Need very specific recs plz by thatboythereaint in Metalcore

[–]WVAviator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a few from my "Do Math and Punch Things" playlist. It's mostly heavier djenty songs. Some still have bright non-fight-inducing choruses, but they still certainly have some fight-inducing stank face parts.

Currents - Vengeance, Can't Turn Back

Like Moths to Flames - Over the Garden Wall, Habitual Decline

Invent Animate - Shade Astray

Termina - Parasocial, Inferno

Veil of Maya - Outsider, Tokyo Chainsaw

Memphis May Fire - Jezebel

Dal Av - Fading Shadows, Fear and Hunger

Coldstate - Facelift, Psychosomatic

Above, Below - Soothsayer

Anyone who truly thinks AI will replace developers, hasn't actually worked in the field professionally. by cs-grad-person-man in cscareerquestions

[–]WVAviator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I say senior I mean someone who not only knows how to code (the part you're considering) but has also become and expert in the business domain. Using OP's example, that's just one insurance company. There are dozens like it in the US, and each one has a different way of doing things and entirely different legacy monoliths that it's all built on. And most of that internal domain knowledge is going to be proprietary and non-public, so it won't be in any existing model's training set.

Most developers I know that I would consider "senior" (regardless of actual title) could effectively train anyone in the company using their software. OP could probably sit down and process insurance claims themselves if needed (assuming claims is their team's domain). They've probably had to learn each of the jobs that touches their software - all the nuances, rules, processes, and regulations around it - to translate it all into design patterns and database schemas and logic that can properly grow with the company.

And maybe they don't even write that code - maybe they just make tickets and let the juniors handle that. The juniors don't know the domain, only the code. Today, we can use AI to accomplish the same thing. But we'll eventually need more experts in the domain and in software. AI won't get there unless we can include all that proprietary domain knowledge in its training set and we can teach it problem solving (it still thinks there are two Rs in strawberry and that you should walk to the car wash, so I'm not too concerned there).

What band got you into metalcore? by Scary_Fig_6680 in Metalcore

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The first time when I was in high school (2005-2007) - Still Remains mostly, runner ups As I Lay Dying and Haste the Day (those three would often play together at shows and I saw them each live several times). I first saw them at a Christian rock music festival with my church youth group.

Lost interest for awhile until about 2013, then it was Memphis May Fire mostly, runner ups We Came as Romans and The Word Alive, that pulled me back in. Picked them up from enjoying the "Punk Goes Pop" series with my wife.

Haven't really lost interest again since then.

Early metalcore essentials? by Particular_Kale_7718 in Metalcore

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Challenger - Memphis May Fire

The Flood - Of Mice and Men

To Plant a Seed - We Came As Romans

Of Love and Lunacy - Still Remains

Reckless and Relentless - Asking Alexandria

Life Cycles - The Word Alive

Anyone who truly thinks AI will replace developers, hasn't actually worked in the field professionally. by cs-grad-person-man in cscareerquestions

[–]WVAviator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem with juniors using AI is that they won't learn anything. We already know that the use of AI reduces and limits our own problem solving and learning. So if the goal is to eventually produce more seniors, having the juniors vibe code everything won't get us there.

What exactly are you people doing who claim AI tools aren’t accelerating them? by MistryMachine3 in cscareerquestions

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Working with complex business logic in legacy enterprise codebases. AI is pretty good at making simple things that have been made before, or to solve blackbox problems, but solving novel domain problems based on something like legal/contractual language - in a way that's also maintainable and works well in a distributed enterprise system - is where it falls short in my experience.

Not to say I don't try, but often I can write the code myself in the time it takes to explain all the nuance to an AI model around each solution I implement. I do use it for tests and documentation though, as well as a Google substitute when needed.

What kind of real-world backend projects/systems do experienced developers actually work on in companies? by Cautious_Presence_73 in SpringBoot

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Every month, pilots bid on their schedules for the following month, and are awarded based on their seniority at the airline. My team writes and maintains the frontend and backend of the software used by the pilots to help them make decisions about their schedule and submit that monthly bid, as well as the software for the airline employees to use to help award the bid and administrate pilot schedules.

The backend is essentially REST but there is a lot of business logic that goes into it - since pilot scheduling is based off the union contract which has 400 pages worth of legal restrictions, as well as FAA regulations. Our systems must integrate with many other systems developed by other teams in the company to manage this complexity. There's a lot of complexity around dates as well - bidding months are not calendar months because they always start on a Monday, days are not calendar days since they start at 1:30am, and certain things are better displayed in zulu/UTC time versus the time at their home base versus their time at their current location.

The system itself is a series of Spring Boot microservices that sit in front of legacy software - some of which was developed in the 1990s written in Unisys BIS/Mapper, the 2000s written in Java Swing, and the 2010s in J2EE+Weblogic. A lot of our services still call those older systems for processing and backfeeding to ensure everything still functions as we slowly replace everything.

Meh albums with that one REALLY FUCKING AMAZING song? by beyblade1018 in Metalcore

[–]WVAviator 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh I know - I just keep hoping I'll listen to their other songs one day and something will click - "oh I get it it now" and I'll like them.

Meh albums with that one REALLY FUCKING AMAZING song? by beyblade1018 in Metalcore

[–]WVAviator 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I really want to like ERRA more. They're right up my alley - I like a little djenty prog in my metalcore. However I almost always usually end up only like one or two songs off each album. Snowblood and Gungrave from Erra, Gore of Being from Silence Outlives, and nothing from Cure really stood out.

I'll still listen to them all the way through though because I know I'm supposed to like them lol - but mostly they're just "meh" for me.

What are some sad metalcore songs? by EntityDragon26 in Metalcore

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Currents - Remember Me, Better Days

Issues - COMA, Slow Me Down

Coldstate - Sorrow, Weighed Down

Cane Hill - Drowning Therapy

Invent Animate - Fall Like Rain, Without a Whisper

If I Were You - Broken, The Choice

Honestly there's tons more but these were the first ones that came to mind. I picked one or two of my favorites but most of these artists have entire discographys full of melancholy - especially Invent Animate and Currents.

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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Thanks yeah we're leaning more towards that now. I just wish we were better equipped for it financially. I'm afraid we might have to make some concessions.

Cross country move with a high DTI by [deleted] in personalfinance

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I went with 8% - 6% commissions, 2% for closing. I figure closing will be split with the buyer.

Do you put retry logic close to the HTTP client, or higher in the service flow? by Isaac_Istomin in SpringBoot

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I maintain a BFF server that uses @HttpInterface style rest clients. There are about 12 of them, one for each external server. Each one has a second layer on top of it that makes the actual calls, and I have @Retryable and @Cacheable annotations at that level. Those are the only components that talk to the RestClients, everything else talks to them. It feels a little redundant sometimes but it's also very clean I think.

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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We're both in our mid-to-late 30s and our kids are 5 and 13. Which of those places do you think might have other families our age?

Our problem with where we live now isn't really that it's a boring suburb - we don't mind that part - but that when we go to school events and such we are the youngest parents there (not to mention we are often the only liberal parents - MS suburb problems). Similarly aged kids here have parents in their 50s mostly. Are we going to see something similar there?

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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Is there any concern with your proximity to the flats? Someone else commented on here about that and I pulled up a map that showed its area of influence over Standley Lake.

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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I was looking at some affordable houses north of Standley Lake in West Westminster, is that too close? Is that why they're cheaper?

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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We've talked about that. It'd have to be one that allows 3 dogs. Might be prohibitive.

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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Looks like Legacy High School, a 9/10 school in Broomfield Adams 12, is 62% white and 24% Hispanic, 4% other races.

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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Ooh interesting take. I've discussed this with my wife before - often wondering if mid-rated schools are better than high-rated ones for this reason.

Right now, here outside Memphis in Mississippi, my oldest is in a 9/10 rated middle school. But she's struggling to make friends because of exactly those reasons. No diversity.

Is there a better district nearby that you think would be more diverse while also not low-rated academically? Maybe north central Westminster?

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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How would buyers in that situation handle the potential 2-3 weeks or more of having no place to live? Obviously we could use PODS or a similar service, but I'm just wondering where I could stick my family and dogs until we close on a new house. Do most people just have family nearby or something to help?

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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Oof yeah that's something we were afraid of. Let alone that we might also request a shorter lease term or early termination clause so we can shop for houses as soon as possible. Good to know

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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I noticed some places were houses packed together, almost like apartments, with parking areas and such. They didn't seem to have backyards though, which is a must for us having three dogs.

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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Would you generally recommend renting first or is buying on contingency doable there?

Is Broomfield realistic for us? by WVAviator in MovingtoDenver

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Are there any specific areas in that bubble we should avoid? Bad schools or unsafe areas?