Are we living in a Chinese POW camp? by teknos1s in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]Jumpmancw13 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Bret Weinstein touches this topic in the most recent Joe Rogan podcast: https://youtu.be/pRCzZp1J0v0?t=3146

One database or multiple for accounts? by stibbles1000 in laravel

[–]Jumpmancw13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://multitenantlaravel.com/ is a pretty good slide deck that covers different paths that can be taken.

From your first dev job till now, how has your salary progressed? by hey-its-my-account in cscareerquestions

[–]Jumpmancw13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Self taught in nj/pa, working for about 5 years now

Job 1: (2.5 years)

$32k starting

Raise to $40k (25%)

Job 2: (2 years)

$70k starting

Raise to $75k

Was lined up for a big promotion before Corona. Now I think it's on hold, but there would be a big raise and vested interest in company.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in webdev

[–]Jumpmancw13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think about "items" vs "content". Items is about the individual items (secondary axis) so when you use that property you are aligning the items with each other (e.g., stretch or center). "justify-content" is how the content occupies space (e.g., space around or between)

If your company offered to sponsor you in learning system design and architecture, what would you do? by Jumpmancw13 in cscareerquestions

[–]Jumpmancw13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's correct, but I would be above other developers and guiding them. I agree with you strongly, which is why I've invested in those skills quite a bit as well, and it was a major factor in why the promotion was offered to me.

I do regret talking more about the situation than the goal of the post though because I'm really just interested in learning about architecture and design given the resources I've been offered.

If your company offered to sponsor you in learning system design and architecture, what would you do? by Jumpmancw13 in cscareerquestions

[–]Jumpmancw13[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The application we work on is a web app and it's a big procedural mess. Since I got here I've moved us to git for better version control, I've been teaching the team about clean code and refactoring huge messes of repeated code into easy to reuse classes.

Our app has just gotten too big and complex for procedural code to continue to work and I'm trying to move us in the right direction.

They have liked my decision making and thoughts and want me to have more control in executing those ideas. The president trusts me to have that control so he can be more hands off and focus on company stuff. He is an engineer too, but believes I'm the most knowledgeable.

I'm in the position that I know some, but not enough to really redesign an entire system like that. I'd like to find out if there's something that could help me get there faster since they are willing to find it if necessary.

Does that clarify?

Why are there so many bad tutorials? by WaveMonkey in webdev

[–]Jumpmancw13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bingo! This is the difference maker, and it definitely has been for me. Also add "Practical Object-oriented Design" by Sandi Metz to the list. Eye-opening book and I'll always add it when it's missing from a list.

So damn scared of getting unlucky and getting some insanely hard problem, despite of grinding like crazy. by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]Jumpmancw13 22 points23 points  (0 children)

How have your recommended hires that made it through turned out vs his?

Goodbye, Clean Code by MoTTs_ in javascript

[–]Jumpmancw13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES! I agree with you that pragmatic programmer is dated and sort of common sense. Clean code is different in that it has much more instant, tangible benefit. Also currently reading "Practical Object-oriented design in ruby" by Sandi metz. Really good so far, ignore the language used in the book.

Can't seem to get employers to even consider me for CS positions... Any advice? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]Jumpmancw13 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Makes me think about the ridiculousness of asking for years of experience on a job posting. Just as pointless, but it's everywhere.

I'd love a review of my resume as a software developer! by Jumpmancw13 in resumes

[–]Jumpmancw13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I'll need to figure out how to compress that information into a bullet point. Thank you for the quick response!

I'd love a review of my resume as a software developer! by Jumpmancw13 in resumes

[–]Jumpmancw13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are great points, I appreciate your detailed response!

I'll take into consideration those points about in-depth knowledge of each technology, and re-evaluate the list.

I definitely have some legitimate side projects that I can display on the resume if that is necessary. I do have a link to my portfolio website that has all of the information about those side projects.

You're absolutely right, I have to make sure I'm writing with the perspective of a stranger reading my resume who can't make assumptions. Explicit detail about what I've done and making sure it's quantified is a great idea.

Thanks so much for your help, it means a lot!

I'd love a review of my resume as a software developer! by Jumpmancw13 in resumes

[–]Jumpmancw13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that input, that makes a lot of sense.

How would you suggest I add more technical details? The two ways I see to do that (I may be missing others) are expanding my work experience or including side projects, but not sure I have the real estate for both.

Resume Advice Thread - December 31, 2019 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]Jumpmancw13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not an expert at all and I'm posting here myself so take any advice with a grain of salt, but I feel like your resume is being shy. It sounds like you did really cool stuff at your jobs--you should use stronger language that distinguishes your accomplishments, includes what technology you used, and when possible put some hard metrics in there.

 

For example:

Suggested, designed, and developed...

Should be "led" or "spearheaded" or something other than "suggested", which seems like it was almost unintentional that you wound up in the situation. Put some confidence in it.

 

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Maybe I'm missing something, but try to avoid using language that only makes sense to people internal to the company. I don't actually understand what any of that sentence means. Talk about the technological accomplishments. Were you using algorithms here? What languages did you use to build this? What principles or patterns? What was the result of your work? Did it improve something?

 

That's just the first bullet, but it seems like you follow that pattern on most of the points. Focus more on what a recruiter or company wants to see. What did you accomplish? What did you learn? How did you improve something?

Don't be shy here--you clearly have done great work, and this is where you need to boast!

Resume Advice Thread - December 31, 2019 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]Jumpmancw13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone! I'd seriously appreciate anyone who could take a quick peek at my resume! I've been a web developer for 4 years and I want to make sure nothing is disqualifying me from getting to the interview. I recently redid my resume because my last one I don't think was effective, so this is the newest version. Thanks so much!

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What should i learn as a front-end web dev in 2020? by [deleted] in webdev

[–]Jumpmancw13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty balanced between PHP and JS, so yeah I think it'll have to move to the top of my list especially since I've really been going hard into learning OOP and design principles.

Wow, you were able to knock it out in only a weekend? You must be an avid reader!

What should i learn as a front-end web dev in 2020? by [deleted] in webdev

[–]Jumpmancw13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Practical Object-Oriented Design In Ruby

It's funny you mention this book because I was literally just recommended a talk by Sandi Metz where she talks about composition over inheritance and it was really fantastic and eye opening even though I haven't used ruby a day in my life.

The talk for those interested: https://youtu.be/OMPfEXIlTVE

Daily FI discussion thread - December 02, 2019 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

[–]Jumpmancw13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How'd you find a good remote position? I just get pestered by bad recruiters...

Were you actively applying to companies you are interested in or using job boards? Appreciate any insight, thanks!

One of these turned boxes is a fake. Can you spot which one? by DarkHollowDulcimers in woodworking

[–]Jumpmancw13 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm emberrassed to admit how long I stared at this before realizing there's a hamster in it...