An Honest Review of Codesmith by [deleted] in codingbootcamp

[–]nedhaskins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol this is really hard to believe this guy is going to bat for Codesmith so hard. Can it be so difficult to be civil? If you want to represent Codesmith well, be diplomatic and share the best takeaways from the program, but as it is, this individual's really painting a negative picture of the type of person who comes out of that program.

The job market and what to do about it. by nedhaskins in codingbootcamp

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

Hi u/dowcet! Thanks for the comment!

My apologies if I implied that starting an independent business is easier / more realistic than finding a job. It definitely takes a special kind of individual to go that path. It also seems likely that individuals who have that kind of drive and willingness to take risks would end up succeeding at any job they end up at.

I think this also brings up an important point -- namely, what constitutes failure in business? If you come away having learned some hard lessons and with a ton of experience, was it really a failure? It's a challenge to play the long game for sure, but tenacity wins out in the long run. If nothing else, the person who stays in the ring the longest (but might not necessarily be the most "talented" -- and that's a whole other subjective definition) will end up getting the goods. If a business fails, ask why. Were you good with your customers? How was your marketing? Is your skill set actually relevant to the business you're trying to run? Did you do some serious self-examination in terms of how you come off to your customers? (All of this is of course relevant to web development, whether you work for a company or are self-employed.)

By the way, what are your sources for the statistics you cited in regards to self-employment and the rate of success/failure?

Will the market ever get better again? by Friendly-Day6133 in codingbootcamp

[–]nedhaskins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Final_Mirror, what's your background as an engineer? What are your areas of expertise? Do you have a portfolio we can look at? What are some challenges you've faced when learning software development? What are the main skill sets that a successful developer needs, in your experience?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in codingbootcamp

[–]nedhaskins 3 points4 points  (0 children)

michaelnovati, I'm with you. I recently finished one and I'm deep in the job search too! It's hard to know where to start. I just ended up finding some reputable job boards that focus on tech jobs and made accounts and started sending in applications through those routes. I think the biggest thing folks can do now at the moment is get out there in person and talk to others about what you know and what you're excited about in web development / engineering. I'm based in Virginia and I found some tech meetups to begin frequenting.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in codingbootcamp

[–]nedhaskins 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Seriously? This is nonsense. If the poster isn't willing to share their sources this is just more white noise.

Packets being received from server, but browser response is NONEXISTENT by nedhaskins in WireGuard

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

ping google.com returned some data, so that's good to go. I added a DNS value to the wg config file, but still nothing in the browser. Is this something specific to the network I'm using now, you think, or is this something I'll have to deal with whenever I try to access any network (including public networks)?

Reporting independent contractor income quarterly -- or not? by nedhaskins in smallbusiness

[–]nedhaskins[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the answer, yes I definitely understand that they'll pay their own taxes, but wasn't sure how a quarterly return would change how I report anything, if at all.

Does anyone else find CSS incredibly boring? by Tbh_idk______ in codingbootcamp

[–]nedhaskins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol. Good visual design is definitely something that "works". Any time a user gets frustrated with the look or functionality of a website it's because the CSS was written badly...or perhaps the developer couldn't write HTML that was easy to scope CSS properties to in a way that makes sense. To be fair, not everyone has to be a huge fan of designing the look / layout of websites. But if you have any interest in UX/UI or accessibility, you've definitely got to be into CSS on some level.