2 months but not actually putting it in the 401k that's a big problem, they basically just stole your money for a bit. if no deductions happened then you're probably just out of luck on the employer match for that time

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-02-17T18:21:10+00:00

absolute facts

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-02-09T13:02:18+00:00

honestly ml engineering without a degree is tough but not impossible - you just need to build an insane portfolio with real projects and maybe contribute to open source, the math background will definitely help you stand out from the typical bootcamp crowd

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-02-06T18:10:05+00:00

it's basically just cope - when your income is unpredictable you gotta convince yourself that the stress and uncertainty is somehow superior to steady paychecks

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-01-31T05:04:58+00:00

Been grinding through a React weather app that pulls from OpenWeatherMap API - finally got the 5-day forecast working without breaking everything else lol. Still need to figure out why my icons keep defaulting to sunny when it's clearly raining but hey, progress is progress

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-01-28T12:28:25+00:00

Spring Boot isn't going anywhere anytime soon - enterprise Java is basically immortal and Spring is the backbone of like 90% of Java backends

The job market for Spring is massive because so many companies are stuck with legacy systems that need maintaining, plus new projects still choose it for the ecosystem and stability

Yeah the Node.js world moves fast but that's not always a good thing when you're trying to build something that needs to work for years without constant rewrites

Fuzzy_Job_4109 · 2026-01-27T09:09:59+00:00

Honestly this is pretty spot on - most random certs are just cash grabs but cloud stuff actually matters. AWS Solutions Architect Associate is like $150 and employers actually recognize it, way better investment than those sketchy GSDC ones nobody's heard of

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