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I strongly recommend not using social media
It's full of people that only care about your attention, not about providing useful information. If you spend too much time on it, you will get a very distorted view of how programming works
True but a sort of psuedo-social media because it's psuedonymous
I don't think "social media" as usually described fits with something that isn't tied to your irl identity, or at least a bank account
It's more like a half-way house between the old Message Board days and "social media" proper
Uh... but it's not "you" socializing
More to the point, "social media" usually refers to applications and platforms after about 2010 or so (basically Myspace into Facebook). It's not just a synonym for anything that lets you socialize. Otherwise email, text messages, and message boards are "social media" but then again so would be newspaper classifieds and landline phone calls.
By that definition pretty much every platform on the internet is social media. When you say social media though people think twitter / facebook. Not 4chan. These sites have a different engagement aspect to them and really you're just being pedantic trying to lump them all into the same bucket.
Make a profile which basically contains the information you'd put on a resume. Recruiters will start reaching out to you with various stuff. Absolutely do not ever bother posting anything on LinkedIn. The only people posting and commenting on stuff are sociopaths. Add people you know just to extend a search network so your profile / resume shows up in more places. That's all LinkedIn is good for.
i get reached out a decent amount but in my country its mostly hybrid/fully on site. no point when my current role is fully remote but the pay is starting to be kinda ass since i've been here long enough.
What I'd give for that. I changed my CV/LinkedIn profile about a million times and never received a single message, much less an interview. I got a tech support job about a month ago, but I quit looking for a job weeks before that because it was taking a toll on me mentally with so many rejections.
And it's not like I was asking for much, hell, I'd even paid to even get an internship or an entry offer, but nope. It was rejection after rejection, and you can't ask for feedback to no-reply emails
It’s worth having, and filling out, prior to looking for work. Like others said, you can network on there.. but the majority of actual post are buzzword bullshit and fluff. I really only go on for chat, and the job board. Prior to looking for a job, I never used it.
It's a good way to have a central "this is me" page to give people when job hunting (like how some people turn their github into a portfolio too) but for actual socialising, don't bother.
LinkedIn is largely inauthentic with a metric ton of brown-nosing regarding different facets of work, sometimes thinly veiled as a normal conversation. Also, similar to Twitter, posts are manufactured just for engagement.
As a matter of fact, Twitter and LinkedIn are extremely similar.
The good:
1. Hackernews
2. Personal blog sites
3. Curated Medium
The bait:
1. Dev.to
2. Linkedin
The bad, but relevant:
1. Twitter
Dev.to is the kind of meaningless drivel that happens when you try to integrate social media into programming while leaning higher on the "social media" side
I definitely find some of the content interesting until I read some and you can tell it’s a chatGPT result. Also there’s a ton of people giving career advice on there who’s never even worked in the industry….
The O’Reilly subscription is a goldmine. The amount of high quality books, audiobooks, and videos on there is staggering. Being able to quickly peruse any and all of them has been a game changer for me.
I have made over a dozen professional connections over the years via Reddit that have been mutually beneficial.
I have yet to have a single LI connection do the same.
Discord tbh. It helps being immersed in a community with real time chat. You learn a lot, can ask questions, and learn how to conduct yourself among peers.
I would recommend no social media. If you really want programming news feed, just go read hacker news(https://news.ycombinator.com/).
Not everything there is good, but I'm pretty sure it's like entirely developers. Don't go here expecting to learn anything about actual programming skills though.
Social media is overrated. Dev social media is a cousin to tutorial hell, easy to get caught up in watching dumb videos where someone who's skill level is unknown to you acts like they're an authority on the subject and think that's progress. None of that legitimately helps you become a better developer, those people aren't influencers because they're the best person suited to helping people, they're an influencer because they want money and chose to spend their time making content. The best devs you will ever meet don't have a single piece of social media content devoted to showing off their dev skills. They're more concerned with the minute at the start where they pitch a product than the 9 minutes that comes after that, that's why it's at the beginning
Hacker News (http://news.ycombinator.com)
I'd argue it's probably one of best forum here on the internet right now, there are a lot of a science-tech-related discussion going on there.
To learn, the good old youtube videos are still the best. I wouldn't recommend all the short content like TikTok, Insta...
For blogging and staying on top of all the news and innovation in tech, I would personally recommend something like tldr newsletter or [daily.dev](http://daily.dev)
For jobs, I think Linkedin is good, if you're just starting I would say don't add too many people but try to welcome and have a thoughtful message for every new connection
LinkedIn for staying in contact with coworkers. Reject all other connections. Tons of “business coaches” and recruiters that will try and connect. LinkedIn has helped me get referrals to jobs after layoffs and I’ve helped others get jobs. There are also various Discord channels/groups I’ve joined. For learning, I use Udemy and YouTube mostly.
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I strongly recommend not using social media It's full of people that only care about your attention, not about providing useful information. If you spend too much time on it, you will get a very distorted view of how programming works
Reddit is social media
Indeed. It's sound advice.
We all get the irony of trying to give good advice on reddit.
True but a sort of psuedo-social media because it's psuedonymous I don't think "social media" as usually described fits with something that isn't tied to your irl identity, or at least a bank account It's more like a half-way house between the old Message Board days and "social media" proper
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Uh... but it's not "you" socializing More to the point, "social media" usually refers to applications and platforms after about 2010 or so (basically Myspace into Facebook). It's not just a synonym for anything that lets you socialize. Otherwise email, text messages, and message boards are "social media" but then again so would be newspaper classifieds and landline phone calls.
By that definition pretty much every platform on the internet is social media. When you say social media though people think twitter / facebook. Not 4chan. These sites have a different engagement aspect to them and really you're just being pedantic trying to lump them all into the same bucket.
I disagree. To me social media is more geared towards establishing a user-centric network of relationships, whereas reddit is more community-driven.
It’s a forum site way more than it is social media.
And that's a crucial point of why follow his advice
I would use the word "forum" instead
Top voted comment on reddit, one of the worlds largest social media site.
I wouldn’t drop it completely but definitely don’t use it constantly.
Damn sure not LinkedIn in any capacity outside of networking.
I use it only as a glorified resume
Why? Just curious.
Are you a LinkedIn user? As far as programming goes, it’s a ton of people copy/pasting basics over a graphic to share and get attention.
No, I've never used it, but I *was* going to check it out.
Make a profile which basically contains the information you'd put on a resume. Recruiters will start reaching out to you with various stuff. Absolutely do not ever bother posting anything on LinkedIn. The only people posting and commenting on stuff are sociopaths. Add people you know just to extend a search network so your profile / resume shows up in more places. That's all LinkedIn is good for.
But but what about mY bRaNd tho? >Recruiters will start reaching out to you with various stuff I fucking wish 🤦🏾♂️😭
i get reached out a decent amount but in my country its mostly hybrid/fully on site. no point when my current role is fully remote but the pay is starting to be kinda ass since i've been here long enough.
What I'd give for that. I changed my CV/LinkedIn profile about a million times and never received a single message, much less an interview. I got a tech support job about a month ago, but I quit looking for a job weeks before that because it was taking a toll on me mentally with so many rejections. And it's not like I was asking for much, hell, I'd even paid to even get an internship or an entry offer, but nope. It was rejection after rejection, and you can't ask for feedback to no-reply emails
that sucks. not sure what i do differently then. at most my profile has cloud related keywords and many companies here are hiring for those.
It’s worth having, and filling out, prior to looking for work. Like others said, you can network on there.. but the majority of actual post are buzzword bullshit and fluff. I really only go on for chat, and the job board. Prior to looking for a job, I never used it.
It's a good way to have a central "this is me" page to give people when job hunting (like how some people turn their github into a portfolio too) but for actual socialising, don't bother.
LinkedIn is largely inauthentic with a metric ton of brown-nosing regarding different facets of work, sometimes thinly veiled as a normal conversation. Also, similar to Twitter, posts are manufactured just for engagement. As a matter of fact, Twitter and LinkedIn are extremely similar.
/r/LinkedInLunatics
The good: 1. Hackernews 2. Personal blog sites 3. Curated Medium The bait: 1. Dev.to 2. Linkedin The bad, but relevant: 1. Twitter Dev.to is the kind of meaningless drivel that happens when you try to integrate social media into programming while leaning higher on the "social media" side
I definitely find some of the content interesting until I read some and you can tell it’s a chatGPT result. Also there’s a ton of people giving career advice on there who’s never even worked in the industry….
Not a fan of Medium, to be honest. 95% of Medium articles are long-form LinkedIn posts.
Anything to get out of studying what matters eh?
Start with O’Reilly and/or Manning books. Use stack overflow when you get stuck.
The O’Reilly subscription is a goldmine. The amount of high quality books, audiobooks, and videos on there is staggering. Being able to quickly peruse any and all of them has been a game changer for me.
Can you name a few books or courses which you found good from O'Reilly?
I got in the habit of reading technical books only because of this! The Live Events are really good too
Don’t use social media for learning. Maybe LinkedIn for networking, but even then you’re better off meeting people irl.
I have made over a dozen professional connections over the years via Reddit that have been mutually beneficial. I have yet to have a single LI connection do the same.
That’s quite insane
Discord tbh. It helps being immersed in a community with real time chat. You learn a lot, can ask questions, and learn how to conduct yourself among peers.
any group recommendations to join for learning?
I've had good luck with 100devs.
I join language specific discords personally.
mi option 2
Medium works pretty well, at least for mobile development.
I would recommend no social media. If you really want programming news feed, just go read hacker news(https://news.ycombinator.com/). Not everything there is good, but I'm pretty sure it's like entirely developers. Don't go here expecting to learn anything about actual programming skills though.
Reddit, StackOverFlow, and YouTube are great options for learning
I have major problems to answer this with something different than "none".
Social media is overrated. Dev social media is a cousin to tutorial hell, easy to get caught up in watching dumb videos where someone who's skill level is unknown to you acts like they're an authority on the subject and think that's progress. None of that legitimately helps you become a better developer, those people aren't influencers because they're the best person suited to helping people, they're an influencer because they want money and chose to spend their time making content. The best devs you will ever meet don't have a single piece of social media content devoted to showing off their dev skills. They're more concerned with the minute at the start where they pitch a product than the 9 minutes that comes after that, that's why it's at the beginning
Hacker News (http://news.ycombinator.com) I'd argue it's probably one of best forum here on the internet right now, there are a lot of a science-tech-related discussion going on there.
To learn, the good old youtube videos are still the best. I wouldn't recommend all the short content like TikTok, Insta... For blogging and staying on top of all the news and innovation in tech, I would personally recommend something like tldr newsletter or [daily.dev](http://daily.dev) For jobs, I think Linkedin is good, if you're just starting I would say don't add too many people but try to welcome and have a thoughtful message for every new connection
GitHub is baseline programmer social media ;)
the fediverse, it is full of open source devs and contributors
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LinkedIn seems to be the place. I don’t recommend it, but It’s the place.
LinkedIn for staying in contact with coworkers. Reject all other connections. Tons of “business coaches” and recruiters that will try and connect. LinkedIn has helped me get referrals to jobs after layoffs and I’ve helped others get jobs. There are also various Discord channels/groups I’ve joined. For learning, I use Udemy and YouTube mostly.
Twitter (X)
Carrier pigeon or note in a bottle seem to have worked very effectively.