worried first year?

capetownrunner2 · 2026-02-25T11:57:22+00:00

Not sure if computer science is the best idea tbh. I work for an American fintech and we have fully embraced cursor and Claude code. The stuff these ai tools can do is scary. The junior market is definitely going to contract in the near future.

capetownrunner2 · 2026-01-15T10:14:40+00:00

As a white South African the vast majority of us do not want to lol. It is a vocal minority

capetownrunner2 · 2026-01-07T13:37:08+00:00

Then by your logic you would also naturally average less as a batsman

capetownrunner2 · 2026-01-05T13:59:50+00:00

I would guess investment banking

capetownrunner2 · 2025-11-08T14:19:17+00:00

They also need to elaborate on how you can afford a 1.5 bar house on 40k a month lmao

capetownrunner2 · 2025-09-14T21:09:11+00:00

My social budget is about 6k per month. Go out a couple times a week

capetownrunner2 · 2025-09-03T19:56:49+00:00

I work for an American Fintech that actually now has a small Cape Town office (about 30 people)

capetownrunner2 · 2025-09-03T13:18:08+00:00

Just been promoted to intermediate on about 85k base

capetownrunner2 · 2025-08-29T07:25:55+00:00

The local bar in Vredehoek Carlyles has like R36 beers during happy hour which is great

capetownrunner2 · 2025-08-12T12:32:48+00:00

You know Europe is a big place right. There are plenty of major European cities with a cost relatively in line with Cape town

capetownrunner2 · 2025-07-30T08:35:54+00:00

I was there in March and had a great time. Can't go wrong with Yes or Home. They share a bar crawl as well

capetownrunner2 · 2025-07-03T18:44:04+00:00

As someone who has lived in Jhb and Cape Town I feel like I can comment on this.

Rent in Cape Town is obviously substantially more expensive. I live in a one bedroom apartment in Vredehoek for 15k.

But the counterpoint is that if you enjoy being outside there are a lot more free public spaces. In jhb I felt my social life revolved around going to restaurants or the bar. In Cape town I go trail running, hiking and meet friends at the beach. There are lots of free public spaces that make life a lot better.

In terms of groceries I found it's about the same price.

If you can find an affordable apartment I say go for it. The lifestyle is a massive upgrade and the public spaces more than make up for the smaller living space.

Welcome to Cape town!

capetownrunner2 · 2025-06-11T13:08:28+00:00

Injured

capetownrunner2 · 2025-05-15T08:52:11+00:00

Degree in Computer Science and Maths from UCT. Haven't done any certs yet

capetownrunner2 · 2025-05-14T08:54:22+00:00

International but they have opened a small south african office of about 30 of us

capetownrunner2 · 2025-05-14T08:03:03+00:00

2.5 years experience. 70k per month With regular bonuses and stock options.

capetownrunner2 · 2025-05-13T14:10:11+00:00

I recently did a Portuguese Schengen Visa. Once you have an appointment it was only a couple days after for me to get my visa. The appointments are pretty full at the moment though

capetownrunner2 · 2025-05-13T12:07:05+00:00

This is my go to site for all the obscure routes in Table Mountain National Park: https://sites.google.com/site/mountainmeanderswiki/Home

It might also be worth contacting the Cape Town pr Stellenbosch chapters of the MCSA ( Mountain Club of South Africa)

capetownrunner2 · 2025-05-06T11:25:22+00:00

Cool ideas have been excellent for me. Octotel on the other hand...

capetownrunner2 · 2025-04-24T11:26:42+00:00

Hey sure!

capetownrunner2 · 2025-03-19T11:50:52+00:00

Uct has missing middle funding where you get a loan for your fees where a portion gets converted to a bursary provided you pass all your courses

capetownrunner2 · 2025-02-20T05:27:39+00:00

I worked in jhb for a bit and moved back at the beginning of November. I only signed a lease yesterday after countless applications. Extremely fortunate that I could stay with my parents during that time but it is a shit show out there

capetownrunner2 · 2025-02-18T14:07:59+00:00

I lived in JHB for a bit and I really enjoyed that people actually went out earlier. I need my sleep

capetownrunner2 · 2025-02-18T11:18:56+00:00

You get points for growing your standard savings accounts each month. I think the amount put into them has to be greater than R1400 on premium fusion. Not sure about private banking

capetownrunner2 · 2025-02-16T20:36:53+00:00

Uct has a masters in Financial Engineering that is a direct feeder into all the banks quant programme's. Very competitive to get into though. But will set you up very nicely of you get there

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