I have this theory that (most of) tech people (software engineers, developers, devops, etc) are very ok with a working regular smartphone as opposed to non-tech people.

I'm talking like, money not being an issue, we are cool with a Xiaomi or OPPO, etc. As other people feel the need to go for the latest and more expensive iPhone or Samsung.

So, WDYT?

PS: I'm still rocking my Xiaomi Mi A1, it's still performant for what I need it.

We study a lot to learn how to write code and the most satisfying thing in this profession is to delete code.

Does anyone have an OS project I can collaborate for this hacktoberfest?

Does any open source project work or there are some specific?

Almost three years with the same salary. And my LinkedIn inbox full.

I'm really starting to think about going for a change...

Hello fellow ranters!
I've been away for a while.
I hope everything and every one here is safe and well.

What's new?

I haven't ranted since I joined my current job back in late 2018 because I've been in absolute bliss, extremely happy and feeling in the right place.

...And now here I am: due to some corporate shit we had to migrate from Slack to Teams and man TEAMS IS A SHIT.

!rant
I started this job in December.
I am very happy at the moment.
Company culture is great, organization is excellent and workmates are very smart and friendly.

I'm looking for a game recommendation to play with my (non-gamer) dad
What I'm looking for:
- Android
- Online 1vs1
- Turn based (async)
- Simple
- Free
- Lightweight if possible (my dad's phone is kind of old).
Something like checkers or chess but not checkers or chess :)

Hello dev-fellas.
A cousin of mine is a craftswoman.
She wants to set up an online store that she can manage.
Which tech is the best/easiest today to set up that?
Prestashop? Shopify? WordPress with any plugin?

Thanks

!tanto

I'm sitting in the lobby waiting to start in my new job today!

Yay!

"Let's leave it as is but let's change it"
- My boss, Dec 2018

Today in annoying customers:

"I will not update the requirements with every single detail of our discussions, it will be quite tedious"

Way to go, lady.

In other news:
I've been notified that my new working visa is ready so I can start to work with the new company that offered me an overall-better job position.

Yay!

Boss: Hey, remember the module due to Friday?
Me: yes...
Boss: the deadline was moved.
Me: (good news?) Ok, when is it due now?
Boss: tomorrow.
Me: ...

... Ok now this is a new error.
Some progress at last.

Well I ended my interviews-adventure finally.

Applied for three companies:
- KindOfBigCompany
- BiggestCompany
- BiggestCompany2

I failed in the last two. But got the job in the first one.

The bittersweet sensation is that I got the job in the first one first and then got rejected by the other two so my last feeling is the rejection one. And I really liked BiggestCompany2.

BUT KindOfBigCompany is actually really cool and has a lot of benefits and also I'll earn much more than I currently am so I guess Happy Ending after all :D

Rewriting the query for the fifth time because the other four I thought were the last time I was gonna need it.

Construction work at the office today.
Drill and hammer noises extremely loud.

I put my music volume up, but every time the drill stops I think I'm going to go deaf.

- So, how it's it going with the last requirement.
- TL;DD.

Too Long; Didn't Develop.

Hello devRant fellows, I have a question for those who avoid Google products...

What are your main motivation behind the decision of not using any (or almost any) Google product?

Respectful-for-everyone analogy:
Google is meat, you are a vegan and your non-vegan friend asked you why to start being vegan?

I'm going to highlight the word -friend- because I'm looking for constructive, argumentative, educational and respectful answers.

Ok. I've officially changed my username.

Now I'm no longer antorqs.

Three days thinking of a solution to a problem in HackerRank...

Came up with a very elegant O(n+m) solution... failing several test cases...

Check here, there, over there. Everything seems flawless...

Re-read the problem statement letter by letter. There it is, I misread the requirement. FML

I thought devRant was different.

Any recommended VPN service?
Good and cheap please. Specially cheap.

There was a rant here from someone about being let down by the people that hired them...

I was commenting but the rant was deleted.

I feel you friend. Leave to another place where you're trusted and valued.

Things I understand but still hate #457:

"You must restart this _application or OS_ for changes to apply."

!rant

Officially on vacations! YEA BOI!

Does anyone here knows (first hand) how long does it take the entire hiring process at Google in Europe?

From the first contact to the offer?

Thanks a lot

Got this mail from Amazon today:

"IT innovations"

Yes, the dress is for servers (wtf?)

Yesterday: "This fucking logic makes no sense. I can't work this shit out!"

Today (first look at the problem): "Oh... I think if I do this and this... Yeap, that'd work"

I love fresh brain thoughts in the morning.