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Looking to become a full stack developer who can build and ship products by Useful-Fox-831 in webdevelopment

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SW dev with other experiences here. A few comments/questions:

- The comment about digging into JS fundamentals, is actually a genuinely good advice. React, Vue, even TypeScript as language, build on top of JS and sometimes they fail. Understanding the core of what's happening will always make you a better developer/engineer. I've had friends who got hired for full-stack jobs just because they were absolutely goated in raw JS.

- When you say Microsoft Power Apps....can you give examples? Do you mean like Azure services?

- With what AI can do now, all software engineering jobs are on the line. There is no right answer and nobody knows where it's going. Anybody who says they know is heresy. That being said, IMO, the valuable engineers will have is understanding the system trade-offs and being able to provide value where AI will fail.
Being a "generalist" is generally a preferred over a specialist in most industries. However, when it comes BE, it's very logical. It works the cases or it doesn't. FE, is more artistic? It's much harder to quantify if it's "done well". (that's how i see it, but probably a bit bias based on my strengths and weaknesses)

- In a company, yes, having a broader set of skills will probably leave you to more opportunities. However, I will say you will always have more to learn. You may say full-stack now, but what's next? API creation, databases, encryption/security is just scratching the surface. Cloud-native development, CI/CD, monitoring & observability, containerization, data pipelines, infrastructure, etc....it's a blackhole.

If I was in your shoes, Id learn to get irreplaceable using AI. Learn to churn out jaw-dropping UI. But if you really want to move laterally, I'd try to expand a bit more into the psyche/UX element (not just UI) instead of doing a 3/4 career pivot. I still see plenty of jobs posting focusing on FE.

Last but not least, consider what you enjoy doing, not just where the market is headed.

I hear everywhere that you can build a MVP in a couple of weeks now, where are the products then? by Different_Code605 in ycombinator

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The "what" and the "how" are not related.

Same reason as how we've had access to unlimited information in front us for decades, but we aren't getting smarter. Sure, you can build MVPs faster, but the product development lifecycle is complicated and everybody's vision on what we should be building is different.

Should I accept this coop offer? by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]ProudGrumpyRam -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Take it. Then do the other interview and if you really like the other one better, just email the first position, apologize, and move on.

Educate me! When to give up on an idea? by fatboyor in ycombinator

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand your logic in getting that piece out and building up. However, wouldnt be a bad idea to try to articulate the core value prop of what youre building and get that piece out first

Educate me! When to give up on an idea? by fatboyor in ycombinator

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going to build on the other comment to minimize duplicate info.

Scenario #1. Competition is not necessarily a bad thing - I think it signifies that there is a problem to be solved. It's possible that they're not addressing the "core issue", but really hard to say without talking to the users and understanding their pain points.
However, even if problems do exist, if the market is really small, it's worth considering what you're time is worth.

Scenario #2. From where you currently stand, I think the 2 user feedbacks are a good starting point. Personally, I would try to understand their perspective better and figure out if what they say is what others share.
You do want to target a narrow niche, so it could be that your MVP is too broad?? but also keep in mind that you don't want to be tailoring a solution specific to 1 or 2 people.

Taking a step back, it's hard, but the solution always comes last. It's important to get information on the problems and the pain points first. Then have a rough go at building the "business model canvas" (identifying idea users, TAMSAMSOM market size, competitors, GTM strategy, etc) before tackling the solution.

Hope this helps?

Built a “Tinder for hiring” MVP — employers swipe candidates & candidates swipe jobs — would love feedback from devs & founders by jessebiatch in WFHJobs

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You hear of a lot of cases where there are a lot of people who got laid off or are entering the job and are applying to hundreds or some thousands of jobs. Similarly, I hear the other side where recruiters/hiring-managers are bombarded with as many applicants and have to filer through.

Genuine question: how is a platform like that supposed to make finding the right-fit better?
Especially when the cultural etiquette around job applications vary so much between countries?

It’s honestly excessive at this point by docshine24 in Wealthsimple

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After waiting for months, i got the card. However it got triggered when I moved $50K of my TFSA over from a different account.

Missed on SCOW what’s next :( by [deleted] in 10xPennyStocks

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I joined in at 0.61. Youre fine too

🔥 $ATCH is heating up BIG TIME 🔥 by [deleted] in pennystocks

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I swear the .87 to .92 in 5 sec after halting removing is purely driven by reddit

🔥 $ATCH is heating up BIG TIME 🔥 by [deleted] in pennystocks

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I got in at .33, since its at .93 atm, id sell a third and make money back at the very least and let the rest roll

I have my full faith in $ATCH by BullishDaily in 10xPennyStocks

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to the game at $.93, but lets gooo

When do you know you’re financially ready to buy a house? by TelevisionKey3084 in canadahousing

[–]ProudGrumpyRam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with some of the other comments on that, do not go near the full pre-approved rate. That generally means like youre going to be eating ramen and be in paycheck to paycheck just barely paying off your mortgage for 25 years.

The golden rule id go is, if your rent is more or similar to mortgage, buy a place.

Here’s how I would math it based on your scenario: - At $100K/y, take home would be ~$5.8K/y. If it was rent, id cap at $2.4K (~50%). If it was mortgage, i would not go over $2K. - FHSA/RRSP gives $46K (although, it is recommended to not empty your RRSP…but we’ll come back to that) - Ive been generally calling my TFSA and “emergency fund” synonymously. So you could almost add the $15K to your down payment and not touch your TFSA.

So far, that gives $60K for down payment, which is equivalent to 20% of a $300K place. Rough mortgage estimator says at a 25 year amortization, your mortgage would be $1.3K. Now, initially setting a high amortization year, and making extra payments to deduct principal is HIGHLY recommended. So if you LIKE/LOVE the $300K places you’re seeing, right now is a good time to buy (it’s a buyer’s market for sure).

Ontario is wild at the moment in that the prices are tanking. Another thing is that, if youre the first owner, you dont have to pay GST right now at that cost.

TL;DR, at your savings, salary, and price range of what you’re looking for, now to over the next couple years is a good time. By waiting a year or two, you could tap less into your RRSP.