I went to college for a few semesters. Major in Comp Sci but after taking 2 actual classes of benefit and 7 classes that were interesting but pointless I said fuck this and got a job.

This made me laugh. :)

Thanks for that

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I once got really far into playing along and then called the guy out. Then he proceeded to go ape shit calling me all sorts of names. After 5 - 10 minutes of that we became friends.

Sounds more like a battery problem.

Mine can run VS Code very fast for many hours on a charge.

2015 MBP.

@PieSage toaster.jar

Picture unclear, got my Java stuck in toaster.

As long as there is caffeine in it, you're OK in my opinion. :)

It's simple: Passion.

Find something that keeps you up at night and when you finally sleep you dream about. Boom there's your side project.

I just combined all of my 80s superhero music, with a couple other electronic beat heavy / lyric lite tracks into a 52 hour playlist. It's been good so far.

Razer phone

There are times when you're NOT supposed to consume caffeine?!

🤔

Pick a book, read 10 pages a day. Profit

I received an offer from a place like that. They wanted to start me way below industry average and wanted me to "take ownership" of client projects meaning working 60+ hours a week.

I ran.

You should too.

There are a couple apps on Android (Project Bag, Idea Bag 2) that have a bunch of development project ideas.

I dropped out and am now a "Mobile Software Engineer".

My boss (Director of Software) and I are the only two people without completing our degrees.

Just keep learning, working hard, working on real problems / apps and you will be successful.

Also learn to write a clear, concise cover letter explaining why you're a great fit despite your lack of formal credentials.

You have.... Interesting.... Ads...

Happens to me occasionally.

If you're using Resharper try clearing the Resharper cache.

Otherwise, a relaunch is usually necessary for me.

Yay Microsoft.

If I used bit shifting in a PR my lead would be like "Super cool dude... Rejected."

I'm sure there are certain companies where it would be fine in certain optimization circumstances, but in general I think you're right. Readable and concise: Math.pow or even i * i would usually be preferred.

You're very optimistic about AI.

I'm not.

It's cool to think that AI will lead to a utopian matrix. But with all the foolish, corrupt cunts in this world, I believe either weaponized AI or AI that sees human life as wasteful and useless will be more likely.

This has always annoyed me.

Pleb - "PC or Mac?"

UM.. both you twat. It's a Personal Computer... Running Mac OSX.

Nope

Depends on the context and to whom I'm speaking.

That really depends on the scope of the project. C# with Xamarin.iOS && Xamarin.Android for more platform specific needs (better hardware access and native feel) || Xamarin.Forms for a more simple app and easy cross platform UI development.

I would advise against Forms if possible. It becomes more of a pain the deeper you go.

Otherwise you can try React Native with JavaScript.

Or just start with iOS or Android first and use Swift and Kotlin and have a good experience.

Miles Per Hour
Drivetime
Meals Per Hour
Dish Out
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I don't know those all suck. I suck at names

Break it out into small chunks and set a goal to do one small bit X nights a week. Watch it snowball. Profit.

I used to be very anti Apple, but after working with my MacBook for 6 months I can't see going back. I have a Windows / Linux desktop but for work I always suggest a MacBook now.

My son every time I work from home. Every. Damn. Time.

Then when I go to the office I come home to my wife saying he took the best nap and she napped too.

-.-

Unity actually has some pretty great intro to C# tutorials on their site. Go to the Learn page and check out beginner tutorials.