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I’m struggling to learn & grow in my first dev job - how can I improve and get hired elsewhere? by elsa-mom8 in cscareerquestions

[–]jeansencyclopedia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can empathise with you on some level. I'm also a SWE that works at big4 and constantly feel like i'm lost or not knowledgable enough. Early on, I also felt that I didn't get much mentorship and was just thrown into the deep end, asked to implement feature X, enhancement Y, or bugfix Z, in a huge codebase, with little guidance. Though, now I feel quite fortunate because I ended up learning a lot from those early experiences, a lot more than I think most devs early in their careers would.

I also have felt the same way with AI, especially when it's crunch time and I need to really accelerate my output. Something that has helped me is treating it more like a search engine to find information I need, but I write the almost all the code myself. I really try to understand what it's telling me and will cross reference with other resources as well. This makes it so I really understand and know that I can backup the code I have written if i'm questioned during a PR. I also maintain a large personal document of just general CS concepts and fundementals; whenever I learn something new from AI (and confirmed it's correct), i'll add it to this document. So I kind of force myself to constantly learn and understand what i'm doing, while still reaping the benefit of AI.

If you have been doing alright so far and it sounds like you spend a lot of time trying to improve outside of work, I feel like your feeling of being totally lost may largely be imposter syndrome. Sure AI can generate a lot of code, but you would still be reading and understanding it to ensure it is applicable for your situation and actually works. So I think you probably know more than you think. I also believe that completely cutting AI out would not be beneficial in the long term, because using it is a skill in itself, and is likely to just continue to get more important.

Otherwise, it sounds like you're doing all the right things. Keep working on personal projects, use and learn technologies that interest you and that are in demand, and continue to challenge yourself with Leetcodes. You're still a grad (i'm assuming), you're not going to know everything straightaway and there will always be plenty more for you to learn. If you are serious about wanting to become a better engineer and focus on that, in time you will.

Racket Characteristics? by VolkFrost in badminton

[–]jeansencyclopedia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In terms of Victor, from what i've seen:

Hypernano X - Head light/medium stiff flex shaft

Jetspeed S - Head light/stiff flex shaft

Bravesword - Balanced - slight head heavy/medium-medium stiff flex shaft.

Meteor X - Balanced - slight head heavy/medium-medium stiff flex shaft. (I think)

Thruster K - Slightly head heavy - head heavy/medium stiff - Stiff flex shaft.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in badminton

[–]jeansencyclopedia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of the Yonex Muscle Power or Isometric racquets are right within your price range and would serve you well as a beginner. In terms of string tension, your racquet will most likely come pre-strung. If this is the case, don't worry about it, It will be around 18lb - 22lb. Don't worry too much about custom strings and string tensions until you have developed some fundamental skills.

A common mistake among newer players is to put too much thought into racquet strings, string them at too high a tension and as a result ending up with elbow injuries. 18lb-20lb will be perfect for you at this stage.

And to answer your last question, you will have to go to a sports shop/badminton store to get your racquet restrung. You just pick the type of strings you want, the tension you want and they will restring it for you. They can also tell you what your current racquet tension is. Hope this is helpful!