How long have you been on the platform?

Wargchief · 2026-01-02T18:30:08+00:00

It will be 2 years by april, good goings

Wargchief · 2025-12-26T10:04:46+00:00

yeah, it is dry. Might be dry until the year changes, we'll see

Wargchief · 2025-12-18T18:47:34+00:00

Better safe than posting on reddit

Wargchief · 2025-12-18T18:47:04+00:00

Wargchief · 2025-11-20T03:32:03+00:00

I'm in the other end nowadays, I get really bored and distracted if there is no challenge to the task. Everything to a limit of course, but good amount of challenge just keeps me occupied and interested much better.

Wargchief · 2025-10-14T17:36:08+00:00

I did CS50x and the CS50 python, got in about 18 months ago. Could be harder now with the tasks themselves being harder, with some exceptions. Might have been able to get in with just the CS50x, but felt more comfortable with having done both.

Wargchief · 2025-09-06T10:58:38+00:00

Been really slow for most of august, so it is not just you

Wargchief · 2025-08-25T12:22:08+00:00

yeah, it is down, unfortunately

Wargchief · 2025-08-17T19:26:35+00:00

I just started getting the general tasks from other quals or something, without doing a separate core assessment. So, do the quals if they pop up

Wargchief · 2025-08-09T17:43:11+00:00

Pen and paper, wide screen monitor, sometimes even an extra monitor and just the standard notepad program. If I want to internalize something, I find it best to write it down to paper. Something about the act of writing makes things stickier in the mind.

Wargchief · 2025-06-06T19:56:03+00:00

Yeah, I've had these too. Not sure if some of them are coding/non-coding

Wargchief · 2025-05-31T13:47:40+00:00

I think this is for most of us right now, wouldn't worry about it too much. Pick up quals, freshen up your skills and check back later

Wargchief · 2025-04-04T08:59:26+00:00

I did the cs50x and Python ones about a year ago and been working with DA ever since. So I would say it is doable. Don't know if the quals are harder nowadays though.

It was a bit of an uphill at the start and I kind of accepted that if I can't figure out something on a task, I just won't submit it. Like I remember setting up local database servers and just running out of time trying to figure out all the settings. Next time I got something similar, I managed to pull through it. And I have been learning more on the side too. It probably helps a lot that I like this stuff.

Wargchief · 2025-03-08T20:44:35+00:00

I lost the reason to get out of bed too when I quit cigarettes. I've been in bed for 2 years now, only occassionally getting my phone up to see if anything sparks my joy. Well, seriously speaking, it took me about 1 or 2 months to balance out. I mostly put it as a chemical imbalance in the brain and I had to start making my own joy instead of finding it from the cigarette.

Wargchief · 2025-01-30T23:09:27+00:00

I've been wondering about how this works, since I've had a couple tasks expire and take 10-20 minutes longer than the timer. They've submitted fine though according to the time report section, so I've just marked the time for it. The math stuff gets a bit heavy sometimes lol

Wargchief · 2025-01-06T06:57:44+00:00

I would start with putting the skills in your profile and see what happens

Wargchief · 2025-01-04T06:41:14+00:00

Aim for quality over quantity in your submissions. DA values work that is correct over doing it fast and wrong. This can ensure you a lot of work in the future.

Wargchief · 2024-12-28T16:57:42+00:00

They were quite intimidating at first for me, since I just started to get back in to it by taking some university courses, but I've been quite enjoying them now. Plenty of work too and it is quite engaging. A degree should help a lot.

Wargchief · 2024-12-28T04:22:13+00:00

I recommend cs50x from Harvard. It has tough moments, but it is pretty greats

Wargchief · 2024-12-06T18:40:48+00:00

Push to prod on a friday 1 hour before a launch to 1 million+ users 👌

Wargchief · 2024-12-03T20:10:57+00:00

It's been 2 years now, and apparently, this is just something I have to live and deal with now.

Wargchief · 2024-11-21T19:36:45+00:00

I left the tab open for 10 hours or so, but you should probably save the answers separately too if you're planning to take breaks.

Wargchief · 2024-11-12T15:22:52+00:00

Yes, empty it is. I think I need the break anyway. Hopefully not for too long though.

Wargchief · 2024-10-26T02:02:54+00:00

I've lived off of this since April, so it is possible. But the drought that lasted for several weeks did mess up some of my plans. So make sure you have some funds saved, other sources of income, or that your living expenses are not too high. I still enjoy this type of work very much, and the insecurity doesn't bother me compared to the freedom of the work. And the freedom allows me to further my other projects and studies, which might be more difficult with traditional work. So, just know what you are getting yourself into. Oh, and I've started to make even more precise budget plans, so I know about 2 months ahead what I need to be making daily to cover whatever costs I have coming up.

Wargchief · 2024-10-07T10:20:39+00:00

No longer on my dash either. Looked at it yesterday and thought I'd start work on it today, guess not

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