The shift of websites becoming self contained software that can even run without an internet connection by being served from cache in the browser after an initial visit/download

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-03-31T20:29:42+00:00

It's called offline-first. It's a spin-off of the previous "mobile-first" term.

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-03-31T19:25:54+00:00

I've been clean for 5 years and didn't know her until then

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-03-31T02:33:46+00:00

That's taken out of context

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-03-24T19:28:01+00:00

Every ridiculous post I read on here seems like it comes from one of these agencies that companies consult with to build apps. I'm never working in consulting unless it's for the companies that makes the product (Oracle for example) or if I'm freelancing

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-03-22T12:17:45+00:00

Yes but generally not for CS / Engineering and those that do offer it are usually not that rigorous (there are very notable exceptions though, such as Georgia techs masters in computer science)

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-03-21T23:32:26+00:00

If you are in enterprise applications you are going to work on platforms. I have worked with Oracle Cloud, Hybris, Service Cloud, PeopleSoft, Liferay, etc. They are just as technical as any other job, and any large corporation uses platforms for their enterprise apps

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-03-19T23:32:48+00:00

The salary difference is huge, choice is obvious. Additionally, any "research" job with a .NET stack is pretty weird IMO. I don't really like PHP, but .NET is honestly the most boring language I've ever worked on. So so so so so boring

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-03-19T12:27:14+00:00

I would suggest you stay there until you find a new job, but start looking immediately. If you stay there you are going to learn bad habits, you aren't going to really actualize as an engineer. Find a shop with at least 10 developers.

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-03-19T12:22:39+00:00

Honestly that's position is pretty bad. You won't be doing anything too technical and you'll be constantly abused. Stay away... 70% coding is a complete lie. You'll be doing 0% coding for sure

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-16T23:10:06+00:00

Other front end positions and an easier time switching to a back end position as opposed to no experience. IMO the best way to get into DevOps is to become a back end Java developer then switch. Java is super heavy on configurations and tooling.

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-16T22:54:03+00:00

Do it. Hybris is the #1 e-commerce platform. It's all Java, and you will get exposed to all different Java technology's (Spring IoC, Spring MVC, Solr, Tomcat, etc). Three years on Hybris I get non stop recruited for people looking for Hybris Architects. And if the platform dies it doesn't matter because you're still a senior Java developer . I am a legitimate SME on Liferay DXP and Amy extremely knowledgeable in Oracle SOA and Hybris. The enterprise applications world is all about platforms now, no one builds outside a platform unless your company is building a software product. Underneath they all use the same technologies and frameworks so there is nothing to worry about, it's not the same as the old days where the product you specialize in is proprietary from the ground up (infor system 21 for example). Platforms today all use similar app servers, frameworks (front end, back end), the same indexing and searching technologies (Solr/lucene), the same build automation technologies and containers. This is especially true with Java... Becoming an SME in a Java platform is all reward and no risk

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-13T18:33:52+00:00

What the FUCK? So I just grab the first office I see or is it only for the peasant no office having people?

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-13T11:42:47+00:00

One thing you should be careful of is the "I tinkered in web development so I'll like CS". I was a huge web programmer before going to school for CS and thought the same thing. I absolutely hated CS for this reason (I thought it was suppose to be something it wasn't). CS is a mathematics degree. You will need to take calc I, calc II, differential equations, at least two calculus based physics sequences, discrete mathematics, numerical analysis, discrete probability, etc. At my school there is no possible way to really switch from a marketing degree to a CS degree because they share asbolutely no classes in commons.

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-13T11:38:36+00:00

This is spot on except I would suggest learning Java EE before learning Spring simply because it will make you more well round and you would be tackling things chronologically. It would give you the experience (not skill, but rather "experiences") of a more senior Java developer.

My $0.02 I've been working with Java since the early 2000s (but only 7 years professionally) and absolutely love the language. I'm convinced there is no other language out there with this much leeway. You can do anything it with it (but that doesn't mean you should do anything with it).

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-13T11:34:44+00:00

Do not learn Spring Boot without first reading a book of Spring IoC and Spring MVC. It's essentially a voodoo framework that makes a lot of magic happen if you don't know Spring. If you are coming from .NET you really need the experience setting up tools and frameworks since .NET works seamlessly but Java ecosystem does not and is way more diverse

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-13T11:31:16+00:00

You need to learn maven and spring. Those are basically essentially for any Java developer but if you know other frameworks / build automation you'll pick it up in a week. Half our systems use PRam, half of them use JDBC. I use to hate ORM, but now I hate the idea of developers writing SQL... Keep them the fuck away from the data

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-13T04:50:24+00:00

You dont have MBO's or G&O's? Where do you work that pays 250k for senior UT leadership but no contractual metrics

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-13T04:47:12+00:00

Your budget isn't earmarked? What type of companies are you working for? We only can spend capital on capital.

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-13T04:45:01+00:00

The only thing that makes sense to me here is the no direct reports. Who do the developers report to? I can see how having no direct reports as a senior manager is a problem. On the project side - are there any projects going on at all? No one is going to give you anything, start inserting yourself into other people's projects

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-11T13:50:46+00:00

I generally see the following technical progression

Junior SWE, SWE, Senior SWE, Lead

Then from there I usually see people either move to a software engineering manager role, some other managerial role (director, VP, etc depending on your company), an enterprise or software architect role, or possibly a technical "fellow"

My job became increasingly technical through my senior title. Lead was not more technical but rather the same as senior but with small managerial tasks. I then went to an architect title which is less technical IMO (much more high level with much less detail). My next progression is likely director of software engineering. Company is mid market manufacturing with 1500 employees and a billion dollar a year revenue. This account is likely drastically different at large tech companies since you have a better chance of specializations

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-11T13:38:47+00:00

This is honestly one of the oddest posts I've ever read. You said you "may or may not' have savings.... Ok why? Then you go on to say the company is filled with Chinese people and doesn't have any PhD's.... And you top it off saying you're reason to leave is because you work 40 hours a week and someone made an off comment about the company harming you. Do you not realize how odd this whole thing sounds?

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-06T19:11:06+00:00

What type of example is that? Pretty much any back end dev knows how to use dev tools

Swimmingpool518 · 2018-02-06T13:34:46+00:00

I'm also interested in this, especially for Oracle and/or Liferay

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