u/Danknoodle420

"I" "made" an "app" after doing my interview the other day. It helps with prep using flash cards and multiple choice.

So, after my interview(that I posted about the other day) I decided I needed to prepare massively for the next one. While there are plenty of resources available(including flash card apps and the like) I figured I'd be better off "making" my own resources using python. After a few hours of prompt engineering I finally got a quality app running. The issue is that it isn't a full app at this point. It's running locally through the Pydroid ide. Would anyone be interested in this app? You have to open the file in pydroid and save it as the JSON only saves in the same location. It's gui was created using kivy so it will only properly work on mobile devices as far as I'm currently aware. I would love some critical advice (other than "don't use Ai").

E: I'm still waiting for this version to finish but my most recent working version had fully working flash cards, categories, and nearly 300 questions.

E2: flash card app is ready. Just waiting on full learning app now. Download, install pydroid, add kivy files to python folder, open through pydroid, save as whatever in python folder, run app. After running it should automatically create a JSON file in the same folder for your flash card questions. https://www.dropbox.com/t/RehCfV4YyZ0fXEuW

You should be able to add your own categories and cards.

I'm going to update this thread as I improve the app. I may eventually turn it into an actual app but the vibe coding is probably a turn off for most.

It is currently at over 3100 lines and it actually runs so I'm fairly impressed so far.

E3: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gh2b4wthtgmi0ngvqr4sh/Flashcardsv25.py?rlkey=uczj2pt1ao1y38xn5gap89dzi&st=uwhf9d3h&dl=0

This is the current version of the flash card app with added multi-choice, import/export cards, and long form answers. I'll eventually get around to turning it into a full app as a long term project but it seems I may be over my head. I made this with the goal of prepping myself for my next interview in a week or so. I probably won't have anything better than a MVP for months and that just isn't feasible while I'm trying to study for possibly shifting to tech.

So, this is where we are at. The app is functional, you just need to jump through some hoops to use it. There are definitely better apps that do all the same things and more but it was fun working on this.

The category study system seems to be lacking headers for each of the categories but it is still functional. There are a few other ways you can see categories in order so you can use that info to select the proper category to study.

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u/Danknoodle420 — 6 days ago

Got my first help desk interview Thursday. What should I expect?

Hey all! I took a shot in the dark and applied to a telecom company 5 minutes from my home. It's a tier 1 internal help desk position. I have no certs or enterprise experience. I've been at my current manufacturing job for almost 9 years at this point and finally decided to just start applying. I have planned on obtaining my a+ for years but it's never panned out. Partially due to fear of failing and losing the money and it not even mattering. Well, I got a reply to my resume. The hr lady asked for a technical challenge I experienced and how I handled it, I sent a 6-7 paragraph response and the next day she replied requesting an interview. How should I approach this interview? I haven't interviewed in over 8 years at this point. What questions should I prepare for. Is it even possible to get this position or am I overhyping myself?

Resume: https://ibb.co/Fkv2k54D

u/Danknoodle420 — 9 days ago

Got the 26u less than a week ago. Upgraded from an s22u. For the last few days I've noticed an echo when listening to certain songs. I thought it was just the buds4 pros acting up but it's doing it through the speakers as well. I've already done a bunch of troubleshooting thanks to Ai, even resetting my phone settings. Nothing has worked. Does anyone here maybe have some insight. It's super annoying.

Homicide by logic specifically is really bad. The echo is about half a second to a second delayed and it's a bit quieter. It super noticeable and annoying on certain songs like this.

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u/Danknoodle420 — 19 days ago