@jassole That's about as low a standard of argument as it's possible to achieve. You're aggressive and you can't persuade with verifiable fact and argument - you just try and browbeat people. Here's a reality: a lot of Ukraine is being destroyed by Russian explosives, launched by Russians. This was a Russian initiative, tha would not have happened if Putin wasn't prioritising his supremacist ideology above the limbs, eyes, homes and lives of ordinary people.

It looks like a more nicely formatted version of what there is on WordUnscrambler.com

@C0D4

Looks like a great resource - can I ask where you got that?

In the UK, our Prime Minister had to leave office because it turned out he had been having a drink or two with colleagues in an office at 10, Downing Street. But you're saying that in the USA, Obama had a nationally famous comedienne killed and got away with it, no-one noticed?

@Demolishun That's genuinely outside the envelope of things I thought I'd ever see written down

I don't which language you are working in, but a good - clue's in the name, of course - debugger will allow you to see the values of variables, set interrupt points (even conditional interrupt points) and step one line at a time. Installing one is a game changer; makes the process much quicker and, dare I say it, actually fun.

@electrineer I'm sure it's possible, equally sure I can't be arsed finding out how.

@tosensei What cat is that, may I ask? [on phone, so no reverse image search]

That cat is not famous.

@Netikras was wondering who had wired up ChatGPT. #genius mate, seriously impressive. And fun too...

@MLPops I'm not a big fan of over-complicating anything really.

I'm still voting duck. Even though you say it's a cat.

I don't actually know which one you mean, but then I'm not watching absolutely every move you make, forensically. Hopefully, that's a good thing? I'm also slightly averse to following links without being reasonably confident about what they're to.

Loved the code rabbit, btw.

Ok - why?

@MLPops I'm in UK. I don't really 'test' ETL in any way beyond the obvious - we pass the data through and have a look. Can nearly always just assume that things are doing what you set them to do and see them doing. If you can pull accurate and reasonably well-presented results, rationalise or replace existing (frequently somewhat shaky, often semi-manual) systems, you'll be appreciated.

@ironhide0396 I could put you in touch with a UK recruiter, would be pretty much certain to result in several offers if you want them? Strong point is that you already work remote, and the yoe is ideal.

See b2plane for advice on taking shits. He's fascinated by the process, centres his life around it.

Like it :-)

@ironhide0396 Which country are you in? Java devs are highly valued in the UK, many other places.

What's bad about JetBrains? They ask you, very respectfully, if you would be so kind as to renew your subscription. If you do nothing it lapses, but you get to keep your purchesed version of the software. Seems pretty honourable to me. I renewed quite a few times before I got out of day job web dev.

I'd disagree re SASS and LESS, they just add a layer to fight through. CSS3 variables give you the best of prepricessors without the abstraction and bloat. It's worth knowing enough js to be able to adapt a framework and achieve a few basics, but beyond that? Every form of useful front end interface has already been made, html5 does the job easily and best a lot of the time.

@We3D Nah, I just _didn't_ mention vanilla js. I'd recommend moving to a front end framework - no need to re-invent wheels.

Good to see you again :-)

No, because it's too expensive - unless you can live elsewhere in the UK, say Leeds or Manchester, and work almost entirely remotely. If you have children, choose a village (rather than a city) with a school - life will work well.

@retoor I still think you need to know the basics before you can understand what's built on top. So basic HTML, then vanilla CSS, then php, then SQL.

AI cannot act on the basis of detail it is not aware of and cannot obtain. Ergo, therefore...

Yes, I genuinely think this is not possible. Or, more accurately, know that this is not possible.

There's just no way you, or any other cognitive being, will simplify or rationalise the vast array of unnecessarily complex nonsense used in modern web dev. Even if you could simplify the development of a new site, the vast amount of legacy is what everyone deals with on a daily basis. New site, easily? Wix.

@lungdart It's actually very nice to be using tools like Power BI, Tableau and, well, even Excel. You generally get more out of them than you put in - usually, a lot of result for little effort. I got my first data job because I could build a database-driven web app. Thankfully now no web stuff, pulling reports together for an airline.