May 22, 2020
worthitI'm finishing my second year of CS and realized I need to start looking for internships soon
Problem is I don't really know where to put my focus on
I know java, python, a bit of C++ and started C# with .NET Core WEB API this semester. On the side I started a full-stack JS course and It was pretty fun being able to control everything from database to how the app responds to requests.
I love building stuff, creating things people can use and that are useful. I don't want to end up as a developer for a bank where no one can actually see the work but they expect everything to work.
Where should I put my focus now to be set for life?
Thought about learning JS since it's like English of programming languages but I'm afraid it is connected to Front-End too much.
Thought about going into mobile Android development but I don't know if it's actually a good and wanted job? And then - Java or Kotlin?
Or maybe I should learn Python to perfection and learn some frameworks like Django? But is it a good place to start?
I think I have a lot of programming knowledge. I'm at the point where I can learn languages fast. But the "software engineer" term is so broad I don't know how to bite it
Any help fam?
What is wrong w/ JavaScript being connected w/ the front-end? Can also use JS for backend like Nodejs
May 22, 2020worthitI'm finishing my second year of CS and realized I need to start looking for internships soon
Problem is I don't really know where to put my focus on
I know java, python, a bit of C++ and started C# with .NET Core WEB API this semester. On the side I started a full-stack JS course and It was pretty fun being able to control everything from database to how the app responds to requests.
I love building stuff, creating things people can use and that are useful. I don't want to end up as a developer for a bank where no one can actually see the work but they expect everything to work.
Where should I put my focus now to be set for life?
Thought about learning JS since it's like English of programming languages but I'm afraid it is connected to Front-End too much.
Thought about going into mobile Android development but I don't know if it's actually a good and wanted job? And then - Java or Kotlin?
Or maybe I should learn Python to perfection and learn some frameworks like Django? But is it a good place to start?
I think I have a lot of programming knowledge. I'm at the point where I can learn languages fast. But the "software engineer" term is so broad I don't know how to bite it
Any help fam?
You can't not want to work on backend stuff e.g. at a bank but then also not want to do JS because you don't wanna do front end.. it's one or the other. Sometimes both but less common
Either way at this stage it doesn't matter too much, you should be focussing on applying everywhere. I would also suggest any personal projects you do should be full stack anyway
May 22, 2020·1 replyworthitI love creating 'things'
I want to solve 'real life' problems. It might be a broad answer. But what I mean by that Is that I'd rather be on a team that has to build an improved way to categorize taks in Google Tasks than to work as a back end for a bank where my job would be to 'make it work'
The main point is I like to see the results.
I'd love to be able to be one of those guys that just have an idea and they sit for two days straight and build a website/appI'm doing some heavy searching last couple days and I think it all boils down to Mobile dev or Web dev
or maybe give it my 100% and try both
problem is I don't know what to pick
Android and Kotlin? Web and JS or Python?Being able to do PROJECTS is the goal
!https://youtu.be/0eIY5b0RKE0I mean web dev and app dev are good skills I think u should focus less on picking one thing and appreciate that you have the opportunity and ability to do both. At ant rate you'll be expected to understand the mileu in the front end and back end worlds and additionally be able to develop apps in multiple languages. If u were u I'd go for interships where I get to learn new skills/languages tangential to what I already know. It's the purpose of internships.
- May 22, 2020·edited
Most of my projects were a lot easier for me because I knew a little bit of everything then just dove into a new package/language if necessary. The beauty of that is if u focus in interesting work instead of the languages ur using you end up knowing like 10 different languages
- May 22, 2020·1 replyShammy
I mean web dev and app dev are good skills I think u should focus less on picking one thing and appreciate that you have the opportunity and ability to do both. At ant rate you'll be expected to understand the mileu in the front end and back end worlds and additionally be able to develop apps in multiple languages. If u were u I'd go for interships where I get to learn new skills/languages tangential to what I already know. It's the purpose of internships.
That's what I decided to go with
I've found a TechLead video where he goes over different software engineer paths and I think I'm gonna go with what he did
Mobile dev with web dev
Being able to create things from strachDon't focus on backend too much
Don't focus on front end too muchJust go with the flow, build and learn
May 22, 2020·1 replyworthitThat's what I decided to go with
I've found a TechLead video where he goes over different software engineer paths and I think I'm gonna go with what he did
Mobile dev with web dev
Being able to create things from strachDon't focus on backend too much
Don't focus on front end too muchJust go with the flow, build and learn
Yo you think you can link the video?
- May 22, 2020·1 reply
Just finished uni and I think I kinda f***ed up by not doing a placement when I had the chance.
I do have experience tho because me and 2 friends built a mobile application from the ground-up for a client on android, he liked it and now we are actually working on a cross-platform version of the app using react native
- May 22, 2020·1 replyredtruth
Yo you think you can link the video?
here u go
- May 22, 2020·1 replyredtruth
Just finished uni and I think I kinda f***ed up by not doing a placement when I had the chance.
I do have experience tho because me and 2 friends built a mobile application from the ground-up for a client on android, he liked it and now we are actually working on a cross-platform version of the app using react native
What do you mean by "a placement"?
- May 22, 2020·1 reply!https://youtu.be/oGy_uK6FrgEworthit
here u go
this guy annoys me
, imma watch later tho thanks bro - May 22, 2020worthit
What do you mean by "a placement"?
its an internship basically, i'm in uk and we call it placement idk why lol
May 22, 2020·1 replylearning the hard way to be careful with sudo commands
- May 22, 2020Dankmustard Mobile
learning the hard way to be careful with sudo commands
Breh I almost destroyed my whole labs cluster once installing packages
This s*** is hard lol
May 31, 2020·3 repliesGot an interview in the morning with a small SW company for a 1 year paid intership instead of going into my final year of Uni
Got a java test 30 minutes before the interview which i send to them as soon as the interview starts
Jun 1, 2020Ron RoyaltyGot an interview in the morning with a small SW company for a 1 year paid intership instead of going into my final year of Uni
Got a java test 30 minutes before the interview which i send to them as soon as the interview starts
failure is not an option, you got this.
Jun 1, 2020Ron RoyaltyGot an interview in the morning with a small SW company for a 1 year paid intership instead of going into my final year of Uni
Got a java test 30 minutes before the interview which i send to them as soon as the interview starts
Good luck homie, study hard. Smart decision imo, go kill that s***!
Jun 1, 2020
arrrgI really hate math lol
- Jun 1, 2020·1 replyredtruth
this guy annoys me
, imma watch later tho thanks brotons of these cs youtubers annoy the hell out of me
- Jun 1, 2020·1 replyYevin
tons of these cs youtubers annoy the hell out of me
That one dude exposing them all is great tho
- Jun 1, 2020·2 repliesRon Royalty
Got an interview in the morning with a small SW company for a 1 year paid intership instead of going into my final year of Uni
Got a java test 30 minutes before the interview which i send to them as soon as the interview starts
Update:
Test went kinda bad, it was only 11 questions but the stress got to me and i only finished around 8 within the 30 minutes.
got some wrong too by misreading the question.
interview started and it went pretty good, he said don't worry about the test, its only there to make sure people who don't know anything at all don't apply
they said ill hear back on wednesday, dont think i got it tbh but it was good experience
- Jun 1, 2020·1 replyDankmustard Mobile
That one dude exposing them all is great tho
Is that the guy who says hes the greek god of cs
- Jun 1, 2020Yevin
Is that the guy who says hes the greek god of cs
Yeah i think he said that poking fun at siraj for calling himself the “jesus of machine learning”
- Jun 1, 2020·1 replyRon Royalty
Update:
Test went kinda bad, it was only 11 questions but the stress got to me and i only finished around 8 within the 30 minutes.
got some wrong too by misreading the question.
interview started and it went pretty good, he said don't worry about the test, its only there to make sure people who don't know anything at all don't apply
they said ill hear back on wednesday, dont think i got it tbh but it was good experience
Regardless of what happens it’s valuable experience, many more opportunities to come. Were the questions typical leetcode/hackerrank stuff?
- Jun 1, 2020Ron Royalty
Update:
Test went kinda bad, it was only 11 questions but the stress got to me and i only finished around 8 within the 30 minutes.
got some wrong too by misreading the question.
interview started and it went pretty good, he said don't worry about the test, its only there to make sure people who don't know anything at all don't apply
they said ill hear back on wednesday, dont think i got it tbh but it was good experience
Sounds like u did alright man!
- Jun 1, 2020·1 reply
anyone in security ?
trying to get out of this IT specialist job and get into security.
