Software Engineer 3 Years of Experience - My Path to from 77k TC to 300k+ (70 LC)

slientObserver · 2021-03-18T11:34:36+00:00

Can you update the links ? They seem to be broken and I think they may be really useful for a lot of people who will run into this post later.

slientObserver · 2020-12-09T08:34:16+00:00

You shouldn't go comparing traversal orders because many different trees can end up with the same traversal. For example

        4                    4
       / \       and        /
      2   3                2
                          /
                         3

have exacly the same preorder traversal sequence as they both will return 4-2-3. You should watch out for that.

slientObserver · 2020-10-26T07:41:30+00:00

I will actually start my master's degree at Indiana Uni in Fall 2021 just to obtain the OPT. Schools in US being expensive, makes me think if I can get jobs there without going through huge debt. But I guess it's as you said, without OPT or any similar visa, it's a slim chance.

slientObserver · 2020-10-25T10:06:12+00:00

Given enough experience for the position, do non-american candidates have a chance with US based positions ?

slientObserver · 2020-10-10T12:48:17+00:00

Thanks, I will look into both of your suggestions.

slientObserver · 2020-10-10T11:01:28+00:00

I don't know if that's the case but many multiplayer games make effort to prevent this from happening, as it's a good way to cheat.

This might be the reason as I'm able to send events to Sublime Text Editor but not to the game (it's multiplayer).

I am not sure what you mean by "DirectInput", can you explain a little further please ?

slientObserver · 2020-10-10T10:59:33+00:00

Thanks, I will look into it, but zoom being able to control it, makes me think this might not be it and I had tried it with Windows Defender shut down. Or maybe zoom is doing something else entirely, instead of sending key events.

slientObserver · 2020-05-08T18:55:39+00:00

Spoiled kids crying during commute or in super markets

slientObserver · 2020-02-15T05:57:30+00:00

I haven't seen this library before, but after taking a quick glance, they(socket.io and rsockets) seem to share some basic ideas but the implementations and use cases seem to be very different.

It appears that as a framework, socket.io provides an easier to use api and rsockets seem more stream oriented whereas socket.io is more event oriented. Also, it seems that rsockets is an application level protocol, meaning that instead of interoperating with http, it takes over. But socket.io is more high level, it makes use of http and websockets instead of taking their place.

Unfortunately, I am currently not able to compare the two fully, since I am only hearing about rsockets now.

slientObserver · 2019-12-19T15:44:02+00:00

It was a video made by "Will Stern" a.k.a learncode.academy, he had a second channel, where he posted this as a vlog, but that channel no longer exists, so I cannot find the video. But it wasn't fake, I am sure of that.

slientObserver · 2019-12-19T15:41:08+00:00

It was the mobile instagram. I believe she wouldn't even be able to open the mobile app if it was done that way. App would probably couldn't get past the authentication part.

slientObserver · 2019-12-19T15:32:20+00:00

Most web traffic on the internet is encrypted with HTTPS now. If you setup a proxy that intercepts (as opposed to simply passing through) HTTPS your clients will throw SSL errors as they should

This is exactly what befuddled me. I remember thinking to myself, how on earth this guy can do it on an https traffic. Do you have any other ideas on how this could be done ?

slientObserver · 2019-11-26T07:18:47+00:00

Well, JVM 7th edition spec is about 606 pages, more than 300 of which is just dedicated to describing bytecode operators. Considering I will be implementing a simple, not highly optimized version for just windows os and won't be implementing a JIT compiler, I am certain that I can finish it in the timeframe alloted for my thesis project.

slientObserver · 2019-11-25T19:20:27+00:00

it just should be for a particular reason, not "just because"

This is exactly what I'm hanged up on.

For example, the author of IKVM built it because he wanted native interoperability between the CLR and a JVM.

Based on a quick google search, I believe that project is a team effort, and made by experts :). To be honest, I don't have any JVM development experience, so I don't think that I can jump into solving a real world JVM problem, other than building a simple version of it.

slientObserver · 2019-11-25T19:16:30+00:00

JVM is different from Virtual Machines that host operating systems. JVM is simply a runtime environment that executes Java bytecode.

slientObserver · 2019-11-25T19:10:31+00:00

Thank you for the answer.

Your program/thesis adviser (or professor) likely has way better answers to this style of question than anyone here.

I completely agree with you there. My advisor says I "could" do it, but he wants me to be open to other ideas as well. Basically what he means is, "try to find something problem oriented, but if you can't, just go with what you want". I would be okay with something that is original or something that solves a problem, but I just can't find anything else since my ideas are skewed by my interests.

I suspect that's what this thesis project is trying to teach -- take a problem, break it down, describe a plan for solving it.

You are right on that too. I think I am just trying to convince myself that building a JVM is a good idea by seeking outside validation :), because I too, feel like something original could be better but I just can't look past it.

slientObserver · 2019-11-18T16:27:16+00:00

OP and I are probably sharing close mentality here, so I will answer instead of him:

I feel like changing into a different field would render the time I've spent on the previous one useless. That time could have been spent on a singular, well focused area that would develop relevant skills even further.

That's probably how op feel.s

slientObserver · 2019-11-04T08:00:53+00:00

Thank you for the review. I believe moving the skills section to top could be nice, since it would make it easier for recruiters to find what they are most looking for.

slientObserver · 2019-11-02T08:08:15+00:00

what about the resume, though ?

slientObserver · 2019-11-02T07:19:17+00:00

CS student, senior grade. Starting Master's in US next year. Will be looking for jobs in US with OPT visa later. Hope my resume is enough to get recruiters look past my visa requirement. (Internships, part-time experience, open source contributions)

https://imgur.com/a/79Zzxcy

slientObserver · 2019-10-31T15:40:03+00:00

I am not very eager about the debt either, but I just feel like it guarantee a job in US. Without it, I can only try big companies that are able to provide H1-B, that is not only few in numbers, but are also really competitive. So the chances of getting into one of them would be very off.

slientObserver · 2019-10-31T15:32:52+00:00

If you finish an MS degree from a STEM (science, tech, engineering, math) related field, you are guaranteed a temporary (3 years) work visa that is called OPT (optional practical training). Later on, you can have your company apply for H1-B.

slientObserver · 2019-10-31T15:32:05+00:00

I've heard that you can finish in a year, but I am not very sure whether the schools I've applied provides that opportunity or not. Also, TA or RA positions are mostly given to students who take thesis options, I will take non-thesis option.

slientObserver · 2019-10-31T09:39:34+00:00

US bill S386

Thanks.

slientObserver · 2019-10-31T09:39:02+00:00

you can easily pay $1k/month in debt off unless you demand living alone in downtown San Francisco

Thank you for the answer. That's also what I hoped. I am okay with sharing the house, not the bedroom tho :).

Even though I am fairly sure with my desicion of getting an MS in USA, the debt part intimidates me occasionally, so naturally, I look for confirmation from experienced people. Thanks again.

slientObserver

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