Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Review

The review for this phone may be coming a late since it is 1 or 2 generations behind of what Sony has produced, but I have to write about the phone just because I like it so much. The Sony Xperia XZ1 compact is probably one of the only smart phones left that is below 5 inches, which for most people doesn’t matter, but for me that is one of the biggest selling points. Another big selling point is that you can now get the phone below $500. That’s not a bad price for a phone that has the specs of a flagship phone. This means that you get all the power of a flagship phone for under $500 and in a compact size. The phone has 4GB of Ram with a snapdragon 835 processor which gives this phone plenty of power to do whatever you need. It also has one of the best battery life’s that I have ever had with a smartphone. I can go all day using the phone and by the time I am done it has around 60% battery life left. It also has a stamina mode and a super stamina mode. The second mode goes a little overboard on shutting down almost all functionality of the phone but it does the job and conserves battery life considerably. The phone also has the Android 8.0 on it and can also be upgraded to Android 9.0 if you want the newest functionality. However do remember that with the newest OS means that this phone can’t be rooted so don’t try to do it and definitely don’t unlock the bootloader. This will cause a lot of the phones functionality to stop working and there is no way to go back. The phone has a very nice display even though it is only 720p. The phone also has a slot for expandable memory although it can no longer be used to store apps on. You can still store all the photos and videos you want on the expandable memory. The phone come with 32GB of storage which is decent although about 40% – 50% is used already with the OS and the pre-installed apps. The main set of apps that come pre-installed are the whole suit of Google apps and Amazon apps. Most of the pre-installed apps can only be disabled and not completely deleted. Other then that this phone is a great option to consider if you are looking at getting a new phone.

Do you have a xperia xz1? Leave a comment telling us how you like the phone.

The Writer’s Glove

If you are a developer then you have probably ran into the problem that your hands get cold after a long session of typing. Keeping your hands extended from the body can make it hard for some people to keep heat in their hands. It is very hard to find a solution because to type efficiently you need to have your bare hands, or at least your bare finger tips. Although if you try those gloves that have no fingertips on them then you quickly realize that this is not the perfect solution. The best way to keep your hands warm would be to have gloves that cover your hands fully but still allow you to type efficiently. This has been accomplished by “The Writer’s Glove”, which granted was developed for writers in mind, but we developers are writing technically. These gloves cover your entire hand, but they are thin enough that you can still feel the keyboard. They are made out of 100% silk, which makes them feel great on the hands. It does take a few typing sessions to get completely used to the feeling of typing with them on, but it becomes just as easy as typing without them. They also make a pair of the gloves that allows you to use the touchscreen of your phone, which means you won’t have to constantly take them off to deal with any notifications you get on your phone. You can get them from here and also supply them with the code SoftwareUpdates to get a discount on your order today.

How long does it take for a Associate programmer to get up to speed with a project?

This is a question that many young programmers ask themselves and can be very shocking to find the answer is that it takes months before you will become even somewhat familiar with the code base that the company has you working in. It truly takes a determined person to be a computer engineer because you have to deal with constant failure and learn that it is alright to fail. You can’t know everything off the bat and it takes time to learn all of the nuances and logic behind what made the project you are on so far. Sadly when your teachers told you that reading other developers code would be the things that you do most they were completely right. It is a good habit to get into before you get an actual job because the main way that you can get going on a project is by reading through that projects code and understanding what other people have written. This is easier said then done and can be very frustrating, especially at first when you have no experience. This however will get easier the more that you do it, so after your first project then the next few projects will get easier and easier until you can get up to speed with the project without much effort at all. So don’t give up and keep at, because you will get it eventually.

Is a computer science degree worth it?

Some people are wondering if it is even necessary to get a computer science degree nowadays, especially with the cost of college steadily increasing. Even big companies like GOOGLE are getting rid of the requirement of having a degree in order to get a job with them. However, I still think that getting a degree can be beneficial and even justify the cost of the degree. This is because most of the time when you learn to program you mainly are just learning how to use a programming language. This is true for code bootcamps as well since they only give you a crash course in how to understand to use a programming language. Usually the bootcamps use a language that the companies that they have contacts with use. This makes it easy for you to easily get a job with that specific company. A degree makes getting a job in any programming language easier. A degree in computer science however will teach you much more then just a programming language. A degree will teach you the problem solving skills that are needed to tackle a lot of the problems a software engineer faces in their daily job. It will also teach you the fundamentals of programming that will allow you to pick up any programming language easily. This means that what you learn when you get a degree in computer science will allow you to keep up with the field in the long run and not just get you a job at a local company that will be hard to get away from without the necessary training again. This basic knowledge from a college is something that can’t be overlooked when thinking about what you want to do with your life. This does not mean however that it is wise to go to a very expensive college and be a hundred thousand dollars in debt. It would be better to find a college that is in a reasonable price range and get the degree for cheaper.

But I haven’t used the knowledge from my degree on the job!

This is a common statement from many people who graduate from college and then get a job as a software developer. The statement is actually true in some way. That is because all of the things that you do in college are mainly building blocks and learning how to solve problems, while the job requires you to solve much more difficult problems with the latest, or most outdated, technologies. This means you are tackling a very different thing in the real world then you are at a college. That is because college is not supposed to prepare you for the job like a bootcamp. College, like I said before, is to prepare you to tackle a wide variety of problems by giving you the foundation to problem solve fast and learn new technologies easily. This means you probably won’t see a lot of direct correlations between what you have learned from college and what you will do on the job.