A cold sweat

Coming out of Fuwai Hospital, I got on the subway. My eyelids were out of control. No matter how hard I tried, they would not be rolled up.

It was impossible to go to work after a sleepless night. I asked Kang Shen for a day’s personal leave in wechat. Back in my apartment, I shut the door and fell asleep.

I do not know how long sleep, a short knock on the door will wake me up. Outside the window, night had begun to fall. I pressed the wall lamp and opened the door.

Huang Fei was standing in the doorway wearing a hurdle vest, a beer bottle in one hand and a waist in the other. Look at him. He looks like he’s in trouble.

Seeing him go head-to-head with gym buddy last night, I can’t help but chill down my spine. I this small body can not carry beat, although Huang Fei is a few years younger than me, but his fighting ability should be several times more than me.

I greeted him with a smile and searched in my memory for my recent inconsiderate behavior. At least if you get questioned later, you’ll have something to say, something to argue.

If you can just be positive, you can’t just admit it. If a dragon does not bend, he bends his knees.

Could it be that I have come back to my apartment a little late recently, disturbing others? Recently, I often work late into the night. Every time I come back to my apartment, it’s about eleven o ‘clock.

However, whenever I came back late, I would tiptoe across the hall and open the door. Now the young people are mostly late to sleep, generally back to the apartment, each room is still brightly lit, singing and dancing.

I don’t think the sound of door pushing and washing made by me should affect them very much.

Maybe I went to visit Old Pan’s father last night and saw him in such a mess that I came to kill me today? I don’t think so. His fight with Mylyvirgil was witnessed by the whole apartment.

Logically, the two should fight for hundreds of rounds until one of them is either dead or wounded.

But the fact that in less than one night the two men had gone from angry enemies to brothers who looked as good as a pair of trousers really made me curious and did a couple of glares.

As I puzzled, my laptop beeped inappropriately that the video download was complete. All of a sudden, I realized that I had been snooping around to limit the traffic on my apartment router.

In order to save money, the penny-pinched landlord shared a single Internet connection between a dozen rooms in the apartment. Some young man with a lot of blood hanging up every day downloading videos of the island. A group of girls who love entertainment brush variety Korean dramas all day long.

As soon as the network is used at peak, the network becomes slow. This made it very difficult for me to open tech websites and recharge my batteries.

So, late one dark night, I quietly cracked the administrator account of the router outside my apartment. I have limited the download and upload speed of some large Internet users.

Huang Fei is a relative of the landlord, and I took special care of the network in his room. During peak Internet use, he should have the urge to smash the keyboard and computer.

At the expense of his own interests, I think Huang fei will ask his Grandean aunt for a higher bandwidth network, so that all of us tenants can benefit too.

You can either deny it or fight it out. I stepped back and picked up the stainless steel thermos on the table, ready to fight.

The thermos was full of boiling water, and if a scuffle broke out, I imagined that I could burn him with the water and then sneak in and get out.

When Huang fei entered the room, he put the beer bottle on my desk and said, “Brother Yao, may I ask you something?”

I quickly moved the MAC aside. It’s company property, worth over $10,000, and if it gets damaged, it’ll cost you a month’s wages.

I said, “Huh? What’s the matter?”

I played it cool to test Huang fei’s next move. Huang fei picked up the bottle again and smothered it with a third of the yellow water, then belched.

Huang fei said: “In weekdays, although we often see each other, we don’t get too close. I used to talk to Pan a lot when he was here. Listen to him to say you are a programmer, is your programmer can steal others QQ number? Hacking other people’s accounts?”

My heart pounded, temporarily unable to understand the other party’s routine, afraid he was playing hard to get, so waved his hand to deny: “Outsiders have a certain misunderstanding of our programmers, most programmers do not have the ability to steal other people’s accounts, I can not.”

Huang Fei looked at me suspiciously, and I felt a little uneasy. Moments later, he said, “Can you crack the password to access QZone?”

I was embarrassed: “Ah? Should not be, QQ’s safety protection mechanism is particularly good, the industry is famous.”

Silence a little, Huang Fei hands close ten, turn to beg of tone: “try, in case can line.”

My heart said look huang Fei this attitude, but not like a teacher to blame. My strained nerves relaxed. I turned on my computer and beckoned him to QQ.

Huang Fei, while operating the computer, praised my Internet speed: “Brother Yao, the Internet speed in your house can be ah, my house to the evening even a web page can not open his mother.”

I was silent, huang Fei suddenly turned to ask: “Is it because my notebook is too broken? Do I need a new computer? Go to zhongguancun computer city buy over there depend spectrum?”

I replied, “The slow Internet speed is mainly due to too many people using the Internet.”

Huang Fei sighed: “My aunt is also stingy, in order to save money, reluctant to do expensive set meals. A few days ago, I apply to plan to upgrade a net with her, she dead or alive do not agree.

Ah, the nature of the businessman is to pursue the maximization of interests, and the landlord old lady does not live here, also do not use the net, she certainly does not know the sufferings of the people.

(41) Universal programming

I have self-knowledge, with my current level, cracking QQ space access password is absolutely fantastic.

However, in the face of Huang Fei’s expectant eyes, I can not immediately refuse, can only pretend to try.

After several attempts, I held out my hand in frustration. Huang Fei said it didn’t matter, but I could see that he was lost.

Huang fei muttered, “I had a dream about my ex-girlfriend and wanted to see how she was doing.”

I thought, coincidentally, I’ve been dreaming about girls lately, too. Spring has already passed, will soon fall, REALLY do not know where to come so many spring dreams.

Xu is a cavity no one to tell, I happened to be beside him, drink a little wine huang Fei began to expose his heart to me. I sat across from him, holding a thermos, playing the role of agony brother.

I heard a not stirring but also sad love story. After some tears were shed, Huang Fei and I became closer to each other.

I wasn’t like Old Pan, who was all things to all people. I’m very passive when it comes to making friends, and it’s hard for me to open up to people.

Huang Fei did not indulge in the past too much, he picked up a programming reference book on my desk, conveniently turned over a few pages, then the pupil suddenly shining up, ask me: “Brother Yao, you programmers a month at least ten thousand?”

I was not without satisfaction way: “almost, but also points, points length of service.”

Huang Fei rustle eyelashes, eyes full of RMB: “Do you think I can program this line? A good friend of mine learned programming in Peking University Jade Bird for a year, and just found a job with a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan.

I put my thermos to my mouth and took a sip of hot water. “The rent on your aunt’s apartment building would be more than $350,000 a month,” I said. “Being a programmer is too hard.”

Huang fei frowned, “That’s her money. It’s for her son. She only gives me three thousand yuan a month.”

I envy way: “you this also good ah, everyday sit in the house, dozen dozen game, watch TV, three thousand hand.”

My aunt always threatens to send me back to my hometown. Now I am the punching bag of the whole family.”

Then Huang fei heaved a deep sigh, doubtless remembering the anguish of being supported by others.

I asked him, “Do you really want to learn?”

Huang fei nodded again and again: “I can’t be a lifelong gatekeeper. I’m only 20 years old. I consulted several IT training institutions, but the minimum tuition was 20 thousand yuan a year. I was worried that I would lose money if I failed to learn.”

I suggested: “Training institutions generally can audition, you can first try to listen to a few classes, see if you are interested.”

Huang Fei question: “listen to the training teacher said that programmers this line does not value academic qualifications, all by skill, also do not know can not be trusted? My high school education is not as good as your college students, learn to find a job?”

I offered a bowl of chicken soup: “At present, China’s Internet industry is on the rise, the talent gap is very large, finding a living job is not a problem. However, in the future, promotion and salary will be based on ability. The university student of computer major also has mix child inside, the student that training orgnaization comes out also has cow person. As far as I know, there are a lot of big names in Internet security who only have a high school education.”

Huang Fei hold a fist: “Yao elder brother, later have need of my place, you speech.”

The atmosphere is set off here, since the little brother is so bold, I can’t be stingy, they rely on the old, hit a shot of stimulant: “brave to take the first step, young people are not afraid of trial and error.”

Huang fei nodded and walked slowly out of my room. Looking at huang Fei’s thin but strong figure, MY thoughts are myriad. Recently, many friends and family have asked me about switching to programming.

They learned from various media reports that programmer this occupation, envy in the legend of high pay, have to want a share of the action.

I mostly encourage it, because it’s hard for the poor to get over themselves. Even if you can’t make it big, you can make a living.

With the industry booming and the talent gap wide, IT training agencies have emerged to target people like Huang with low education levels. With the increasing number of training institutions, the competition has become very fierce.

In order to increase the employment rate of trainees, some training institutions choose to cheat rather than improve trainees’ skills. They pay attention to the quick, help students forge resumes, excessive packaging, resulting in training institutions out of the programmer reputation is getting worse, bad money to drive out good money.

About professional learning, someone summed up, poor study science and technology, rich study finance, your study literature. Basically means that the children of poor family had better learn science and engineering, earn money to support their families as soon as possible. The children of rich families learn finance so that money can grow into money and make profits. The children of the rich and powerful studied literature and went on to political careers with the pen.

Today, computing is arguably the most cost-effective science and engineering major for the poor. In this field, the poor are treated better according to their ability, regardless of their hero’s origin or rank.

The salary offered by companies to fresh graduates is very impressive, even several times that of some unpopular industries. The prosperity of the industry, the emergence of a number of new wealth, the rich list, more and more entrepreneurs in the FIELD of IT, the myth of wealth constantly staged.

As a result, many professionals such as chemistry, biology, archaeology, excavators, beauty salons, cooking and baking turned to programmers. Some people want to change the world, while others simply want to change the circumstances of their families.

Being a programmer is like gambling, putting youth and energy on the desk, in front of the computer, betting on a better future. Fortunately, the stakes are small and the capital is guaranteed.

In recent years, there have been an increasing number of Internet jokes about programmers, mostly about being stupid and having a lot of money. In fact, most of the jokes are self-mockery of the programmer community.

We call ourselves code farmers and move bricks. To be blamed for a problem is called taking the blame. Denying that a problem is your fault is what we call dumping the blame. So, on weekdays, a good day is spent in making POTS, mending POTS, carrying POTS, shaking POTS.

The core of comedy is tragedy, and the self-deprecation of the programmer is similar. Its core is inhumane sourness. Compared with those in traditional industries, programmers are highly paid.

However, behind the high salary is high pressure, high intensity. The more prosperous an industry is, the more people flock in. The more people who flood in, the more fungible an employee becomes. The more fungible employees are, the more physical they need to compete with their brains.

Like a great pyramid built on white bones, the Internet boom is underpinned by the efforts of countless front-line workers.

Even so, I still recommend that young people in this era learn to code. It can be a hobby, if not a career.

In the future, the industry may not be as prosperous as it is now, or it may be more prosperous than it is now. Either way, it’s cool to be able to program, and code can be as beautiful as poetry.

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