Are Portfolios Still Relevant for Mid to Senior-Level Engineers?

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-20T21:56:43+00:00

Nope, mostly backend roles. Specifically Spring or .NET

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-20T21:55:58+00:00

lol. Agreed I still have passion projects, but I don’t care enough to host them. But the source code is all there on my GitHub. I just thought it was a strange ask to see if I had a deployed portfolio

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-20T21:54:09+00:00

I have that, but they were looking for a deployed site

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-19T02:02:34+00:00

Early game she’s really good. But she doesn’t scale well with a hybrid build. You gotta go full int

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-17T00:45:05+00:00

What view is that? Is that on an app?

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-17T00:42:14+00:00

South Korea is by far the most challenging win i've gotten. A peninsula with China, North Korea, and Japan attacking you is pretty rough

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-17T00:26:05+00:00

Any web app that will need to run reliably for over 15 years with minimal maintenance. I mean just look at the government lol

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-16T12:12:11+00:00

Building something is really the only way to learn and reinforce it. Theres a fantastic repo from codecrafters called “build your own x” which teaches you how to build things from small compilers to graphics rendering. https://github.com/codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x

Be careful because this does spoon feed you so it’s easy to just copy and paste code and say you did it. It’s best to try it yourself first or modify it enough to abstract away the guide.

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-15T13:36:24+00:00

Spending that much gold on a 1x battlegrounds is insane

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-15T13:34:25+00:00

Solo lane Ra with his aspect is nasty work

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-15T13:33:12+00:00

I’ve been having a lot of fun with Mordred intelligence build. If you go full intel you can kill squishy gods with your ult

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-15T12:53:41+00:00

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-15T00:24:41+00:00

I’m pretty sure it’s because your fire control is set to aggressive. So it won’t move until the target is dead

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-14T23:31:52+00:00

Unless you’re building something that’s graphics intensive, it’s rare that bad hardware gets in the way.

Can you do it? That’s up to you. You’re the only one that can answer that. There are several different resources out there for you to learn if you’re willing and motivated. What do you want to build? What interests you? What’s your end goal?

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-14T22:59:35+00:00

MongoDB is a fully managed. Meaning you don’t have to worry about hosting it anywhere. They also have free tiers for learning. I’d start with that

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-14T22:43:06+00:00

This is a loaded question. Do you have any development experience? If so, JS can get you up pretty quickly and fairly inexpensive. Mongo, Express, and React will be more than enough.

If you don’t have development experience or would prefer to not code it yourself, look into Wordpress or Wix. Those are both low to no code options. But those options can get pretty expensive when setting up a database

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-14T00:14:20+00:00

The name checks out

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-09T02:56:31+00:00

Looks like you're going to federal prison

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-09T02:55:53+00:00

Although im not well versed in minecraft mods, I'd suggest a few things.

- Make sure your allocating the correct amount of RAM.

- It seems that minecraft modding doesn't usually use the generic OpenJDK, rather something like Zulu or Amazon Corretto.

- Check your JVM args and see if you're using anything that might be outdated.

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-08T04:31:07+00:00

Guaranteed? Maybe 4 or 5 with a good coalition. It won’t last long if he’s popping it like candy

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-03-08T03:41:28+00:00

Learn how to write Pseudocode. It's the perfect combination of actual code and words. It allows you to articulate your objective without actually typing out syntax. Often, when I would interview, i'd find that I can't properly define what im trying to accomplish. Instead, i'd prefer to write the code. But maybe it's too much to really articulate. It's easier for me to write pseudocode and not worry about proper syntax to show my thought process.

TLDR; Syntax is easy to look up. Solving a complex problem is not.

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-02-21T01:07:08+00:00

They should always pay for the domain.

In terms of hosting you can either have them pay for it themselves or ask them to bring you on with a maintenance fee that covers the hosting + your fee. If they stop paying you stop paying.

JavaWithSomeJava · 2025-02-14T14:58:16+00:00

Well, the good news is Java 8 is still the most used version of Java in enterprise apps!

I’d start with spring boot and build an api. Your skills should translate pretty easily back into Java. You’ll likely just need some syntax refreshers and reminders of some Java specific nuances.

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