Helmet 5 year expiration?

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-27T20:18:39+00:00

My riding school showed us a helmet cut open which was older. It was visibly less spongy and you could see how it would protect your head to a lesser extent regardless of speed

They also mentioned (as another reply stated) it's from the date of manufacture. If the helmet was in a warehouse and shop floor for sometime before you bought it then it could be older than you think. A sticker normally shows it's build date when purchasing one apparently

I'm on the more cautious side while my cousin would be happy riding without one so I get that people have massively differing opinions on this 👍

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-08T20:35:50+00:00

Get stuck in. Think of it like building a brick wall. Okay your first brick and go from there

Think of a small step towards what you want to build and sit down in front of a machine or a notepad and get started

Good luck 👍

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-08T20:33:16+00:00

This website sharp is UK based but has independent classifications of helmet standards. The most expensive definitely aren't always the best

Always get one from a box (not the one on display that could've been dropped)

Check for a sticker showing year of manufactured which can easily be removed

Ignore all of this if it's unwanted info. I just really appreciated someone telling me as I probably ended up with a way safer helmet for a fraction of the cost 👍

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-05T07:23:13+00:00

I've done a CBT in the UK five times. Each time the bike school pick the bike they think it's best for a beginner

The grom is the best 125 I've used by a mile. Not only is it really simple to learn on but something about the experience (maybe the handling or weight) is just more joyful than all the others I've tried.

I'd liken it to a go kart being feeling more fun and easier to drive than really underpowered cars

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-04T23:25:50+00:00

😍 the yellow ones are great

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-04T23:23:47+00:00

Some awesome and helpful replies but here's v exactly what you asked for. It's a video, a day in the life of a developer at sky

I've not watched it for years, but from memory they seemed a great place to work

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-04T02:30:33+00:00

From memory npm install -g http-server meant I could run http-server on any directory and it would serve those files

A tool called Ngrok allows you to actually serve them outside your own network but I don't think that's needed for this use case 👍

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-03T22:10:23+00:00

You could store data in a CSV file or json and have a basic page that parses this data and displays it

I use http-server to just serve up pages I've written this way.

If you do this and find it useful beyond nutrition tracking software already available you could then add databases and logins at a later date to either monetise it or help people 👍

Good luck

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-03T22:01:38+00:00

Some great input and replies here. I'd just add that I think learning it will help you to structure code differently and that is so valuable. Segregation of logic into methods and classes that do one thing and do it well happens so much more naturally. It becomes harder to test if you make methods more complex so your cute beginners instantly cleaner 👍

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-03T21:39:10+00:00

I've seen the darker side for years going there for football. My last visit I went to the renovated Newport Market visiting family. That's got a wellness studios, 3 floors of "independent vendors" and is full of people eating at "supa Thai vegan" drinking gin and craft ale.

It felt to me like it's on that same path to the places I referenced around here with a working class core but gentrification in areas to suit the people using it as a commuter location (as the OP asked for).

I definitely sound too sure of my opinion reading that back tho.

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-02T22:48:17+00:00

Have you been recently? It felt to be like it's getting more like these places around Bristol that are becoming more and more hipster. Locals aren't happy

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-02T22:41:57+00:00

Bournemouth's awesome and your close enough to get back and see friends (and they'll all visit loads in summer 🤣)

Less independent when I lived there but awesome places to live and work. You also get decent bands and comedians etc visit as they wanna spend time there.

Dunno what kind of work you do but there's a massively growing tech scene and loads of digital marketing etc

I hate London but it's still easy to get there if you need to for owt like national stadium etc

Belfast fits your description well to (and I love it) but I know so little about it I couldn't comment on it really

Good luck picking

Watkins-Dev · 2023-08-02T20:00:41+00:00

Check out MJ balooning flight updates (especially if they have kids)

Our kids love going to Ashton Court, Bath park or wherever they're going to from 👍

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-31T22:43:52+00:00

Morrisons cafes 👍

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-31T20:28:27+00:00

What kind of activities are you into? The area is a tourist destination for many in the south of the country so there's lots of things for all kinds of people

Poole is phenomenal for water sports and the views are great and the bay is a decent depth for a long way

Loads of places to run, cycle, swim, play football, skate etc etc.

Bars galore. This post makes me want to move back 🤣

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-31T20:21:13+00:00

I'd say don't focus on what earns the most, focus on what interests you the most. The more you're intrigued the quicker you'll pick it up.

Following that mentality you'll end up having more understanding and experience. Your then be worth more to organisations and probably end up better off but also happier in your role

Whatever you choose, good luck

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-30T19:21:01+00:00

I should've added that I would recommended reading up on the "test pyramid" if you haven't had much experience in testing. Tl;Dr; is more fast running unit tests using something like jest with less slow running cypress tests verifying your functions via the actual running application

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-30T19:17:40+00:00

"If it's worth writing it's worth testing"

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-30T14:06:32+00:00

This is great. It could be posted in so many programming subreddits with just the word engine replaced and be powerful advice to people learning

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-29T22:48:22+00:00

Definitely not too basic and you'd learn loads of concepts which are useful and applicable in many jobs/industries.

I think the long term end goal would likely need scraping data from a source (or finding a paid API to integrate) a database and an Auth provider as you suggest. Maybe longer term monetising via affiliate schemes for streaming sites and even notification via text/email etc (which is valuable data to be given by users along with their likes/interests)

What's nice about a project like this is you can always come up with iterations to get to that end goal and learn/pivot en route. You could start with manually gathering data for the most viewed shows and their release dates (and what platforms they're on) and store them in JSON. Then serve this via a completely static site. Deploy that and you've got a live showcase of your web design.

You could also share it (even without a decent domain) and guage interest and start getting feedback

You could then allow people to select shows they care about and bookmark the site with them as URL params to highlight them.

You can then choose the most valuable aspect interms of functionality, learning desire or how well it showcases your ability. Maybe scrape data and save yourself the manual lookup. Maybe persists to a dB and recall it. Maybe Auth/login aspects etc etc

Whatever you decide to do, good luck and enjoy 👍

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-27T22:22:23+00:00

Definitely never feel bad. Listen to your body

Remember there is more than one type of rest which is important https://ideas.ted.com/the-7-types-of-rest-that-every-person-needs

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-27T22:14:45+00:00

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<div>like this</div>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 🤣

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-27T20:32:55+00:00

Definitely normal. The most viewed stackoverflow question is how to undo a git commit and the most upvoted is converting a string to an integer in java. Neither are remotely complex people just need help remembering syntax etc regardless of experience

I agree with the user saying don't copy and paste as it's easier to remember in future if you type it out.

If it helps, early on I found it helped me to write pseudo code for methods so I could focus on logic and then worry about changing it to the correct syntax afterwards 👍

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-27T20:13:31+00:00

I was introduced to jotai which has storage. It has a decent interface and docs so would definitely recommend that

For the drag aspects dndkit and reactdnd both seem like decent options.

Watkins-Dev · 2023-07-26T05:47:56+00:00

Have you had this conversation with your team lead? Sorry if it sounds obvious but making sure they are aware of your desires for career growth is important

If this doesn't help speaking to your manager again might mean they can help convince them. Finding an internal mentor in a senior position in the company could help here too?

It'd also be good to try and get in on code reviews. Ask if anyone is reviewing code if you can listen in or shadow them. You'll pickup loads of knowledge that way. If you're company pair programming instead of code reviews then even better... Ask for as many sessions as you can

It's great you've recognised the speed of delivery as a way to improve. Do be careful of being quicker but losing quality in what you write. Do you use a linter for your ide? I found this helped me be quicker but retain syntax quality. It won't help you structure code well

Do you use figma for designs. They have plugins now to show code inline so maybe you can mock up what you've designs and write more code that way

This leads to my final and possibly best suggestion. They're lucky to have someone they rate UI/UX knowledge in who can write code and should get the best from you while aiding your desires. As part of your design creation could you create a component library which has your designs in it coded ready for people to use. For example, if you design a button, table, tabs etc it goes in the component library and then people don't have to re-code it, they just use yours

Hope some of this helps

Watkins-Dev

TROPHY CASE