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Ask HN: Has a corporate engineering blog made you want to join the company?

3 points by herbertl 4y ago

Dan Luu wrote this fascinating post a while back (https://danluu.com/corp-eng-blogs/), proposing, "Companies compete relatively directly when recruiting, so being more compelling relative to another company has value to them; replicating the playbook Cloudflare or Segment has used with their engineering 'brands' would be a significant recruiting advantage." Have you applied to work at a company after reading its engineering blog?

dev_0 4y ago
It's not a good reflection of the actual company practices. I joined ThoughtWorks as a Dev because of their engineering books but the reality is that you work with shitty Devs on most projects
- herbertl 4y ago
  Thanks for sharing your experience! When you look for your next opportunity, what indicators would you consider instead of (or in addition to) the books/blogs?
  - dev_0 4y ago
    Look at the age of the companies. If they are new, you might have opportunities to do exciting stuffs.
RonaldOlzheim 4y ago
Both are good https://shopify.engineering/topics/infrastructure https://shopify.engineering/topics/infrastructure https://www.uber.com/nl/blog/amsterdam/engineering/ https://www.uber.com/nl/blog/amsterdam/engineering/ I do believe that there is a gap for a dedicated medium wioth life long learning education with deep focus and a wide range. ´The validation of value principle´ for social acceptance should be something to look forward to. The influencer economy does not make someone a talented person. prrof of Actions do.