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Also!

If you do not do web development there are embedded systems. For those of us who like working close to the electronics and/or on small linux computers :3

If you enjoy developing and coding, there are several paths you can pursue:

Front-end development

Back-end development

Full-stack development

It's important to note that there is generally more competition in back-end development compared to front-end. Therefore, securing an internship in back-end development may be more challenging than in front-end.

However, if coding isn't your preference (which doesn't mean you shouldn't be in the field), there are alternative career options you can explore:

DevOps engineering : My next post will be about DevOps

Testing (consider obtaining the ISTQB certificate)

Management of tech projects

These options provide diverse opportunities within the IT industry.

And it is open source.

This is made by… many many people. Very few payed to do it.

And it is better than any other documentation method. Because when you build systems around the betterment of the human race, them you can rely on things like "Nearly every person wants to be a good person." and other such neat facts :3

Announcing the MDN front-end developer curriculum

I had totally missed this announcement when it happened, it really kind of flew under the radar. but I really do feel like it's a big deal.

MDN is one of those sites that I can't live without as a developer and to find out that they're working on creating and refining their own developer curriculum is really exciting.

Now whenever anyone asks me how they can get started in web development I'll have exactly one place to point them to and I know it will be the best resource available. 🤓

developer.mozilla.org

Announcing the MDN front-end developer curriculum | MDN Blog

MDN has created a curriculum for aspiring front-end developers to build a rewarding and successful career. Take a look at the curriculum, wh

"So I packed all the cables I tested back in their places, after marking them so I will(hoefully) not have to do this again." WHERE??? WHERE PAST MOOSE? WHERE DID YOU PUT THEM??? I AM TOO GOD DAMN STUPID SOMETIMES!!!

Frustrations

Following other developers, learners and makers are great. It facilitates learning and gives inspiration

But one thing that is often missing from people telling about how it is going, is the failures, frustrations and problems any developer will run into.

For this reason, two of my favorite maker youtube channels are Extractions&Ire (Chemistry) and Code Bullet (machine learning). Because these madlads are brave enough to not just show their process and result, but also their failures, mistakes and errors. And how they overcome them. Not always by learning (Sometimes making a dumb mistake is not really something you can learn from...)

It's good, because it's real.

Code tutorials and guides can give the impression that the normal process of development is "Open IDE, code, fix tiny typo error, compile, success". They don't do it out of malice, but out of a want to be concise. Which is fair.

So I also want to share when things do not go so well. I have programmed Atmel's AVR Chips for quite a while now. But I have done it mostly in microchip studio(former Atmel studio) and a bit in the arduino IDE. A job I am currently applying for, uses visual studio code. Which is fair enough. So to prepare for this specific job, and to acquire this quite good-to-have skill, I want to set that up for myself First things first, since I have not done this before, I cannot know if my code would have a weird error so I want to know everything else is working first. So I write a tiny program which simply have the microcontroller increase a number every 2 seconds and write it to my PC over UART. Takes 2 minutes.... I grab one of my Arduino Nano boards and a USB cable for it. And then... I cannot flash it... Its communication protocol have troubles.

I have seen this before. It is to do with the cables not being correct. If they are USB 2.0, very little magnetic noise can cause trouble. (And you cannot tell if a cable runs USB 2.0 or 3.0 by looking at it... because the universal serial bus is not universal... Insert grump rant here) I then spend an hour finding and trying different USB A to USB B-mini cables. Give up, notes down to buy (and MARK) some USB 3.0 versions for the future. I then grab a Arduino Uni instead, as they use USB B, which is much more resistant to noise... And then spend half an hour trying to find a the cable, as I do not have a lot of them, since... nearly nothing uses them. Finally find it, and yes, the program can now be flashed. So I packed all the cables I tested back in their places, after marking them so I will(hoefully) not have to do this again. Had to take several breaks feeling depressed and grumpy, and all in all, this adventure took 4-5 hours. And now I can START on this... And this is how work sometimes is. And that is ok. It is still... VERY frustrating ...

Know any good Cmake learning resources?

Welp. Nothing for it. I will have to stop botching things and actually sit down and learn CMake properly...

"Almost start googling around for resources before realizing a smarter way"

Oh! Codeblr! Anyone know of some good CMake learning resources?

One of us! One of us!

Art by me, inspired by Tsuukochuo & dachell_Art

⟡ INTRODUCTION ⟡

Heya! I'm neospidey but you can call me neo ヾ(＾∇＾) I made this blog to share my journey as I learn to code. Hopefully, I'll find like-minded people and keep myself accountable.

I took a web dev course back in 2022 but my study technique was poor thus I quickly burned out. Now I'm trying to relearn html, css, php and javascript. If that sounds interesting, feel free to stick around ^-^

Disclaimer: I might post some art and other hobby related stuff every now and then.

⟡ ABOUT ⟡

I'm an autistic woman of many skills or rather... many hyperfixations, some of which I'm actually decent at (>▽<) The main one being art with gaming a close second! Here's a list of my other interest:

Juggling

Skateboarding

Reading (I'm currently reading Berserk and The Silmarillion)

D&D

Beekeeping

Music (some faves are TOOL, Crumb, Radiohead, MF DOOM and Death Grips)

Inspired by blogs like: @xiacodes, @dawncodes, @berry-codes, @zoeythebee

From reading your entire blog more than once... I think yeah, a bit...

And it is also me...

I am wondering if this is something a lot of developers have... Or any other group defined by their work...

My life is a constant cycle between "I need to rest before I burn out" and "I'm wasting my potential, I should work harder"