#Software dev

[mrbreaknfix]

Other people follow rules. I follow results

[sreegs]

in software development we call introducing new things to the code a "rollout" because software dev is a sisyphean task

[rianarchy]

remembering not to out myself at work (as a software dev) by stopping myself from putting in fictional character names as test users (someone looks up who luo binghe is and i’m COOKED)

[blackjackkent]

Offering Free Software/Web Dev Tutoring Sessions on Twitch Stream Once a Month!

OK, the people have spoken! There was a definite expression of interest in coding tutoring when I floated a vague post about it towards the coding side of Tumblr, which was very exciting to see! I am really excited about helping teach new people in the industry, and I conveniently have a Twitch stream where I do lots of coding stuff on Sundays. Seems like these two things go well together! :D

Here's the deal:

For right now, I will allocate the first Sunday of every month on my coding stream to tutoring! This will be two slots of an hour each, one from 11am-12pm Central Time and one from 12pm-1pm Central Time. (Depending on interest, there may be more slots in the future as well. :) ) If you are interested in requesting a slot for tutoring, please fill out this form!

This is a pay-what-you-can offering, and if I offer you a live tutoring slot it will be at no charge! However, I welcome donations to whatever degree you can afford them, after the session, to help keep my stream and other projects going.

Submitting this form does not guarantee I will give you a tutoring session, as some subjects are more conducive to demonstrating on stream than others and some may be too far outside of my expertise for me to be helpful. However, I will try to at least reach out to you and provide some helpful resources if I have any to offer. 

If you don't want direct tutoring on stream (or even if you do!), feel free to stop by my Discord server at https://discord.gg/k4gDad5, where we talk about coding, gaming, and plenty of other nerdy stuff! :)��Everyone's welcome, just don't be a jerk. ;)

I'll be posting more about this in the future depending on the response I get. Feel free to hit me up with questions if I can clarify anything. :)

Finally - this is a bit of an experiment; I've never tried this before so I will also be learning as I go. :) Suggestions/feedback appreciated.

Thanks for your interest and good luck in your coding adventures!

[fugu-in-f]

developers trying and reiterating that i've tested wrong when the same test works in lower environments

developers trying and reiterating that i should retest differently instead of actually trying to test it themselves

developers that have never, ever followed steps to reproduce bugs because it's easier to assume it's not a problem, blame me for doing it wrong, or insisting it's a data issue, or ask me to do it again

and when it's a data issue, it's Somebody Else's Problem and it's Not Related to the issue and So We Can Close The Defect? And Also Please Close Your Other Tasks Because We Don't See You As Capable Enough To Do Your Own Housekeeping?

jesus fuck if you spent as much time looking at my goddamned bug reports as you did crawling up my ass about my tasks, we wouldn't be having these conversations!

[ferntasie]

github will say you should choose a descriptive name for your project and then suggest shit like "purple-earthquake"

[sleeper354]

I get it, I know why, but it's so, so stupid. Yes, technically, from a architectural level, an array variable is a pointer to the array. Yes, that's true, because an "array" is an abstraction of a pointer that can seek over multiple memory locations. Like cool I get it. At the same time, however, if you are not a low level programming language, why the FUCK would I want to have something like: var myArray = [0, 1, 2, 3] var newArray = myArray

Be such that changing newArray changes myArray too. I get why it does it. Because I'm just making newArray equal to the myArray pointer, but that's not anyone's intention or desire. Who out here is going "Yes I'd like to set the pointer to some other variable so that it works the same in as if I just had the original variable".

Also, I can draw cards from my deck now and I drew one (1) card art

Again, you can steal this, but why.

[espeonkin]

agile must be so incomprehensible to people who have no idea what software development is like. like ah yes during today's daily standup the scrum master said that i should have the story i'm working on this sprint ready to present at refinement. what do people who don't know anything about agile think any of this means. i need to know.

[aquauticavian]

Codeblr Discord?

If I were to create a Discord specifically for the coders (Web devs, software engineers, etc) of Tumblr, would anyone join? Or is there already an existing Discord?

When I go on other tech Discords, I feel kind of out of place as a ND POC lady. I want to chat with other people who are learning and share projects, tips and stuff.

[burrowkit]

Wait, is this why software devs aren’t allowed to work outside? They’re afraid we’ll release viruses to the world?

for New Scientist

[kimbelljr]

Bell Notes 🛎️ 📝

[stupidcupid06]

[Image ID: a cut-off screenshot of a tumblr post that says: “if capitalism didn’t exist what would your dream job be. btw if you say somthing like ‘engineer’ i’ll kill you /end ID]

this post makes me so madddddddddddd every time i see it i have to refrain from just tagging it "i hope your self-built communal living structure falls down/catches on fire due to unsound architecture/wiring respectively" bc im sure op has heard it a million times lol

[fugu-in-f]

no, you have to stop testing using your admin account.

No, really, you need to stop checking bug reports with your admin account.

No! Really! Actually really! Stop using your admin account! To check the bug!

STOP TESTING YOUR BUGS WITH ADMINISTRATOR PRIVILEGES!

We announce the user permissions associated with a bug report! For EVERY bug report! fucking USE IT

oh huh wow this works exactly as designed can you retest? Can you turn off GOD MODE REAL QUICK AND TRY THAT AGAIN?

[arimiadev]

oh shit rpg maker xp is completely free to own this week on steam??

[vividxp]

The new manager wanted to see my GitHub contribution history so I showed him. He was shocked, wondering why it was so low considering my experience. He said he had like 3 times the amount of commits.

I was so confused at first because how could he have a history 3 times that when he just joined the company.

Then I saw him advising some new people to use their personal GitHub accounts and ask for access to the company's repos and then I understood.

I honestly didn't know people were using their personal accounts to connect to company resources. I usually just create a new account every job I get. Not all of my jobs used GitHub either so honestly even if I had been using my personal account the whole time it wouldn't have mattered much in terms of history.

It hasn't really mattered in the long scheme of things--I've never been in an interview where someone has brought up my account history. However, maybe in the future I will use my personal account just for kicks.