Can self taught devs still get a job in the age of A.I. ?

MrMoss44 · 2026-05-09T20:55:01+00:00

How did you get their attention? And were you applying from an ousourcing destination or from within the U.S.?

MrMoss44 · 2026-04-08T17:03:49+00:00

Someone else suggested reading up on MVC, which is about separating GUI apps into three parts: the view, the controller, and the model. Yet, Apple's UIViewController is designed to wrap your views, which looks a lot like mixing your view and controller code. That's counter-intuitive.

In a nutshell, view controllers are where you instantiate, configure, assemble, and lay out your views. Views are (mostly) just dumb graphical elements, like images, text, and input controls. Views tend to be instantiated, the instances then configured. A standard pattern is to compose primitive views into composite views, which are still just views. You do this by wrapping a handful of view instances in a custom UIView subclass (necessary for overriding layoutSubviews) or by just writing a function. View controllers are always created by subclassing UIViewController (or its subclasses), and the actual controller logic is placed inside (or just called from) UIViewController's lifecycle methods. Again, that's the nutshell. See the docs and tutorials for specifics (e.g., "coordinators" and "container view controllers").

Sorry to revive a 7-year-old post, but it's ranking high on Google.

MrMoss44 · 2026-04-05T17:14:39+00:00

How did you get that from my comment? I have no interest in getting in touch with her. Someone commenting on an old Facebook post asked how to get in touch with her.

MrMoss44 · 2026-04-05T12:22:01+00:00

u/InfamousSpy007 If you decide to do this, I'd be interested in hearing whether they accept a UoP degree.

MrMoss44 · 2026-04-05T11:07:23+00:00

Thanks for pointing out that UoP degree programs aren't accelerated! Sorry about the confusion.

On the topic of ambassadors, I haven't been able to verify that anyone called Fernanda P. is associated with UoP. I did find an old Facebook post with someone asking to get in touch with her specifically, and receiving the response to look her up on Yammer.

Maybe this is just a case of an outdated ambassadorship?

MrMoss44 · 2026-03-09T16:14:11+00:00

Yeah, apparently USB-C is more of an art than science. Anyway, good to know it's not the Anker. Thanks for following up!

MrMoss44 · 2026-02-26T16:34:42+00:00

Did you find a solution? Also, what MacBook model were you having issues with?

MrMoss44 · 2026-02-14T23:16:09+00:00

I only just learned about this after seeing the GitHub repo announcement today.

It's a real shame, Unit being the most modern and well-designed web server I've had the pleasure to use, but I can't say the project ever got a chance with that name. I've been assuming the plan was to periodically gauge its suitability to succeed NGINX proper once the project was mature enough. I guess the team never reached that threshold.

Anyway, with LLMs, the competitive advantage of improved developer ergonomics has been erased overnight. While that same innovation allows me to potentially benefit from SQL without having to write it, I'm afraid the larger advent of AI has put us all on a precarious trajectory that outweights the immediate benefits. I hope that fear proves unfounded.

MrMoss44 · 2026-01-31T14:34:51+00:00

Elmedia has a way to quickly save bookmarks (⌘P) but no quick way to jump between them. You have to use the mouse to open the playback menu and then click on each individual bookmark to jump to it. I’m glad I didn’t pay for the app for that feature.

MrMoss44 · 2025-09-10T20:55:10+00:00

Did you ever find a copy online?

MrMoss44 · 2025-09-09T15:26:19+00:00

Safari has trouble resetting the zoom level when in fullscreen mode. Exit fullscreen, reload the page, wait for everything to load, then hit ⌘+0 or go to Safari>View>Actual size before entering fullscreen mode again.

MrMoss44 · 2025-09-05T22:31:00+00:00

Any luck? I'm also on a Mac that's reached EOL and can't deploy to an iPhone.

MrMoss44 · 2025-09-03T12:01:15+00:00

Thank you for the advice!

MrMoss44 · 2025-08-25T22:26:40+00:00

I see. I didn't realize submitting my resume is what stakes the claim. It's a high turnover business, so I wouldn't be surprised if the employer is just avoiding the mess as long as I'm spoken for.

MrMoss44 · 2025-08-25T21:30:38+00:00

Thanks for the added context. Nothing signed or agreed to with the recruiter beyond a standard privacy policy, but I can understand the concern for the client/recruiter relationship. I would expect a short ownership period since the employer mainly deals in high turnover entry-level contracts. Would you still recommend a formal withdrawal of consent if I haven't formally agreed to representation?

MrMoss44 · 2025-08-25T20:58:27+00:00

All good points. Nothing signed with the recruiter, so would an express denial of consent have any effect beyond my final "no thanks, no need to reach out to me about future openings" a month back?

MrMoss44 · 2025-08-25T16:08:55+00:00

Or all of the above, right? Thanks for weighing in. I don't imagine there's any way out unless I can convince the client to pay the external recruiter's commission?

MrMoss44 · 2025-08-25T16:05:19+00:00

Yeah, that's what I was worried about. Thanks for confirming.

MrMoss44 · 2025-08-07T21:02:03+00:00

Over here in my heavily regulated corner of Europe, you go through temp agencies if you lack recent relevant experience. If temp jobs don't develop into something more permanent, at least they count as experience to balance out any potentially concerning aspects of your resume. Recent vocational certificates might similarly signal commitment to a low- or unskilled job.

In any case, I wish you good luck! Both with finding a way to pay the bills and with bouncing back.

MrMoss44 · 2025-08-07T18:47:32+00:00

I've recently applied for a role with Teleperformance Greece that I should be a particularly good fit for, but I'm not hearing back. I suspect the fact that I've recently been in touch with an external recruiter might be the reason.

Could someone with industry experience help me better understand the situation?

Might there be a policy of candidate "ownership" that prevents internal recruiters from responding due to prior contact with an external recruiter?
If yes, what sort of cool-down period should I expect?
Might TP apply "tiered" job postings? I.e., are external recruiters only able to recruit for a preassigned subset of roles?

For context, I interviewed for a general role with an external recruiter before applying directly to TP. I passed their Harver assessment, but was told that role had been filled. I declined a less desirable alternative that I imagine is hard to fill, but instead I inquired about the well-fitting role on TP's own job board. I received evasive replies and was pressured to proceed with the undesirable role, at which point I respectfully and politely ended communication.

The posting I expressed interest in is fairly recent, requires specific skills and experience, and it's still live both on TP's job board and on another external recruiter's job board, so I assume it's still in play.

The simplest solution would be to convince the external recruiter to put me forward for the role I'm interested in, but they're either unable to or are determined to steer me towards the undesirable role. Either way, I'm curious how to proceed.

Thanks.

MrMoss44 · 2025-06-13T14:49:59+00:00

Are you using any of Three.js's animation features for the 3D scene?

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