Alam ko madaming downvotes to but I'll say my piece.

Di ba kayo nauumay? Kadalasan post dito about nalang sa "impostor syndrome", "takot", "lacking self confidence".

You all know the answer to your own question. I'm not saying na bawal magpost ng pinagdaraanan dito, pero araw araw nalang kasi may sadboy post dito eh. Posting shit just to get sympathy wont solve your problem, invest in your craft, don't settle for mediocrity.... Or better, start reviewing your peer's code, then you'll either start to realize that there's someone na mas bb pa sayo OR observe mo code/approach/patterns/standards nila para matuto ka.

Meron na bang SE dito na nag 6 digit agad within 2 or 3 years of work exp?

EDIT: To those who started their SE career sa foreign company, magkano starting salary nyo? TY!

Again moderators, don't put this out for random threads. After my financial retreat together with a few employees, this is the product of it against the people we are still mentoring.

A lot of people are entering the IT race because of the salary and WFH privileges. Sure who wouldn't, but if you choose IT (be it to be a programmer, QA, etc.), because of the salary and privileges (which is valid and not saying it's wrong generally), you better plan your exit strategy (and I mean, your retirement).

Oh no, this ain't the thread to discuss how much salary you should ask to begin in the race and if you're under/over/correctly paid. This is as simple as knowing when to say, I have enough to retire.

What intrigues me the most is one of our special employees (who happens to run by the initial, DM). What makes him special is despite being hired last year and earning millions like everyone else, this person is still financially dependent on the job. Sure this is how everyone's working. I have a few former employees who were able to leave and stay rich. Do they still practice IT? Some do and some don't.

Sure we all dreamt of getting the 6-digit salary or even getting to 250k (the new dream salary). That dream is valid from any perspective you see it. But if getting a salary increase means you also increase your lifestyle expense, then no salary will be enough for you.

Worst and earning at least Php1M/month, you still need to work to live instead of making the money work for you. I can easily snap my fingers about his employment, but I ain't that cruel.

Okay sure, in the eyes of the moderators, this should be a random thread or even posted in the wrong sub. But I do have one or two mentees who are in this situation for a few months already while there are others as well in the same trap as they are.

Plus, learning how IT works is more than the salary. Look, I started my firm because I wanted to print/make money. I actually wanted to be a game developer, but the lack of artist skills detoured me to code instead. Next thing that happen, I was building my automated trading solution and now it's reaping its rewards.

Sakin pinapareformat yung computer nila. Ayusin ko daw at may virus. /s

Matagal nako sa IT naweweirdan lang ako bat norms sa IT malaki sahod? Kahit individual contributor kalang? Mahirap rin naman trabaho ng mga nasa medical industry? Can you please explain?

note: base sa comments I didnt meant it to be Easy easy its more of ano ba yung pinaka minimum na skills na pwede ko aralin and start to find a job idrc if mababa ang sahod syempre i just want to start working in the IT field and make my way up there

note note: well probably the best way to learn is to just start studying lol xD.

Saw this list by StellarPH https://stellarph.io/ph100/2024 which is supposedly the 100 brightest minds of 2024 in the Philippine under the age of 30. Curious lang ako if legit ba siya since andito yung mga programmers na finofollow ko at pano yung criteria nila?

Hello po, i was trying to learn some basic codes but whenever i run the code po, laging ganito po yung nalabas, what should i do with this po?

hiii asking lang po kung saan pwedeng mag learn ng ibat ibang language, is there any software po ba or sites na pwedeng pag aralan. 2nd year student IT student na kasi ano and ang natutuwa palang po ng college ko is JAVA and C languages 👺 and i want to study din po para mas maging batak sa coding

I'm a School Principal and I posted here like 3 yrs ago that I am quiting programming after trying to teach myself for 4 years. It was really a struggle not knowing any programmer.

Till recently I got invited to manage a large group of teacher to review books in our division office. I got the opportunity to build 2 sites for that. I'm so amazed of my work. Before AI, I knew the fundamentals and how to solve problems, but there were gaps specially in terms of deployment, tests, and architecture. Thanks to AI I was able to deploy them in less than 2 weeks. I did make an unoptimized sql query that charged me 3k in just 1 day. But that's all worth it. I have so much things in mind to build.

Right now I'm building a school liquidation system that manages bank and school details and generate many excel files. We are already using it in my school. Maybe I can market it in tge future. Also I don't think my app is a slop. My 4 years unguided learning was the slop. That's way too long.

Here was my post before

Hello po, everyone, I once posted this sa phcareer. Gusto ko po sana malaman ang thoughts ng mga professional programmers sa sub! Thanks po!

Hihingi lang po sana ako ng advice. I am an incoming freshman, got accepted sa isang university (PUP) wherein I have the privilege to choose my program upon the date of my enrollment.

I think I like CS, naeenjoy ko ang programming and I like thinking, learning theories/making research perhaps. Siguro okay rin po kasi lucrative naman sa field na to however due to recent advancements ng AI medyo worried po ako na baka maging obsolete ang software engineers (I know fed up na po kayo sa ganitong worries pero di ko po kasi maalis yung pag-aalala ko dahil din sa mga nababasa kong patuloy na paglakas ng AI and who knows kung gano siya magiging kaadvanced once makagraduate na ako after 4 yrs).

Now dahil po ron nagkaron ako ng dillema na dapat ba piliin ko ang engineering (ME or EE) instead na computer science. May probable plan po is to take engineering, hope to pass the licensure exam but to not work sa engineering (kung di magiging obsolete ang mga software engineers after grad) dahil sa pagiging overworked and underappreciated ng profession sa Pinas and possibly shift sa tech alam ko po na di madali kaya maglalaan po ako ng maraming time and resources para makacatch up sa tech industry someday.

Otherwise kung hindi na maging demand ang software engineering possibly na itutuloy ko ang engineering na work.

Ang point ko po is kung magtake ako ng engineering, kahit anong mangyari sa AI mayron akong possible na back-up na job!

Ano po sa tingin niyo sa plan ko po, am I being paranoid/stupid po, pasensya na po talaga!

Saka salamat po! Kung sa tingin niyo po dapat akong mag-engineering ano po kaya ang best and need ng Pinas (I enjoy math and physics po [ME or EE or CE(!) ] )?

ano po sa tingin niyo ang pinaka reasonable na dapat kong piliin, salamat po!

Hello. Asking for advice here. I feel stressed and pressured kasi. I am at my new role as a mid level dev in a different industry(I was in fintech before). Nagulantang ako kasi parang ang bilis ng onboarding. Once you managed to clone the necessary repos to work on and napagana mo sa local mo, you are on your own. So basically for my first week, puro exploration lang ako ng system, basa ng dev team documentation, and so on.

Sa culture naman ng team ko, kanya kanyang kuha ng tickets per sprint. Hindi sya lead delegated assignment. Gustuhin ko man kumuha ng tickets, ang daming di ko maintindihan. D ko gets how things should work, the terminologies, and and so on.

Ang problema pa, may mga parts na d ko mapagana sa local but it works in a remote dev server. So kahit magyolo ako at kumuha ng ticket, d ko matest locally which is a requirement before pushing the code. Is it just me or should I feel pressured na for the entire first week, hindi ako nagcode and di nagsolve ng mga tickets?

I'm noticing a lot of fresh grads are displaying characteristics of being "entitled". I've never experienced this when i was on that point of my life after graduation that i had to push my self hard so as not to get left behind by my peers. Technology-wise and process-wise, they have it all already, almost being spoon-fed and yet they are either too demanding and too fragile. I know that the previous generation has the same sentiment for my generation. Lol

It is a rat-race out there especially when you are beginning your career, you are too lucky with the advancement of technology, you have your chatGPT and loads of free online tools that you can utilize. I remember digging from tons of books from second hand stores in Recto just to get a cheap programming book(vb6, c++ etc) and try coding on our school's 486 computers, spending hours in computer shops with dozens of virus infested floppy diskettes, fun times.

Gusto ko lang makarinig ng opinions sa mga kapwa ko programmers pano kayo nag co cope pag nakakaramdam neto, I'm earning 70k a month maliit lang pero kase parang 1-2 hours lang ako nag co code araw araw. Graduating palang ako tapos yung mga kaklase ko nag o-OJT palang ngayon tapos yung iba sakanila libre or allowance lang bigay sakanila kaya pag naririnig ko mga kwento nila mas lalong lumalala yung impostor syndrome na nararamdaman ko lmao. Feel ko sinwerte lang ako tapos ang incompetent ko kase hindi ko maramdaman yung project kumbaga wala siyang impact sakin feel ko rin hindi ko deserve yung sahod ko ngayon LOL. Sana mabigyan niyo ko ng encouragement or any advice. Salamat.

So I was thinking to get a job to some IT related jobs but I have no experience and currently a stdnt. If possible what are some requirements to apply with this type of jobs?

Hi all,

I recently got into vibe coding and im fully compensated + supported by my client.
I started as a fleet manager for his company. Automated much of the work especially in reporting, I just build a report builder using google sheets

I want to take the next step and making a web app for our dispatchers. What's your take in this and your experience in this matter?

Disclaimer: Hoping will not flag this out. This is an important topic for skills interviewers. Which shouldn't be considered a random thread.

The main reason am raising this thread is because I've been observing an awfully high number of applicants using one (like 8 of 10 interviews). Don't get me wrong, I use one while working but using it during interviews is just a big red flag. The numbers are surprisingly increasing as well even for experienced professionals.

This thread is not just to raise awareness to applicants about this topic. I'd also want to know how other interviewing panel catch applicants using ChatGPT (or any AI tools) and questioning your fault tolerance (or you end the call?). So here's how I know one uses one. But before starting the interview I always say this.

Hello applicant. Here are some ground rules for this skills interview.
We recommend not using any AI tools (ChatGPT, AI assistant, etc.) even on code editors (for live coding).
Also, any unexpected disconnections from the call will be noted.
Should you confirm for us to proceed, I will you need to...
1) Answer if you're using multi-monitor setup?
2) Can you share your full screen and not a tiled window?
3) You have to keep your camera feed on during the duration of the call.
And if you will have issues about this, tell me now to reschedule this interview.

Yes, that's already 5-minute wasted. But have it done before wasting 15-45 minutes later.

Unfortunately, there are still people caught with these remarkable ones.

1. Eyes are moving horizontally like reading a text.

2. Constant delay to respond/answer. Like having 1-3 minutes and frequently asking to repeat the question (even though Google captions are transcribed correctly).

3. Using Google companion mode (ie., camera feed on the phone and screen share on desktop). For me, this isn't a good practice.

4. Caught having ChatGPT (or multiple AI tools) open on the browser.

5. The worst part of it is AI assistant on code editors, but still not using the code suggestions. Or if used one, unable to explain it.

Now I have to adopt as well and use the tools against applicants. Wherein I have ChatGPT open and listening to my voice. This means if the answer of ChatGPT is worded similarly to the applicant's answer, I have to ask again with a follow-up question but have to make a situational scenario.

But the question of technical interviewers is this. What countermeasures do you use against AI tools during interviews (or even before the skills interview)? Or you just don't care anymore and limit it to coding exercises first and assessing later on?

Hello po , Im a newbie programmer po sa isang company , at mag isa lang po ako dun na programmer . Ang current project ko po ay SMS blast , Ask ko lang po Paano po ba mag deploy ng isang Web system locally . may prinovide naman sakin na PC for server . Local ang access nila pati database po . Never pa po kasi ako nakapag deploy locally , ano po ba pwedeng gamitin na parang deployment software kung saan ka mag dedeploy kung meron man po.

Hello! Need lang assurance, will all the basics be taught on the first year kapag i-take ko Com Sci?

Currently a gr12 STEM student and I’m anxious kasi I have zero knowledge about programming. I’m afraid baka I’ll fall behind.

Saan po magandamg lumipat na company? I am a developer from Accenture po ako and Level 10 (SSE) po. Home-grown and going 6 years sa Feb with only 40k-50k salary. I've handled several projects pero iba iba po talaga yung skills na need nung mga projects na yun so wala po talaga ako mastered skill. Jack of all trades, master of none po ang peg ko. Though, I can say na very analytical ako kaya I delivered sa lahat ng projects na yun kahit walang proper training.

Hello, was wondering if there's any AI software engineer here? What's your day to day job? I'm planning to shift in this career within 1-2yrs. I've learned a bit of Langchain, Langgraph and RAG using local llm via ollama. I'm wondering if it's worth it to pursue, I'm currently and embedded test engineer.

Back in April, I had this random thought: What if we could put our everyday frustrations and impossible wishes into a shopping cart?

Like overthinking, losing your glasses, or wishing for the ultimate jowa. 😂

So I built a silly little website called Hay Nako Cart.

Recently, I revisited it and gave it a makeover. Now you can browse imaginary products, add them to your bayong (Filipino shopping basket), and check out without spending anything.

No actual products. No payments. No deliveries. Just imaginary shopping for very real feelings. 🤣

Here's what it looks like now.

https://haynako.kermee.com

Would love to know what ridiculous item you'd add to the store!

I have a prospect company on a foreign fintech company at nabigyan na ako ng heads up that the environment would be very fast paced.

In my 5+ years working experience, very slow paced ang nakasanayan ko. No strict deadlines, no micro-management etc. I’m just curious if kakayanin ko magwork sa fintech industry.

Maybe fintech devs can mostly relate, but what does a face paced environment look like for you as a software engineer?

I mean will Programmers eve command respect that is at least at par with medical doctors, engineers, and lawyers or even finance professiolnas?

I do understand that maybe for older generations, mababa tingin sa Programmers because they weren't raised in a society where they see technology is very important but what about the younger generations?

AI was able to build a website from scratch and was debugged in less than 10 minutes which would normally take me 2 hours. This made me question if frontend devs will soon get replaced by AI or not and if yes what skills should I focus so I wont get replaced.