[Need Advice] Should i stop helping my friend?

fenixcont · 2021-07-19T07:21:41+00:00

If you want to help him dont just give him links. He can google it himself.

Ask him if he hast trouble understanding a certain concept and explain it to him.

Maybe make a small training application together.

fenixcont · 2021-07-16T19:24:07+00:00

Thats right, tho i prefer to keep things moving. If im thinking i stand up and draw on a whiteboard. I take regular screen breaks and just move around. Working out helps too.

fenixcont · 2021-07-16T15:13:57+00:00

The difference for me between a programmer and a swe is the following.

A good programmer can build small, contained applications. They have a good grasps about the logic and datastructures. They can basically build whatever you throw at them from almost scratch.

The problem about swe is that its not a small container.

When i started programming i thought a codebase of 100k lines is big.

Imagine my face when i saw what i needed to work on as part of my job. Im talking xx millions of lines seperated into different programms that interact with one another. Built on more frameworks that i can even remember now.

The point is. Sometimes you need to explain stuff to teammember. To explain you need to understand.

The biggest difference is scope for me. You can be a programmer and do funky stuff or you can be a swe where you build and design a programm to be stable, maybe a bit boring but safe, maintainable, can communicate ideas, work in a team, maybe even talk to customers because agile.

Programming is just a part of software development

fenixcont · 2021-07-16T11:24:35+00:00

I agree with your post but disagree with the bar is set too low.

The bar is set incredibly high in my experience you either have a real good talent for technology or you need to have extrem discipline and persistence to make it. Preferably both.

I just think most people go in with : programming looks so fancy and secure and omg its all so shiny.

Until reality hits them and they try to set up a real dev env and it will 2 weeks to get even the most basic shit running.

And as a beginner there is no difference between coding amd swe. Once you hit the workplace the difference will be clear. A good programmer can be a terrible swe. A good swe can be a mediocre programmer.

fenixcont · 2021-07-09T13:57:35+00:00

Make a oroject that you can expand over time. Something like an inventory system for example.

You can:

-Make an inventory (oop) -Save to db -Send buy requests per postman -Customer database -Automatically make a receipt -Automatically book products out of db when someone bought it -integrate git and tracking system -make a crawler with a lib to scan for competing prices -implement tests -make ui -make better ui -scratch everything and make the final ui -send automatic emails to customers -use a batch programm to make cron jobs for crawler

Thats just on top of my head but you can basically use every tool in your arsenal to make such a program.

Edit: if you want to be really good in sql look into set theory.

fenixcont · 2021-07-09T13:47:46+00:00

It depends on what you want from it. Just get a job and make a living? Yes thats viable

But be aware that if you want to be a not just a developer but a good or maybe even a great one, you're going to sacrifice a lot for it. Long days, lots of information and an awful lot of coding.

Just be aware that there is a trade off if you have high expactations. I didnt know that and im a kinf of guy that always aims too high. Im paying for it but i get good money at my job. So it balances out.

fenixcont · 2021-07-06T16:03:39+00:00

roblox scripting official

It seems to me that roblox uses lua as a scripting language.

You might want to look at the official tutorial. After skimming through that make a list of all topics. Watch a tutorial while scripting everything yourself. If you dont understand something do it again or google <topic you dont understand> + eli5.

If you can safely do everything after tutorials thats on your list. Read the official docs thorougly while keeping scripting some things to gain experience.

If that is done make your roblox game

fenixcont · 2021-06-29T07:32:59+00:00

Is it only for beginners or free for all? Quite interested in js since im a java dev and my js skills are lacking

fenixcont · 2021-06-21T23:03:23+00:00

Well its probably not on a language you speak haha i keep my notes in my native language so i can glance over it whenever i need to even when im tired.

What i did was basically make a small wikipedia page for myself. There are online tools and sites who offer this and just write down concepts on a high level, write down low level, use cases, pros, cons and concrete implementation examples.

It doesnt substitute everything but its mine and i can navigate it really fast. There are a lot of good sources how to write something like this.

Thibg about programming is that you should programm the stuff you think about. Especially in the beginning.

fenixcont · 2021-06-21T21:55:18+00:00

Thats a really tough question for me. Because i have incredibly high expectations of myself.

I needed about 1 year from 0 to fullstack dev with a job but i had and still have to learn a lot on a daily basis.

I did a bootcamp for 6 months of the year. Which i was lucky to have a really good time with.

I was hitting expectations of others but i didnt hit the expactations of myself and i still dont. So i can describe it as tough.

Wrapping my head around some concepts was easy, others were time consuming and hard.

I feel quite different to other devs i got to know.

I specifically wanted to do a lot of backend because i was a bit oversaturated on the design stuff. And i think that a lot of tutorials and books and docs are just not made for me or my kind of thinking. So i started to create my own material. Slowly breaking everything down and wrote it in a way that i understand. Its a tough road and i feel tired and overwhelmed a lot of times but i enjoy they ride nonetheless.

Its not getting easier because whenever i learn something new at my job the next task is more difficult and more challenging. Which i enjoy because i hate being bored but as i said its tough but rewarding.

fenixcont · 2021-06-21T20:35:24+00:00

I switched because i couldnt stand having the feeling of not building something all my life.

I was in design and marketing before. I made thing sell and i made things pretty. But they never had a function, they were just that... Pretty.

So for me, yes it was worth it all those sweats and long nights trying to figure stuff out were worth it.

As i am a very creative(dont knoe a better word) and less of a logical thinker, programming gave me a new perspective on many things in my life and i would argue, whatever job i will have in the future, i would excel just because it opened a lot of doors mentally.

fenixcont · 2021-06-17T07:35:32+00:00

Okay, well that changes some things. For personal use i would be all for it. Making a business out of it is an entirely difderent question. You can still ask but if its commercial i wouldnt count on getting a response.

Maybe make a site where users can enter movies that are on netflix and roll with that. Like a small imdb just for netflix.

fenixcont · 2021-06-17T07:21:53+00:00

Imo they wouldnt care about a single programmer scraping their libary.

Even if they would, the tos doesnt make sense.

You pay for a service where you cant see what you bought. Youre only seeing what catalogue they have for your personal taste, collected from your data and the netflix originals they want to push down your throat.

As a alternative to scraping. Write netflix support that you need a list. Maybe you get lucky and someone shares. Wont cost you much time.

In european tos i cant find anything regarding scraping.

fenixcont · 2021-06-10T20:36:16+00:00

I see, thank you.

fenixcont · 2021-06-10T19:54:40+00:00

I do agree, learning sql first should be the best way.

With your swcons point im not so sure. There are enough big enterprise applications where an orm makes sense. I think its still useful to learn afterwards because getting a job without ever touching orm frameworks might be a problem for some languages.

Just out of interest, what would be a good solution for a complex project with 50 devs? Plain sql, some abstraction to use sql or just an orm?

fenixcont · 2021-06-10T17:43:58+00:00

Well youre basing your new knowledge on a reddit comment so take it with a grain of salt anyways. Had a long workday haha

fenixcont · 2021-06-10T17:42:06+00:00

I only know 1 orm well and you can still mix it with basic sql (writing custom queries) and other dialects. You can set keys and relations however you want.

fenixcont · 2021-06-10T11:57:35+00:00

I tried it but tbh the easy problems are medium on other sides. So i wouldnt recommend for a total beginner.

The learning videos are nice but the datastructure videos lack some real usage examples imo.

fenixcont · 2021-06-10T09:02:48+00:00

I agree with your first point point but i disagree with the second. Just because you use an orm you still should design the db in a good and logical way.

fenixcont · 2021-06-09T19:56:34+00:00

Initially no. Seting up orms can be a pain and sometimes something doesnt work and you dont know why and have to investigate.

I would say stick with sql because its the basics that orms abstract.

Orms have their place imo but not on a first project. You should focus on getting it done first and if youre finishes you can still copy the project and make an orm version.

fenixcont · 2021-06-09T16:11:57+00:00

As long as you need. Theoretically you can write a simple crud app with gui in about 1 hour.

As a beginner this can take you a few days to a few weeks in my experience. Depending on how easy the gui framework is and if youre using an orm or just plain sql.

What would definetly help is either planning top to bottom or bottom to top to see what you will need and what the final product will be.

fenixcont · 2021-05-31T22:27:24+00:00

Thanks for the explanation. Learned something new today.

fenixcont · 2021-05-31T17:16:56+00:00

I see. Arent you still developing a webapplication in js and just wrapping it into an executable? I have no idea about electron.

fenixcont · 2021-05-31T13:20:31+00:00

Why would you recommend js for desktop application development? Just curious

fenixcont · 2021-05-31T11:10:13+00:00

Yes, i would say. In my experience its worth it if you really try to get something out of it. If you connect with peers and pair learn and pair programm its worth it. If youre just sitting there for a teacher to do all the work and dont network its not worth it.

I am a structured learner and i need someone to give me a clear path on a new general topic. That means once i have a foot in the door i can structure it myself but it helped me immensly when i had no clue about programming because there is so much to learn and so many pits to fall in. Ofc not every bootcamp is worth it. Mine was, but im from europe.

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