oscillatewildly
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That's it! Got the first three letters right.
What is your specialty? (4 Viewers)
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I did A levels, but didn't go to University as quite frankly i didn't know what i wanted to do...
Ended up doing a Mechanical/HVAC Engineering apprenticeship/HNC, and have worked in that industry ever since, from the office side, ie as a Project Manager/QS/Estimator, rather than "on the tools"
Ended up doing a Mechanical/HVAC Engineering apprenticeship/HNC, and have worked in that industry ever since, from the office side, ie as a Project Manager/QS/Estimator, rather than "on the tools"
Terry Gibson's perm
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Honest question do companies check to see if you have the qualifications that you say you have or do they just take as you are telling the truth? I haven’t applied for many jobs over the years as I stopped at one place a long time then got head hunted.
chiefdave
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Mine have been checked once in over 27 years of working across 8 companies.
skybluesam66
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Done more now as most hr departments outsource this in larger companies.
SheafIsGod
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Interested what websites/courses you used to teach yourself to code if you don't mind sharing? How long was the process? Did you get any qualifications or just build a portfolio of projects to showcase to potential employers?
I've justing started a coding course and wondering if it's worth the time/effort.
shmmeee
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There’s loads, just find one that suits you. Pick a language that’s in demand (C# or Python are good choices, if you want to do web development HTML/CSS/JS) get yourself a GitHub and start building a portfolio. Apply for junior roles, some places will do a technical test to check your knowledge, many won’t.
I know a Polish guy who went from veg picking and warehouse work to development by teaching himself to code. Once he’d got the first job it was no different to someone with a CS degree.
You can learn to code in weeks, it’ll take a lifetime to master. I’d argue people with a grounding in CS will always do better but that’s because I’m an elitist snob with a CS degree
Brighton Sky Blue
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There’s loads, just find one that suits you. Pick a language that’s in demand (C# or Python are good choices, if you want to do web development HTML/CSS/JS) get yourself a GitHub and start building a portfolio. Apply for junior roles, some places will do a technical test to check your knowledge, many won’t.
I know a Polish guy who went from veg picking and warehouse work to development by teaching himself to code. Once he’d got the first job it was no different to someone with a CS degree.
You can learn to code in weeks, it’ll take a lifetime to master. I’d argue people with a grounding in CS will always do better but that’s because I’m an elitist snob with a CS degree
A friend of mine coded his own AI to predict football scores. Judging by him not driving around a Ferrari just yet I'm assuming it's still learning the ropes.
shmmeee
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Training ML models is a piece of piss, ultimately you need a decent model though and as @Philosorapter will attest that’s very hard in football. I tried it for Bitcoin a while back with zero success.
shmmeee
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This is good advice. Choose a project and try and build it, each time you’re stuck Google for an answer and you’ll learn loads.
I’d still argue a good Dev needs a certain level of technical understanding though. I’ve worked with a few self taught devs and you can usually tell because they have a surface level understanding of what they’re doing or just really bad habits like not naming your variables properly or being massively inefficient.
stay_up_skyblues
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There’s loads, just find one that suits you. Pick a language that’s in demand (C# or Python are good choices, if you want to do web development HTML/CSS/JS) get yourself a GitHub and start building a portfolio. Apply for junior roles, some places will do a technical test to check your knowledge, many won’t.
I know a Polish guy who went from veg picking and warehouse work to development by teaching himself to code. Once he’d got the first job it was no different to someone with a CS degree.
You can learn to code in weeks, it’ll take a lifetime to master. I’d argue people with a grounding in CS will always do better but that’s because I’m an elitist snob with a CS degree
GitHub
Nick
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Yep, have something that you are interested in and figure out what you want to make.
Think I started off years ago with "guestbook" type thing when websites had those which was simple Insert / Select from a mySQL database with PHP.
Youtube and i found some good people on coding discords that helped me, also used odin project and i purchased a few crappy ones tgat didn't really work, i have a portfolio on github that shows my projects and websites/apps i have built i also have a very good refrence from a reputable coder ( my uncle who has 35 years in coding) obviously my uncle helped me also gave me books to read, i also purchased (head first book series) and honestly best books i read.
Philosoraptor
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GitHub is excellent.
github.com
github.com
All community driven.
GitHub - official-stockfish/Stockfish: A free and strong UCI chess engine
A free and strong UCI chess engine. Contribute to official-stockfish/Stockfish development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
GitHub - LeelaChessZero/lc0: The rewritten engine, originally for tensorflow. Now all other backends have been ported here.
The rewritten engine, originally for tensorflow. Now all other backends have been ported here. - LeelaChessZero/lc0
github.com
All community driven.
Philosoraptor
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Just for curiosity, for those wondering. Yes, Glicko-2 does predict results. However, I don't share these parts of things because it doesn't interest me. I really don't encourage any kind of gambling. It is though up to 10% more accurate then ELO on predicting results.
Philosoraptor
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I did test the algorithm in the predicition league here a few years back before I took it to the Match Thread.
It did beat most of you
Astute though is as hard as nails.
Have every respect for him when he talks about football.
He knows his stuff.
It did beat most of you
Astute though is as hard as nails.
Have every respect for him when he talks about football.
He knows his stuff.
skybluetony176
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Which driver tested for a top formula one team beating their current (at the time) top drivers including a world champions times but failed to get a permanent drive in F1 despite succeeding massively at lower formulas competing and dancing rings around a multiple to be F1 world champion widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers of all time. Extra clue. He was Irish and most people will never have heard of him.
When I went to university, I only did it because I wanted to get a higher education. After all, it was the most important thing for me. There is a lot of documentation to fill out almost every day. Of course, the stress was enough for me. Until I found a solution to turn to the best essay editing service, where they double-check all my papers. And I turned them in with a perfect score. So don't feel bad. All situations are solvable. The main thing is to find a reasonable way out of them. I think that many people don't work on their diplomas. They get it just to have it.
Skybluefaz
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And there we are, the old we'll do your assignment thing.
Skybluefaz
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Learn to Code — For Free — Coding Courses for Busy People
Great place to learn various development topics. Incorporates projects into the certifications. Looking to offer free Degree level qualifications soon.
Great place to learn various development topics. Incorporates projects into the certifications. Looking to offer free Degree level qualifications soon.
Sick Boy
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You’re pretty shit at link building.
Second this, and the odin project,
Ccfcisparks
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Just passed my final 2 Professional exams and am now considered a part qualified chartered accountant.
rob9872
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Fair play - you hide that well
Ccfcisparks
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Cheers budFair play - you hide that well
pipkin73
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I left school in the late 80's, i had ABC in (can't remember). My school wanted me to stay on to sixth form (as my grades were so good), but i had already got a job at Peugeot (family all worked their so i just followed).
At Peugeot i done light vehicle body repairs, welding, paint spraying, lead loading etc and loads of other things (got my paperwork but god knows where it is now).
I got loads of in-house promotions, i was programing/checking the spot welding guns (including the robots) and if wrong changing the programs (out house you needed a college degree to get that job).
If a break down, i had to get the machinery/robot working again. (Peugeot went 4 shifts, 24/7 my boss made me work the weekend shift, as it was the only place i would be ok with my back. (In his words i work mentally not physically, bull, i had to replace heavy welding guns if not working right) and fast as every minute they were stopped cost them thousands.
I got so good at it that line workers (i was one of them) would huff when i went to repair something as they knew they would have to start working again soon.
When Peugeot closed, i had no paperwork for anything i had been doing. With no paperwork no one would give me a job plus i had a knackered back (and still have).
That made me move abroad, with the heat i fealt less pain.
I brought an advertising company, got ripped off for thousands (if any of you move abroad and want to buy a business,
PAY THE LEGAL COSTS), and get the business checked out. I LOST OVER 40k as i was to trusting. The printers i brought were on loan. a few months after buying the business Canon were on my case for unpaid payments for the printers.
At Peugeot i done light vehicle body repairs, welding, paint spraying, lead loading etc and loads of other things (got my paperwork but god knows where it is now).
I got loads of in-house promotions, i was programing/checking the spot welding guns (including the robots) and if wrong changing the programs (out house you needed a college degree to get that job).
If a break down, i had to get the machinery/robot working again. (Peugeot went 4 shifts, 24/7 my boss made me work the weekend shift, as it was the only place i would be ok with my back. (In his words i work mentally not physically, bull, i had to replace heavy welding guns if not working right) and fast as every minute they were stopped cost them thousands.
I got so good at it that line workers (i was one of them) would huff when i went to repair something as they knew they would have to start working again soon.
When Peugeot closed, i had no paperwork for anything i had been doing. With no paperwork no one would give me a job plus i had a knackered back (and still have).
That made me move abroad, with the heat i fealt less pain.
I brought an advertising company, got ripped off for thousands (if any of you move abroad and want to buy a business,
PAY THE LEGAL COSTS), and get the business checked out. I LOST OVER 40k as i was to trusting. The printers i brought were on loan. a few months after buying the business Canon were on my case for unpaid payments for the printers.