Ask HN: How to switch software engineering domains
9 by SomeDaysBe | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Hi! I've been a Software Engineer at a medium sized Canadian company for almost 4 years now. It was my first job out of university. The work is backend application development for the company's platform. While the work can be interesting at times, I feel like I don't enjoy it anymore. I want to switch into a new software engineering domain that isn't as high-level. I'm fine with switching to any other field, I'm just don't know how to properly make that transition in a way that would allow me to get a job. Currently, I've been doing some personal projects in computer graphics, and I've always enjoyed C programming (I was a TA for my systems programming course in undergrad). I also just completed my Masters in Computer Science. Despite this, I'm having trouble applying for jobs. I usually don't meet any of the requirements, as I don't have actual work experience that the job description expects. And when I do apply, I get rejected before an interview. For those who have switched domains, any advice on how to go about this transition?
Friday, 30 June 2023
Wall Street firm sees one key Apple unit (not iPhone) pushing the company to a $4 trillion valuation
Wall Street firm Wedbush sees Apple's valuation hitting $4 trillion by 2025 although it won't be the iPhone doing all of the heavy lifting.
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Thursday, 29 June 2023
Samsung Foundry confirms roadmap: 2nm chips in 2025 1.4nm chips in 2027
Samsung Foundry confirms its roadmap calling for 2nm chips to be mass-produced in 2025 followed by 1.4nm chips in 2027.
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Wednesday, 28 June 2023
These are the top five apps to use on your Pixel Fold according to Google
Google is anticipating the commercial release of its first-of-a-kind Pixel Fold with a handy new blog post highlighting and detailing five apps specially optimized for the device's large screen and form factor.
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Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Nothing reveals collaboration with Swedish House Mafia for customizable Glyph Sound Pack
Nothing has revealed a new collaboration with Swedish House Mafia for a customizable Glyph Sound Pack and composer
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This is when Galaxy S23 series users should expect to receive their first taste of Android 14
According to a new report, Samsung will release the first One UI 6 Beta with Android 14 (Beta) to the Galaxy S23 series late next month.
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The rumored European price of the super-premium Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds is... not great
If a plausible new rumor is to be believed, the next-gen high-end Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds will cost around 15 percent more than the WF-1000XM4, at least in Europe.
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Monday, 26 June 2023
Is Samsung getting too close to Google? The latest "Super Update" release suggests so
The "Super Update" replacement from Samsung has issues of its own, especially with the fingerprint scanner.
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Sunday, 25 June 2023
Using Apple Pay and Google Pay is about to get easier
Improvements to Apple Pay and Google Pay are coming if the NFC Forum's initiatives are met over the next few years.
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Saturday, 24 June 2023
iOS 17: new Check In feature is like "text me when you get home" on steroids
Instead of counting on your kid to send you a text when they reach their destination, with iOS 17, the new Check In feature can be used to automate this process and ensure you get a notification. They'll need to initiate a Check In message then end there before leaving, and before they've had the chance to forget about it. Check In will take care of the rest!
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Friday, 23 June 2023
Pixel 8 Pixel 8 Pro color options leaked by Google insider
A Google insider reveals the color options that Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro buyers will be able to choose from.
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Thursday, 22 June 2023
The new Google Weather UI keeps "Froggy" but looks more professional
The newly designed Google Weather surfaces with a more professional UI although "Froggy" still makes an appearance.
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Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Two affordable Nokia 5G smartphones get leaked ahead of launch
Nokia G42 5G and Nokia G310 5G just had their specs leaked thanks to a new Bluetooth listing.
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Monday, 19 June 2023
How iOS 17 will make it harder for advertisers to send iPhone users personalized ads
Apple will make it harder for advertisers to push out customizable ads to iPhone users in iOS 17 thanks to Link Tracking Protection.
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Sunday, 18 June 2023
Saturday, 17 June 2023
Another country takes the first step toward forcing app store changes on Apple and Google
Japan is taking the first steps toward legislating rules that would force Apple and Google to make changes to their app stores.
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Friday, 16 June 2023
Dish meets FCC's 5G deadline saves $2.2 billion
Dish meets the deadline placed on it by the FCC and now covers 70% of the U.S. with its 5G signals.
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Get the Razr or the OnePlus Nord N30 5G from T-Mobile for free (conditions apply)
T-Mobile is offering two new handsets for free. Deals are available for the OnePlus Nord N30 5G and the Motorola Razr+ starting today.
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Thursday, 15 June 2023
Save over 80% on the new Razr starting with pre-orders tomorrow at AT&T
On June 15th, AT&T kicks off pre-orders of the Razr+ with a deal that offers the phone for 36 monthly payments of $5 without a trade-in.
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Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Apple soon will release iOS 16.5.1 to fix battery draining issue, Wi-Fi disconnections and more
Apple is expected to soon release iOS 16.5.1 to fix some serious bugs involving battery draining and Wi-Fi disconnections.
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Monday, 12 June 2023
Portable beast Surface Pro 7+ is $330 off & comes with a free keyboard for a limited time
Microsoft's impressive Surface Pro 7+ plummets to an affordable price and also includes a free accessory.
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Sunday, 11 June 2023
Boost Infinite Unlimited+ gives you unlimited service and an iPhone 14 (with trade) for $50 per month
Boost Infinite announces a new $50 Unlimited+ plan that includes unlimited talk, text, and data and an iPhone 14 free with a trade-in.
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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Bloop – Answer questions about your code with an LLM agent
Show HN: Bloop – Answer questions about your code with an LLM agent
13 by louiskw | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN! We launched bloop 10 weeks ago ( https://ift.tt/sA5uaTh ) and received a huge amount of feedback (both positive + constructive). We've undertaken a rewrite of the core search framework, which now acts as an LLM agent, significantly improving the number of queries that can be successfully answered. There's a bunch of hype surrounding LLM agents, but we're positive this is one of the first implementations of an agent that can deliver immediate value for engineers working on existing projects, especially larger ones. We'll do a full write up of how the agent works and the tools it can use soon, but we wanted to share our progress, now that we've got a stable release. bloop is a developer assistant that uses GPT-4 to answer questions about your codebase. The agent searches both your local and remote repositories with natural language, regex and filtered queries. Some of the ways engineers use bloop to improve their efficiency when working on large codebases: - Summarise how large files work and how multiple files work together - Understand how to use open source libraries when documentation is lacking - Identify the origin of errors - Ask questions about English-language codebases in other languages - Reduce code duplication by checking for existing functionality - Write new code, taking into account existing codebase context (eg: "write a dockerfile for this project") bloop runs as a free desktop app on Mac, Windows and Linux: https://ift.tt/s5c86Dk . On desktop, your code is indexed with a MiniLM embedding model and stored locally, meaning at index time your codebase stays private. 'Private' here means that no code is shared with us or OpenAI at index time, and when a search is made only relevant code snippets are shared to generate the response. (This is more or less the same data usage as Copilot). We also have a paid cloud offering for teams ($45 per user per month). Members of the same organisation can search a shared index hosted by us and will get access to enterprise only features down the line (currently there's no feature gap between desktop and cloud).
13 by louiskw | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN! We launched bloop 10 weeks ago ( https://ift.tt/sA5uaTh ) and received a huge amount of feedback (both positive + constructive). We've undertaken a rewrite of the core search framework, which now acts as an LLM agent, significantly improving the number of queries that can be successfully answered. There's a bunch of hype surrounding LLM agents, but we're positive this is one of the first implementations of an agent that can deliver immediate value for engineers working on existing projects, especially larger ones. We'll do a full write up of how the agent works and the tools it can use soon, but we wanted to share our progress, now that we've got a stable release. bloop is a developer assistant that uses GPT-4 to answer questions about your codebase. The agent searches both your local and remote repositories with natural language, regex and filtered queries. Some of the ways engineers use bloop to improve their efficiency when working on large codebases: - Summarise how large files work and how multiple files work together - Understand how to use open source libraries when documentation is lacking - Identify the origin of errors - Ask questions about English-language codebases in other languages - Reduce code duplication by checking for existing functionality - Write new code, taking into account existing codebase context (eg: "write a dockerfile for this project") bloop runs as a free desktop app on Mac, Windows and Linux: https://ift.tt/s5c86Dk . On desktop, your code is indexed with a MiniLM embedding model and stored locally, meaning at index time your codebase stays private. 'Private' here means that no code is shared with us or OpenAI at index time, and when a search is made only relevant code snippets are shared to generate the response. (This is more or less the same data usage as Copilot). We also have a paid cloud offering for teams ($45 per user per month). Members of the same organisation can search a shared index hosted by us and will get access to enterprise only features down the line (currently there's no feature gap between desktop and cloud).
Saturday, 10 June 2023
Weekly deals roundup: Hot new Pixel 7 Pro, OnePlus 10T, Galaxy S23 Ultra, and more discounts galore
Almost all of the best phones money can buy right now, from the Pixel 7 Pro to the Galaxy S23 Ultra and from the iPhone 14 Plus to the OnePlus 10T, are featured on our latest weekly list of hot mobile tech deals at killer discounts.
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Friday, 9 June 2023
Google skips Android TV 13, releases Android TV 14 beta with option for programmable remote button
Google quietly released Android TV 14 beta which includes an option for a programmable remote button. Ends development on Android TV 13.
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Thursday, 8 June 2023
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Leak indicates performance gap between Pixel 8 and Android flagships is going to widen
Benchmark leaks suggest the Tensor G3 will only be a little faster than the G2 and a lot slower than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
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Google Photos rolls out more streamlined and decluttered Settings menu
The newest version of Google Photos is rolling out a more streamlined and decluttered Settings menu
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Tuesday, 6 June 2023
iOS 17 announced: new features, new apps, new designs!
Apple just announced iOS 17 at WWDC and showed all new features coming to iPhones!
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Pixel was the fastest growing smartphone brand in North America during Q1
The Google Pixel had the largest increase in first-quarter smartphone shipments in North America topping the mighty iPhone.
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Monday, 5 June 2023
Siri interrupts the radio broadcast of a Major League Baseball game (VIDEO)
Siri interrupted the radio broadcast of a baseball game between the Boston Redsox and the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Sunday, 4 June 2023
On Monday, Apple could reveal changes to Siri coming in iOS 17
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman disseminated a tweet stating that we could see Apple change the Siri wake phrase to "Siri" from "Hey Siri."
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New data shows Android 13 is running on fewer than 15% of Android devices
The latest Android distribution figures released by Google show that Android 11, from 2020, is the OS version most employed on current Android devices.
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Saturday, 3 June 2023
This new Gmail app update will show you your top search results first
Google is rolling out a new update to the mobile Gmail app that will show you top results in a dedicated section at the top when searching for emails.
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Best Buy is now offering the OnePlus 11 at a huge discount; but there is a catch
The phone has amazing performance, takes great pictures and the best thing is you can now save a lot on one.
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Friday, 2 June 2023
Motorola Razr Plus announcement: fourth time the charm?
The Motorola Razr Plus is here and it just might be one of the best foldable for 2023.
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Motorola Razr 40 Ultra announcement: fourth time the charm?
The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is here and it just might be one of the best foldable for 2023.
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Thursday, 1 June 2023
Global smartphone shipments forecast to decline this year, rebound in 2024
IDC sees a 3.2% decline in global smartphone shipments followed by a 4% rebound next year.
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Update causes both Surface Duo models to reboot randomly
The Microsoft Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 are experiencing random reboots after the May security update is installed.
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Google explains how it came up with the Pixel Fold hinge that keeps the device looking thin
Google explains how it came up with the hinge it is using on the Pixel Fold to keep the device thin when opened.
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Report shows the amazing strength of the global App Store ecosystem last year
A new report about the App Store funded by Apple says that globally, the App Store economy hit $1.1 trillion in revenue last year.
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Android defectors reveal the main reason for switching to iOS
Android users reveal the shortcomings in their phones that made them switch to an iPhone.
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Components make up only a small fraction of Galaxy S23 Ultra's $1,200 price tag
A bill of materials (BoM) analysis shows that the price Samsung paid for components is minuscule compared to the Galaxy S23 Ultra's price.
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