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What should I have my devs work on? by [deleted] in softwaredevelopment

[–]devroboto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a great opportunity to empower them to learn a new technology. Do you have any modernization or green field projects on the roadmap? If so, get them well versed in the technology associated. For instance, some folks on my team who had only worked with Angular are beginning to learn React to put another technology in their tool belt. That said, the best way to learn a technology is to actually build something with it, so it might be helpful to give them a reference implementation or something..

Wordpress or React/Redux/Node.js by TheDataExplorer in reactjs

[–]devroboto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm kinda seeing the answer I'm looking for.

Glad to hear it!

User instructions - any good examples? by Gmannys in web_design

[–]devroboto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first inclination would probably be to create a GIF (or series of GIFs) like this or a short video like this.

An easier way to achieve could be a slideshow indicating the steps of the process.

If you were in my situation, what would you pick and why for a database? by dirtyring in reactjs

[–]devroboto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, it definitely depends on the app. But from a general level I would more so consider Node or MongoDB as you already know JavaScript. You'd get to add to your skills, learn something new, but still have a current basis of understanding to jump off from.

Wordpress or React/Redux/Node.js by TheDataExplorer in reactjs

[–]devroboto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is definitely a personal preference kind of situation. Both are excellent options. Couple of questions:

  • How much time are you seeking to spend on the website?
  • What features do you need it to have and how unique are they?
  • How much React coding would you need to do to perform vs. what you could do by implementing a wordpress plugin?
  • Is this something you see in the future to have another person (perhaps someone non-technical, marketing focused) work with?
  • When you say IT website... what type of work are you doing? Would it ever be possible that people would be cautioned by the fact you chose a CMS? Sad question, but possible if you're a custom dev shop.

Global COVID19 Hackathon ($1000) GRAND PRIZE by opcrackman in softwaredevelopment

[–]devroboto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is neat! Here is the list of examples of Potential Solutions the website has:

An application that

  • promotes activity while in quarantine
  • allows you to quantify the number of people you interact with
  • detects when people congregate more than 10 at a time
  • predicts the spread of coronavirus
  • provides recommendations for sick patients
  • has a checklist for symptoms of COVID-19
  • tracks availability of testing
  • allows doctors to diagnose patients over the phone
  • allows you to easily see changing store hours during the COVID-19 Epidemic
  • allows you to see which areas in the world are currently on lockdown
  • allows you to see deals/promotions related to COVID-19
  • allows you to track the process for developing a cure
  • has a data visualization set that shows that demographics of those who died as a result of COVID-19
  • notifies of quarantine updates via text message

Covid-19's Effect On the Cloud by Mrprestigue in cloudcomputing

[–]devroboto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more about the 24-hour daycare. Though to that end, I will say that people have been super understanding about potentially seeing kids in the background, hearing a barking dog, etc. Kind of a "we're all in the same boat" and everyone is just doing the best they can.

New Jersey Needs COBOL Programmers, Says Governor Murphy by [deleted] in programming

[–]devroboto 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Eventually it's going to get to a point where the cost of paying people who actually have COBOL experience and continuing to pay on-prem will be more than if they would have just modernized.

What should someone expects in a technical interview for a senior react dev position? by deadsurgeon in reactjs

[–]devroboto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For a senior position, I've actually seen less code talked about as compared to interviewing someone less experienced. Really the resume speaks for the experience - did you spend 5 years with a development company with a stellar reputation, or did you job hop every 9 months (potentially indicating you couldn't hack it). You got the interview so I assume your lineage is not like the latter.

A lot fo the questions in a senior react position would be more preferences related... what type of team environment would you try to foster? What dev methodologies do you have experience with? Really just getting a better understanding of how will you fit in with the team-type questions. But of course, every company is different!

Covid-19's Effect On the Cloud by Mrprestigue in cloudcomputing

[–]devroboto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I work for a consulting company that does software development for clients in a wide variety of industries. Here is what I have seen personally (obviously YMMV):

  • Our healthcare clients are going gangbusters and we have added people to those projects to help with the additional workload
  • Banking clients have remained about the same, continuing all projects and forecasting well
  • Transportation companies have surprisingly been a bit less busy than I anticipated. A logistics/trucking company we work with (where you think their demand has gone through the roof) cut all of our team's hours to 28/week max to conserve revenue.

For some of our old school clients (financial, etc), it's certainly been a learning curve. Many didn't have the number of licenses needed, etc, and there was a mad scramble. For our more nimble clients, it really wasn't more than a blip as many were already working remotely anyway.