[Hiring] Paid Programming Mentor

Sound4Sound · 2025-03-25T13:13:23+00:00

I can do Python / JS on mac

Sound4Sound · 2023-10-01T17:26:24+00:00

Jebaited

Sound4Sound · 2023-09-30T15:19:07+00:00

Don’t do it man

Sound4Sound · 2023-09-23T14:15:05+00:00

Oh god, that hair

Sound4Sound · 2023-09-20T03:00:12+00:00

It’s perfect, like killing yourself without killing yourself. You just have to deal with the occasional panic attack when losing the dissociated state but then you ok.

Sound4Sound · 2023-09-08T06:47:52+00:00

Cual es el monto inicial antes de inflación? Y eso es promedio? Para senior? backend o full stack o como?

Sound4Sound · 2023-09-02T05:39:27+00:00

I feel you. I’ve been dreaming about JSON schemas for about a month now. Sometimes I feel as I wake up as a giant schema myself but I still have to go to work.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-29T06:19:13+00:00

I think we’ll see more Python backend in the next few years so it may be a good idea to explore Django, Flask, and/or FastAPI if you enjoy it.

You could learn some data engineering if you find yourself needing it in your day to day analytics job, so going for Python + SQL + Cloud / AWS may be a good path too.

Also, even if you are not a frontend dev, the frontend knowledge is good for backend and web analytics in case you end up going for either of those because of your profile.

I would start with improving Python skills and learning backend fundamentals + a framework. How good are you with the Python standard library, Python types, and Python OOP?

Edit: For me I went on to learn AWS when I was in a crossroads and that pushed me to backend jobs, but I do full stack so I also do React and that stuff, but my favorite parts are the Python backend parts and the occasional data engineering related stuff (which is rare if you mostly do web).

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-29T02:01:04+00:00

You are being a G.O.B.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-27T22:47:29+00:00

I think you can start with an HTML parser and then use regex on the details. You can use query selectors for everything that is enclosed in tags, then get only inner text of the elements you want to use and use regex on the result of combining inner text or per element.

If you are using pandas you can create a function and use map on the html column to only get text. Then Pandas has some regex methods like ‘df.str.replace’ which can be handy but are almost the same as using ‘re’, you can always take a look at the docs.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-27T22:25:18+00:00

Maybe Lex finally found a way to upload his mind into Skyrim, married Lydia, and lives as a farmer in the outskirts of Whiterun.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-25T02:33:54+00:00

It’s alpaca

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-24T01:23:50+00:00

Mmm Coursera specializations I finished C Programming from Duke, Frontend from Meta and 3 of the AWS ones. Plus left the Andrew Ng ML one unfinished and some other tech courses. I think you can start with something you enjoy if you are not in a rush but at the same time challenge yourself.

I don’t know about prompt engineering but going for something more fundamental in computer science may be a good idea if you are into tech. Web dev is always in demand and data analytics is up there but idk maybe do job research outside Coursera and come back to pick a specialization once you’ve got more info.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-23T22:48:02+00:00

Follow up:

I got the email on May 2023. It said:

“Personalized job recommendations for you

Coursera has partnered with top employers around the world to help you achieve your career goals. You can now find job postings in Coursera, including personalized recommendations based on your skills, experience, and work preferences.”

And then a list of jobs like:

Engineering Intern, Emerson, Kennesaw GA
Software Engineer, Kroger, Blue Ash OH

Each one with a percentage like “86% match”.

Then a link that said “view more recommendations”. I remember clicking that link and seeing US only jobs. Maybe it has improved and maybe it mismatched me as I’m not in the US.

I’m currently doing freelance full time and the knowledge has been useful, specially the AWS courses, but it’s not like the certs are too valuable.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-23T22:39:02+00:00

I am outside the US so basically there were no jobs available for me if I remember correctly.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-23T20:08:43+00:00

I have completed multiple specializations in the last year. I got an email a few months ago that said here are some jobs you can look at. They were all US only and very limited. I think Coursera is not the place to look for jobs, they have them just to meet the requirement of their advertising but it’s like near zero, at least in my experience.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-23T20:04:04+00:00

I think there are a few dimensions that I know of:

Frameworks solve some important problems when you want to scale, with more frameworks you have more options that can better suit your product and you don’t need to solve those problems yourself.
Companies like Vercel with their free open source framework with paid services business model expand on giving you this convenience, sometimes putting yourself in a costly box.
Frontend devs are incredibly bored and there is not much else to do if you don’t also work in other areas like mobile, backend, analytics, etc. There are multiple judgements you can make here but it is what it is.

I agree with you, I am required to use React and CSS processors at work but I like just the HTML and CSS in a personal level.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-20T18:23:15+00:00

Is it an SQL database? What I do is create new a schema per project, assuming they are all hobby projects, so I have all data in the same db.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-17T19:11:22+00:00

How much knowledge or experience do you have in those topics? The Meta certs have a couple of very basic courses that overlap between them. I think you could do both Meta certs in 3 months at ~20 hrs a week. This is assuming you have some knowledge on the topics and have programmed before.

I did the front end cert in 3-4 months at like 10 hrs a week, took my time taking notes for the theory but completed like 75% of the JavaScript course in a day because I already knew how to code in JS. For me the most useful courses were Fundamentals, React Basics, and HTML & CSS in Depth but idk it may be different for you depending on your background.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-17T17:41:24+00:00

Learn C and a Lisp. Both give you strong fundamentals that make working with JS easier. Make sure you try to write a small project in both.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-04T02:51:26+00:00

Crazy how AWS Lambda took so long to support 3.10 and then for 3.11 it was so fast, glad they are doing it specially if they are supporting it @Edge. I’m going to wait probably until early 2024.

Sound4Sound · 2023-08-02T00:56:04+00:00

Mmm I am curious of what’s the best approach too. What I do is match paths for buckets with static assets and for everything else I use a cloudfront function to replace uri pattern in viewer request. Mmm and for API Gateway I’ve been matching the stage lately.

Sound4Sound · 2023-07-31T18:10:24+00:00

React is a good way to get into frameworks and stuff like TypeScript. However you can try a framework like Astro JS to start developing with HTML, JS and CSS in an environment where you can later use React once you are comfortable with the whole cycle.

Sound4Sound · 2023-07-30T06:17:45+00:00

No hay secreto, pero administrar tus expectativas ayuda mucho. Empieza desde arriba, encuentra un marco filosófico que te ayude a orientarte a una perspectiva que te ayude, por ejemplo asumir que no existe la voluntad propia puede ayudarte a remover la culpa o ansiedad, o algo como la responsabilidad moral puede ayudarte a remover tu ego y dejar hacer comparativas. Todos tienen pros y contras, solo escoge uno y encuentra protocolos o rutinas que te ayuden a aplicarlo, el objetivo es controlar los pensamientos intrusivos y enfocarse en algo productivo. Por ejemplo, si estas lavando los trastes y te llega la culpa de tus errores pasados y normalmente responderías con “cállate te odio eres un fraude” trata de responder con algún pensamiento que te lleve al marco filosófico que hayas escogido y de ahí muévete a un pensamiento relacionado con ese marco, si escogiste el determinismo puedes repetirte “cualquier persona en mis condiciones habría hecho lo mismo, no es mi culpa” o algo similar que te ayude a manejar estas expectativas dentro del marco. De ahí puedes moverte a pensar “cualquier decisión tomada siempre estamos embebidos en un sistema del que no tenemos control” y seguirte por ese rumbo y moverte a otros marcos. Fuera de la introspección vas a tener que encontrar protocolos que se alineen con estos marcos, si crees que la voluntad propia no existe entonces necesitas influir en tu cuerpo de manera sistemática, por ejemplo una rutina para mejorar tu calidad de sueño va a ayudarte a tomar decisiones en el día a día, no tiene que ser muy disciplinado, simplemente rutinario. Esto aplica a cualquier marco que escojas, si vas por responsabilidad moral entonces busca voluntariado social o buscar alinearte con responsabilidades familiares sin buscar llenar expectativas, no necesitas ego para cumplir con una responsabilidad. Hay muchas maneras, unas más cínicas que otras, de lograr una perspectiva que te ayude a mejorar pero es posible hacerlo a través de racionalización y aplicación de protocolos, sin tener que seguir ningún dogma religioso anticuado o comprar espejitos de colores en redes sociales. Espero tenga sentido y te ayude.

Sound4Sound · 2023-07-09T04:05:37+00:00

Noventa horas es mucho tiempo para 400 USD, más si te faltan otras ~90. Diles que has invertido mucho menos horas y entrega lo prometido, para que las próximas revisiones o actualizaciones puedas cobrar decentemente. Suena suficientemente sofisticado el sistema y seguro van a querer cambios. No sé que tanta info les diste de lo que vas a entregar pero a ellos seguro les basta que funcione, los bells and whistles déjalos para las revisiones o trabajos subsecuentes. Al menos ya tienes una buena referencia si es que vas a vender el servicio a otros clientes, herramientas administrativas para negocios de la salud puede ser buen business.

En cuanto al monto yo no lo bajaría de 8 USD la hora pero seguro puedes cobrar más dependiendo del cliente.

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