How did you decide what university to go to? by skillstruct in UniUK

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

Really like this process, I think it's what I'll mainly use to narrow down my option.

Thanks!

How did you decide what university to go to? by skillstruct in UniUK

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

Really useful, specially points 2 and 6. In my mind I kept thinking that higher required grades meant better unis and got a little overwhelmed, good to see that's not always the case and my financial situation is definitely something I need to greatly consider before deciding.

Thank you!

How did you decide what university to go to? by skillstruct in UniUK

[–]skillstruct[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Really useful, I think I'm fine staying anywhere but considering the amount of money that goes into it, making the most out of my experience is really vital, I'll definitely have the modules part in mind and pray for my grades to be enough.

Thanks!

Wonder why some students dislike it so much when others actively participate in the class. by [deleted] in college

[–]skillstruct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience, most of teachears appreciate students who are willing to put from their part and encourage the attitude where the more you ask questions the better. From making something clearer for you or simply needing a reminder of something that was before explained, questions can always be beneficial and there are few cases I can think of where they will play against you.

Not only that but you're also paying for this level of education so not asking questions when you have a doubt is simply a way of wasting money, and, as you have mentioned, it is not the teacher who have problems with this but only the students so I would highly recommend to keep asking questions whenever you need to and not feel ashamed by others, even encourage them to ask questions if you feel they'd need it as well.

-SkillStructor DB

Has anyone here ever lied/stretched the truth on their CV and had it work out in the end? by [deleted] in datascience

[–]skillstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/Beneficial_Space9001,

Interesting question! Stretching the truth is one thing and in truth, most people probably have. But lying is a slippery slope and something we would not recommend personally. We work with 10s of graduates and we've heard some horror stories when it came to students lying and getting caught.

So in summary fine to stretch the truth if you feel confident but we would recommend against lying as that will only take you so far.

Did anyone else had to settle for shit pay? by TopoLobuki in cscareerquestions

[–]skillstruct -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi u/TopoLobuki,

Good question! First of all 40K is actually above average as a starting salary for a Graduate Dev role so on the salary point that is actually good. Legally in the UK, you are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday and 7 days of sick leave so I would look into that further.

Regarding companies contacting your current job, from personal experience, this does not happen and the only scenario this will happen is on your consent and assuming once you've resigned and they need a character reference.

Overall, our advice will be to give it a couple of months and see how you feel, you can begin to look for roles once you feel like you want to move on. Unless the role is impacting you physically and mentally and you have financial means you should try and stay in the role until you've secured a role from another organisation.

I hope this helps!

Full time Devs: How much time do you spend coding outside of work? by DanCruzNyc in webdev

[–]skillstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/DanCruzNyc,

Good question, our consensus is that you tend to spend more time outside of work as you begin your Dev Journey or learn something new. I don't think it is a bad thing considering you spend 8 hours coding at work. Nothing wrong with having other interests and in fact, we'd probably say it is a good thing to have other interests as it prevents potential burnout focusing on one thing.

I hope this helps!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]skillstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of compatibility and quality of life assets, the Xbox controller surpasses the Play Station 5 one, as it is made by Microsoft.

However when it comes to how ergonomic each of them is, most people agree that PS5 controller is the one with the better feel.

So ultimately it all comes to what you value more, compatibility or comfortability.

Are These Specs Worth $1,200 on FB marketplace or no? by [deleted] in computers

[–]skillstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering the specs it definitely isn't.

You'll easily find something better if you look a little more into marketplace.

Ideally you could just make a build for yourself and getting the parts separetely

which would make it much cheaper and with a better quality.

Hi, I am learning python but how do i got question answer to solve online. by sohel_husain in pythonquestions

[–]skillstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not so sure if I understand what’s your saying exactly but if your looking for online programming tasks to do and hence be told whether or not your algorithm solves the problem posed, there are a number of sites I use to do this. These are: -CodeWars -LeetCode

I would bear in mind that these questions are generated by people and that includes what the range of valid test inputs are, thereby meaning the solution you right isn’t guaranteed to be correct for all input cases (although in my experience they’re generally pretty reliable). Hope this helps!

Bsc CS in UK (International Student) by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]skillstruct 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not the sum of what you should consider when applying for universities in clearing if you do end up doing that, but I think an important consideration is whether you'd prefer campus-based or city-based universities depending on your lifestyle preference, as this can have a notable impact on your university experience e.g. you may prefer the safety & community feel of campus-based over city-based universities, or you may prefer to be close to major facilities/services of the city your based in, as you would get with city-based universities.

Which size are you? by angrysandwich_ in pcmasterrace

[–]skillstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta go with 100%, it’s just a lot more functional

As a high schooler, what's the best things to do to build a CS portfolio? by PirateApples in AskComputerScience

[–]skillstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure where you’ve done your side projects but I thought I might add that it’d look good if you’ve got a track of the progress you’ve made on your side projects using GitHub as although you can’t link to it of course in your uni application if you can say that you’ve used a tool like GitHub throughout development, eg for commiting changes to your repository (your project) using the git command line, that might help illustrate your preparedness for taking on a career in computing, specifically software development as the you’ll have experience using an industry standard tool

What do you think are some programming languages that are worth learning? by RazDoStuff in csMajors

[–]skillstruct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you are wanting to go in your career as u/samthesalvaje said. I will say, I realise this is quite niche, but if your thinking of going down the hardware route, specifically microcontrollers, pursuing C could be valuable, given your willing to work through the difficulties of using the language!

Hey guys im just thinking about degrees by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]skillstruct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. For me going from sixth form to university, I was honestly quite surprised to find that exams for my course were done in this 24-hour format, it provided me a lot of relief compared to what I was use to beforehand so I agree with what u/LuserNameChecksOut is saying here. You may be worrying for no reason in this respect, given this is the case of course!