todd_wanna_code

Ah, I didn't check your username. So, its your project, awesome work and thanks for doing it. :D

Is there a guide just for using the actix framework that explains what are actors, how they are different from other abstractions and the pros and cons?

I would say types. I think types have been really a lot of help to me, coming from mostly dynamic languages. It forces you to think about your problem more than just throwing some code together. Another thing I enjoyed is easier concurrency. But apart from that, I feel like its a matter of choosing the right tool for the right task.

> There are still places where callbacks are better)

Like? I am genuinely interested in knowing the drawbacks of promises and places where a callback like structure is more favourable. By the way, I am not contradicting you, just trying to learn.

I think I will start with elixir too since I am already a bit familiar with Ruby.

Awesome, one thing, what is the advantage of microservices, to lets say, modular monolith?

I am also thinking about going the elixir way, what did you use to get started?

So I am trying to move away from NodeJs for my next project and I can't decide between Elixir and Go. Can't decide what to choose, any idea if there is any advantage for a noob to learn one or the other?

Bitcoins are asset, plain and simple. Fiat currencies are derivatives, gold is not. There are derivative instruments on top of gold that let you make money on its market trends, but saying gold is derivative is totally meaningless. The bitcoin protocol gives bitcoin asset value. Now the speculative price market is a derivative, but that's not bitcoin, that's an instrument for people to make money on top of bitcoin.

Derivatives are just instruments to bet against or for market trends of assets. There are futures contract, options, swaps and other derivative vehicles for every market, be it cryptocurrency or forex. What makes you think the coin part represents that derivative?

Hmmm. Good point, I too hope ten years down the line we laugh at the ICO era. But the 'coin' part is actually more than a moniker. It has provided a PoC that value can be proved and transferred digitally. I hope governments actually continue research in this space, while effectively regulating this speculative fad.

> I don't see the need for a degree if you have the skills.

What skills? I see everyone saying this but the idea what industry considers skills is kinda elusive, at least to me. And I am asking this sincerely as someone who wants to break the poverty cycle. I haven't been a kid for two years now and I sincerely regret not focusing on my education instead of playing around with friends while I had the time. But what's in the past is in the past, what can I do now to improve myself from here?

I started learning to code around September-October of 2016 and applied at quite a few places during the latter half of 2017. I got rejected everywhere because they were looking for someone with either a more formal background or years of experiences. Now I understand that I was wrong to expect that I can get a job after learning for a year or so. But still, what is the skills that one should have that can equate the value of a degree from an accredited institution? Is it the number of hours or years I will spend learning? Is it the number project on GitHub? Do people who hire care about Github? One of the guys who rejected me said that there's not much incentive to hire self-taught guys as jr dev or interns since now there's a steady supply of educated engineers for such positions and the supply is increasing.

Now, I understand there's a lot of gaps in my knowledge. I plan to continue to code as a hobby and learn programming properly this time from the basics. But even then do you think just being able to code is enough of a skill to break the poverty cycle?

I don't think BlockChain is about creating a newer coin, it's just interesting as a topic.

Hey you got some link for other tutorials to go from here?