then again, I also do very little work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34690001)

I can't do css crap and shit like that to save my life, thankfully I rarely have to touch frontend web stuff aside from very small standalone pages (where something like vuetify makes it basically ui-retard proof).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34690105)

there are various implementations (or addons) for web servers that allow software to determine how specific requests are handled

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34690230)

What are you learning these days that you like? You work at a C# shop, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34690429)

work has been very boring lately, last project was a shitshow since we were contracted to do a project for a very large tech company in its own software, which is a massive application (I still have no idea why they don't just hire more fucking devs, the company is flush with cash). most of our time was spent twiddling our thumbs while their shit was broken

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34690489)

I think 20% of the workday is about right for a junior dev during the first year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34690503)

Spring Boot is pretty feature rich and decently performant (and I believe it supports Kotlin if you prefer that to standard java). There are also a billion options to integrate with whatever backend stack you want.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34712279)

I would just LOL and shake a guy's hand then walk out if someone asked "write shared_ptr" as an interview question though. My C++ is very rusty at this point and IQ/interview skills even worse. It would be doable if they're just looking for a very rough sketch I guess and not a real implementation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34721061)

I could probably get at least a 25% raise instantly by switching jobs, but I'd have to do 25% more work (and do the fucking interview study grind again) so it isn't worth it to me unless I think it's necessary.

Mentorship doesn't matter, skills do. More substantive projects = broader body of knowledge/experience

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34728099)

I got contacted by a google recruiter out of the blue for a fairly specific position and politely told her "maybe after I gain some experience in a year" because LOL at me passing those interviews without a shitton of prep.

I will say coding is very underrated as a job which gives you a fair amount of geographical flexibility if you're willing to forego shooting for the 300k unicorn moon and the requisite SF COL tax. Even if you're gunning for top jobs Google and MS have lots of regional offices (usually easier to crack in to for slightly more experienced positions)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34819625)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34819618)

i have a wasd code at work and a unicomp at home

i prefer typing on the unicomp but reaching the escape key is a pain in the ass. still 180

to be honest im ok with most keyboards though so long as they aren't chiclets or SUPER shitty. I don't type that much, but using a chiclet keyboard all day still sucks ass

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797671&forum_id=2#34820014)