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Software Development and Programming Careers (Official Discussion Thread)
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I tried to tell people about this. Bootcamp has created a flood of lower level developers who will work for cheap just to get their first job and pay off the tens of thousands in debt from bootcamp. All of that stuff about guys were getting 100k straight from bootcamp was during a very short period when it was very hard to find developers and the demand greatly outpaced the supply. Now there are a ton of entry level developers, you have to grind super hard just to get that 60k job. These companies only want people with two+ years of experience and preferably a big company on your resume.
I'll go as far to say that there is no such thing as 'entry level' programming jobs. You have to come in pretty much knowing what you're doing and you will have to learn whatever stack they have relatively quickly. They don't really want to teach you anything. To get a job now you have to have several of your own sites already deployed and you have to apply nonstop for months.
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If you love programming, I wouldnt let it disvourage tou. After two years, you will be flooded with opportunities
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From where I'm sitting it seems Java is losing steam despite topping the TIOBE index this year. It was primarily used for 4 things: Desktop applications, frontend web development, android, and backend. It has lost prominence in all categories except backend.
Less people are using it for desktop development. C/C++ is faster. The c#/.net ecosystem provides better tooling for windows development. And python's simpler syntax provides better productivity.
For frontend, all of the major browsers have blocked Java and Javascript has surpassed it in usage/popularity: Firefox 52 drops Java plugin support, expands HTTP ‘not secure’ warnings Thanks for no longer supporting Java, now no one using Firefox can use my WordPress blog, which REQUIRES Java. Good job. Opera is now my default browser. | Firefox Support Forum | Mozilla Support
For android development Google officially supports Kotlin:
If you get a job doing Java backend work you'll more than likely work on a legacy enterprise codebase. But these big companies can't rely on old Java technology forever. Eventually they'll have to migrate to something new.
If one were desperate for employment it seems like the only solution is to move to a small market where there's more jobs than programmers. Knew a guy in Columbus, Ohio who was learning javascript and still managed to get a job. I couldn't believe it.
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Yep, might have to do a couple of years in a nonpreferential city.
Another solution is to learn an emerging language or tech like dart and google flutter and deploy some projects. That way you arent competing with guys with 5 to 10 years experience.
This is so true, it's truly what is creating so much struggle in all fields for the current youth coming out of college etc. Companies have no interest in training someone new anymore.
I want to bridge that gap but I know what it's like setting aside hours for someone to learn everything and even wasting your own time for them to up and leave once a year of experience is done to get 10-20K more somewhere else.
I want to bridge that gap but I know what it's like setting aside hours for someone to learn everything and even wasting your own time for them to up and leave once a year of experience is done to get 10-20K more somewhere else.
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Fellas in app development: How much do you think it'd cost to make a well functioning app for the Coli?
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For the brehs in here who are backend web developers
Is Sequelize rally that common in most environment or can you use regual SQL language for your CRUD stuff?
I've always been good at SQL and i have no clue why the fukk they had to come up with Sequelize to supposedly make it simpler but honestly I feel like this shyt makes it harder if anything.
Is Sequelize rally that common in most environment or can you use regual SQL language for your CRUD stuff?
I've always been good at SQL and i have no clue why the fukk they had to come up with Sequelize to supposedly make it simpler but honestly I feel like this shyt makes it harder if anything.
I'd quote people if you want an immediate answer
From what I seen, they try to get away from raw SQL queries and use ORMs of some sort. Reason for that is say you want to migrate from one database to another. There can be differences in SQL between vendors, so you would have to alter a lot of code. On the other hand, with an ORM, it sort of takes care of that for you.
I think it's important to learn and understand the raw SQL output, but definitely learn an ORM.
Not sure if this has been posted, but some people might want to cop some of these courses via Google Drive. I have Malwarebyes Pro and a virus protector and there hasn't been a hint of anything. Udemy Course Downloader - Download Udemy Courses For Free ...some even have subtitles. I will remove if against the rules.