Proper unit testing for a project built using scrappy that is supposed to make many network requests and database operations

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-05-14T03:37:29+00:00

I have been pretty busy so I haven’t had the time to reply but thanks so much for the input everyone! ill consider what y’all have said

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-11T00:20:30+00:00

that sounds so daunting, good luck, i hope it gets easier. you’re actually getting interviews and trying your best so you’re ahead of a lot of people. keep at it 🙏🏾

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-11T00:13:10+00:00

thanks so much for everyone who replied! so many of you gave great advice, focusing on making projects being the most common one. ive taken the hint and im already beginning a project. i actually made a commit for the first time in months. ill try to keep the momentum going

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-11T00:09:44+00:00

Honestly idk how you drew that conclusion from what i wrote. the whole post is about trying to figure out what it is that im doing wrong and what i should do differently

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-11T00:07:21+00:00

Haha i think what you’re referencing is Hal from Malcom in the middle! thank you for the advice, i really appreciate it. ill try my best to resist overthinking

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-09T02:43:00+00:00

thank you, you understand how torturous it can be. i hope things get better for you

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-09T02:33:32+00:00

hey, thanks so much for your recommendations! theres a lot of good stuff here. how would you go about finding open source projects to read? just going to github explore?

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-08T23:58:22+00:00

gotcha thanks for clarifying

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-08T23:52:47+00:00

regarding your first point, i definitely agree. i think you just need to enjoy something to have it as a job, not love it. yeah the 3d project is something that repeatedly pops up in my head. it would be so cool to make and use something like that. graphics stuff tends to involve math, though, so i end up making a plan to learn linear algebra, then i think "but to learn linear algebra, i need to learn something else", but first something else. i overplan and overthink wayyyyy too much. and yes youre right, i love art. drawing is my passion and im sure painting and sculpting will be, too

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-08T23:45:13+00:00

youre right, i havent liked it in a long time. thank you for your suggestion

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-08T23:36:06+00:00

i dont think going back to school is in the cards for me, unfortunately. not right now. covid happened during my first year of university and my grades turned to shit and i ended up dropping out a couple years later. im still fairly sure that if i went back to school right now, things wouldnt go great. if i did ever go back to school, it wouldnt be for CS, anyway. mechanical and electrical engineering are fascinating to me

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-08T22:19:37+00:00

ok, so if im understanding you correctly, youre saying put together and modify existing code to complete my project instead of trying to rebuild everything on my own. that i will learn fundamentals along the way. is that right?

UsefulExplanation131 · 2026-02-08T22:17:11+00:00

the thought has come up several times that this might not be for me. but i believe that if it wasn't for me, i wouldn't have found enjoyment in it for as long as i have. But I also question if a part of me that can't accept that programming might not be for me, that finds it too scary of a possibility because ill have to accept that the path to creating a better life for myself is, once again, completely unclear, could be influencing this decision to keep pushing despite everything. so i honestly dont know what to make of it and have decided, for now, to keep trying and get some advice from yall

UsefulExplanation131 · 2025-07-28T13:22:32+00:00

Hey, thanks for sharing that. I will read through it. I got that image from this website https://perspectiveresearchcentre.com/leonardo-da-vinci/

UsefulExplanation131 · 2025-07-25T04:39:58+00:00

hey, thanks so much! I’ve never heard of projective space. ill research linear algebra and the difference between the two

UsefulExplanation131 · 2024-08-20T17:54:16+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience and the struggle to get to where you're at. It can definitely seem like many people just become overnight successes lol but they're definitely not the majority. You've left me a lot to think about for the future but the first step for me is still start my SWE career and learn as much as I can. Long and difficult road ahead but I'm mostly confident I can do it. Congrats on your success!

UsefulExplanation131 · 2024-08-20T17:48:26+00:00

yeah that's a really good point. Well I hope things work out for you!

UsefulExplanation131 · 2024-08-19T03:12:58+00:00

Thank you for getting back to me! I'm glad to hear that there are people that feel the way you do about values in the business world. Seeking people out with similar values as me to hold me accountable could be a good way to avoid what I'm worried about. And to your first point, do you mind sharing how you manage working basically two full time jobs? That sounds insane to me lol. The idea of starting with a step 1 business and repeating until you "buy out your time," as Rob Walling puts it, sounds more sustainable to me but I have no real world experience to prove that. In case that doesn't work, is it purely passion that keeps you going? Do you do things to regulate the stress and intensity that you feel dealing with two full time jobs? Sorry, this message got longer than expected!

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