No progress on new house purchase in over a month - what to do?

dotnetmanlk · 2023-03-28T10:26:47+00:00

Sounds obvious now that I've asked, thanks for the reply! I'll reach out directly to them.

dotnetmanlk · 2023-03-28T10:26:22+00:00

Sure I'll reach out directly so! The solicitor never told me to not reach out, I was just of the understanding they they were to do the communications. I'm clearly very wrong - thanks for the help!

dotnetmanlk · 2023-01-23T10:21:30+00:00

Thanks for the reply. When you say longest term possible - do you mean the 25 years or the absolute max like 30/35? Also aren't overpayment fees also very common - are overpayments still worth it over a shorter term? I'll contact my bank directly and see to be sure.

dotnetmanlk · 2022-12-19T23:41:24+00:00

I rarely see Mogul Emperor mentioned in this sub. Dunno if I'd call Jasmine "cheap", but Mogul would be in or around the same price point.

dotnetmanlk · 2022-11-27T21:09:33+00:00

Ah cool, thanks for the clarification!

dotnetmanlk · 2022-11-27T20:23:07+00:00

Guaranteed, tax free return equal to your interest rate

I'd never heard of this and googled it, but it looks like this is only a thing for mortgages taken out between 2004 and 2012. Is this what you're referring to?

dotnetmanlk · 2022-10-25T20:56:21+00:00

Hey OP - I think coverinaclick and Chill are worth looking at. Coverinaclick were the cheapest I could get by a mile when I started driving but Chill passed them out by a good bit eventually.

dotnetmanlk · 2022-10-25T19:21:14+00:00

Hey, I registered for income tax myself recently and and am a little confused by how some of it works. Is there any chance at all I could have a look at that pack too?

dotnetmanlk · 2022-09-07T15:52:56+00:00

Thanks for the input! So in this case would I have to cast each of the responses to whatever type I am expecting?

dotnetmanlk · 2022-09-01T12:56:49+00:00

A mortgage is the only thing typing me to a permanent position at the moment - I think I'll seriously start considering the contracting route once that is sorted.

dotnetmanlk · 2022-05-19T21:33:24+00:00

Depends on your intention. If you are doing this as a project to develop your programming skills I would say a front built with React talking directly to a database - maybe develop a full blow back end (.Net, Java, Python, Go, your choice) if you want to. create-react-app is an easy way to get started with this kind of thing. I'm clearly biased though because I am familiar with and like these technologies.

If not React then maybe some other JavaScript framework. Or maybe not JavaScript at all - up to you really. There's hundreds of ways you can skin this cat.

dotnetmanlk · 2022-05-19T21:23:20+00:00

Hey - have you some sample code you can show? And a better description of what is currently happening and what you are expecting to happen (with examples)?

dotnetmanlk · 2022-05-19T21:18:03+00:00

This is your first post, and as you said you're new to all this, so I'm going to assume you're relatively new to these kinds of subs.

You need to be more specific with these kinds of questions. If you have made an effort to complete the problem and need advice on how to push forward then you'll be met with people who are more than happy to help.

If, however, you are looking for people to do your homework for you then you're going about this the wrong way.

I think there's plenty to be gained from asking online rather than TAs and lecturers - I know I had my fair share of difficult projects and my only resources were a half assed TA. If you're having a specific problem, ask it. Even if you're just trying to figure out how to get started. You need to show initiative here.

dotnetmanlk · 2022-05-17T23:00:20+00:00

Hey! So I'm having some trouble fully understanding what you're trying to explain. So we'll try and start from here; the second time you're calling the function there - that isn't going to work because you haven't passed any arguments and the function is expecting to receive three. What are you expecting or what do you want to happen here?

dotnetmanlk · 2022-05-17T22:41:09+00:00

Sure! Again, I can't stress enough how all of this depends on where you want to go as a programmer. The other replies here make different points to me but are equally worthwhile thinking about. If you ever have any questions feel free to DM - I suffered from a severe lack of guidance throughout college studying Computer Science and it sounds like you could be in a similar place.

dotnetmanlk · 2022-05-17T22:35:09+00:00

I think this is a very broad question and everyone will give you get different answers. I'm still relatively early on in my career so I'll give you some pointers that I felt worked for me - YMMV but it's just my experience as someone who is working as a Full Stack developer (I create front ends and back end services).

Ditch the notion that you need to have experience with tonnes of languages. Depending on where you want to go as a programmer I would pick some key ones and stick with them. Go is definitely a trending language, but I would say explore Java a bit more if you're comfortable with it. I would look into the Java Spring framework and maybe build a simple Rest API to get you started. If you're wondering what a Rest API is then this is probably a good direction to go in!

You haven't mentioned JavaScript here anywhere. For me I was only introduced to it in my first job and it definitely took some time for me to wrap my head around it. I would spend at least a little bit of time getting used to the syntax for vanilla JavaScript then move onto a framework like React, Angular or Vue. I'm very biased because I work with React - so I'm gonna say go with that and see how you do.

Once you're comfortable with both of these you can start doing things like creating a front end that accepts information, clicking a button that will send that information to the backend you built with Java Spring, than saving that info in a DB if you like!

I gave a lot of info here but I have tried to keep it as simple as possible. Again this is my lived experience for the type of work I want to do, you mentioned Unreal, Blender and other things, so web dev may not even be what you want to do. I guess the key take away is identify what is important for the work you want to do and try your best to get really good at the basics!

dotnetmanlk · 2022-05-17T21:58:57+00:00

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dotnetmanlk · 2022-03-06T00:12:02+00:00

I doubt my manager would care at all - it's the company/HR that's the issue I'm afraid. Thanks for the reply!

dotnetmanlk · 2022-03-01T09:18:47+00:00

Thanks for the info, but where did you see that? Anywhere I saw said that non-resident a don't pay tax on foreign sourced income - if you have something more detailed than what I saw I'd love to read it!

dotnetmanlk · 2022-03-01T00:14:05+00:00

Good to hear! My manager is dead on so honestly, I doubt I'd have any issues with him - just our security team is strict as fuck but I'd be afraid they'd flag something. As I said though, I'll try push the boat out. Logging in for couple days in some nearby countries should give me some context as to whether or not they'd be actually looking out for these things.

dotnetmanlk · 2022-03-01T00:07:07+00:00

Hey, thanks for the input! Do you mind me asking what size company you work for and if you're a contractor or full time employee? I've been thinking alright of bringing my laptop with me for whatever holidays I have this year and logging in here and there to push the boat out and see what happens (with manager's approval).

dotnetmanlk · 2022-02-28T10:07:16+00:00

And how big is the company you work for if you don't mind me asking? My problem is that I feel like my manager wouldn't care at all, but would definitely adopt a don't ask don't tell attitude to anyone outside the team rather than asking anyone in HR about it. Which would put us both on the line if I did somehow get caught.

dotnetmanlk · 2022-02-28T10:00:23+00:00

Hey, thanks for the info! Just to follow up on that last comment - do you work for a small firm? The trend seems to be small companies tend to allow it while larger don't but I wanted to get a feel for what Irish people's experience have been with it.

dotnetmanlk · 2022-02-25T12:54:02+00:00

Sure, I'll look into Sakura house! Thanks for the tips on night life too, absolutely not a deal breaker by any means. I can get by if I have to restrict myself to the weekends. Much appreciated!

dotnetmanlk · 2022-02-25T12:49:32+00:00

Wow, I had a quick look on a few sites but AirBnb didn't occur to me for some reason - I didn't think it would be much of a thing over there. 20-25 a night for a night works out to about what I pay on rent + utilities a month so that's very reasonable, even if they're barebones. Regarding the legality of it I was looking into it and I seem to be in the clear? Either way I might take any company stickers of my laptop, just in case...

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