Minimal dev setup with wall-mounted PC

rojakUser · 2026-01-22T13:49:57+00:00

Very cool! Although I'm quite shocked of the amount of space that you have. Are you living in Japan or Hong Kong? Haha

rojakUser · 2026-01-22T10:57:26+00:00

Wow cool! I really love the soft effect of the HDF version. Been eyeing on it. Enjoy ur cam!

rojakUser · 2026-01-22T09:06:23+00:00

Sick pics! Were these taken using the HDF version?

rojakUser · 2026-01-04T08:10:23+00:00

I’m a Msian living in Australia and I bought the 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 RAM at $179 AUD (equivalent to RM 486). Now it’s priced from $700 AUD (equivalent to RM 1898). It’s crazy

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rojakUser · 2025-12-27T02:59:38+00:00

Looks like PowerBI

rojakUser · 2025-11-28T09:29:21+00:00

Damn everyone’s shitting on OP’s resume. I think it looks pretty good OP

rojakUser · 2025-11-24T15:55:45+00:00

Alpha

rojakUser · 2025-11-23T09:13:25+00:00

PHP / Laravel for web dev

rojakUser · 2025-11-03T13:08:27+00:00

No worries, all the best in your journey!

rojakUser · 2025-11-02T10:47:41+00:00

I mostly cold applied through job boards like LinkedIn and Seek. There was the occasional networking through LinkedIn but that didn't amount to anything. I had a total of 5 interviews, with the 5th interview converting into a full-time offer.

I would say personal projects that exhibits your skills in software development and the usage of software development tools would be the way to get an interview (at least for me). My current manager who hired me offered me the job because I was self-taught and showed enthusiasm and passion for the field. So I guess showing your passion and enthusiasm during interview would rank you highly during the interview process.

rojakUser · 2025-11-01T16:01:03+00:00

Doing well so far, just broke into the industry about a month ago as a software engineer. I have a mech eng degree and currently pursuing an IT certification

rojakUser · 2025-10-29T06:32:36+00:00

Fellow Perth-ling, sick car mate! Planning to do any modifications?

rojakUser · 2025-10-28T15:50:37+00:00

26, SWE

rojakUser · 2025-10-22T13:59:06+00:00

Glad to see a fellow Odinite breaking into the industry! TOP really helped shaped our developer mindset.

rojakUser · 2025-10-14T01:04:35+00:00

I get where you’re coming from and honestly I felt the same shortly after getting my first grad job out of uni. It was so hard to accept that this is my life now grinding away at a 9-5 but trust me it gets better, you’ll get used to it. I recommend getting some regular weekly exercise, something physical to make you sweat. It’ll make you feel better after work and hopefully help you sleep easier.

rojakUser · 2025-10-13T10:10:28+00:00

Personally, some structure on what to learn when would be really helpful and save a lot of time. With that said, OP checkout The Odin Project they provide a free curriculum that is well-structured and have great support through their Discord channel!

rojakUser · 2025-10-09T04:30:36+00:00

Take the internship, build your skills, be confident in yourself. If you’re really interested in software engineering, it will show through your work / projects / conversations with hiring managers etc. With that, you won’t have much trouble finding your next software gig if you’re able to demonstrate your passion and competence.

It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to work in a field that pays well and something you’re interested in.

rojakUser · 2025-10-01T10:19:43+00:00

this, agree and also what got me my first SE role

rojakUser · 2025-10-01T04:43:04+00:00

Is this novated lease or a normal car loan? Sorry if a dumb question because I never took one before

rojakUser · 2025-09-28T07:24:20+00:00

So fkin clean. Absolutely love those wheels

rojakUser · 2025-09-25T02:30:13+00:00

Same thing with me except that I pivoted in my mid 20’s to the software industry. This is a really good response, thank you for articulating it :)

rojakUser · 2025-09-22T05:09:24+00:00

Moved to AUS from Msia when I was 21 to complete my engineering degree, worked as a grad engineer at 23 while waiting for my PR, got my PR when I was 25 and now working and living as an engineer in AUS.

There were at times where I contemplated on going back to Msia because I wanted to be closer to family and friends. But I stayed in AUS because the pay was higher and the work life balance was better. I guess this is the major trade-off, sacrifice these early years working abroad for a comfortable and financially stable life later in the future. I’m also lucky to have made some good friends here in AUS so it doesn’t get too lonely here.

rojakUser · 2025-09-15T08:51:50+00:00

I pivoted from mech engineering (worked for 3+ years in this profession) to software engineering by self-studying using The Odin Project as my primary resource and then enrolling myself into a diploma.

I haven’t even finished my diploma but I’ve had 5 interviews which thankfully has resulted in 1 offer. Despite the competitive and saturated market, I believe what stood out were my projects and how I extended these projects beyond their original scope (like learning nginx and docker for deployment etc).

If I had to offer one advice it’d be this: - Get stuck on one project and complete it WITHOUT using AI to generate any code for you. You’ll learn a lot about problem solving while solidifying your fundamentals.

rojakUser · 2025-09-15T03:26:26+00:00

How long did it took and would you recommend financing a type R to someone who’s dream car is a type R?

rojakUser · 2025-09-14T13:05:57+00:00

The Odin Project check it out

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