CEO calls the Android team in for a congratulatory speech. Likens us to tower builders in the age of cellular tech, building the infrastructure of something great. Then finishes his talk with “and when they were finished, they fired all the tower builders”

I think he was trying to joke, but it sure as hell didn’t feel like it.

I’ve made a huge mistake

I just named a variable “rawDump” and I really don’t feel good about it

Anyone still using SVN?

Boss was in India demoing an app I wrote from scratch, minus a printer feature I insisted was necessary. Get a call from my boss: “I don’t need you to tell me you told me so, I need a printer and supporting functionality”

Being a dev in South Africa (at the time) meant that availability wasn’t the best. I drove out to a supplier, got the required hardware (on personal funds) and wrote the library. Had it all done and updated in 24 hours.

My boss refused to pay for the printer or give me any time in lieu. Started looking for jobs the same day.

You know what a payment feature that is “so secure even the correct user can’t use it” is called?

FUCKING BROKEN. Jesus Christ I hate it when “customer service” people are trying to sound smart.

Taught myself at the ripe old age of 6 years old in 1989 - Got a Turbo Pascal 3 book and an XT running some ancient version of DOS.

Hiding easter eggs for users

Made a custom RGB macro keypad for development. Combined it with my scripts for controlling my Android dev device

“Oh I don’t have access to the repo and I’ve been on leave for 2 weeks, I’ll just pair* with you all day over VC”

*pair = question all your variable names

QA: There is a problem
Me: Ok how do I reproduce it?
QA: You do x
Me: I have done x and there isn’t a problem
QA: Oh it only happens sometimes
Me: Fair enough, I’ll try a few times
...
Me: Are you sure x is how you do it?
QA: Oh no actually it’s y

FML

Stackoverflow has dark mode! Oh my yes!

I get to WFH on Friday!

You know what I fucking LOVE? Cross platform. I love working with shitty JavaScript CRAP that not only is interpreted (i.e. parsed and processed for EVERY user for EVERY execution) but is also just so fucking easy to debug. I love the fact that management is making not only architecture but technology decisions in the name of initial development time, forgetting that they are exponentially increasing maintenance time. I can't get over my affection for waiting for the bloody CI to build both platforms and because some fucker commits his shite straight to master blocks the generation of BOTH platforms artifacts.

Guys I really need some help. If anyone has done I2C on Android things or can give me some pointers while I wait for a logic analyser I would really appreciate it. Even an upvote on the question (the Stack Overflow question, not this post) would be helpful: https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/...

"Why are you working on uglified code?"

"You know, I'm trying my best"

Getting real sick of all these Android Studio updates...

Code should be self documenting

Good colleagues. So grateful I have a fantastic set of peers to work with.

Pigeon programming: managers who used to be Devs come to 'have a look' at the code, take a crap all over everything, and then leave.

2 things every java developer hates developing with yet wishes they had more of personally: time and money

efficiency (noun): Android TDD pair programming in an open plan office environment

We want an App!
Our logo big and centre screen!
It's the emergency button to call for help in dire and potentially dangerous situations.

What? Our logo doesn't look like a button? Just do what we say.

Welcome to the Unix stack exchange network where ...

FUCK YOU! I AM THE UNIX KING AND YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT I KNOW

!rant

This is a little Bluetooth Low Energy Tank I made for a colleague as a leaving gift. 3D printed turret driven by a Pi 0 W and a Zumo chassis.

What are some of the most interesting algorithmic problems you have faced?

I hate it when libraries don't support dependencies! And the bloody community doesn't even have an answer, going back nearly three or four years!

https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/...

A job where soft skills are appreciated and nurtured. I can't stand how every company I've every worked or interview me expects a certain level, but never puts any investment in my growth.

You will get far more rejections than acceptance. A lot of the time it has more to do with the interviewer and not the candidate (assuming the candidate is a genuine hard worker). The job search process is similar in this regard to finding a mate or compiling your code.

Keep moving forward!

VB: Array index starts at 1.

Haha no, I joke. I think Ionic is worse.