Dannymetconan

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by Dannymetconan 7y ago
I get that but my experience has been the exact opposite for all but my first job. I really don't think being able to pass these "programming puzzle" type interviews is a good measure of a good engineer. Just finishing them i
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by Dannymetconan 7y ago
The market is "oversaturated" if you take all the candidates completing these bootcamp type courses. Some are fantastic but many I have encountered still have a lot to learn. Just because there are a large number of candidates doe
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by Dannymetconan 8y ago
In this case most of the 'locals' are foreign men brought to Dubai to work on the sites. They live in horrible accommodation further out into the desert and probably wouldn't even be let into the malls if they tried.
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by Dannymetconan 8y ago
Or in Vietnam it was about 10 euro a shot and probably would have been free if I had been a local.
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by Dannymetconan 8y ago
Being told I was getting hired a backend Java developer for a first job and then working in a JavaScript, Java and DevOps full stack role for the last two years. The frustration that comes from being required to be competent on a large rang
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by Dannymetconan 8y ago
Ireland
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by Dannymetconan 8y ago
Just a comment but 30k for 2 years full experience seems low. I'm working in another European capital and I'm at 40k for a similar full-stack dev role.
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by Dannymetconan 8y ago
The only alternative would be to develop everything in house and to purchase and run your own servers.
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Show HN: I wrote a python library for converting Org files into Anki notes
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by Dannymetconan 9y ago
As a junior dev one aspect of mentoring which I have always valued is being given time to explain to a senior dev how I am about to go about implementing a solution. This coupled with feedback on how I should change my code and why is great
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by Dannymetconan 9y ago
I would think 3/4 hours is a very optimistic time to read any decent novel. Though I'm not really sure what the length of a decent novel would be but most books I have read would take at least 8 hours.
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by Dannymetconan 9y ago
It's a great model why change what works!
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by Dannymetconan 10y ago
A great write up. Really wish that they had given some indication about how much the original bill was. Sounds very effective but 1m of 100m isn't that much!