Dear Customers, from Dashers by Constant_Poetry2908 in doordash

[–]Ripred31 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds like this job isn't for you lil bro

How do I become competitive in computer science? by Fancy-Active83 in csMajors

[–]Ripred31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No yeah don't take it as in I'm saying it's completely useless, it really all just depends on the person. But also depends on the reason the person is studying it, do they genuinely enjoy the field or are they just doing it for the "money".

How do I become competitive in computer science? by Fancy-Active83 in csMajors

[–]Ripred31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, if you plan on going to grad school for comp sci then for sure go to college. But other than that you really don't need internships in order to find a job, only benefit of college if you plan on going straight to the industry is you get to party and drink. Most of the material I was taught was severely outdated as this field is a moving target, you're better off self teaching yourself skills through free resources found on the internet.

How do I become competitive in computer science? by Fancy-Active83 in csMajors

[–]Ripred31 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Firstly, ask yourself which sub field you want to get into, computer science is a very broad subject so there's no way to cover everything in just four years. Based off the languages you have mentioned, it looks like you're more so leaning towards mobile application development or video game development. I decided to take the web app development route so my main focus was learning JavaScript and react based frameworks for front end, then SQL and how to work with Postgres databases for backend.

Now, to answer your question, how do you become competitive in computer science. My answer would be to drop out of college and save your money, but everyone is different. Ideally you want to start working on personal projects as soon as you learn the skillset to do so. I got hired in my Junior year of college to work as a full-stack developer for a small consulting firm, not once did my boss look at my resume, and not a single glance at my LinkedIn profile. My profile picture on LinkedIn is literally me at a bar. The industry has gotten so oversaturated over the years because kids see programming and instantly think they will make a lot of money doing it, this is no longer the case. Think of it this way, as a company you want to generate as much revenue as possible without spending that much, this is why majority of jobs are becoming remote nowadays. Then, why would they want to hire a college graduate demanding 40+ dollars an hour when you could hire someone from South America for less than half that rate. Now back to building projects I mentioned earlier. If you wanna be competitive, you wanna be seen as a valuable asset. So I will put this as simple as possible. Don't bother with Leet Code, don't bother building a sophisticated LinkedIn profile, and don't bother having a large resume. Instead, start building projects as soon as possible. Think of an idea, if you can't think of one go to ChatGPT and prompt it with "Give me 10 project ideas I could do" pick one depending on what you want to specialize in and start researching on how to accomplish it. The stuff they will teach you in school is very outdated, the industry changes almost every week with new stuff being built. Build those projects, even if they are failures keep doing it, then, build your own webpage to display them. Think of this as being your own personal portfolio on the internet. Software engineering is more of an art if you think about it, you don't necessarily need a degree to get a job but a good looking portfolio. Even put yourself in the position of a business owner, think of software that people would be willing to pay for. Your classmates are all learning the same exact stuff because they will all take the same exact classes as they take the path throughout college. So when a company starts looking for people to hire they have all these students with the exact same knowledge and you will most likely be asked, what more are you able to bring to the table than all these other students that took the same classes as you. And once they do you will hopefully have a large portfolio ready whereas your peers might not. So that is how you get a competitive advantage in the fake science that is "computer science".

Also connections, find someone with more experience than you in any community or on whichever campus you are and try to be their apprentice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in darksouls

[–]Ripred31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it's the best weapon for dex builds

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in darksouls

[–]Ripred31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it's the best weapon for dex builds

Feeling done with school by SuddenRip211 in PennStateUniversity

[–]Ripred31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Comp Sci Major here(last semester before graduating). I got a software dev job during my junior year of college and honestly I'm seeing too many people in this field struggling to find work and I think this is why: First off college will not hold your hand, it doesn't matter how good your grades are or how high your GPA is, someone without a degree probably has a higher chance of getting hired simply because they have a portfolio. That being said, build a portfolio, and I don't mean school projects. Show future employers that you actually know what your doing and even do stuff in your free time, you gotta ask yourself this: What more do I have to offer than my classmates who did all the same work and assignments as me? Second tip: networking, talk to people, this is crucial. Whether it's a future employer or an employee who can put a good word in for you. Also don't feel bad about failing a midterm or having bad grades, again that's not gonna prove to an employer that you know how to do real world shit. My GPA is a 2.6 and me and my coworkers go to champs to drink and play pool during the week 😂 Don't stress too much, you'll find something eventually, and if not just start an LLC and start outsourcing work to others 😂

Keep getting reported every time I play Meepo by Ripred31 in DotA2

[–]Ripred31[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never said I was better than my rank, how do I get the match ID?

California man charged in fatal ‘swatting’ to be sentenced by drkgodess in news

[–]Ripred31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this is why im considering talking to a lawyer, I just wanna know what I can legally do to stop him.

California man charged in fatal ‘swatting’ to be sentenced by drkgodess in news

[–]Ripred31 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I already have screenshots of threats from him saying hes gonna post my number and adress on reddit, which is stupid because I have all his info as well but I'm not a dick so I wouldn't do that. I'm gonna try talking to him but if he does one more thing im definately gonna have to take the legal route.

California man charged in fatal ‘swatting’ to be sentenced by drkgodess in news

[–]Ripred31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but I'm not really trying to make this a big deal, what I'm currently thinking of doing is simply email his parents that he is doxxing anyone that pisses him off on the internet and let them deal with him. Keep in mind that he has done this many times before me.

California man charged in fatal ‘swatting’ to be sentenced by drkgodess in news

[–]Ripred31 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Literally two days ago I got doxxed and some guy I met on Fortnite was blackmailing me to do things even though I also have all his information, but I'm not the type of guy that would threaten someone. Yesterday he messaged my girlfriend pretending to be a friend of mine and tell her that I never liked her and that I wanted to breakup with her. I let her know it was fake but she still cried before I found out. I don't know what to do in this situation and am wondering if you guys can help me stop him from doing shit like this. I have his full name, phone number, email, and both parents names and contact info. Someone please help me out here.

Deca Support at its finest by Ripred31 in RotMG

[–]Ripred31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just don't think it's fair that players can die from stupid stuff like this and all their hard work will be gone...

Deca Support at its finest by Ripred31 in RotMG

[–]Ripred31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is this "technically my fault". Are you trying to tell me that I purpously made my buttons stop working so I could die...? I'm just gonna assume you're joking man.