burt

joined 2 years ago
[–] burt@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I feel this in my bones.

[–] burt@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought satisfactory at first too, but fluffy tailed hogs and lizard doggos don't seem to give a shit that I just built an oil pipeline and two dozen oil refineries in their home.

[–] burt@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

Changed from ColdFusion to C#. I was able to stretch minimal C# exposure during a contract into enough experience to convince someone to give me a full time gig where I was able to learn on the fly. I did pick up some bad habits that I had to unlearn as I gained more experience.

[–] burt@programming.dev 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The article isn't terribly long, but here is the direct link to Taters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvJtVOmFs5Q

[–] burt@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

It's an ADHD black hole, I love it

[–] burt@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

Tell me more about these cats. I'd like my V to be a cat lady, please and thank you.

[–] burt@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

Not so subtle I guess. I've experienced both these to varying degrees so I've just been lumping them into the same thing.

[–] burt@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sounds a lot like hyper-focus to me too, but like most traits shared by ADHD and Autism, there are probably some subtle differences. Personally I find the inertia terminology to be more representative of my experience.

[–] burt@programming.dev 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Lots of good technical starting points here. I don't want to prematurely discourage you, but before you get into any code, evaluate your problem solving abilities. If that is an area you struggle in, work on that first, or at least in conjunction with programming basics.

I've worked with engineers who have all the code skills, but when faced with a complex issue, struggled to break it down into it's simplest components and wound up with a messy, over-engineered solution.

[–] burt@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

My social anxiety would love to give a one word answer and move on, my ADHD/self-doubt/trauma says "are you sure that's enough? they'll think you are an idiot and don't know what you're doing if you don't elaborate"

[–] burt@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

This isn't an endorsement for brave, but the websites aren't loading properly because they are full of the trash that brave blocks, not due to bugs in the browser.

[–] burt@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

For me, it depends on how much time I have before starting. If the start is immediate, "I'll figure this out on the fly" then ride that "oh, shit I don't know what I'm doing" adrenaline fueled dopamine wave all the way to borderline success. If I have lots of time before starting I'll over analyze then try and fail to become an expert and give up before starting.

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