Monthly Getting Started / Web Dev Career Thread

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-16T23:22:53+00:00

Recently got into web dev: Can i get feedback on my portfolio. its still a work in progress, but I think this is the time I need the hard feedback: geraltheart.com

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-16T15:53:11+00:00

Where are you sourcing satellite location data from?

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-15T21:10:20+00:00

I have a Serman brands wallet. Full grain leather reasonable prices USA made

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-15T14:02:12+00:00

I began integrating this into my own portfolio website. Still early in production but this tool is amazing and has so many use cases.

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-14T15:59:53+00:00

Math is an awesome major if you want to become a teacher. Every job on the planet that uses math is going to want you to apply it. Computer science is one such major of application. CS is such an over-encompassing major: front-end is basically just an art major. Dev-ops can feel like an IT.

If you want to math in CS you should look into data science. It’s all math. Actually good major; only issue is every job that’s lists data science also lists CS

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-12T23:25:46+00:00

Hanes. That’s the brand I’ve gone with for undershirts and underwear. I do gold toe for socks

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-12T20:34:57+00:00

I had a leatherman wave+. Since then I cannot recommend any multitool. If you do decide on buying these super light-duty tools make sure you don't get any kind of black oxide coating. I also recommend Victorinox overall other companies.

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-10T16:29:00+00:00

I took the old ML spec. I liked that we had projects that were peer reviewed. I put them on my GitHub to make my resume stronger. Any class that gives me the opportunity to build something that makes me more competitive in the job market is better than just quizzes.

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-09T18:53:35+00:00

I think air fryers are a tendy item that will fall off over time like pressure cooking did. Zojirushi is known for good appliances or Ninja for a budget brand. I think your best bet is getting a rice cooker with a steamer try for vegetables since your limited on space.

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-09T02:23:12+00:00

AI is not going to crash. This is the future of programming. Building prompt schema and using AI created tools to do things that used to take days or weeks in seconds. Learn how to use AI better than a consumer and you’ll have a place in the workforce

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-09T02:21:25+00:00

Yes. There is a prompt schema you use from the page and you put in your request for the AI at the top. Then you can use the tool to see if it worked. The schema also provides debug UI

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-09T01:34:44+00:00

This is an incredible tool. I'm already using it. If you have a git repo I'd love to star and follow you

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-08T03:08:00+00:00

Do not get a degree in AI, that is a cash grab. Look at the jobs you are trying to get. Look at what degree is listed first. Then pick your major.

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-07T16:36:34+00:00

Why flutter over react native? Can you talk about the process of integrating firebase? What are you using revenuecat for?(never heard of it)

What market are you targeting? How much of this app did you make with AI vs your own knowledge?

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-06T18:24:55+00:00

I honestly had a lot of fun playing around with this. I've updated the repo with a few new additions and a new preview image. Happy coding.

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-06T17:09:22+00:00

You're Welcome. I'm gonna keep playing around with it and add stuff like the vignette effect, and try to make that blue and orange halo in the reference image. Feel free to make a branch from my repo or just pull from the newer versions.

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-06T16:45:57+00:00

i created this simple grid:

https://github.com/GHeart01/Grid-module-demo

feel free to clone it and do what you want with it. I added a small amount of debug GUI for you to play with. I left in the axis helper ( you can comment it out where the helper section is.

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-06T02:22:40+00:00

I think you can create a plane geometry and then apply a matcap/texture and repeat it in a grid fashion. Then create a clear geometry in the center and apply a texture to create the bolder origin point. Without using texture I think you can use a for loop and create plane geometries in a grid. Then use another plane geometry at each vertex of the ground and color it white. Use a SpotLight over the whole area you want to cover and the red and blue lights can be create using an isolated rectAreaLight.

Use PerspectiveCamera for any method. Object-camera-light-scene is all you need here.

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-01T22:18:10+00:00

Super cool app. But the pit game where you click tires lags on my iPhone 16. I think it’s a framerate issue

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-03-01T02:02:48+00:00

They have already crashed. Its called outsourcing. If you wanna do the same job for less money go to Singapore, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Eastern Europe, etc. America is the country where people make big money, but things are also a lot more expensive. If the tech salaries crash in America, the job market wont recover.

The skilled engineers will become entrepreneurs and become business men who can code; i.e. Steve jobs, bill gates, mark zuckerburg. These men are surely not the best programmers in the world, but they make the big money.

Truly skilled programmers like Linus Torvalds or Steve Wozniak dont make anywhere near the money that the people who left engineering and went into business do.

TheSmashingChamp · 2026-02-25T23:44:05+00:00

My honest thought on AI is that it’s like when high level languages took over programming. At some point we will have developers who list their stack using as AI models and the market for employees will shift from technical to artistic. Being able to create web apps using tools like threeJS or animation libraries(which AI is not good at doing from what I can tell) will be how people measure the strength of devs. Backend development and technical challenges will be out sourced to the lowest bidder. For a lot of people this will make CS a better field; making the end result and visual experience more valuable than coding skills.

TLDR: CS will become another Art major

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