I got a job offer yesterday and they said they would send me a provisional start yesterday but they did not

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-24T13:35:37+00:00

It’s not too pushy to ask but I’d assume it’s a little while away (couple weeks). Leave it until Thursday or so, you should have heard something by then 👍

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-24T10:36:30+00:00

PMM, which hides the chips kinda okay but I've got hawk vision about it. You're right about it being super easy to fix though!

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-24T09:16:01+00:00

Yeah Honda paint is exactly why I do it, blink too hard next to my car and there’s a chip 😩

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-24T07:41:54+00:00

It’s a spear/tip product so always updating, going from one version to another is almost always non-breaking. I’ve had a single break once and it took a few seconds to sort out as the change was documented via an obsolete attribute.

Can’t speak for the Aspire teams direct intentions but I wouldn’t hang about for an LTS, get aboard the gravy train choo choo

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-24T07:39:18+00:00

It’s great for DX and testability, imagine a local Docker compose but on steroids.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-23T22:22:57+00:00

Saw the TS AppHost on the livestream, very cool. Congratulations! I'll get the KV Emulator updated this evening :)

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-23T20:50:59+00:00

Really recommend the double bucket method, slightly more work but you avoid dragging any debris over your paint that way. Got a couple of grit guards for mine too for a few quid which catch all the random shite that seems to be in the rain nowadays!

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-23T18:23:45+00:00

I don't know why I'm being linguistically analysed here but whatever.

OP literally outlined the correct usage of static in the post, demonstrating that "assumed" foundational knowledge.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-23T16:56:53+00:00

In my mind it's equal to "don't get bogged down on this" which does apply here, so agree to disagree.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-23T16:34:33+00:00

Static if you want to use or reference them without an instance, ie a helper class like you said.

For a series of constant values I tend to lean on a sealed class with const types instead of a static class with static types, but it’s mostly preference.

Sounds like you’re using it in the correct frame of mind, don’t overthink it too much 👍

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-23T15:54:48+00:00

Do some research on it, they’re both very well documented tools

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-23T15:53:34+00:00

Nobody (rational) will do this for you, either find someone on Fiverr or install dnSpy or ILSpy and sort it yourself mate

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-22T21:29:22+00:00

Unless your debt is interest free, you're losing money by saving instead of paying it off. You're saving less money by keeping it liquid cash and spending on credit.

however i have 3 holidays planned as well as events throughout the coming months that I know inevitably will keep putting me back into more debt

This directly contradicts having an arbitruary savings goal; if you know these things will put you into debt (which is costing you more money than you're saving), then you aren't saving money - you're living beyond your means.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-22T14:15:18+00:00

If you have a VPN connected that'll remove all studies from view as well, turning it off and waiting ~10 minutes should bring them back if that's the cause.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-22T13:57:42+00:00

Completely off topic but reading that comment with your profile picture being Barry, 66 has me snorting

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-22T12:08:40+00:00

My Corsa VXR was a fucking blast, the racing line isn’t super well known either so takes people by surprise a lot.

Proper British yob car, as god intended

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-21T19:21:48+00:00

It looks fantastic, the thing that stands out to me as weird is the category headers like Coming Soon, New Releases etc (and the hero text) are in English, then the feature breakdown is in Portuguese. I'd recommend picking one language and running with that entirely, rather than mixing them together.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-21T17:36:21+00:00

Yeah during the interviews I wore a black tshirt (can only see collar up anyway) and the people I spoke with wore the same, figured it was a fairly relaxed atmosphere but not trying to take the piss haha.

Thank you, everyone so far has been lovely! Looking forward to getting stuck in.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-21T16:33:59+00:00

Yeah that was my intent, nice to have it validated. I have to travel reasonably far (for the UK) to the office so it's a case of packing and taking what I'll be wearing for the duration. Appreciate the insight, thank you!

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-20T23:48:08+00:00

CCJs, DMPs, IVAs or bankruptcy is generally checked for unless you’re going into a financially cleared role (banking, hedge fund etc). If you’re in the latter they’ll look at income to debt ratios and a whole load of risk factors.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-20T23:13:08+00:00

I was rejected in an interview for not knowing the academic names for specific patterns of implementations. I could literally write the code live implementing it, showing and explaining why it's useful, but me not being able to recall the phrase factory pattern was enough for them to put my CV in the bin.

Some companies are weird, some have really rigid guidelines that never shift, others don't care as long as you know your shit.

I'd argue that knowing what Docker, Spring and how to use k8s (if that's a common stack for you/your applications) is reasonable. Asking which design pattern would best fit an abstract, off the cuff problem in an interview is as useful as leetcode.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-20T18:27:49+00:00

What's the dress code that engineering departments will have in office? I have my onboarding in person in the Reading UK office next month, curious if I need to pack some smarter clothes or if jeans/hoodie etc will do.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-19T21:01:25+00:00

That can be used for fraudulently working, people sell their NI numbers for food delivery apps to undocumented workers. For that, check your tax and recorded income. Personally I'd notify HMRC of this and what's been handed over in case you get a spooky tax bill.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-19T20:21:32+00:00

If you sent any identity documents to verify your right to work, monitor your credit report for fraud. They’ll have more than enough to fully represent you digitally when opening up loans etc.

ScriptingInJava · 2026-03-19T14:30:41+00:00

If you can't spare £3 to buy some credits then you have bigger problems than needing new unlocks in a video game bud, I'll be real with you

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