BazookaMusic

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by BazookaMusic 4y ago
She's studying to be a UX researcher but isn't one yet. I'd say her strengths are more programming technical. She likes processes and learning tools and technology. She's less interested in the behavioral part of UX res
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Ask HN: Can someone without a degree expect to get a job in tech today? (EU)
3 points by BazookaMusic 4y ago|7 comments
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Ask HN: Is there hope for a beginner without a degree in web dev today? (EU)
3 points by BazookaMusic 4y ago|3 comments
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by BazookaMusic 4y ago
All of the things mentioned as requirements for the cover letter are stuff you'd add to your CV in short form. Why companies require the ritual of writing the same things in prose addressed to the company is beyond me. I'd underst
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by BazookaMusic 4y ago
I would choose a language that effectively combines multiple paradigms and is modern. Using that as a headstart, it is very easy to learn other languages. Typescript is a great language for this purpose because it has a rich type system, is
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by BazookaMusic 4y ago
He shouldn't leave the remnants of everyone else's imaginary gods. He should leave archeological artifacts intact so that they can be studied and displayed. By the same logic, should the monks of medieval times have burnt texts fr
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by BazookaMusic 4y ago
Interesting contrast to this reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/k7e0sw/the_t... Seems like there are some underlying political issues around this clinic.
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by BazookaMusic 4y ago
Learn the main scenarios of the product and try to walk through them with a debugger. Also try to read tests, because they can show a lot about how the components are used and their properties.
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by BazookaMusic 4y ago
Something that has helped me tremendously is to care less about the opinion of the interviewer and the company. An engineer provides value through their skills and I'm there to present my value and offer it. If the interview process is
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by BazookaMusic 4y ago
This is not universally good advice. An interview is an obstacle that takes a limited amount of time. It can only approximate someone's true skill set. One can oversell themselves based on their potential to learn and grow. For example
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by BazookaMusic 4y ago
Ux issue. I've had the same thing happen, including an ad being clicked that shared my personal data. I got robo-calls because of this for a year.
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by BazookaMusic 5y ago
For me, it's really hard to learn a new language without a purpose for it. Even more so when languages do not get you jobs. Employers are looking for demonstrable experience in X and not just knowing it. For this reason I've found
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Ask HN: How to find my niche (personal projects)
4 points by BazookaMusic 5y ago|1 comments
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by BazookaMusic 5y ago
The code isn't perfect, it's a learning project and still WIP, but you can check the code for a parser for the LOX language ( c-like) from 'Crafting Interpreters' in this project. 'Ast.fs' and 'Parser.fs&#
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by BazookaMusic 5y ago
+1 on "Purely Functional Data Structures", an excellent book to learn a different programming paradigm
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by BazookaMusic 6y ago
Working at a FAANG in northern Europe. I'm originally from Greece and can say that they're a very nice opportunity because they usually offer nice relocation packages and are looking for International candidates. Also depending on
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by BazookaMusic 6y ago
Thank you for the insight on the PhD life. I just finished my master's thesis and working on a paper submission for an automatic RCU framework. I was recently hired by a FAANG company and wil be starting soon but I have a nagging feel
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by BazookaMusic 7y ago
Heck, had to make a virtual machine for befunge93 for a university course last month. It's a really fun language to play around with.