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What r/cscareers is talking about this week

r/cscareers has 44,129 members and 5 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 2.5 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

44,129members
5posts in the last 24 hours, newest 2 h ago
2.5comments an hour right now, newest 5 h ago
1,960points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/cscareers this week

swe24engineering18job15advice14switch13tech13developer11software11degree9science9interview8data8

Top threads this week

  1. Do NOT use your work laptop to apply for other jobs!!!!

    The Binance $6B theft this week is a perfect example of why this is the dumbest thing ever to do. The guy used his work laptop to do an assignment for a job he was interviewing for. It's bad...

    1,960 points190 comments6 d ago
  2. I wanted to be a SWE for my entire life but now i’m considering pivoting from CS because I don’t want to babysit AI.

    ever since I was a kid i’ve always enjoyed the problem solving aspect of coding. planning things, debugging code, struggling through a problem. It was always all so enjoyable to me. I genuinely...

    99 points91 comments5 d ago
  3. Companies still processing PERM for H1B employees despite this supposedly terrible job market

    Here is an example:...

    50 points24 comments5 d ago
  4. Im 18 and I don't know what avenue to go down because of AI

    I'm currently an engineering major, but I am quite worried about AI. All my life I was planning on doing tech because my dad made me really interested in it but about a year before college I...

    31 points101 comments3 d ago
  5. Why do companies advertise junior developer positions but expect 2–3 years of experience?

    Genuine question. If someone already has 2–3 years of professional experience, wouldn't they be looking for mid-level positions rather than junior roles? I understand that companies want...

    16 points20 comments2 d ago
  6. What does 1–2 years of professional experience actually teach you that building complex personal projects can't?

    I'm a .NET backend developer with no full-time commercial experience, and I've been thinking about this question a lot lately. I've built several backend projects using ASP.NET Core, SQL...

    6 points22 comments4 d ago
  7. How much coding should aspiring software engineers actually be able to do without AI?

    I’m currently studying a Bachelor of IT, and having spent pretty much my entire university journey surrounded by the rapid rise of AI coding tools, I’ve started questioning how much coding I...

    6 points51 comments4 d ago
  8. What causes people to stagnate in their careers?

    Especially in tech. Does the answer differ depending on the subfield of tech (hardware, low level programming, SWE, AI/ML, IT, etc)?

    5 points12 comments1 d ago
  9. AI's curse

    So I am 26 grad BE currently working as a java developer in LALA kind of company for two months and I think I am not learning, any issues come up or new implementation for all of that I am giving...

    5 points8 comments4 d ago
  10. Degree major importance

    When you first graduate and start applying for jobs in like full stack development or something would an EE or aerospace degree be a disadvantage vs a CS degree even if you have projects in...

    5 points4 comments5 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Is it a good choice to move to AI Engineering from support?
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  2. Career
    0 points0 comments10 h ago
  3. Chicago to SF for an AI engineering career as a new grad, worth it?
    1 points6 comments12 h ago
  4. GDMS or Collins Aero SWE Intern
    1 points0 comments12 h ago
  5. Hail Mary!
    2 points2 comments18 h ago
  6. What causes people to stagnate in their careers?
    5 points12 comments1 d ago
  7. Anybody transitioned from Java Developer to AI Engineer roles?
    3 points1 comment1 d ago
  8. What
    1 points1 comment1 d ago
  9. Walmart Global Tech SWE III (~$200K TC) vs. Amazon AWS SDE I (RO Pending) — Best for Long-Term Career Growth?
    0 points0 comments1 d ago
  10. WLB and Security: Product Design vs SWE vs ML/CV
    1 points0 comments1 d ago
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