It's true that it's better for you to work on one thing and get proficient with it, but as a newbie with very little experience, you don't always get to call the shots on what you get to work with. As the saying goes, beggers can't be choosers.

You may end up finding a job working with Android, but you're limiting your options significantly if you refuse any other position.

Ok, that's a massive wall of text.

First off, 2 years experience in something isn't considered a lot, and I wouldn't expect to get hired in any position other than an intern or junior position. I highly suggest looking for internships in any programming field while you're in college, then once you graduate try to go full time.

I wouldn't set your sights on Android only development. It may happen, but so often we find ourselves moved into an unknown language/framework/platform only to find we prefer it. Your primary selling point shouldn't be 2 years of Android dev. It should be a problem-solving mind that can adapt as needed and develop supportable software.

@Coffe2Code why not both?

How many times am I going to see you this same repost? I might just write a bot to detect this image being reposted...

This is the most common error I make in css, and sometime it's a pain to find...

Also, thank you for not posting yet another "that one missing semicolon" joke...

You could create a massive class called "MyObject" and put all methods and properties in that class for every object you ever need. Does that mean Java isn't real OOP? No.

Prototypal OOP is real OOP just as classical OOP is, and both can be abused.

@HampusMa here's how these play out if you don't kill it...

me: well, I was looking for a new project. What's the idea?

friend: it's for a new dating app. But this app matches you with people based on HAIR COLOR.

me: hmmm... Haven't there been a ton of dating apps? Is there really a market for this?

friend: trust me, it'll make millions. I polled my friends and family and they all like the idea. But we need to get it out ASAP

me: well, where would the funding come from? I might be able to help, but in order to get it done quickly I would need to work on it full time, and I need to be able to support myself

friend: oh, I can't pay you up front, but I'll share 10% of the profit with you if you build it. It's too good not to make money.

me: so you want me to do 99.9% of the work for 10% of the profit?

friend: yes.

...

me: ok

How long did you wait? I'm still waiting after 7 months 😭

@Frederick Because we don't have the vision. That's why we need somebody else to be our idea person. They're so generous. We only have to do 100% of the work, and they'll pay us in profit sharing.

@sSam I'd hardly consider "I love X. X is great. Why don't other people like X?" to be a rant...

This post is neither Dev nor Rant.

Is DevRant the new Twitter or something?

1) Purchase a cellphone with a hotspot
2) Drop out
3) Live off campus

@irene get a Burr coffee grinder and purchase your coffee as whole bean. It tastes much fresher that was as it is.

@irene You are supposed to use coarser ground coffee then is used for most other methods.

That font is burning my eyes, though...

French press or pour over. I work from home, so I can take my time with the perfect cup.

I don't get all the teacher bashing you find on here. Most teachers are not stupid. It's often just a miscommunication or something the student is wrong about.

@nitwhiz I do use GIMP as I don't want to pay for or pirate Photoshop, but it is absurd how difficult some things are to accomplish with it

It's funny, most people have observed a lowering of standards and workloads in college, not an increase. I found college to be a bit of a joke. Many students would take 10x the amount of time that others did to complete the same assignment, so I think that in some cases it is that some students simply aren't cut out for it (not saying this is you). I personally wish college had been much more rigorous.

Of course, this does vary greatly from college to college, but almost all of them have lowered standards to increase their pass rates.

@Root was thinking the same thing. This drives me crazy.

@erandria I have about 8 years of development experience, with 5+ in JS/web app development. I have built contacts working on a popular cloud ERP that is desperate for solid developers. Most of the developers are from South America/Phillipines, and they make almost as much as I do with a much lower cost of living.

Using recruiters to find contracts can help to begin with. After that just prove you can do the work

@nitwhiz the funny thing is that I actually like JS...

"The best way to handle anything unexpected is not to." - jeeper, 2019

@Darkmagistic with no phone number for sales calls and ads all over the page and that logo, plus pages with virtually no content? This all screams fake website.

Pretty sure penisland.net is not a real site. No real content.

I earn about 25% more after accounting for extra taxes. I work less, have more than time off, and have more say in what projects I take. I could almost definitely make more if I were pushier, but I'm happy where I am.

One unexpected benefit is that I receive a lot more respect. Since I'm not just some dude who works at a company but am instead an outside expert that is being paid a higher dollar, people take me more seriously than they ever did as just a developer. This could be a bad thing if you don't know what you're talking about since you will quickly lose their confidence if you fail them.

The pros are money, flexibility, freedom, and independence. The cons are a feeling of instability, occasional lack of work, additional overhead (quarterly taxes in the US, cover your own insurances/retirement, etc), and need to wear many hats (accountant, programmer, consultant, sales person, etc)

@zemaitis it felt awesome, but also frustrating that the issue wasn't really my fault.

That actually sounds like a pretty good assignment for students. Gives you some real life project experience. Much better than my assignments.

@musician yes, of course. But jobs and a full scholarship through college for one contribution?

@jysk131 Definitely a bit more complicated, but there are tons of people contributing to Chromium. Do they offer every contributor a job? Very strange to say the least.