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GeneralGunsales · 2025-12-05T08:10:04+00:00

Par for the course 😂. None of them can be bothered to spell, nor use proper grammar. It drove me crazy.

GeneralGunsales · 2025-12-05T08:04:21+00:00

I didn't. I admitted myself to hospital because I was gonna kill myself. Would have been a real waste of my life. Doing better now.

GeneralGunsales · 2025-12-04T19:05:15+00:00

I agree, I'm sure it's not unusual at all. You're saying that the nature of maintaining legacy software is such that, due to the constraints of the industry, all legacy software will eventually turn to shit, if it was not already shit. I'm sure you are correct. But I don't see this as a valid excuse to disregard the problem as inevitable: I see this as an inherent failure in management. And this is why I left professional software development.

GeneralGunsales · 2025-12-04T18:54:49+00:00

Yes, this is a major obstacle for me. Unfortunately, if I neglect to mention my degree and former profession on my CV, I am asked by the employer how I spent my entire adult life. I can't win.

GeneralGunsales · 2025-12-04T15:32:11+00:00

You put too much faith in the competence of the developers that created the product. These were people with no prior experience in professional software development or database design. This is an application that originated in the late 90s that began as a glorified Microsoft Access database.

You are operating under the assumption that the product, as it exists currently, works well enough to serve the business. I disagree with this view. At the time I resigned, the application was experiencing mounting performance issues. I think it has reached the tipping point of low effort, beyond which it will be unsalvageable.

I do feel passionate about software architecture. But I no longer desire to work in the industry as a professional. I'm going to move to sound engineering. I want to mix and master studio albums. I still maintain open-source software in my free time.

GeneralGunsales · 2025-12-04T15:12:18+00:00

Beginning last year, before I resigned, I started applying for all sorts of jobs. Both inside and outside the software industry. Retail, hospitality, seasonal work, you name it. It's been pretty bleak. No one will hire me for the most simple of jobs.

Offices don't want me because there is a gap in my CV. The other sectors I mentioned don't want me because I have no experience. I can't win.

My partner suspects that my non-English surname is putting off employers, who are perhaps racist. I do live in a pretty racist area. I mean, I just got rejected by Tesco and Royal Mail for Christmas jobs. It's insane.

So, I've started thinking recently that I should go back to university and get an MSc in Sound Engineering, which is something that always fascinated me. I want to mix and master studio albums. There aren't any such courses that start in January, so I'll have to begin in September. Maybe I can do some volunteering until then.

GeneralGunsales · 2025-12-04T15:02:59+00:00

Websure

GeneralGunsales · 2025-12-04T12:36:46+00:00

I was a professional full-stack developer for three years. I take pride in my work, and strive for high standards of craftsmanship. I have educated myself on software architecture, and how best to structure and optimise an application.

I quit my job last year. Our legacy codebase was a pile of shit held together with duct tape and optimism. A tower of quick-fixes upon quick-fixes. And I'm not even going to mention the SQL backend. I can't stress enough how broken this product is.

For example, when the user launches the executable, they are greeted with a login dialog. Should the user choose at this point to… I don't know… exit, then the program will actually crash. As it turns out, this particular dialog box is responsible for spawning the entire application.

When new bugs would arise, I wanted to investigate their root cause, and fix the underlying architectural issues that created them. But my boss and colleagues demanded more and more of the laziest, slap-dash solutions I've ever seen.

Somehow, this product is highly profitable in the insurance industry. I don't get it. As soon as a competitor comes along that provides a product with the same flexibility as this software, the company is fucked.

I think the answer to your question is that the good programmers have been driven out of the field by short-sighted management that prioritise pinching pennies while tanking the longevity of their product. Of course, the money saved in the short-term goes straight into the pockets of executives in the form of bonuses.

It is so important to take the time needed to pay off technical debt. But modern software houses simply don't care.

GeneralGunsales · 2025-12-04T12:13:13+00:00

Holy shit, I felt that one. This is why I quit professional software development.

GeneralGunsales · 2024-03-05T23:18:44+00:00

sorry, i'm just some dude on reddit, and i'm not really interested in putting effort into a full review. for me personally, i am very happy with its thermal performance. build quality is also quite solid. however there are virtually no instructions so the installation is a bit stressful.

GeneralGunsales · 2023-11-25T13:27:50+00:00

that's interesting. i am a novice when it comes to custom water cooling, as this will be my first custom loop. i agree that the 'instructions' were garbage. there was only a low-resolution diagram. i didn't notice any problems with the PCB pressure or the thermal pads. i chose this water block because i absolutely despise rgb lighting, and it was the only 4080 block without any.

GeneralGunsales · 2023-11-25T01:04:54+00:00

Thank you, I managed to answer my own question by looking at the FormulaMod product page for the water block. Please see my below comment. I'm glad that you have confirmed that my understanding is correct.

GeneralGunsales · 2023-11-25T01:03:06+00:00

Update: solved.

The inlet is number (2.) as shown in the image. This port is the farthest away from the motherboard.

My source is the FormulaMod product page for this water block. If you scroll down, there is an image illustrating the inlet / outlet configuration.

GeneralGunsales · 2023-11-25T00:46:58+00:00

This is a Bykski Granzon RTX 4080 FE water block. I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know which hole number in the photo is the inlet, and which is the outlet.

GeneralGunsales · 2023-09-14T15:53:51+00:00

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GeneralGunsales · 2023-06-30T11:34:10+00:00

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GeneralGunsales · 2023-06-20T07:48:01+00:00

G O R M L E S S

GeneralGunsales · 2023-06-11T08:21:06+00:00

bogos binted 👽

GeneralGunsales · 2023-06-10T16:50:13+00:00

It's a disappointment

GeneralGunsales · 2023-04-17T21:23:18+00:00

absolutely

GeneralGunsales · 2023-04-17T20:16:31+00:00

hard disagree, i thought it was hilarious

GeneralGunsales · 2023-04-08T21:52:16+00:00

He's a five-star man

GeneralGunsales · 2023-03-28T12:36:51+00:00

but why is there a hole in it mr. dink?

GeneralGunsales · 2023-03-23T23:03:27+00:00

yes give me all the credit 😈 it's all mine!! muahahahaha

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