iExploder

what is worse, to suffer being yourself or suffer being not yourself? meds are not always the answer...

we all have to go out eventually, some have the "luxury" of choosing the way we go

RIP, ring 0 or die trying

I think its getting better in EU, but a lot of companies still expect "freelancer" who works on site...

imo the situation in western europe is not that bad yet, companies still have demand for software devs, c++ / systems / automotive / medical is well in demand in west / north of europe.

The C++ Programming Language from Stroustrup is the c++ bible but Im not sure all of what you find there is actually useful for day to day coding.

To become a better C++ programmer you just use the language, but not on a project where you fix bugs, but on a project you write from start to finish. If this is not possible at work, you could try looking into contributing to open source c++ projects on github...

When using C++ in practice to build projects you realize what features are actually useful, what to avoid and what the limitations of the language are. C++ does have a lot of after thought add-ons...

yeah I use it at work too, as just about 99% of the people who work anywhere close to the metal or high performance, but you should definitely learn _that_new_language_2022_, because the thing that actually feeds us and has been staple of the industry for decades is just .. sooo .. terrible

I suggest OP rewrites their post in Rust.

it used to be that only taxes and death would come for us all, now AI is in on it as well,

maybe you could consider joining the machine on a project that feeds the AI with unique new art, I imagine the models will need to be updated or re-learned with "license friendly" art at some point, might be a nice way to go out with the bang..

its actually exactly the same thing, the ai doesnt "synthetize" anything, its following its programming and data based on training sets

if anything I would argue that human taking code from multiple places and making it compile into something more useful is much more synthetiz-ing than AI...

imo there are two ideas about what embedded is in current world:

1. low level embedded - RTOS, bare metal programming, micro controllers, C

2. higher level embedded - linux, android, qnx, various arm platforms, c++, yocto, cmake, various open source libraries depending on your specialization

for both cases you will need to know your c/c++, know how to read schematics and use oscilloscope, know how to read datasheets and apply that knowledge into drivers, know how to work with debuggers and digital analyzers, know embedded OS of choice and the surrounding ecosystem

its very interesting field where you get to work with and interact with things you implement

there are some downsides, like you need HW or remote jig, so remote work might be challenging or you end up dragging HW with your if you want to be on the move

imo systems programming is more old fart friendly and arguably more interesting than most "fancy" new tech jobs out there. I'm 35 myself and so far age was never an issue during an interview.

due to high demand in Europe where I'm at, I don't expect we will be forced to change careers in foreseeable future, however sometimes I think driving a garbage truck may be more desirable to pop-ing yet another problem from the never ending task queue.

age in itself is not a problem. the real problem is losing enthusiasm and drive to perform for others. that may or may not come with age and realization you are a hamster in a wheel as opposed to building something of long lasting value you can reap benefit of in old age.

so you were thinking management has any time or motivation to think about individual team members wants and needs? why do you expect them to actually manage when they are so busy spending the money you made for them dummy

you may or may not get a raise if you ask for it, you will most assuredly get no raise if you never ask

squeaky door gets the grease..

Typical spaces over tabs enjoyer...

if what you looking for is their interest, stop paying for a while

most businesses don't care and don't understand the technicalities of deep nerdy work.

they are fine with throwing their money around until a problem is solved. and would much rather hire someone with 1.5x your pay than to give a 10% raise. its just a political / power thing...

internal politics and preserving imbalances in distribution of power is much more valuable than adding a little inefficiency to worker output

last year I got maxed out Tuxedo Pulse 14, which I'm using as a daily driver. so far no complains and it does the job

for business option I got Dell Precision 5470 this summer, and it looks pretty solid so far

Both laptops are running Linux and look like they could last 5 years without any issues, which is usually fairly enough.

books? ... use your contacts at first, this is important, you get your feet wet, get first successful project under your belt and probably will get paid on time and in full if your contacts are trustworthy

charging hourly is the beginning of contracting, but makes you count minutes and report as such which can be pain in the ass

level above that is setting up a daily rate

another level above is payment per milestone / project delivered - never tried this one, if attempted as solo contractor you can shoot yourself in the foot easily, as we all know software projects get underestimated all the time..

red flags? being hired on already running project to salvage it, because someone somewhere screwed something up by underestimating the complexity or their skills and now the deadline is close and budget was already drained ...

Marriage is a Workshop. Husband works, wife shops :)

> This arrangement kind of worked until it came time to use that rainy day funds and she started feeling that we were spending her money.

someone could also feel like having a divorce and filling up that warchest...

I'm married only for a few years, but I have some observations; money is a touchy subject, it is a big part of marriage and I think in the past the assets of partners were a decisive factor on whether the marriage could take place or not.

today, we live differently, but the nature of people has not changed, resources are vital and in case of disproportionate balance, in this case money wise, issues are sure to come up sooner or later...

I guess you will need to find a way to get on her level, or provide something to the marriage of equal value, or go solo and fill up that warchest...

I always found whatever code I saw from Apple to be more readable and neat than things from Google, granted, I never had access to anything serious but still...

My impression is Apple likes to polish everything about the user experience and Google likes to have as much broad impact as possible.

Performance of apps depends much more on the actual app developer than OS supplier I would say, I bet you could find more inefficiencies in Apps than in actual OS code (famous last words).

hey I believe I have the "street cred" to answer this with my 5k+ hours of dota2 not counting the endless nights of playing dota at uni while it was still just a w3 mod unlike the hours recorded by steam, a monumental slap to ones procrastination.

first of all I recommend uninstall as a priority. the beginnings are hard, you definitely need to find a way to break the cycle work->going home->playing dota by finding appropriate hobby, preferably something physical

as a developer with sedentary/stationary job you _MUST_ be physically active in hours outside of your job, especially if you plan this to be a career spanning multiple years. Balancing out mentally difficult job with physical activity will improve your mood, concentration and performance at work as well. I have seen a lot of my colleagues going to their mid 30's with back problems, chronic migraines, eye problems (redshift the damn monitors guys...), diabetes, general unfitness, etc...

I recommend walks, cycling, running, combat sports, hiking, anything you can do daily and be as active as possible...

not sure the tech was already advanced enough to smelt iron in the 60's

any job that lets me save up for a ticket to USA because USSR is about to invade in 8 years

nothing lasting in terms of skills or content produced?

is this a contract with US or company outside of EU? the contract should mention the court jurisdiction in case of a legal dispute, my contracts in past always mentioned it

is this US concept where you are hired to do a job as opposed to Europe where usually working time is fixed and defined?

I'm not a lawyer, but first clause and it's variations are common in contracts and it's ment to protect the rights of company for IP developed at work.

It definitely is not ment to apply to things u do in your free time. As long as you do your stuff on your own hardware, it does not relate to IP or source code your employer owns, or does not provide competing services to your employer's customers, I don't see how your boss interprets that clause in such a way.

In addition I would check how 'work' is defined in your contract, since you are in EU as I am, I believe it usually mentions place where work is performed and work time from - to, work load (how many hours) and description of work. If the contract defines 'work' as any activity you do in your life that would be pretty jaw dropping.

not sure they are quite retro yet, but

- Deus Ex

- Baldurs Gate 2

- System Shock 2

- Master of Orion 2

A few people I know inherited couple of apartments, its not so hard to live off rent from couple of properties here in Europe, you can get a part time job if u really need to supplement your lifestyle.

Quit, start your own company, come to your former boss with an offer for a service he can't refuse. Possibly approach other companies who could benefit from this...