Students
Recommended laptops
https://store.acer.com/en-us/aspire-7-laptop-a715-42g-r20c A bit less screen, a bit slower but more portable:https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500-series/IdeaPad-5-14ARE05/p/81YM0002US
Students
Raspberry PI shopping list
What you need to have Raspberry PI board The current version of the board is Raspberri PI 4. They can have from 2 to 8 GB of RAM. For our projects 2GB is enough, but 4 or 8GB are much better if you want to use the board as a Read more…
ToyGraphics
Keyboard event mode for key release detection.
ToyGraphics v0.8.6.5 supports new keyboard mode allowing you to detect not only when the user pressed a key but also when they released it. You can read ToyGraphics guide and look at the demonstrations: https://github.com/anysolo/toyGraphics-demos/blob/master/src/main/kotlin/demos/animation2.kt https://github.com/anysolo/toyGraphics-demos/blob/master/src/main/kotlin/demos/keyboard4.kt
ToyGraphics
Rotating images.
Starting from version 0.8.2, ToyGraphics library supports drawing rotated images. Please check guide and API doc. Bellow an example: package com.anysolo.toyGraphics.samples import com.anysolo.toyGraphics.* fun main() { val wnd = Window(300, 300, buffered = true, background = Pal16.black) val image = Image(“graphicsFiles/ufo-small.png”) val x = wnd.width/2 – image.width/2 val y = Read more…
Education
Knowledge vs. understanding
Knowledge + experience = understanding. Learning means getting an understanding. If you know something but cannot apply in real-world case you do not understand it. Knowledge is useless unless you can apply it. Knowledge without understanding is like luggage, something external you carry with you. It is easy to lose. Read more…
job
What do you need to get a software engineer job?
Be able to get the job done. The most important you must be able to do the job your potential employer wants you to do. For a software engineer, it means you should have expected knowledge and experience in programming/computer science. Each particular job position has its own requirements. It Read more…
job
Do I need a degree to become a software engineer?
The short answer is no. You do not need a college or university degree to become a software engineer. Now lets explain it in more details. I knew for a long time that most of IT companies do not care about degrees. And usually, you do not want to work Read more…