- 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
- 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
- Companies still processing PERM for H1B employees despite this supposedly terrible job market
Here is an example:...
50 points24 comments5 d ago
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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