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Currently, the open plan office I work in makes headphones a necessity - for focussed isolation and for calls.
So you're lacking basic amenities, your colleagues are antisocial, blame and aggression take the place of thorough testing.
Sounds to me like the office isn't good.
A good application for this would be snagging all of an artist's free downloads in one click rather than a single URL at a time.
If the artist hasn't opted to make the Soundcloud content downloadable, what quality MP3 does this rip ?
Is it better to get a decent quality copy from Beatport, Bandcamp or wherever ?
It's totally possible to code Erlang on a low-end netbook.
The cheap laptop I wrote early self-employed code on was under 20% the price of a cheap Mac and so badly made it was flexible.
The work I produced on it paid for the eventual upgrade.
My two neighbours and I share a driveway but we have our own gates and house numbers. The street is unnamed and unnumbered like the other roads in the immediate area.
There are at least two valid postcodes for the property, which is a few minutes walk from a major administrative boundary. Postal deliveries might turn up once in four to six weeks.
When I put this info into card validators, then tell them that my bank is in a different country to the one I'm ordering from, they generally barf.
So buying healthier pre-prepared food is more expensive than buying less healthy pre-prepared food. I wonder if they compare with food prepared healthily at home, or produced healthily at home.
Reminds me, it's time to plant a handful of beans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_engineer
That said, Chris has a good point that calling what you do engineering doesn't make you an engineer.
Well, things went along pretty smoothly, but six months later, sales took a downturn and he was really catching a lot of heat. About at his wit's end, he remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, "Blame your predecessor."
The new CEO called a press conference and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous CEO. Satisfied with his comments, the press -- and Wall Street - responded positively, sales began to pick up and the problem was soon behind him.
About a year later, the company was again experiencing a slight dip in sales, combined with serious product problems. Having learned from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, "Reorganize." This he did, and the company quickly rebounded.
After several consecutive profitable quarters, the company once again fell on difficult times. The CEO went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope.
The message said, "Prepare three envelopes."
Get involved with your local tech communities. Spend a few evenings with local tech groups. You'll find a broad cross section of technologists at your local hackerspace [1] who will be happy to talk shop. Check Meetup for local groups related to your favourite languages. If there isn't one, start it.
Hotdesking at a local business incubator is a way to make connections, advertise your presence and concentrate on $project while you seek out opportunities.
If money is your primary concern, then sacrificing a few days a week to balance the books will pay off in peace of mind as you prepare for your final year.