I'm assuming most firms have access to LLM, is it true? If so, is anyone really writing code from scratch lately or relying on the tool to write code for them?<p>At work, I have access to Github Copilot but it has a lot of guardrail. It is great to debug issues. Minor fixes and enhancement, it ...
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What can I legitimately do when my day job operates within legacy technologies and I have no interest getting another job within this space - think legacy .Net framework desktop application and monolithic Java application.<p>My goal is simple — to get or be in a position where I am employable. But t...
Hi HM,<p>I'm doing a bit of retrospective on what I am doing and where I want to be. I'm 35 and got my real tech job almost seven years ago.<p>I really want to get myself up to speed and involved in AI/ML development. I code in Java and Python.<p>What are realistic items/project ...
I saw the name of this company in my feed and took it as a complete random example. Nothing particular about why this one. But I picked to highlight a trend I've been seeing lately.<p>> https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/parity/jobs<p>The founders appear to be nov...
Hi HN,<p>As I look back at my career, vs what I want to do vs what I see in the news, I feel there is a massive disconnection. I don't see a clear way for me to jump into work that aligns with my interests. Perhaps it's a limitation in my mind, and there is evidence here of people who have...
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Hi HN,<p>I'm a developer with six years of experience (backend/frontend/infra), primarily doing vanilla CRUD work in an enterprise setting. I'm struggling to pivot into a more in-demand field like AI.<p>I've tried upskilling (certs, tech...
Lately, I've been thinking that a great way to upskill would to find an OSS project that I find interesting and jump in. However, I am not sure what to feel to contribute to project that already have commercial backing.<p>Do people contribute to project that already have full time employee to b...