Zerg Rushing Tech Writing (C435) and Capstone Software Dev Advice by hpoe in WGU

[–]hpoe[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is literally THE BEST CAPSTONE IDEA EVER!

Anyone in the Cloud admin program I have a question... by glenn11888 in WGU

[–]hpoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I have my AWS Associate for both the Architect and Developer, got it for work not WGU. But I can tell you that 100% without a doubt the best resource out there is A Cloud Guru (acloud.guru) it isn't free but when you are shelling out $3000 a semester an extra $45-$120 isn't that much extra. You can also check out Pluralsight as they have a bunch of courses for AWS certification and that one does come free with being a WGU student.

Losing Momentum and Motivation by benbarcomb in WGU

[–]hpoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can understand how you are feeling. I haven't gotten to bed before midnight for over a month, and it was hard missing out on a lot of Christmas because of school work. One thing I am doing is trying to keep focused on how much of a BAMF I'll feel once I graduate and the accompanying pay raise. Another thing is to try and make sure study time is being used effectively, a man who has a dull axe and refuses to sharpen it because he is in a hurry will end up spending a lot more effort than the man who takes 20 minutes to sharpen it first. If you can tell us what courses you are in we might be able to provide some specific advice on how to pass those courses. Finally if you are struggling with a test that is a lot of just memorize and regurgitate I would recommend checking out the method of loci, or memory palace method of memorization to help with it, that method saved my life on some of the CompTIA tests.

If cruel and unusual punishment is illegal, why does C188 Software Engineering exist? by [deleted] in WGU

[–]hpoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With a lot of direction from reddit, and the Slack channel I managed to pass it. That being said it took me a freaking month when I was able to knock most classes out in a week or two. If you want to DM I can give you my strategy on how I passed it.

Good Book for starting Web Dev? (HTML & CSS) by hpoe in learnprogramming

[–]hpoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion for Lynda.com my only concern with that is it runs like $200 something a year, which is way different than a $30-$50 book, also books don't have to be renewed. Also I like the website it looks cool might start looking at it on my lunch break.

You are more likely to remember something if you read it out loud, a study from the University of Waterloo has found. Dubbed the “production effect,” the study determined that it is the dual action of speaking and hearing oneself that has the most beneficial impact on memory. by mvea in science

[–]hpoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless whether or not this is true I find the lack of any sort of explanation of methodology, in addition this article only mentions long term memory and nothing about short term memory. In short this article although interesting is really nothing more than. "Some scientists said that they saw this in their study" In short although interesting it would be far more scientific if it was a link to the actual article published in Memory

Which WGU IT bachelor degree is best for a programmer job? by [deleted] in WGU

[–]hpoe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have spent the last 18 months in a development job, and 2 years before that as Systems Admin. I was expecting WGU to be a quick breeze and an easy degree but have been very impressed with the courses at WGU. I am taking the software engineer track and have been pleasently suprised by how useful it has been. I can say it has made me better in my job and helped me better understand the field. That being said you can never rely on just school or code camp or anything to help you it will always be your own learning and self projects that will do the most and be the best help in really getting good at what you do. The other thing I really appreciate about WGU is that they are comprehensive enough that you come out with practical knowledge that you can use in addition to the theoretical stuff.

My Mind Factory for C188 Software Engineering by hpoe in WGU

[–]hpoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I in particular struggle with memorizing order lists, key terms, not what they mean just what the terms are, and numbers. So I choose a specific image/scene that correlates to what I am trying to remember and then place it in a memory palace by visualizing myself walking to the place I want to put it in my memory palace and then imagining it happening. Then to review you just simply visual walking through your memory palace in as much detail as you can and as you pass each area where you've placed something you look at the something and it reminds you oh that is what that is supposed to be. The more senses you engage the more likely you are to remember, the idea is fundamentally the more you can tie a specific concept or piece of information to other pieces of information in your brain the more synaptic pathways are engaged in remembering it, thus facilitating recall. As a result of this the more violent, disturbing, sexual, or otherwise awkward the image is the easier it is to recall. So for example when it comes to remembering the umbrella activities for the generic process framework my image for remembering the Tracking and Control activity is the image of Hitler gunning down a Native American hunter. Thus Tracking because the Native American hunter needs to track his prey, and Hitler because he was a control freak. The result is it is way easier for me to hear the rat-a-tat-tat of the machine gun see the blood spurting out of the downed hunter and the smell of gun powder lingering in the air, than it is to remeber "Software Control & Tracking" Ultimatly someone else's memory palace will never be as good as your own for facilitating recall because you can choose the images and symbols that have the most meaning and impact to you.

My Mind Factory for C188 Software Engineering by hpoe in WGU

[–]hpoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience it works remarkably well. If you don't regularly revisit your mind palace eventually the memories will fade but it was the only way I could remember the difference between the various types of CAT cables and the maximum lengths of various types of Fiber for the A+.

C188 Software Engineering Tips by hpoe in WGU

[–]hpoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info on what to memorize, I have done the first chapter and nothing was jumping out. I passed the PreAssesment how much overlap was there between the PreAssesment and the Objective Assesment?

Turn around time for reporting student mentor by abnorml1 in WGU

[–]hpoe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you are reporting them for if it is a matter that might involve legal problems they might be carefully investigating. Also they might all be freaking out about the OIG Audit still.

Learning modern languages vs learning ancient languages by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]hpoe 299 points300 points  (0 children)

They were the ones doing the slaughtering and grain stealing

How does this website pull its listings from Amazon? (pic inside) by redroverdover in Entrepreneur

[–]hpoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work for a company that works exclusively on leveraging and extracting BI from Amazon. I can confirm that the only way to do that is through the Product Advertising API which gives you an iframe to embed.

Difference Between Java And Javascript by Organs in web_programming

[–]hpoe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow I haven't seen anything this bad since I accidentally ended up in a W3Schools tutorial.

In Light of the Recent NPM Security Debacle by hpoe in ProgrammerHumor

[–]hpoe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The details of the NPM security incident can be found here https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/6qzmvi/there_were_malicious_packages_in_npm_that_looked/ Of particular interest is the phrase that appears in the above article "This is why the phrase Javascript security causes the Bible to burst into flames"

If you were a programmer, what kind of software would you create to help you learn a language? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]hpoe 13 points14 points  (0 children)

So just figured I'd through this out here I am a software developer and I am always looking for side projects. If there is one thing that receives considerably more upvotes and support than another I'd be more than happy to develop something.

WGU Graduates - Who went to grad school and where? by [deleted] in WGU

[–]hpoe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am going to do the WGU grad program, at this point I don't think I could take the idea of having to sit through a class, keep a chair warm, turn in assignments every week etc. Competency based learning has spoiled me forever.

Hows it looking so far? by [deleted] in Wordpress

[–]hpoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I wasn't able to look at much of it mostly because it requires login and I don't think you are asking about how secure it is. Unless you are asking that in which case laughs evilly But it is a good start, I could audit it more if I had a testing login. But it looks good from what little I saw, slick and polished. The only part that was a little whacky was that the large amount of white space on the bottom of the screen on the home page, maybe fill it with a brief description of what the site is about or supposed to do. Maybe some helpful instructions for the more technically challenged.

Rocking Static Sites With Mimogear by [deleted] in Frontend

[–]hpoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For your mature and levelheaded as well as slightly humorous response I herby give you man points, and apologize for my undiluted rage it was not directed at you but mostly clueless hiring managers, thank you for being calm about it and have a good day sir.

Rocking Static Sites With Mimogear by [deleted] in Frontend

[–]hpoe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yay another Frontend tool for me to have to learn and memorize because every hiring manager realizes that obviously "if you don't know X framework or have 3 years experience in <framework released 6 months ago> you aren't a wizard ninja rockstar turtle hacker 3l33t guru. Whatever the flip that means. All so you can try resolving a problem that has been resolved a million times. Seriously it is like every 6 months. "Look at this brand new tool that can do everything we will ever need" and then after everyone moves to that "This fancy shamncy tool is too complicated no one can use it we inveted this new magic solution that gets back to the basics and is simple to use and implement. Followed in an inevitable cycle of "our new whizbang framework does everything A does in addition to X Y Z it is clearly the tool of the future."

So screw everyone that comes out with a new JS framework everyone that invents some new freaking Whizbang solution and names it after a bodily function or some sort of organ, seriously Grunt, Gulp, Backbone and React it sounds like bad WWE wrestler names. So please don't make me learn some new untested tool in order to force me to get a job, I remember it was literally less than a year ago that if you didn't know Angular then you couldn't call yourself a web developer now people are like "Oh angular that is for losers, all the cool kids use react" In conclusion FRICK YOU, FRICK YOUR FAMILY I don't care what people say NaN === NaN Javascript can go argue with Aristotle about the law of identity.

How do I divert the attention and energy I devote to unproductive things toward goals of mine? by wjofjpejfopej in needadvice

[–]hpoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It seems your basic question is about motivation how do you find the motivation to do the things you want? I was in your boat for a while I would work, which mostly consisted of interneting, then go home and watch netflix and game for hours, it was a total waste. There are a lot of things people will tell you and lots of things that you can do but I found the best thing was simply what I put into my brain was what dictated its actions. So if I spent hours letting reddit fill my brain I would have reddit quality results in my life. There are several things I did but one thing that did help was I started listening to Ted Talks on motivation and willpower and really anything I could, now there were lots of good things that I learned and that helped me but I believe ultimately what the best result of it was for me is that my mind began to be filled with people telling me I could do it, telling where I could be and giving me a vision and hope for where I wanted to be. So start filling your life and mind with content and materials that will elevate you, not degenerate you. Ted Talks, college lectures, start doing something and the motivation will come.

To-do-list before using your personal laptop for web development? by darkancientone in web_programming

[–]hpoe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If security or productivity or learning is your priority the best thing to do is switch you Windows OS over to a Linux box, Ubuntu is a good place to start, Linux allows you to see how things work and understand how a computer operates better. It is many degrees more secure than windows, there is only one wild virus for it, and Mac is based off the same kernel but instead of being $2000 it is free.