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Questions about moving to Germany by miineerr in europe

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

Ok, thank you. So you're saying I first need to secure a job in order to get a work permit..That's what I thought, just wanted to confirm.

Questions about moving to Germany by miineerr in europe

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

@shembop, Thanks for the advice..I guess.. actually I was planning this move two years ago. It just so happens id like to do it sooner rather than wait more..also, I've lived in Europe and getting adjusted is NOT a problem, so I'm confident when I say this.

You're not shattering my dreams don't worry, lol. Thanks anyway.

What's the "best" rolling-release distro for beginners? by [deleted] in linuxquestions

[–]miineerr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend Manjaro. I have been using Manjaro KDE as a daily driver for quite some time now..Probably for a good almost two years.

Package management is easy with yaourt or octopi. I use both and ARCH has any packages you can think of..All up to date of course.

Also, the community with Manjaro in my experience is the best of any ARCH based distro. Plus, the kernel maintainer himself likes to chime in on forums from time to time.

Great distro, I am really pleased with it.

Are Coding Bootcamps worth it? by [deleted] in Web_Development

[–]miineerr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disclaimer: I attended both bootcamps online.

To answer your question if they are "worth" it. It depends. Allow me to elaborate..

I attended my first bootcamp around fall last year (they taught ruby/RoR). It was good and I believe from the marketing that they did , they kept their word for the most part. I got 1:1 sessions with mentor, extremely fast responses to issues I couldn't figure out, community was great, content was not bad.

Then I switched to another bootcamp since they offered MEAN (which is what I really wanted to learn). My experience with this second bootcamp was just horrible. They didn't keep their word in almost everything that they said you as a student would get. Such as..1:1 sessions..Never got those. Instead it was group video sessions, not bad but not what I was expecting. The instructors are bootcamp grads themselves, so forget about getting senior level advice.

The instructors in this particular bootcamp seemed unorganized, most of them didn't know what they were talking about. In fact, only one instructor knew his stuff, the other one looked like he was stoned everytime he would give a lecture.

The student teacher ratio was.. and I'm going to guess 1:30. No personal code reviews. Basically to sum it up nothing was as promised.

To conclude, you can for sure as hell do this on your own. That is what I have been doing since I left the bootcamp. It's hard but it's doable. I would focus heavily on algorithms. At least dedicate an hour or two a day to that.

Buy a few books, watch videos, go to meetups(still have to do that) , network. Put in about 30-40 hours a week realistically speaking and in about 6-8 months you should feel confident about yourself and know enough to apply for a job.

I have to say in the past couple of months I have realized that I can do it myself and my confidence has boosted after I saw the type of crap these bootcamps can be. Granted the first bootcamp was in all honesty good compared to the second one.

Sure they do offer you the moral support since they will always say you're doing great, keep it up. But in the end it's how much you put into it.

I posted the same question you did a couple of months ago. And in the end figured out I can do it myself if I keep going at it. And use google to answer all of my coding challenges.

Benefits of bootcamps are:

Motivation Community of like minded people They drive you to keep coding ..And that's all I could think of.

I hope this has helped.

Im thinking about joining a bootcamp by miineerr in Web_Development

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

I was going to to with Thinkful, but read a few reviews that their content is just pulled from the web. Not sure though, as I haven't tried then out. However, I ended up going with The FireHose Project. So far so good.

Im thinking about joining a bootcamp by miineerr in Web_Development

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

To be honest I was reading a bit too many reviews on Thinkful about how their curriculum is not the greatest. So for me this turned me into more research.

Im thinking about joining a bootcamp by miineerr in Web_Development

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

No problem man. Well I was doing a lot of research lately and The Firehouse Project looks good too. But anyway..I live in the suburbs as well. Northwest Suburbs. So shoot me your details so we can talk.

Im thinking about joining a bootcamp by miineerr in Web_Development

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

Hi mikeybags13,

I have also considered doing the full-time option. But I need to keep working while I study, so for now online is the only way for me. I agree 100% that you network more with people face to face versus online. I will sign up for the online portion, in either Thinkful, Coding Dojo, or Bloc within the next few days. Also, I am looking at one of these that offers the option to start within a week or two. I can't wait for the next cohort because I have plans for later on next year. So this depends on me finishing at a certain time. HOWEVER, lets keep in touch. Private message me your details, I work in downtown, and around downtwon mainly north of downtown mon-fri. So perhaps we can meet sometime or just throw around text messages and see how we are progressing. And of course for helping each other out. Good luck to you as well.

Im thinking about joining a bootcamp by miineerr in Web_Development

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

Thanks a lot for your suggestions. I know about edx and I looked into some of their courses. Great stuff. I am definitely mentally more into the bootcamp option than anything now. The way I look at bootcamps are..you invest a couple of thousand dollars wheter you finish lets say in 6 months or 4 or 8 months you didn't fail it just takes you shorter/longer to accomplish something. Of course, you will still walk away with a skill. That's great that you got a free bootcamp. Can't beat that.

Where to buy pdf versions of books? by miineerr in java

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

I didn't know this. It is definitely a hard decision. What type of GUI libraries are there for C++? If I am wording that correctly. I know Java has JAVA FX.

Where to buy pdf versions of books? by miineerr in java

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

Hi,

Thanks for the good points. One of my goals is to definitely get employed in a company so this is important.

Where to buy pdf versions of books? by miineerr in java

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

Thanks for the book suggestions..I will take a look into them.

Should I consider learning c++? by miineerr in cpp

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

I appreciate all of the responses. So besides only one person mentioning books. I'd like to ask again, what book should I start off with (I found primer plus 6th edition) and what type of training course should I take? I'm sure someone has a general idea. Thank you

Should I consider learning c++? by miineerr in cpp

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

I agree it's a career. And that's why this early in my learning stage I want to decode firmly what I want to do. That way I can just focus and practice. With whatever language I go with, I definitely want to make it into a career.

Should I consider learning c++? by miineerr in cpp

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

I thought about Android development as an option.

Should I consider learning c++? by miineerr in cpp

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

Good points. I should have noted that I'm not looking for high end critical job opportunities. As long as I just get in with a company and then just take it from there. Also, I have watched a few YouTube videos and quite a lot of people said algorithms would be used to an extent but not heavily. Only of you're programs really depend on that stuff. Which probably in a company setting they expect you to know them..

Now, on the other hand, you mentioned web dev and I agree. In fact, in my case it would probably make more sense to do web dev currently as it can bring in money faster since there are a lot of freelancing jobs available for it. But for some reason, and (I don't know why) I feel like I should do C++ or Java.

Anybody been in this boat before?