DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR November 30, 2018 CS Career Questions |
- DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR November 30, 2018
- Daily Chat Thread - November 30, 2018
- Verbal Offer Rescinded due to GPA
- [Experienced] My experience with TripleByte
- Seriously considering suicide... need advice.
- Headhunted by another company under my current company's private equity firm's portfolio. How to proceed?
- How do you keep yourself collected after a final round rejection?
- Is it better to have a gap in your job history or have a low-paying unrelated job?
- You've probably heard of code smell, but what are some other "smells" you encounter in the industry?
- Do embedded software engineers typically end up being pigeonholed?
- Any advice on beginner books for product management
- I love computer science, so should I study math or EE?
- New grad full time decision help please. Thank you
- Defense Consulting/Contractor: Recent Graduate Salary Question
- Cyber Security Jobs outlook in the next 5 to 10 years?
- Need to hire an experienced web/software developer, but only have a budget of $70k/Year. Outside of more money, what can I offer to make the position more attractive?
- In terms of finding jobs, is a Bachelor of Arts in CS (rather than Bachelor of Science EECS) okay?
- What are the consequences of not giving two-weeks notice?
- How to improve architecture design skill?
- CS Career + Military Reserves/National Guard
- Got my first job out of college, but want to find a better one within a few years.
- New job problem
- How important are references?
- Into OS development and cars where do i go next?
- DevOps Jobs outlook in the next 10-20 yrs
- College freshman. How should I prepare so I can get a CS job out of college?
| DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR November 30, 2018 Posted: 29 Nov 2018 11:07 PM PST AND NOW FOR SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. THE BUILDS I LOVE, THE SCRIPTS I DROP, TO BE PART OF, THE APP, CAN'T STOP THIS IS THE RANT THREAD. IT IS FOR RANTS. CAPS LOCK ON, DOWNVOTES OFF, FEEL FREE TO BREAK RULE 2 IF SOMEONE LIKES SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T BUT IF YOU POST SOME RACIST/HOMOPHOBIC/SEXIST BULLSHIT IT'LL BE GONE FASTER THAN A NEW MESSAGING APP AT GOOGLE. (RANTING BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT EVERY FRIDAY, BEST COAST TIME. PREVIOUS FRIDAY RANT THREADS CAN BE FOUND HERE.) [link] [comments]  |
| Daily Chat Thread - November 30, 2018 Posted: 29 Nov 2018 11:07 PM PST Please use this thread to chat, have casual discussions, and ask casual questions. Moderation will be light, but don't be a jerk. This thread is posted every day at midnight PST. Previous Daily Chat Threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| Verbal Offer Rescinded due to GPA Posted: 30 Nov 2018 03:34 PM PST Went through the whole process with a Big N company, passed HC and matched with a team. I was extended a verbal offer before my recruiter said she was submitting my package for an official offer. 2 days after that I was asked to write a statement justifying my lower than usual gpa (2.6) and a week later i was informed that the offer committee was unable to give me an offer. I just find it really messed up. I turned down offers after I was matched with a team. They've had my unofficial transcript since the beginning of the process and no issues were brought up until the end of the process. I don't know why I am making this post at this point, I am just really confused and sad. Really thought it was a sure thing at the very end. [link] [comments]  |
| [Experienced] My experience with TripleByte Posted: 30 Nov 2018 08:35 AM PST I recently used TripleByte to try and find a job. The way I understood the process going in, was you pass one phone screen and then you can get fast-tracked to on-sites at 37 companies. This was the promotional material I read somewhere. I was also excited because TripleByte just came to my city. It's a little more nuanced than that. It turns out that I took an online coding test (~30 minutes) and then got scheduled for a two hour phone screen. Holy cow, I thought. Two hours. They said you only get one break, too. Alright, I thought, well, if it gets me fast-tracked to on-sites then it will be worth it. The two hour screen is done blind. The screener doesn't know you from any other person. They don't see your resume or your current job title. They literally know nothing about you. I had no idea about that. Everyone gets the same two hour screen. Because of that, I won't share what's in it. Let me just say it's hard and they asked a lot of questions I have no idea about. It's really hard. I just want to emphasize that. Also, your past experience may or may not come in handy. Just know that. At any rate, I ended up getting good feedback and passed it. Phew! I thought I must have barely scraped by. Here's the best part. After you're "accepted" into TripleByte, they make you feel like you really did something great. They sent me a lot of things. Things that are expensive. A really nice sports/performance windbreaker/jacket thing that probably costs $100 new. A "Pebble" portable power bank (probably worth $40 I'm guessing?). A copy of the latest edition of CtCi. This alone made it worth it. That was very nice. In addition, they assign you a person who helps you through the process from that point on. OK. So you fill out a form at this point to actually let them know about your past experience and knowledge. You upload your resume. You build a profile out. Then you wait a week, basically, then your profile goes "live." When your profile is live, companies are supposed to offer to pitch their company to you in a half hour phone call. So here's the worst part. I only was contacted by 3 companies. And even though I had selected that I didn't want to do any remote positions, 2 of them were for remote. And despite the ad copy that they will get you in touch with companies like DropBox, Stripe, and Adobe, I mostly was contacted from companies I had never heard of. So I ended up only accepting the pitch from the company that didn't want me to work remote. It did translate into an onsite interview, but ultimately I was rejected. In the grand scheme of things, I did more for that one onsite interview than if I had applied directly. Which is the opposite of what I was promised. I had the half hour online coding test, the two hour phone screen, a half hour call with the company, then an onsite with the company. That was a lot of work with no payoff. I don't know why I only got contacted by 3 companies. Maybe because I'm not in SF and TripleByte just launched in my city. Maybe because of something about who I am. Ultimately, I love the idea of TripleByte. A blind assessment that can be used by multiple companies as proof you know what you're doing, and (theoretically) skipping to onsites as a result. But in my case the follow-through wasn't there. On the plus side, the gifts were super nice, and it was very easy and fun to work with my talent manager person, and the web application is really well designed and works great. [link] [comments]  |
| Seriously considering suicide... need advice. Posted: 30 Nov 2018 07:34 PM PST I almost deleted this post because I have so much anxiety about being identified. Instead, I tried to remove as many personal details as possible. I apologize in advance it's so long and a little nebulous. I haven't told many people the whole story and it felt good to write it all down. I don't expect anybody to read the whole thing but if you do and have any advice for me, I'd appreciate it. Background Before Coding Bootcamp: In 2015, one year after graduating at the top of my class with my MS (not CS related), I was diagnosed with a congenital joint defect that made it difficult for me to perform my job anymore which required some manual labor. Rather than take another position within the company doing something I wasn't passionate about, I used the time I had recovering from a series of surgeries to start teaching myself how to code. Feeling extremely confident, I put my student loan payments on hold and decided to move from the East coast to San Francisco to attend a coding bootcamp. I only applied to the bootcamps which had significant scholarship opportunities and chose the bootcamp which offered me the best scholarship (50% off ~$20k!). I was stoked. My body felt reasonably good and I had a great plan for my future in a great new city. Coding Bootcamp: There were red flags from the very beginning but I was already fully committed. I made sure to be the first student to campus in the morning and the last student to leave in the evening. There was no way I was leaving any room for failure. The bootcamp was pretty standard but the student to instructor ratio was terrible. I realized later, even with the scholarship, I probably would have been better off just teaching myself. I graduated from the bootcamp 20 months ago still feeling very confident about my future. I was one of the top students in the class. I realized after I graduated that several of the students in my class had attended multiple bootcamps and were still looking for a job. The market was saturated. I should have done more research... I bought into the collective marketing of all of the bootcamps too much. I busted my ass every single day, did whatever I could to separate myself from my peers and made it work. Success! First Job: 75% of the students in my class never got any job but I found an internship in two weeks and was hired to what I thought was a great company (~30 engineers) after about three months of looking. I was to be the company's first junior developer and the CTO was excited about the prospect of having me help the company develop a junior program (I'm really personable, I'm organized and I think I'm a great communicator). The pay was lower than other offers I had received but I was more interested in the opportunity than anything and this guy acted like he had big plans for me. I was promised a six figure salary (~120k) after 6 months if everything worked out. Not So Fast... From day one, the job was a disaster. The CTO who hired me was gone for the first two months because his father had passed away just before my start date. When he returned, he was distraught and nothing improved. On my first day I was asked by the engineer who oriented me, "What are you doing here? We don't hire juniors so I don't know what you think you're going to do." The supervisor who I was assigned to regularly tore me apart for not attending a university and would often question in front of my peers how I got the job. I was determined to prove him wrong and succeed but I should have just left the company. Instead, I just tried to let it all roll off my back. After all, they had plans for me. In my entire 9 months with the company, I was never once assigned any work that had anything to do with code. My supervisor told me I didn't need to come in to work if I didn't want to. It sounds like a dream come true but it was terrible. I worked my ass off coming up with personal projects but they were rarely even looked at by anybody. I had access to the codebase but I was explicitly not allowed to ask questions. Oftentimes, emails with github links to my projects weren't even opened. I repeatedly asked for more work but the more I asked, the more my superiors were annoyed and the more I felt like my job was on the line. I started to meditate at lunch and go to yoga after work... anything to just keep going. I was nominated for employee of the week twice for helping other teams out with their work. Left 1st Job to Find Better Opportunity: I stuck around for 9 months trying to help any way that I could before I put my two weeks in and left the company. Since I had nearly one year of experience and had no problem finding a job the first time around, I thought it would be even easier this time... but my parents had just completed a nasty divorce and extreme depression was starting to sink in. Disaster: A few weeks after I quit, one of my family members was diagnosed with lung cancer. Since I didn't have any attachments in San Francisco, I traveled back to the east coast to be a rock for my family that seemed to be quickly disintegrating. After a quick but terrible 3 month battle, it was all over. I tried to stick around to grieve with my family for a few weeks but there really was just nothing left anymore. My parents are empty shells of themselves. My brother has completely withdrawn and won't answer my calls or texts. I have absolutely no other family. I decided to return to San Francisco. Shortly after I got back, my health problems started to come back out of nowhere and continued to get worse. I had no health insurance and very little support structure because I had invested 90% of my life into my new career. I couldn't believe this was happening to me. I was inexplicably bed ridden for two months and was in some of the worst pain of my life and the depression just kept getting worse and worse. Recovery and job search: I had been neglecting my job search to this point but I had to get back on my feet. I had been out of work for 7 months and San Francisco rent is incredibly expensive. I did whatever I could to get out of bed every day and move around. Once I could walk again, I started paying out of pocket for physical therapy. I applied for free health insurance. I bought a new mattress. Once I started moving around, I started to feel better... but I had been neglecting my job search and I had to get moving. I started taking my crutches, going to meetups and applying for jobs but for whatever reason (maybe the employment gap) I haven't been getting any responses. It's been 3 months, I've got insurance now, I have been going to physical therapy regularly and I can walk again. ...but I haven't had any meaningful interviews. My skills had atrophied but I felt I had progressed as an engineer since my last job hunt so I made a lot of progress on a fairly impressive algorithm and accompanying project. Nothing. I decided to take a step back and start applying for internships instead of junior positions. Still nothing. At this point, I have a matter of weeks left before I will be completely broke. It makes me break down and start crying to think about but I'd rather kill myself than admit defeat... but I just can't get a job. I don't even know what admitting defeat means. I don't know where I'd go or what I would do. I spend a lot of time thinking about it and just wishing I could disappear. I pride myself on my ability to solve problems and overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and it seems like killing myself is the only way to solve this one. I abandoned my entire life and all of my friends and family to move out here. I used to be an extremely social person with more friends than I knew what to do with but I gave it all up for this. Now I have nothing and I am nobody. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Nov 2018 07:01 AM PST I currently work for a post start-up company that is owned in full by the President of an equity firm. I was headhunted by another company that has the CEO of the same equity firm on its board of directors. I have had my eye on this company that headhunted me for years. The two companies are in completely different sectors (one is title software, the other finance software). My company is relatively small and I work heavily within the database and system architecture/infrastructure side on a development team of only a dozen people. While no one is indispensable, I'm the most senior member in my role and practically the only one that knows left from right when it comes to ensuring everything stays online. I reviewed my employment agreement and it makes no mention of non-compete within the equity firm's portfolio. However, if I left, I believe they would be hard pressed to find someone else to replace me and it might leave a bitter taste in the equity firm's mouth especially given that 1) my current company's owner is President of the equity firm board, and 2) the CEO of the equity firm is on the board of directors at the company I am interviewing with. Has anyone experienced a similar situation? I would hate to take a position with this company only for word to wind up a key member of one of their companies left to another, potentially spoiling room for advancement, or worse, termination. The role I have my eye on would expose me to new technologies and allow for more customer facing interaction. It's exciting, fresh, and would be thrilled to take my career path down a different road. This may be an irrational fear, but it's a thought nonetheless that I need to consider as I don't know how PE firms operate in this capacity. [link] [comments]  |
| How do you keep yourself collected after a final round rejection? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 04:16 PM PST I honestly feel like absolute garbage for the next couple of days when it happens, especially after practicing for a long time before, doing their leetcode problems, and then still failing their final round. I definitely take it harder than I should, but how do you guys deal with it, especially if you practiced very hard or after being flown out and rejected? [link] [comments]  |
| Is it better to have a gap in your job history or have a low-paying unrelated job? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 04:15 PM PST I worked as a contractor for a year, and recently had my contract terminated for underperforming. They expected me to take on additional work after other employees left. For a web agency, the workplace had very few local developers and basically no mentorship or training. Turnover was high. I would have to start looking for work, and have to apply cold since I can't use my last job as a reference. However I don't really have great track record in getting back on a job quickly. Last two times I left a job, it took 4 months and 6 months, respectively, of job searching before I got another offer. So I am wondering what looks better, have ANY job at all, even if it is unrelated like stocking merchandise, and pays low, or just go 100% on job searching for another software engineer job? And this is also from the perspective of recruiters- all other things being equal will it look worse that I am working as a stock person or barista for a couple months, will they say "why the hell couldn't he find relevant work" or stick it out with another gap? No recent experience for a SWE job could have them discard my resume... maybe? [link] [comments]  |
| You've probably heard of code smell, but what are some other "smells" you encounter in the industry? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 02:21 PM PST Aside from the body odor some people have, there can be "smells" that are a small clue to a bigger problem outside of a coding context. What are some examples of these industry smells? Such as:
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| Do embedded software engineers typically end up being pigeonholed? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 06:01 PM PST Hey everyone! I just accepted a job working in embedded/real-time software. I don't have much embedded experience but the job sounded interesting so I took it. Since I don't have embedded experience, it's hard for me to predict if I'll like the work or not. In your experience, do embedded software engineers typically get pigenholed? embedded engineering seems very distant from other, more related software engineering fields (ML, Web-dev, etc). C programming is really only useful for embedded work, while Java, python etc. is used in a ton of fields. I imagine I'll be a fantastic C programmer after this job, but will lose out on a lot of my skills in other languages I've been using recently (Python C#, etc). On one hand I imagine I could get pigeonholed due to embedded software being distant from traditional SE, but I can also see embedded software skills making me valuable for traditional SE because it will teach me how to write efficient code. Also, I believe I will mostly be writing software drivers. Not really sure what driver development is like. Thanks guys! [link] [comments]  |
| Any advice on beginner books for product management Posted: 30 Nov 2018 05:04 PM PST a friend is moving from engineering to product management. any advice on what "text books" he can read to learn about product management. Also, any recos on business books for new product managers? [link] [comments]  |
| I love computer science, so should I study math or EE? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 12:10 PM PST Kind of a counter-intuitive post I know. I'm studying computer science right now at a big CS school, and I feel like the quality of my courses are not worth it. It is obvious from each class that my professors do not care enough to be there, it seems like they prepare slides 5 minutes before class and often from other well known sources. A lot of courses are taught by adjuncts, even some upper division. TA's are often unwilling or unable to help you understand the material or prepare for projects. Professors do not care to involve undergrads in research, even ones with A's in their course. That is unfortunate because many of us are interested in grad school down the line. Meanwhile, all of my favorite courses have been under the math and EE departments. Professors enthusiastically lecture on their topics, and TA's are incredibly helpful during office hours. I know I enjoy the professional environment of software engineering through my internships, but can I get away with having a different but related degree? [link] [comments]  |
| New grad full time decision help please. Thank you Posted: 30 Nov 2018 11:15 AM PST Hi, I got pretty lucky and I wanted to get your opinion on these companies as a new grad
I like both SF and Seattle. Non of the teams in the 3 companies stand out too much. I'd really appreciate any input! Cheers! [link] [comments]  |
| Defense Consulting/Contractor: Recent Graduate Salary Question Posted: 30 Nov 2018 01:40 PM PST Recent graduate from a big-name state school, I have a job offer from a big name defense/government consulting company with an unimpressive starting salary. I renegotiated and they told me they cannot budge. The benefits are nonexistent (aside from the obvious). Does anyone have experience with something like this? I'm technically still in school but I'm graduating soon. This is my first job offer from a company for a full time. Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated. I told them I'd give them an answer on Monday. [link] [comments]  |
| Cyber Security Jobs outlook in the next 5 to 10 years? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 11:49 AM PST Should I major in Cybersecurity B.S rather than Computer Science and what is the job outlook gonna be once I get out. I am a freshman now. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Nov 2018 11:04 AM PST TLDR: Have a budget of $70k. Need to hire a solo developer to manage projects from start to finish. Cost of living here is a little above average. What else can I offer other than money to make the position more appealing? Hello! As the title says, I need to hire a developer to help me with some ongoing and upcoming projects. I'm a co owner of a small, family owned steel building supplier. We built the business with our own money and time, so we don't have access to millions of VC dollars that a lot of the tech companies in the area have. Ultimately, this leaves my budget a little low, for now at least. Financially, I can offer the following: For reference, we're located in a city that's 10% higher than the national cost of living average. Rent on a 1 bedroom apartment averages $1,375/Month. Median income in this city is $60k.
As we continue to grow, we are going to have more money to offer this position, so whoever we hire won't be locked into $70K a year and cost of living raises. That doesn't really help with my immediate need though. As far as the employee, here's what I need: EDIT: I didn't do a great job of communicating what I'm actually looking for here. The first and second bullet point here are the most important. Ultimately, I'm looking for a backend developer that won't be completely out of their element if they need to stub out a page template. E2: After doing some googling, I believe I am looking for a Web Developer II or intermediate. 2-3 years of experience. Does this change any of the sentiment in the comments?
Basically, I need someone who can manage themselves. Someone who can work under direction, but not supervision. We'll be building a custom CMS initially, with plans to create a custom CRM in Q3 or Q4 of 2019. This developer will need to be able to architect, develop and deploy applications of varying degrees of complexity from the ground up. Also, I have plans to hire 2-3 more developers within the next 12 months, so the ability to lead a team down the road will be important. I know that my budget is low for a developer of this caliber. I'd like to get some feedback from this community about what else I can offer to make this position attractive. I've seen plenty of people say that it's not always about the money. I'd be very grateful for additional ideas. Here's what I'm thinking so far:
Beyond all of that, I think there is some value in the culture of our company. Again, we aren't some VC backed tech venture. We don't work our employees to the bone. We don't have a soul crushing corporate environment. This position will report directly to me, one of the owners of the company. I'd like to think I'm really easy going as a manager. I've got a family, I know that life happens and I try to be as accommodating as possible, as long as it's within reason. I'm also really passionate about tech/development. I'm incredibly excited about the position. I can't wait to work with someone who has had real professional development experience. I'm really looking forward to learning from them. I will absolutely adore this person I'm sure lol. Anyways, sorry for the wall of text. In closing, am I on the right track here? What else can I offer that isn't financial? Am I out of my mind for thinking I can find someone at this price point? Thank you for your time :) EDIT: Thank you all so much for your valuable insight. I really do appreciate everyone taking the time to respond and I am taking every bit of advice offered here to heart. It would seem that I need to make a decision. Do I want a coder, or a leader? Ultimately, my gut is telling me I want to hire a leader right now. Someone who can own this position and department as their own, and grow with it as the company grows. It would appear to still be a tough search given my prohibitive budget, but focusing more on the opportunity rather than the initial perks will be my best bet. I can't do fully remote. It just simply won't work with my partners, and frankly, my own approach to management. I can do what I'm good at though, which is build and grow departments and allow my productive employees to reap the benefits. [link] [comments]  |
| In terms of finding jobs, is a Bachelor of Arts in CS (rather than Bachelor of Science EECS) okay? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 09:45 AM PST I was applying to UC Berjeley and saw that there's an option for B.A. Computer Science or B.S. EECS. I don't want to do any hardware so I'm leaning towards the B.A., and I was wondering if having a B.A. instead of B.S. has any impact in the career world. [link] [comments]  |
| What are the consequences of not giving two-weeks notice? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 12:16 PM PST Anybody experience an employee doing this or have done it themselves? [link] [comments]  |
| How to improve architecture design skill? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 04:26 AM PST I'm doing intern right now. In the internship, I always have to design the system by myself. However, I do have problem in designing. My boss always told me to improve. Is there any way to improve my designing skill? Any recommend book for designing system? [link] [comments]  |
| CS Career + Military Reserves/National Guard Posted: 30 Nov 2018 10:17 AM PST Is anyone on this a non-active duty serviceman/servicewoman who is also in a CS related field? Same applies to those who know someone. I am considering enlisting for a handful of reasons including more pay (to help with loans), more skills (non-technical), health/exercise, and just to do something more than the typical desk job many of us receive. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Got my first job out of college, but want to find a better one within a few years. Posted: 30 Nov 2018 01:03 PM PST I graduated this Spring with a B.S. in Math and a B.A. in Economics, Summa Cum Laude in both at a Tier 4 state school. Upon graduation, I had the job I am currently working at now lined up for me since April. The thing is, this job is government and is known for holding bottom-of-the-barrel CS employees. At the time, this was literally the first job I got offered and I stopped looking for something better because my main priority was to escape my shithole state/city and toxic family. Before getting hired, my coursework included: data structures, programming principles (2 semesters of Java), declarative programming, numerical computing, scientific computing (with parallel processing), advanced data analysis (statistics and R) and a MATLAB course. I also have one year of research experience with an econometrics professor in which I traveled internationally for, and one year-long internship with a non-tech, non-profit in which I wrote VBA, Python and SQL scripts. I honestly don't know what I want to do in the CS field or with my life for that matter. Since I didn't study CS in college (only got a minor in it), there is still so much that I don't know about the field. At my current job, I really enjoy doing GUI / front-end development because it has an artistic edge to it, but am unsure as to how to pursue a job that focuses on this. What are some steps I should take to find a better job within the next few years? I have already bought CTCI and am reading it and would eventually like to live in the LA area or Chicago someday (obviously won't be anytime soon though). [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Nov 2018 04:46 PM PST Hey everyone. So I have been on a very demoralizing job hunt for the last 7-8 months and I have finally reached a point where something is materializing. I have 2 major options in front of me, both of which are at the same Big N company in the Bay Area. One is a 12 month contracted role being offered at 46 an hour(no benefits) and the other is going to be an actual position as a full time employee with full benefits. However no formal offer has been made yet. The lower paying position wants to interview immediately, and made this very clear. However, the other position which I was internally referred for, is taking quite a while to respond and set up an interview. I really need a job however the lower paying position is very low for the area considering I would have no benefits at all. If I accept it would I be able to leave that position for another position at the same company? Would that be viewed as allowed at all? I just want a position with insurance and a little bit of stability as I don't know what could happen insurance wise. If anyone has any insight that would be GREATLY appreciated. If you want to know the company name in order to shed some light please mention so. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Nov 2018 04:45 PM PST Hi everyone, I am currently working my first tech job doing software engineering in China. I signed a three-year contract, but I really only planned on working for a year, resigning, and then coming back to the US where I can find a job here. In short, I am really only at this job for the experience. I've read that if you resign your job, you are basically burning bridges with the company you worked at and shouldn't ask for a reference from your manager there. How true is this statement? Additionally, what should I do if a future recruiter asks me for a reference from this company? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Into OS development and cars where do i go next? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 08:15 PM PST Currently I am doing a cs degree in a medium sized school. I just did a course on operating systems. I really like the aspects or working at a low level of abstraction and the fact that i see so many things that have a direct physical consequence. Where would I go for something like this? I really would like to ether help develop operating systems or work on security and hope one day my code is in a car, plane or spacecraft. I'm hoping one day to work at qnx ( and mybe shoot for something like nvida?) and would feel a sense of duty as the applications are numerous (even in aerospace). What is the best path for me in terms of projects keeping in mind that my grades are not the best. What open source projects seem beginner friendly that have to do with this that i can sink my teeth into or projects? Also I have a fear of low level programming going away since the world is becoming more web based and fear that it's more of a job for engineers as my prof said to me . [link] [comments]  |
| DevOps Jobs outlook in the next 10-20 yrs Posted: 30 Nov 2018 12:26 PM PST Will DevOps continue to grow and be a good skill to have or is the hype going to dry out? [link] [comments]  |
| College freshman. How should I prepare so I can get a CS job out of college? Posted: 30 Nov 2018 07:56 PM PST I'm currently a CS major at UNLV (not the best uni in the world). What should I be doing now/throughout college so I can graduate college with a job? [link] [comments]  |
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