I'll probably get a lot of shit for this, but LeetCode. I've recently been furloughed, and I think that redundancies aren't too far away. There aren't many companies hiring in my area at the moment, and if I'm going to move it's going to be for a big company, so I'm dusting off the CV and am applying to some Big N companies. A recruiter recently reached out to me, and I've got an interview with one Big N company comi…
Never heard of LeetCode. Is it one of these fad languages? What companies are looking to hire people who are exprets with 10 years experience with this language?
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#252* Learning and building a more intuitive understanding of Projective Geometric Algebra (PGA). Looks very disruptive for all kinds of computer graphics applications. PGA replaces the use of Vectors, Quaternions, Dual Quaternions, and the entire machinery of Linear Algebra with a single unified, elegant framework that "just works." Feels a bit like magic.
* Exploring and playing with new capsule routing algorithms in deep learning models for vision and language tasks. Particularly intrigued by routing algorithms in which output capsules seek to "explain" (generate/predict) their input data (e.g., EM matrix routing, Heinsen routing).
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#253I am trying to learn more about distributed systems. Any one have a recommendation for a MOOC or a book that could help? I am specifically looking to understand frameworks such as Dask or Ray and how to build a similar system from scratch. Thanks!
Not sure if this is specific to your ask but I've been enjoying this class. It covers many fundamental concepts.
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#254I am learning game development in Godot, specifically with the intention of making an Oculus Quest VR game. I just finished the initial tutorial yesterday: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.2/getting_started/step_by_... Alongside that, I am also watching Disney's Imagineering-in-a-Box, which describes how they develop lands and rides for their theme parks: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/03/enjoy-a-one-o.…
you seem like a very avid learner! can you recommend a couple of courses you've enjoyed going through, or the ones that were most interesting and challenging?
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#255Python, to catch up with some of my projects. I'd like to do some web searching and work on Kaggle. com where I understand Python is necessary.
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#256Data Science via https://www.codecademy.com/learn/paths/data-science (really want to get good at web scraping!) and Figma via Youtube videos.
Anyone have any fav tutorials on Figma?
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#257It's a basic one, but learning an instrument! Namely, the drums. I've tried guitar and bass before, but neither stuck. I'd been thinking of getting a e-drum kit for a while now, and the quarantine gave me a good excuse. I'm loving it so far, just playing along to songs I like, but since I'm self-learning I can already tell my technique and drum kit setup is off. I keep having to adjust the drums, the snare especially, and haven't found the optimal position for everything yet. But it's grabbed me more than any instrument before, and I'm having a blast.
The kit I got for those curious: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Alesis/Nitro-Mesh-8-Piece-Elect...
Throne: https://www.guitarcenter.com/ROC-N-SOC/Nitro-Throne-Tan-1500...
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#258Trying to learn some oratory and/or one on one communication skills and not having much of a clue where to start! My problems - I feel like I fail to quickly assess the other person and fail to adjust my communication - so I am either way too technical in the lingo or way too much of a layman talk that makes it feel like I am being insincere! I also fail to give up the 'problem solving' angle in communication - like…
Go easy on the sauce and simply listen.
Yeah - starting to incorporate the listen part but that is leading to awkward pauses as I listen too much - which is next on my list to tune :D
Jerry rigging this is hard - I think a more relaxed, in the moment and self-forgiving approach is needed.
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#259I'm studying DS and Algorithms, I am a self taught developer and I'm trying to fill some gaps in my general CS knowledge. There's a project I want to work on but I feel a bit overwhelmed and don't know where I should start, I'd appreciate some advice here. I want to create shogi(Japanese chess) server, similar to lichess, the thing is that I've never done anything similar to this, I've been reading about web sockets,…
My advice would be don't bite off so much at once where you'll risk getting discouraged. Part of the reason you may be feeling overwhelmed is that it sounds like you're combining three projects: learning a new programming language, learning network programming, and writing an application server in a new (to you) domain. Any one of them is potentially enough to keep you quite busy.
Why not instead start with a language you already know, and figure out how you'd sketch out a standalone game engine (forget about networking for now) in that. Then once you think you've got the basic game engine (architecture, at least) down, then tackle turning it into a network server (again, still using a language you already know.) Finally, port the thing over to a language you want to learn (Elixir/Scala/whatever) and you'll have an implementation you understand well to compare it against. Of course you can rearrange the sequence... but that's the basic idea.
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#260I'll probably get a lot of shit for this, but LeetCode. I've recently been furloughed, and I think that redundancies aren't too far away. There aren't many companies hiring in my area at the moment, and if I'm going to move it's going to be for a big company, so I'm dusting off the CV and am applying to some Big N companies. A recruiter recently reached out to me, and I've got an interview with one Big N company comi…
I can't hate you for doing what you need to do to get another job, I hate that this it what interviewing has come to and the companies capitalizing off it.