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I can relate so much to this! Had similar experience, it was Android Dev for me.

this game unlocked memories from when i was first old enough to touch and control the remote that is so crazy what is the game called

I'm looking for data engineer job but even those job are interviewed with Leetcode and Design System with the data background of data modeling, SQL and cloud experience. Life so so so unfair for new grads this time

Sound Advice. Been interviewing the last half of 2024 and have seen the progression of how better I am after reflecting after each interview and making tweaks. Its hard to get good feedback from companies but I usually can tell what questions I could have answered a bit better.

You have to play Mario Kart Double Dash.

Great raw reflection

nice tutorial!

Yeah Man, I agree! Just try it out! Just like you! Although I'm currently a student. I have a big passion for creating and developing cool computer peripherals like Keyboards! So that’s why I’m trying everything I can to make it come true! From building my first Personal Computer to my own Soldering Station. Next up, I'm going to build my own Homelab too because my co-worker got me hooked on it. He’s a former networking engineer who’s now a technician. About RUclips, I agree with you. It's just so convenient and I'm using it everyday for studying and experimenting, and I love it A LOT. As for the content and topics you’re planning, just go for it! You got me hooked on to it. I don't even know when did I start clicking your RUclips video whenever it pops up but I love it, I enjoyed it a lot. It broadened my mind about software engineering and other aspects of life as well.. That's my thoughts about this video, and I'm thankful that you made me become engage in this because I'm super shy to be honest. But hey, I wish you the best for 2025. Keep it up!

Are you working on MacOS with .NET development or moved to Windows ?

I think most engineers know that as long as they have the fundamentals down, it's not that difficult to change stacks and learn its fundamentals. Best practices and the surrounding frameworks on that language however, take a bit of time. Due to the market though, even experienced developers seem to get pigeonholed into a singular stack and employers don't really value overall work experience and place a lot of emphasis on whether or not the applicant has x years of experience matching their company's stack. It's quite frustrating as an applicant that even if we know we can adjust accordingly, the market allows employers to be more picky.

As an introvert, I relate to what you are saying and my experience is that the recognition that I have received is disproportionately lower than the degree of problems that I have solved. This is a big negative for introverts who find it difficult to articulate their ideas and achievements.

The irony is that I'm sure that you're WAY more interesting than the loud ones. Keep being you.

At this point learning new things isn't helping, I know tons already about aws, frontend Development in typescript, containers, java backend, but the recruiters don't care about what you know , if you happen to be using a niche technology at work you are cooked now. Not doing spring boot at work? Must mean you can't code java.

It's not just hard to find junior jobs. Ive been doing software development for 8 years and I can't find a job.

Would a 49cc scooter x dirt dog have a governor in the motor, to keep it low RPMs? And I can only like quarter throttle but yet I go fast when I twist the throttle halfway or anymore it bogs out, I have a motorized bicycle carburetor on there, and I don't know how to adjust the air fuel mixture to get the right flow so I can pull the throttle all the way back I feel like I'm not getting the speed that I should be getting, it bogs out I don't know if it's not good enough fuel or if it's not getting enough air

Yep. Here in the west coast, its mainly Java/Spring or Python/Go for infra roles

Great advice!

It's broke mon !

Man I would love to work with Elixir, I enjoy it much more than C#. But I just feel like I'm losing value in myself as a developer if I spend time working with Elixir rather than C#.

I was in a team where one of the seniors took half the time for himself in every meeting. He would create these amazing narratives about his work as if it were some kind of magical journey, the bosses absolutely adored him. Of course, every technical guy in there knew how full of shit he was. Point is, it's a game of appearances. In the mind of the average manager or higher up, a silent worker means he/she has something to hide. This mindset is one of my main pain points in this industry, which by the way, is a magnet for introverts.

Great work with the videos.

I think this is due to the illusion that has been built for entire 2010 decade that software is "kind of" work but not really. We're all just in entless party with all the games and all the toys etc. Any job, even the one you're best at is JUST A JOB. First of all it is just a way to earn money. And second it is an activity you will be tired of. No questions, no other options. No, working insanely stressful constantly changing day job for decades followed by moonlighting side projects into early hours of the morning is not going to be forever. Software engineering is a very young indstry and what you are describing is this industry hitting 35. Seeing first gray hairs. Realising that kids and retirement are real and you will be dealing with it. And that new react library means fuck all in the grand scheme of things.

A way to think of resumes is to appreciate the hiring manager’s time. They probably get dozens of resumes for a single entry level position and the first few sentences have to really capture them to stand a chance. I mean, if they have three positions open, they have to evaluate 60-90 resumes and they probably still have a full day of meetings and interviews ahead of them since it’s probably not their full time job. They can only read the first few lines of the resume, then scan for an education section then scan for key words. At least, that was my experience as a team lead/hiring manager

An an autistic ambivert that worked at Amazon for 4 years, I think you’ll really appreciate their document/writing culture! It’s very inclusive to those of us that aren’t extroverted or neurotypical. I’m working at Apple now and am sorely missing certain elements of the culture.

I'm a software engineer living in Scandinavia and I recognize a lot of the stuff you're saying. Only difference is that over here I don't feel like being silent in a meeting is seen as negative at all, at least where I've worked. I think there's a recogntion of the fact that people shutting up if they don't have anything to add in particular helps productivity because one avoids pointless extra discussions. It might help that probably 90% of people here are "introverted" by american standards.

OK I went through 50+ videos of your ASMR small machine porn 😂 then come across this narrative and are now very confused on what you're doing with this channel. Either way. I like it! Cool vids

Yep, this has always been my issue. Rarely there is anything useful to say amongst a group of people who are talking about surface level objectives. Their eyes glaze over when we begin to speak and we learn to not do it anymore

💯 right, thank you❤️ 10:03

I am an ambivert depending on who I am around, but generally I am introverted at work. I don't think this is a bad thing though because as far as work goes my only goal is to make the most money I can with the least amount of effort expended. How I do this is be good technically and put the most effort into that, and when it comes to meetings, project management bullshit, etc I won't say much. Usually the chatty people in the meetings are the PM's, Managers, Exec's, or end users and usually I do not speak unless spoken to since my attitude is just give me the requirements of what you want and i'll give you an estimate or i'll go do it. Plus many times the PM's or even my own past managers don't know what they are talking about technically anyway and will often make dumb, inaccurate or embarrassing statements about technology which I do not correct because that's not my place and generally managers who know less than the people who report to them are insecure and will get pissy if you try and correct them so let them embarrass themselves I could care less. As long as every other week my paycheck gets direct deposited in my bank account I don't care about anything else lol.

I also think the world is setup for the success of extroverts, as an introvert I had to act extroverted throughout the day in other to be taken seriously or listened to.. and then get brunt out by the end of the day. 0:47

Your success is defined 90% by social skills, and 10% by real skills, sadly. Being buddy-buddy with the boss is way more important, than actually being skilled. I hate it so much, since I am also a big introvert.

So what improvements did you see from dual spark? Seems to me the rpms dont go high enough to notice any difference?

Man I’ve been affected with all these changes and took a big hit! I tried to look and to get hired somewhere else unfortunately nobody wants to hire a 40 some yo software engineer. So I just transition back to network engineer now making 10% more what I was making before covid. Good luck to all and keep grinding! ✌🏽❤️

As someone with a similar journey, I wish I would of documented my journey alot earlier. 1.8k and here we are. Building on here feels right. I would join your community if you had one.

Very comfortable yet useful videos you have! I would also like to see a video on choosing the direction in SE. I'm now 1,5 years apart from graduation, many of students already have their jobs, and I still don't know where I want to go. There are people who know completely what they're gonna do when they're 4 years old and then just do it, and I'm certainly not one of those. I've worked with several technologies for my uni projects, got familiar with maybe 6 programming languages but still feel lost when it comes to a choice. May be useful to hear your story or overall thoughts on this. Thank you!

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Yeah remote work is not all one size fits all. Remote is good if you already have couple of years of experience and just want to work. I think hybrid works best for people that are young in their careers or live close to the city or office. Its great to have that in person interaction. Those lunches you have your coworkers are the best and you get to know them better. Hybrid works does not make sense if your commute is 45+ min each way. That commute is horrible. I live in Joisey and commuting to NYC is horrible. Commuting from the suburbs is doable if its less than 30 minutes each way.

1 year ago, I was just shitblasting CV’s out to tech companies after finishing a crappy bootcamp. I’ll be real, I had no skill, somehow, after 100’s of application I actually got a job. My skills have improved massively! And have 11 months of real experience working on real projects using real tools under my belt. If I can do it, anyone can. Unfortunately, I did get laid off a few weeks ago - so it’s back where I started, but this time I can actually write code (kinda 😅) wish me luck.

Isn't remote work dead?

I agree. My company made us all come back in but 2 days a week. It was supposed to be 1 then bumped to 2...and I bet it will eventually be more. Luckily I live in the city and it's about 30 minutes by train for me to get there. I don't mind the commute because I can mostly time it to be efficient, but it is the hour or so getting up earlier that is the most troublesome. When you work remotely you realize you can do a lot in that extra hour (even if it's just an extra hour of sleep).

Thank you

Thanks for the informative video. I'm curious as to what model of widescreen monitor you have on your desk. Looks like it's good for multitasking.

Great video. Appreciate the honesty.

Hi Stephen, Thank You so much for such pragmatic advise as I too worked as a Shopify Developer back in 2020 and Yes all that practice and prep does come up handy in the Interview. Thesedays I'm building a Unique Design Community and also Coaching entry level Engineers, Developers & Designers. This channel of mine is focussed on GenAI & UXDR. I want to know if I can have you on my Podcast to discuss this further with you? There is a serious Impactful, Scalable B USD Project that I'm currently in R&D phase and so would love to brainstorm with you and take your inputs. But before that I want to know your expertize and ask you further questions about how you got into it in the 1st place. #SGDCTVDubaiGlobal

I changed careers two years ago, transitioning from healthcare services to software engineering. It took me 14 months of studying, building apps, and preparing for the job market to make the switch. Every single second invested in this transition was worth it. Now, I work 100% remotely and have already visited eight countries while working, without needing PTO. For those worried about AI, it’s true that AI might eventually take over many responsibilities. However, I don’t see that happening within the next 5 to 10 years. Alternatively, you could choose to stay miserably stuck in your current job, but why not take a chance on change? While you’re thinking about it, someone else is putting in the work to make it happen, that someone else was me two years ago. Don't waste time.

Absolutely not... A mate 3:2 ratio screen is the best option.... Use s window manager for changing apps, keep your focus in 1 task at the time and be aware of the rest... Your life and neck would thank you