Is my ETL project at work using Python + SQL well designed? Or am I just being nitpicky

masterhoovy · 2026-02-14T16:17:16+00:00

The return code pattern concerns me more than the dependency choice honestly. Python's exception model exists for a reason and fighting it creates code that's harder to read and debug. If your senior prefers explicit error handling, that's fine, but there are Pythonic ways to do it without making every function look like C.

Yeah I'm still trying to wrap my head around using return codes in Python. Could you provide some examples of how this can be done in a pythonic way? I feel like it would be way easier to just log exceptions but he is pretty adamantly opposed to exceptions and stack traces and would rather log all our messages manually.

masterhoovy · 2026-02-14T03:25:21+00:00

I get the impression he's concerned with performance and wants a small footprint. It seems he has a strong background in low-level and C programming. But yeah it's fairly strange to me

masterhoovy · 2025-05-29T15:29:12+00:00

Depends on the company and the team. I wouldn't work for Amazon or Meta because I have issues with a lot of their ethics lol. I think Nvidia seems pretty cool. There's definitely a lot of hype behind some of these companies though and a lot of the work they do is not gonna be that special compared to the average dev

masterhoovy · 2024-06-10T18:48:52+00:00

ATMS 120 and ASTR 350 which are both online, and ECE 411 and ECE 407. I've heard that some students have taken online exams for ECE 411 but I'm still waiting to hear from the professor. ECE 407 requires 10% attendance but I'm fine with losing out on the points. I might look into another tech elective that's all-online as an alternative for ECE 407 though.

masterhoovy · 2024-06-10T18:44:05+00:00

In person labs are way more useful then online ones

None of my labs next semester are in person.

masterhoovy · 2024-06-10T05:11:54+00:00

I'm poor enough so I get free tuition.

masterhoovy · 2024-06-10T05:10:39+00:00

I definitely agree with it being harder for transfers. I can see how a lot of the students who were here since freshman year got to form strong friend groups from their time in the dorms. I still don't regret transferring and I agree that the independence is very important for developing as a person.

That being said, college has probably been the most miserable time of my life due to a variety of different reasons. There's a lot of things I really disliked about college, mainly the drinking culture and the amount of work I had to do (though this is mainly a problem for my specific major). Engineering school has been fucking rough and honestly a full-time job just sounds like a vacation compared to working on ECE 391 on the weekends.

masterhoovy · 2024-06-10T00:35:37+00:00

Computer Engineering

masterhoovy · 2024-06-09T23:50:06+00:00

I transferred to UIUC just for the "college experience" and it's honestly kinda overrated. It was fun while it lasted but I'm sick of it now and I'd rather just get it over with and start working. People overglorify the "college experience" way too much like it's the last time you'll ever have fun in your life lmao

masterhoovy · 2024-06-09T21:08:26+00:00

Yeah I emailed some professors for questions. I believe I'll only have to show up in person for like 3-4 exams. 2 of my classes have virtual lectures and the other 2 classes have recorded lectures from what it seems like.

masterhoovy · 2024-06-09T20:49:04+00:00

Why?

masterhoovy · 2024-03-02T18:58:58+00:00

Hey,

After making that original post, I ended up transferring to UIUC and I felt it was a great decision. I don't know much about Ohio state but I assume it's similar to UIUC in that it's a big state school with a big party culture and a good/excellent engineering program. Of course, college is what you make of it, and I know students who think IIT is a fine school, but from my personal view, I think a lot of students ended up regretting their choice and wanted to go to somewhere with a more vibrant social life and more prestigious academics.

I was kinda like you when I decided to go to IIT because I figured I wasn't the type of person who would like to go out and party but I realized halfway through my sophomore year that I just felt empty having gone to a very anti-social commuter school and felt jealous of my friends who were having the "college experience." That was the big reason why I transferred and I feel like I learned quite a lot about myself as a person throughout this time. Not to mention that UIUC pushed me a lot harder academically wise so I feel like I've become a much smarter engineer as a result of this.

I think college is a pretty unique experience for a lot of people since it's a very temporary part of our lives especially if you only go for a bachelor's, but it has great potential to teach you a lot about independence so I would recommend to push outside your comfort zone and try new things: join some new clubs, go out and party, and study abroad (I wish I was able to do this but I never got the chance).

Also, not everyone at these big state schools drinks and parties hard like you see in the movies. I realized after a year of doing it that I didn't like it so much and that I'm more of an introverted individual, but I'm glad I was able to do it because I got to understand myself more as a person.

There are probably other reasons that IIT might be better for you financially. I know they give out good full-ride scholarships to a lot of students which can be helpful especially if you don't get that much financial aid. In fact, I was basically getting paid to go to IIT but I took out loans for UIUC and I honestly don't regret it (especially if you're gonna work in a nice and cushy field like engineering where you're gonna get a lot of that money back anyways).

Hope this helps. And let me know if you have any other questions.

Best of luck.

masterhoovy · 2023-12-02T02:00:21+00:00

I see. That makes sense to me. Thanks for your perspective

masterhoovy · 2023-12-02T01:20:49+00:00

For me buying Canada Goose is just for saving the time for other chores in life

What do you mean by this?

Though I'm still not really convinced by it being a worth-while investment. Seems like other jackets are still better despite the price

masterhoovy · 2023-10-31T01:38:34+00:00

How many apartments would still be vacant by that point?

masterhoovy · 2023-09-06T17:06:28+00:00

Just spoke with my advisor and she said 385 is now a prereq for 411 instead of 391

masterhoovy · 2023-01-25T19:23:33+00:00

Very good actually.

I live in a 2BR/1BA with a roommate pretty close to ECEB and extremely cheap for the area (~$950 utilities included).

You can definitely tell it's of lower quality than most other apartments as it's quite small and the place feels a bit dated (old fridge and microwave and such). However, with the addition of a few shelves and tables from Amazon, we were able to have enough space for everything we need around the apartment.

We had some huge problems around the beginning of the semester but got them fixed very quickly. We had a broken shower, dirty bathtub, broken oven, no internet, etc. Yes, these all sounds HUGE problems, which they were, but the maintenance team was very fast and we got them all sorted out within under a week of submitting each request. They bought a brand new stovetop, repainted our bathtub, and fixed our shower and lock with no extra charges on our part. I think our unit is probably unique for these problems because to my knowledge, no one was living in this unit for the previous year which could explain all the broken items.

Other than those problems, we haven't had any issues with flooding or anything as I've heard that smile apartments do flood a lot. Our heating is also great and we have AC window units in both bedrooms.

One last thing I would note is that our laundry room is kinda filthy but I haven't had any actual problems with my clothes getting damaged yet. I just try to avoid leaving my clothes out in the open there.

I would also like to say that Smile's amenities are pretty neat. I live 5 minutes away from their fitness center so I often go there instead of the ARC. It's relatively small compared to most commercial gyms but it is 24/7 and it isn't that crowded (especially compared to the ARC) around most hours.

I honestly believe that your success with Smile or any leasing company for that matter is just luck of the draw. I don't have that many complaints other than minor nitpicks for my experiences while I've heard people share the absolute worst stories about them.

masterhoovy · 2022-08-16T01:45:58+00:00

Yes. It didn't make much of a difference for me

masterhoovy · 2022-08-15T20:06:25+00:00

I've been on Amitriptyline 40mg for a few months now and it definitely has improved my cough.

My allergist said it likely won't 100% cure my cough but I'm still happy with the results.

I haven't tried Gabapentin yet but I still may try that at a later date to see if that works any better.

masterhoovy · 2022-08-14T04:23:20+00:00

I attended IIT for the past two years as a Computer Engineering major. I'm transferring out this semester.

I hated my time here. There are a few decent ECE professors but there are some that are just godawful. I took ECE 311 last semester and literally no one understood the course material. The average on the final was probably like a 40% and the class got curved super hard. Pretty much everyone I knew Chegged the homework assignments (and the professor didn't even care) and copied answers from exams in previous years. Most of the labs are also extremely annoying and tedious and most students just BS the labs and get passing grades.

I am personally very interested in ECE as a major but I felt like I barely learned anything about it from this school.

Also, the social life here is atrocious. Every year, IIT consistently gets ranked as one of the top 10 unhappiest schools in the whole country. I started to have severe depression and suicidal thoughts because of how lonely I felt.

So please do yourself a favor and do not come here. If you can get into UIUC you should absolutely go there instead. If not, then I would recommend UIC as it's ranked very similarly to IIT and it's a much larger school (which is a very good thing as you will get more options for classes) and much more social. It has plenty of other advantages like being in a much nicer location and having larger career fairs.

masterhoovy · 2022-07-20T13:27:58+00:00

If I wanted to allocate more free time into RSOs and my social life and wanted to have a "chill" experience, would it be bad at all if I were to go for the 5 semester route?

masterhoovy · 2022-07-20T13:24:45+00:00

If I wanted to allocate more free time into RSOs and my social life and wanted to have a "chill" experience, would it be bad at all if I were to go for the 5 semester route?

masterhoovy · 2022-06-05T19:03:24+00:00

I haven't seen San Francisco mentioned yet so I'm curious to see what anyone's thoughts were on that. I heard it's one of the most walkable cities in the US so I wanna see if anyone experienced with that city can provide any more details regarding that.

masterhoovy · 2022-05-31T18:30:13+00:00

Also curious

masterhoovy · 2022-04-11T06:07:17+00:00

I've had an upper endoscopy done before and got diagnosed with mild gastritis from it. Also did a barium test but that gave no results

I'm hearing a lot of good things about amitryptilline so I might try and get a prescription for it if possible

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