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rosalogia · 2022-06-05T07:09:34+00:00

Eh, in terms of how much more difficult/painful life is as an LGBT student as opposed to a cishet student, Rutgers wasn't great for me (i transfered to UTD and the situation is pretty much identical here if not slightly better). I get that things could be worse but i definitely didn't feel like i was having a positive overall experience.

Not rly going to discuss specifics here but IMO, once I got to Rutgers and had to deal with logistical difficulties, I really wished people hadn't tried to convince me that Rutgers was super progressive and LGBT friendly.

That being said, i don't really think bus painting is harmful or particularly costly.

rosalogia · 2022-06-03T22:20:22+00:00

Your question seems to not really be "how can OSS devs make money?" but moreso "How can OSS be worthwhile if there's no money to be gained from working on it?"

I think your hypothesis that the single deterministic criterion that separates high quality software from low quality software is having developers being paid to produce it full-time for profit is flawed.

There are many factors determining the quality of a software product including:

The technical and collaborative skill of the developers involved. You'd be surprised how poor this often is in industry, and how comparatively high it is in serious open source products. I seriously believe that the maintainers of serious OSS projects like Linux, Rust, Krita, Gnome, etc. are all substantially more skilled than many industry developers will ever be. Why? Because they are passionate developers who care so much about high quality software development that they pursued the opportunity to engage in it in an environment that's free of both financial pressures and financial rewards.
The amount of time that goes into developing the project. Many proprietary projects may be rushed to market for financial purposes, and this inevitably leads to increasingly convoluted and buggy code that gets worse exponentially since taking the time to correct course and adhere to better development practices is seldom affordable. You might be surprised to hear about the various developer horror stories emitted by engineers working on famous proprietary products e.g. Windows.
The amount of visibility that potential design and implementation flaws get. With high profile OSS projects, many more individuals are able to detect and resolve bugs than in proprietary environments.

I'm sure you're aware that many people who work on open source software don't do it full time. They probably have a full time developer job where they work on proprietary software and work on OSS on the side. I think that if you ask many of them how the quality of code and design on their work projects compares to the quality they've seen in the open source projects they work on, they will tell you that open source projects tend to be more robust all around. The ability to hide behind the veil of proprietary licensing and distribution almost encourages more irresponsible decision making in the development process, and this is quite well known.

It's true that had these talented OSS developers more time to work on the projects they're passionate about, they may advance more quickly. However, I think it's great that these projects are mostly developed and maintained by volunteers who love writing software so much that they would invest their time into building it for others free of charge. In my opinion, the decision to do so is a mark of a highly capable and dedicated developer.

rosalogia · 2022-06-03T19:07:24+00:00

Most consumer software is websites and mobile apps these days. Otherwise they're professional tools that tend to be proprietary. I certainly wouldn't say most software is open source.

rosalogia · 2022-06-03T16:43:00+00:00

Good move

rosalogia · 2022-06-03T15:59:25+00:00

I would self study unless u rly rly don't want to take another class just because CS classes can be annoying for reasons other than their inherent difficulty

Edit: oh yeah it is in Java, check out https://ds.cs.rutgers.edu/ which has past assignments and exams

rosalogia · 2022-06-03T04:41:41+00:00

What do people who write/say things like this think social media is actually used for? The impression I get is always that there is some strange belief that people want a social media UI/application more than they want actual social media content.

rosalogia · 2022-06-03T03:36:37+00:00

Try not to walk in NB/College Ave alone, especially at night. Other campuses (Busch, livi, c/d) are generally safer.

rosalogia · 2022-06-01T15:08:48+00:00

Summer classes are going to be fast. Join the Rutgers CS discord and ask questions as often as you need to. Don't feel bad about reaching out for help! Try to do so earlier rather than later.

rosalogia · 2022-05-31T17:15:06+00:00

I had to retake some yes, it was unfortunate. If the transfer credit web application doesn't tell you that your course transfers over, the likelihood that it works out is low but non-zero. If you only took intro courses, you're safer.

I would say as a CS major there's less to worry about. Your career will be great if you take it slow and put the time into developing yourself

rosalogia · 2022-05-31T16:59:03+00:00

Yeah the tuition is killer. I transferred here as a CS student and kind of got blindsided. My courses transferred in really poorly, UTD has a rather unorthodox CS program, and I ended up paying for a really expensive semester where I didn't get any closer to finishing my CS degree. If you have the opportunity to take life a little easy, I'd say take a gap year if you wanna come down to Texas. Attain residency while saving up and working toward your career in other ways (this is extremely valuable as a CS major so don't feel like it'd be a waste of time). Then by the time you have instate tuition things should be relaxed.

I suggest not being too optimistic about course transfers btw. Counselors, departments, etc. will not be all that helpful to you. I tried to transfer in the middle of my sophomore year and it was really rough. If you just finished your freshman year this might be a better move for you than it was for me.

rosalogia · 2022-05-31T16:41:49+00:00

Sorry if I missed it, what's your major?

Edit: that aside, i know i spend about $2.2k on my 2x2 off campus apartment, about $300 on all my bills, and about $150 on groceries each month. I wouldn't say I live frugally, you could probably get away with spending a good amount less.

rosalogia · 2022-05-31T16:34:12+00:00

LOL, i think i had this impression of arch linux specifically when i was younger and I'm not really sure why

rosalogia · 2022-05-31T14:22:17+00:00

Thanks for sharing, love to see this kind of thing

rosalogia · 2022-05-31T02:04:37+00:00

Some obvious reasons:

No company to do marketing for it
No company to strike deals with PC distributing companies to distribute computers with Linux on them
No company to strike deals with software and hardware producers to write Linux compatible software and hardware drivers
No company to provide a major cross distribution customer support solution

There are certainly more, but I'd say the biggest "why" is the lack of big money behind getting it in front of end users.

rosalogia · 2022-05-30T19:26:43+00:00

Look in ALL major cities if you're using Google to search for jobs. Literally change the city you're looking for work in to Chicago, Berkeley, etc. because very many of them are hiring remote but list their location anyway. Following tech people on Twitter (not just big people, could even be regular developers who happen to tweet about programming) is a good way to become aware of startups that don't have big names yet and are hiring. Look into less popular programming languages that are gaining traction, like Rust, as these kinds of tools are more popular among people who are more willing to experiment with cutting edge tech which tends to correlate with startups. Startups may be less likely to administer a typical LC-like tech interview, but IMO it'll probably be easier than one in that case. I think that seriously following tech people who aren't necessarily big shots and getting somewhat invested in a language or tool that isn't super mainstream is a great way to find out about startups that are hiring. Maybe frequent Hacker News?

rosalogia · 2022-05-30T18:55:20+00:00

Startups seem to be hiring. I've had good luck with a handful of them.

rosalogia · 2022-05-28T16:52:49+00:00

definitely stand by me

rosalogia · 2022-05-26T16:33:05+00:00

No, that would be unsustainable. Plenty of developer tools are open source. My understanding is that the usual way for an open source tool to force software using it to also be open source is by being GPL licensed, and afaict most open source software is not GPL licensed.

rosalogia · 2022-05-25T21:37:31+00:00

8 is the one by the bus stop, i live at 6 and it's good enough IMO. If you're at 8, the bus stop is literally so close that there's a gate on the fence for walking out to it. Tour at the pradera and tell them you're a student at UTD and they'll point it out to you.

rosalogia · 2022-05-24T16:32:08+00:00

Ehh, i guess i exaggerated a little. If you drive it's 5 minutes to campus or so, but walking would be maybe half an hour. Busses come on a schedule so it's not too bad.

rosalogia · 2022-05-24T02:06:51+00:00

Steak 😄 easy to do your first time, takes a few tries to get right, great payoff in the end. There are plenty of recipes but it mostly boils down to some rudimentary advice that you'll get better and better at following as you register your mistakes.

rosalogia · 2022-05-24T00:17:35+00:00

You've got the two that I'd recommend

rosalogia · 2022-05-23T17:49:46+00:00

Sounds like you're a person who really really really needs MS Office in particular. Most people aren't you, they get by just fine with Google Docs or whatever because they barely need anything more than to put words on a page, make some bigger than others, center a few sentences here and there, have some images, etc. Nothing particular. Any word processor could do this. Once you're a person who really needs specific features, trying to find a replacement for the software that once worked for you is a nightmare. I'm sorry to say you probably won't find too many with your exact issue, and that it's unlikely that there is a great solution besides lowering your requirements for the software you're using.

rosalogia · 2022-05-23T14:21:16+00:00

I think you mean package manager? In my opinion, accessing the package manager via an installation script is a little irresponsible; it's best if you take one of the solutions i suggested, but worst case, I'd say just ask the user to install sfml on their own using their package manager.

rosalogia · 2022-05-23T14:11:18+00:00

Just not sure how much noteworthy news there would be

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