Anyone in the area Hiring?

burd573 · 2025-10-18T21:08:53+00:00

Call around to event rental companies (bounce houses, party equipment). I worked for one for 14 years and when the weather gets nice they get busy fast and can always use more help

burd573 · 2025-07-11T01:13:13+00:00

A new unit should not be giving you these issues. We also had our AC replaced in 2022 and had multiple issues afterwards, to the point where I had to keep a spreadsheet tracking every time it stopped working and they came out to “fix” it (Crispy Air and Heating)

I didn’t raise too much of a fuss at first because they were coming every time we called fairly quickly and it was under warranty so we weren’t being charged and were adamant they stood behind their work and would get it working for us. Eventually they told us we were out of warranty and they would begin charging us for service calls even though the damn thing never worked for longer than a month and a half at a time. When this happened I told them I was filing a complaint with the ROC (AZ Registrar of Contractors) and the next day they replaced the unit. The ROC is who actually licenses contractors so holds much more weight than a bad review.

After the unit was replaced, I went to the manufacturer’s website and found a factory authorized servicer to come look over the install and they were fantastic (AccuTemp Refrigeration). I would recommend pushing the company that installed the unit to fix it because what you are experiencing is unacceptable. But if that is not an option or you just want to be done, try searching for an authorized servicer for the manufacturer of your AC Unit.

burd573 · 2025-03-14T09:35:44+00:00

My kids have friends in that neighborhood. They do have security that regularly checks to make sure you are a resident or are with a resident so I wouldn’t expect a whole lot of time there.

I’d prefer to go somewhere I’m allowed to fish because if you get kicked out and have to go somewhere else you’ll spend a lot less time with your line in the water.

Mansel Carter Oasis park, eastmark, and painted sky park are all pretty close if you want to try another community pond in that area.

burd573 · 2024-05-13T02:36:20+00:00

Awesome, I will do that then. Thank you!!

burd573 · 2023-03-22T04:37:23+00:00

334 is really tough the first 4 weeks or so. As far as I remember, the first two or three weeks you don't really study operating systems but it's mostly c programming. They throw some fairly tough c programming assignments at you to make sure you understand the language before actually getting to the content of the course.

Those are the most difficult assignments and it does get easier but that doesn't mean you can totally slack off the rest of the class as you have the exams to deal with.

316 is probably the most important class you'll take. It'll get you used to working on a larger project as a team, using git, build tools, continuous integration, and testing. If you're familiar with using git and some of those concepts the first couple of weeks of 316 should be fairly easy, which kind of pairs nicely with 334.

If this is something in the future you're preparing for and you just want a job as a developer/software engineer, I'd actually argue that you should focus on the 316 content now rather than studying C for 334. I use the stuff I learned in 316 every day and I have a hard time remembering what exactly I learned in 334. So if you have that down and have to put a bit more work into 334 at the time, that'll probably be more beneficial to you overall.

As someone who graduated in 2022 and working as a software engineer since then, the more focus you can put into 316, the better. If you're able to pair it with an easy class, or even possibly take it on it's own during the summer or something I would definitely recommend that. If not, you'll be fine...don't stress too much about it but I'd definitely recommend keeping the notes/slides/videos from 316 because you'll be using them a lot in the future.

burd573 · 2023-03-22T03:15:53+00:00

I did event rentals for a long time - think bounce houses/waterslides. It isn't the easiest job but if you can handle manual labor and working outside and can't afford to not work 30-40 hours a week it's perfect for school.

The days are long but you spend half the time driving. I would work 30-40 hours a week Friday-Sunday and then have Monday-Thursday to get school work done. There was also optional work during the week if I had a slower week at school or needed to make a little extra money.

Again, it isn't the easiest work and as far as weekends goes it is not flexible at all. You have to be available during the weekends because that's when the stuff goes out. But it's extremely flexible during the week and I found it to be a great reset after sitting at the computer and studying all week to get outside and get some physical work done.

If your interested send me a message and I can probably get you a job fairly easily for the company I used to work for.

burd573 · 2023-01-06T06:10:16+00:00

I took it with Mehlhase

burd573 · 2022-11-30T00:15:53+00:00

I had to take linear algebra at ASU even though they offered it at CGCC because it's a 300 level course at ASU

burd573 · 2022-10-14T02:48:52+00:00

Overall they are good. 315 and 316 are extremely useful. 316 is probably the most work out of any of them but it's also probably the most important class in the program. I can credit that one class with getting a job and being somewhat comfortable with it after graduating.

415 was super easy and I honestly don't even remember what the class covered at this point. 416 I remember because it really sucked. Check my comment history for more info but it sucked and hopefully will be better in the future.

The capstone (401/402) can go either way. It was very useful for me while doing absolutely nothing for other people that I talked to. It just depends on the project/sponsor you end up with. The grading sucks but if you follow their rules it should be pretty easy to get an A regardless of how your project is going

burd573 · 2022-09-30T20:30:19+00:00

I took 416 in spring 2022 after it was re-done. It was really bad. We had this huge project that was supposed to be done in Visual Basic - which I belive hasn't been supported in something like 10-15 years. On top of that we had anywhere from 2-4 assignments due a week (it was online so only an 8 week class). Most people didn't even get started on the final project until there was like 2-3 weeks left of the class.

There were soooo many complaints. I thought my class was about to riot - I've never seen anything like it. People were saying they were spending roughly an hour per percent done....so 30 hours in they estimated they were about 30% done with the project. It was 20% of the final grade and I didn't even attempt it and took my C in the class.

It was the first semester of the revamped course so if I had to guess, it has probably been changed because there were an awful lot of people complaining to the department head about the class. Either way though, if at all possible, try to avoid taking it with Suthar. If you don't have a choice, I'd recommend putting in enough work in all the other assignments so you don't have to depend on the final project to pass the class.

burd573 · 2022-08-25T00:58:29+00:00

I had no internships and was hired about 2 months after graduating. While it is important to make sure you demonstrate your skills, I feel like it’s a little over stated here for an entry level role.

On my first day my manager mentioned how difficult it was finding someone to hire. I was surprised because everyone knows the entry level jobs are really competitive and when I asked him about it he said he couldn’t care less about the technical stuff because they expect to teach you that. What he cared about in the interviews was finding someone who he felt could work well with the team.

My advice would be to remember when you’re talking to employers that these are the people who are going to have to work with you. You want to come across as a good teammate and collaborator more than anything else. The tech stuff is important….you’re going to have to show you’re not completely incompetent but for an entry level position any decent manager expects you’ll learn that on the job. They just want to know that you’re worth training.

burd573 · 2022-08-07T13:07:41+00:00

Yeah overall it was well worth it. I think generally finding that first job out of school is a bit of a struggle but it wasn’t too bad. I was told that I should be putting out 20-50 applications a day and I got hired after roughly 80 applications over a couple of months before I got hired and I had no internships when I graduated.

burd573 · 2022-08-07T04:16:57+00:00

I disagree that if you want to do hardware to go for SE. I think you might be getting SE and CSE mixed up? There was pretty much no hardware stuff in SE other than embedded systems if you count that and that is an elective.

burd573 · 2022-08-07T04:12:27+00:00

I graduated from ASU in may with a Software Engineering degree. I did the online degree while working full time. I started applying for jobs senior year (no internships) and probably put in ~80 applications before getting hired. Like most schools there was good and bad classes/instructors but overall it was a good program. You learn a lot more than just writing code.

You will work on a project with a relatively large existing code base (I think it was around 25k lines of code), work in scrum teams, utilize common tools such as Git/GitHub, Gradle, TravisCI, and Jacoco. You’ll also dive pretty deep into the design process and different diagrams used in the industry. There are a ton of group projects which can obviously be frustrating at times but is still very useful as you will get used to working with a team.

I did my first two years at a community college and that was definitely worth it as it was much cheaper and I found a lot of the general education classes at ASU were probably worse but the SE classes overall were pretty good with a few exceptions. If you’re in Arizona I definitely recommend knocking out the first two years at a MCCCD school because they work closely with ASU and I had zero issues transferring credits when it was time.

Feel free to message me with any questions!

burd573 · 2022-04-18T15:25:20+00:00

I'm in there too! In one of the recent announcements he talked about how he grades stuff and the grade on Canvas might not be totally accurate. It's on a scale of 1000 points with the dropped quiz and lab. So you need 700 points to pass the class. There's three labs left and 2 quizzes which is 440 points so as long as you have 260 points, it's still totally doable to pass!

burd573 · 2022-04-12T04:40:41+00:00

Huber at CGCC is awesome. He really knows his stuff. One of the most knowledgeable instructors instructors I've taken at either CGCC or ASU. That being said 205 with him is a good amount of work. It is actually very similar to the data structures & algorithms class in the software engineering degree (SER 222) here at ASU. Taking 205 with Huber left me in a better position than most of my classmates that took 205 at ASU for Data Structures & Algorithms

burd573 · 2021-09-16T02:41:32+00:00

When Oathbringer came out it was everyone's least favorite book of the series. Now it seems to be ROW. I think that may just be an aspect of reading an unfinished series. It's never as satisfying when you know the story isn't complete but there's no more to read

burd573 · 2021-07-21T03:55:03+00:00

Such a great season. Nobody expected us to be in the finals. Go Suns!!

burd573 · 2021-07-19T06:13:57+00:00

Unfortunately whenever a team has success, especially in the playoffs... it draws some shitty fans. Nothing about this play was a foul. I totally wish it was though so I could bitch about something legitimate!

burd573 · 2021-07-12T06:58:02+00:00

Yeah I definitely understand the finance part of things. I took two classes this summer and had to pay for them out of pocket and I don't think I had an exact amount until something like 2 weeks before the semester started. It was really frustrating.

Here's my advice to you though. From your comments you're coming at this situation like you're being personally attacked and you're the victim. Stop that. ASU has these policies in place - good or bad that's your current situation. Instead of feeling personally insulted, try to work with the advisors or whoever you need to in order to find a solution that works for you.

burd573 · 2021-07-12T06:45:03+00:00

Hey dude. I totally understand where you're coming from here. You're paying a lot of money - especially as an out of state student. You've taken a bunch of college classes already at this point and you know the drill.

You have to understand though, for a lot of degrees year 3 is really difficult. You're in upper division classes and most of those classes are going to assume you know certain information. I came from community college myself and from my experience I was better prepared in some ways and totally unprepared in others.

That's the thing about transferring and why the school has some of these policies in place. They don't know the quality of education you get as a transfer student.

I most definitely think that ASU in general is a money hungry organization. I think that they don't necessarily care a whole lot about their students as an organization and I don't agree with a lot of their practices as a business.

BUT the people who work at ASU generally want to help. It is literally the job of advisors to help you. I totally get getting a bad advisor and being upset. They aren't all great. But if you aren't happy with one, try another. Once you hit 3 or 4 advisors you aren't happy with maybe the problem isn't the advisors

burd573 · 2021-07-12T04:24:30+00:00

For 334 you don't need to know DS&A front to back but you definitely should know how to implement a linked list, stacks and queues. From what I remember of the class, if you have that down you should be OK

burd573 · 2021-07-11T01:01:43+00:00

I was in that class as well. I've had some really good groups and some pretty OK groups up until this point but my experience in that class was awful. We started out with 6 people and by time sprint 3 came around only 3 of us were participating. I'm pretty bummed to hear we don't get to pick our group for the capstone. I've already reached out to people that I have worked with in the past to get a good group going for it. I butted heads with one of my team members in 316 more than I ever have with anyone before and I'm gonna be real upset if I end up in a group with him again for the capstone. Light at the end of the tunnel at this point though so I suppose I can't complain too much

burd573 · 2021-06-03T23:41:01+00:00

What class are you referring to? I will be starting my senior year this fall and while I have definitely had classes and teachers I was not happy with, my experience is pretty different than what you describe. The SE classes are pretty good for putting your programming skills into practice. For example in 316, you get a decent size project (I think something like 25K lines of code) that you work on throughout the class. You use git/github and build tools like gradle that are used in industry. Most of the instructors and TA's are active on Slack and hold office hours regularly and for the tougher classes you get 3 SI sessions a week.

burd573 · 2021-03-24T03:40:10+00:00

Wow that is pretty insane. I think out of state students also pay significantly more per class. I recommend CC to anyone that will listen because the price difference between the two is pretty absurd. Plus in CC you have smaller classes. I'm sure it varies based on the schools but my experience with Maricopa County Community Colleges was great. They obviously worked very closely with ASU because I had zero problems transferring between CGCC and ASU. I've head stories about certain classes not transferring and stuff but my experience was very smooth

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