It’s an internet thing. There’s a lot of people online who code but have no jobs. 4chan’s /dpt/ is full of them. They all code in ANSI C or Lisp or something

When I work on web projects at home I don’t use any javascript at all. Just html and css. Interactions are handled via form submission. I’m working on a forum in asp.net mvc without any javascript at all

At work everything I do is in the Javascript/Web world. Typescript backend, webpack react, etc. I use C++ and C# for personal projects because I personally despise Javascript world

Because I’m tired of being told what to be outraged about

Im not an evangelist for windows (I won’t try to convert you) but I’m unashamed of being a software engineer who uses Windows as my main dev platform

I have literally never seen whatever this post is referring to

I think if they were using windows they’d be far more computer literate, but they’re just using iPad and chromebooks

No it’s just that Zoomers only use touchscreen, which are vastly simplified devices compared to a desktop computer

Serious question: What makes Dragon Quest special? I’ve played turn based RPGs from that era and there never really seems to be any distinguishing characteristics between them

.ml should be defederated from lemmy.world tbh

Only way to get hired with your credentials is with some serious networking. In your local area, look for code/tech meetups and talk with people. Look for “Code and Coffee” on meetup or facebook or something (though I must warn against caffeine consumption for teenagers!). You’ll most likely have to look for an internship rather than a Junior Dev position at first, which is typically the pipeline that companies use to hire Jr Engineers.

Another option is to look for “Tier 3 support” or “Integrations engineers”. Often, companies will look for people with minor coding skills to work directly with clients to help implement the company product for the client (for example, adding some custom widget to their wordpress site, new features for their salesforce instance, etc.)

These engineers don’t create the company product but they do get some experience scripting things and often they can use this position to transition to a full time engineering role. In my experience, these roles have far lower requirements to entry

I curse the sadist who decided True should be uppercase in Python

I’m also a software engineer and I can’t stand most other people in this field. I got into this field because I love computers and was tweaking garry’s mod scripts when I was 12. I read scifi books and enjoy reading about the lore of the tech industry.

I would estimate that AT LEAST 75% of people in this industry are ladder climbing yuppies who got into it for the money. The gym rat, tesla-driving podcaster types who have invented their own language about syncing up, achieving alignment, creating action items and eating dog food.

I do not socialize with my coworkers because they are the most obnoxious fucking money-obsessed pieces of shit I’ve ever met

Do older technical people use 1:1 chat? I would think email is more common

What’s a good alternative to discord? Matrix seems ok

I figured I could balance some of the other factors (low maintenance cost, higher principle, higher interest) against each other to get a lower monthly payment

The car runs fine, I don’t have any major complaints other than the stupid ass touch screen controls for stuff like air conditioning, but it seems hard to find any car that has real controls anymore.

I don’t know what current car interest rates are. I can tell you that the federal reserve has not changed interest rates in a meaningful way since then

Is this in reference to something that actually happened

Irc isn’t the competitor of xmpp. Discord is

There are people using xmpp? Last time I set up a server and tried using it with Pidgin, I couldn’t find a soul that used it