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  1. Career Advice for Firefox Contributor

    Hi HN, Nearly finished my CS postbacc degree with a perfect GPA while working. All hell broke loose as soon as I started studying, with never ending family issues throughout, which really stressed me out. I made a…

    2 points 3
  2. Career advice for public sector IT worker?

    Hi HN, I’d like to ask for some career advice. TL;DR: which option should I choose? 1) continue contributing to Firefox and focus on SWE applications; 2) refresh ML/stats knowledge and contribute to numpy or other data…

    2 points 2
  3. ChatGPT writing a perfectly correct GUI program for SerenityOS (2022) (twitter.com)
    13 points 2
  4. Contribute to Firefox or learn Python and C?

    How difficult would it be to make decent contributions to firefox in C++, given I'm new to the language? I work as a data analyst programming in R, SAS, and SQL, and have taken a single programming course based on HTDP.…

    1 points 3
  5. Does anyone regret going back for another degree in CS?

    I have an unrelated degree, BSc Econ, and I love the programming (R, SQL) side of my job as a data analyst. For personal reasons, I'd like to remain working in the public sector, so I can't really transition to a dev…

    7 points 12
  6. Advice for Continuing with Second Degree

    Hello all, I'm hoping to get some advice for my situation. I've entered a second degree (in CS) program at the University of British Columbia while working full time. My first degree is a BSc in Econ. Basically I'm…

    2 points 3
  7. Can I be taken seriously with a social science background?

    Quick summary: BSc Econ 4.0 CPGA, data analyst/science exp, several years of R, SQL, and SAS programming, late twenties. Passed CFA level I & II exams. Still struggling to make a decision as to whether to go ahead with…

    1 points 2
  8. Accepted to second degree program, full time job with pension – attend or not?

    Hi all, I work as a quant analyst in the public sector in Canada, basically doing data analysis with R, SQL, SAS, but I'd like to switch to a more software focused role. I am a BSc. Econ grad with 4.0 GPA, and have…

    4 points 2