Denzel

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by Denzel 9y ago
Any particular reason why DARPA isn't mentioned?
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by Denzel 9y ago
If any industry would like to absorb the 27 million underemployed or unemployed, then they could if they were willing to invest in training them... versus offloading to upstream providers like schools. Of course, you could instate a hybrid
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by Denzel 9y ago
Thank you, I really appreciate that. I understand exactly how I feel. I think your way of attacking it is the right way -- pragmatism. You realize it can be improved/split but (1) you haven't had time, (2) there's been no rea
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by Denzel 9y ago
I'd be interested to see what his code looked like and how the code reviews progressed before firing him. I think these discussions are important, however, we must ground them in a concrete reality. That's what I appreciated about
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by Denzel 9y ago
Clean Code can be harmful? Or the person dogmatically applying the advice? Martin warns against such blind dogmatism. He even goes so far as to explain the thought process behind most of his recommendations so that one may consider whether
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by Denzel 9y ago
Software is not the spec, it's an implementation... of which there are many implementations that satisfy one spec. Spec writing is not like programming, and if it becomes like programming, then you're doing it wrong. Specs are mea
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by Denzel 9y ago
> Re: first paragraph - incorrect. Please, do detail. > The problem with "specs" is that you don't know whether they solve the problem until the solution is implemented and shipped. No. Good product management eliminate
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by Denzel 9y ago
It's blindingly obvious that you've never worked in, worked on, or managed a successful large organization (say >500 people || >$1B mkt cap) or a successful large project (say >5k man-hours || >50 people || >$10M bu
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by Denzel 9y ago
You're misunderstanding what I mean by spec. A spec is made up of a list of requirements. This list of requirements can be considered constraints on processes, performance, features, limitations, whatever. Whatever makes sense in the w
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by Denzel 9y ago
That was a great read, thanks for that. Indeed that article really codifies a lot of the thoughts that have been floating around in my head.
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by Denzel 9y ago
Like I said: A may help B or B may help A, does not imply B requires A. Where A = software development; B = product management. Yes, most startups don't formally define their spec. That's what I've said. Managing the sp
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by Denzel 9y ago
Thanks for the laugh. You misunderstand what a spec is. And you misunderstand what product management is. At no point did I say software engineers aren't responsible for designing and building software. And at no point did I say design
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by Denzel 9y ago
No, you just don't understand the definition of correctness as it relates to software. Correctness -- like safety -- is formally defined. You might want to look it up.
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by Denzel 9y ago
Really? I wasn't even interested in the story and yet the first link I found on Twitter reproduced the document in full: http://gizmodo.com/exclusive-heres-the-full-10-page-anti-div...
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by Denzel 9y ago
Uhm... I was responding to a conversation about software engineering not product development. The two are orthogonal. You just described the responsibility of a product manager, and finding product-market fit. None of which requires softw
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by Denzel 9y ago
No, the correctness is in the eye of a spec. Now, whether companies formally define their specs is a different story. Many startups don't. With that said, if Microsoft Word meets the given spec, then it's correct. One way to prove
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by Denzel 9y ago
Yes, this is of extreme interest to me as well. The why behind SOLID. I think you could formulate more rigorous support based upon information and graph theory, maybe neuroscience, and other areas I'm less familiar with. For example,
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by Denzel 9y ago
> scattershot haphazard endeavor that involves trying dozens of angles until one of them works Sounds a lot like engineering/design/art. There's a large amount of overlap between the three. I had the pleasure of speaking t
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by Denzel 9y ago
I find this thread interesting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14706548 In short, odds are greater that Tesla will exist in a post-combustion world than established automakers. I mean look at the battery supply chain
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by Denzel 9y ago
That's a fair point -- about Germany. I'm curious whether their father began building refineries there before or after the sanctions? I never really looked into the geopolitical context around the time of his expansion. I'm r
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by Denzel 9y ago
It does no good to mischaraterize and disparage other humans when you're not aware of their motivations. Understand that I dislike what the Kochs stand for as well, but I can understand how their viewpoint evolved. Firstly, they'r
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by Denzel 9y ago
A dogmatic book does not make a dogmatic person. And if that's a "problem", then that's rather a problem with the person reading the book. Please provide examples of such codebases you're talking about. One justific
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by Denzel 9y ago
Did you read my reply? You've arrived at the same number I posted in my TL;DR... $37.5MM. The point was never for her to come out ahead , just less behind . Why does this matter? I was simply pointing out that she achieved exactly wh
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by Denzel 9y ago
That's interesting, I had the complete opposite reaction to clean code. As a person that recommends this book, with full heart, to every developer, I'd like to hear any details you could spare re: why you believe it's damagin
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by Denzel 9y ago
Sort of a roundabout way of saying that since Twilio is currently dropping the ball... they're not apt to pick it up now.
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by Denzel 9y ago
Have you ever thought of helping them out? I mean if (1) what you say is true, (2) you have the know-how and ability to navigate such structures, and (3) you can build a team that closes these deals, then I'm positive Twilio would spen
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by Denzel 9y ago
Musk worked at Rocket Science Games, a Steve Blank startup, almost two decades ago.
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by Denzel 9y ago
Uhm, they do make significant (>$40MM) amounts of money from cash+RSU compensation. [1-5] That's literally what you can find with a cursory search; no digging. Furthermore, the tax writeoff carries through 5 years since it was a sto
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by Denzel 9y ago
Firstly, 55% is not greater than the maximum tax rate one could pay on income (especially in CA) [1]. Secondly, you understand that RSUs (restricted stock units) are taxed as normal W-2 income at the time of vesting, right! You pay capital-
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by Denzel 9y ago
I don't think there was any value judgment in my comments at all. The net "loss" to her was $37.5MM for shares she couldn't even use in good conscience in the first place (think team morale, public optics, etc.) She was

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