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Hello from Raleigh, NC. Just graduated with a degree in political science but found work as a software engineer. Currently passionate about rock climbing, I wo

Hello from Raleigh, NC. Just graduated with a degree in political science but found work as a software engineer. Currently passionate about rock climbing, I wonder if there are any other climbers on HN? I’m looking to take a class on lead belaying soon and start sport climbing!

mcast 4y ago
How is the tech scene in Raleigh compared to other medium sized cities on the east coast?
- weakfish 4y ago
  Good as far as I can tell! There’s quite a few conferences around the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, chapel hill). There’s also a lot of company campuses in the research parks and Pendo + Red Hat being headquarters downtown.
- mindcrime 4y ago
  I would say it's pretty good. This area has long had two primary economic anchors: software / digital tech, and life sciences / pharma. You have companies like IBM / Red Hat, SAS, Microsoft, Google, Apple, etc. here, and a burgeoning startup scene on the "digital tech" front. In terms of life sciences, well, TBH, I can't name most of the companies because I don't work in that space. But lots of pharma stuff. Glaxo-Smith-Kline is probably the biggest and most well-known, but there are a ton of smaller players in that space around here. There's also a lot of the "tech jobs with non tech companies" stuff here. Big companies in fields like finance, insurance, logistics, etc. set up development shops here and do a lot of their software development and IT work locally. You have companies like MetLife, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, etc. here in that sense.
mindcrime 4y ago
Hey, we're practically neighbors! I'm from Chapel Hill, NC. Sadly, I don't do any rock climbing. It's one of those things that I've always thought looked interesting, but I somehow never found time / energy / money / whatever to pursue. My big things outdoor activity wise are cycling (MTB, road, and BMX) and fishing.
- weakfish 4y ago
  Hey, if you’re interested in trying, the local gym system TRC has free first sessions when going with a member. If you’re interested, shoot me an email, it’s in my profile :)
  - mindcrime 4y ago
    I appreciate that, and I totally would take you up on the offer, if I had any free time. But between working a day job, my side project stuff, and trying to squeeze in 40 miles a week of cycling, and maybe a couple of miles of trail running here and there, my "free time" count is pretty much negative.
ojl 4y ago
I’m also into climbing :) Bouldering and top rope at the moment but thinking about taking a lead class next year. I mostly climb indoors but live in a region with great outdoor climbing as well so I might do more outdoor climbing in the future.

mcast 4y ago

How is the tech scene in Raleigh compared to other medium sized cities on the east coast?

weakfish 4y ago
Good as far as I can tell! There’s quite a few conferences around the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, chapel hill). There’s also a lot of company campuses in the research parks and Pendo + Red Hat being headquarters downtown.
mindcrime 4y ago
I would say it's pretty good. This area has long had two primary economic anchors: software / digital tech, and life sciences / pharma. You have companies like IBM / Red Hat, SAS, Microsoft, Google, Apple, etc. here, and a burgeoning startup scene on the "digital tech" front. In terms of life sciences, well, TBH, I can't name most of the companies because I don't work in that space. But lots of pharma stuff. Glaxo-Smith-Kline is probably the biggest and most well-known, but there are a ton of smaller players in that space around here. There's also a lot of the "tech jobs with non tech companies" stuff here. Big companies in fields like finance, insurance, logistics, etc. set up development shops here and do a lot of their software development and IT work locally. You have companies like MetLife, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, etc. here in that sense.

mindcrime 4y ago

Hey, we're practically neighbors! I'm from Chapel Hill, NC. Sadly, I don't do any rock climbing. It's one of those things that I've always thought looked interesting, but I somehow never found time / energy / money / whatever to pursue. My big things outdoor activity wise are cycling (MTB, road, and BMX) and fishing.

weakfish 4y ago
Hey, if you’re interested in trying, the local gym system TRC has free first sessions when going with a member. If you’re interested, shoot me an email, it’s in my profile :)
- mindcrime 4y ago
  I appreciate that, and I totally would take you up on the offer, if I had any free time. But between working a day job, my side project stuff, and trying to squeeze in 40 miles a week of cycling, and maybe a couple of miles of trail running here and there, my "free time" count is pretty much negative.

ojl 4y ago

I’m also into climbing :) Bouldering and top rope at the moment but thinking about taking a lead class next year. I mostly climb indoors but live in a region with great outdoor climbing as well so I might do more outdoor climbing in the future.