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So many times on HN I feel we disagree because we each touch different parts of the elephant(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant https://en.
by 01100011 6y ago
So many times on HN I feel we disagree because we each touch different parts of the elephant(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant).
Systems programmers have different experiences than web developers who have different experiences from ML researchers. Things that benefit junior Ruby devs may make no sense for a middle aged, embedded dev working for the defense industry.
There are people who benefit greatly from side projects, and others who should never bring them up in an interview. I don't think anyone should be significantly swayed by the arguments I've seen here so far. Know your situation and react accordingly. Don't lose sight of the complex world of software and how many times the experiences of others only apply loosely, if at all, to your situation.
- raindropm 6y agoRight? Maybe the speck of hostility is as little as we interpret the word 'side projects' differently and forget about other context and variable, or simple fact that not everyone have a knack on side project...I found that if you're not side project guy, then you're not, and that's fine. I mean, I believe many people don't have side project and still have perfectly happy life.
- arminiusreturns 6y agoComing from the sysadmin side of things I have noticed this glaringly many times over my years on hn. So much miscommunication just because it's easy to assume other people are like you or like your company.
- snak 6y agoThanks for sharing that parable. It reminds me of the times I've discussed about Kubernetes with colleagues.