happymanwonton

learn javascript for jobs

thank me later

thanks for that last part. ive been working with a semi-acquaintance (friend of a friend) on a big web dev project and i always feel guilty asking for money, like somehow I'm the crazy one even though I'm putting a lot of thankless hours in.

it always comes out as "could you please pay me if you can? ...i dont want to ask but i dont have any money to pay my loans...ok, alright, next week is fine i guess..."

why the fuck did you chain yourself to the fountain and then pussy out and disappear overnight?

yeah thats true idk about node ive seen a lot more companies use it in production now...

but what im saying is that javascript is faster to pick up to get a job if youve never programmed...after that for sure study a lower level language and understand WTF is going on.

also id venture to say you'd need more than a vague familiarity, there a ton of full-stack opportunities in JavaScript and I think it's pretty important if you wanted those jobs to understand things like instantiation patterns, this binding, OOP stuff, closure etc. all in js

im 23 turning 24 real soon and dont have a background in math, i have a degree in biology. i work as a programmer familiar with javascript and python making 90k. is it impossible for me to work in the more lucrative financial environments? im not a harvard grad, or a double math/cs major...and im probably pretty bad at math even if i always did well in college in those classes. i feel like i already lost out on my chance, i guess.