EnderMB

9 ms·

31.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I think the main thing you can take from the language/framework descriptions above is that you should outright ignore what people say about tools they don't actively use. Java and C# absolutely do NOT lack a third-party ecosystem.
32.
by EnderMB 7y ago
There's something both comforting and absolutely terrifying that everyone has similar stories of software negligence. I would love to see a whistle-blower company formed, where you could report software engineering malpractice, and be
33.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I'm in the UK, so all of these companies are either primarily based in the EU, or do business here. GDPR has put some fear back in, but even today there are loads of companies that simply don't give a shit, and will happily risk i
34.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I don't explicitly work in security, but I've had a handful of arguments in the past where I've discovered a serious vulnerability, and been told either by my managers or by a client that it is low-priority. Sometimes, the vu
35.
by EnderMB 7y ago
This kind of stuff is everywhere. It's very common with celebrities (Chris Brown being a shining example), and you see it a lot on HN with companies that are raising the bar of expectation, like Tesla. The key similarities between the
36.
by EnderMB 7y ago
Any time I've had to lead a team in the past few years, I've always done two things first (bottom-up): * Get to know the people in the team, learn the overall vibe of the group, and how happy everyone is. * Get the know the people
37.
by EnderMB 7y ago
Apple did have impressive build quality, but those days are long gone. I can run happily on a MBP from a few years ago, whereas the newer ones have had numerous issues. In terms of overall quality, I'd say that MBP is now behind some o
38.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I'm not necessarily talking about developers. The biggest group that I've seen move away from the MBP range aren't developers, but are creatives - either in design or in sound/music. I know a few DJ's in my local ar
39.
by EnderMB 7y ago
While it's nice to see an opinionated company like Apple admit fault and revert to what people want, I wonder if this move is too late for many of those that decided to move away from Apple? Years ago, I switched to a Surface Book, and
40.
by EnderMB 7y ago
Pick up a physical activity. I do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and I liken it to learning how to program. It's got a huge learning curve and you can go months/years feeling like you've learned nothing, but eventually something c
41.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I'm not American, so I'm not endorsing the same belief, but isn't the main criticism against the treatment of H1B visa holders related to workplace treatment (i.e. work longer hours/accept extra work or you're kicke
42.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I was lucky enough to not suffer much from bullying. I was introverted and nerdy, but I also liked sports and was lucky enough to look athletic enough that people wouldn't start fights with me. I'd get the occasional bit of verbal
43.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I never said it was a problem. I have a CS degree so it doesn't hugely bother me. IMO, it's a necessary hurdle to ensure that you aren't swamped by thousands of candidates at every location. With that being said, I would cons
44.
by EnderMB 7y ago
To create a barrier to entry that weeds out over 90% of applicants. IMO, this is the sole purpose of algortihm-heavy interviews. Companies like Google can put out a job ad and receive thousands and thousands of applicants, and the sad truth
45.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I'm glad you've raised this, because it's something I've felt for a long time. A few friends of mine work in accredited professions, and it's not something they have to deal with all that much, most likely because t
46.
by EnderMB 7y ago
As someone that has spent years in consultancies and agencies, this one stings a lot. A slightly different scenario I see all the time, even today, is when a company takes on a fixed-cost job to build something. We come up with a basic MVP
47.
by EnderMB 7y ago
Something I learned pretty quickly in building software is that no one is irreplaceable. I've seen lead developers that do literally everything walk out and never come back, and despite teething issues and an occasional lost contract,
48.
by EnderMB 7y ago
Confidence, mostly. I started out as a .NET developer, and I worked my way up from junior to senior over the space of a few years. At my last .NET role, I helped shape the structure of .NET development for my satellite office and the growin
49.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I remember when Ghost was released years ago, and I remember thinking "wow, these people have actually gone and released a solid blogging platform to replace the shitshow that is WordPress!". At the time, I was making some decent
50.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I've sung it's praises for years on here, and I'll do it again. The Surface Book is the best laptop I've owned. The build quality is better than the MBP, and despite owning it for years it's as fast as it was when I
51.
by EnderMB 7y ago
It's been a while since I've had to do it, but I'm pretty sure that all you need to do is build a collection of your endpoints, and right-click -> export. This will save it as a JSON file, and while it's not pretty, i
52.
by EnderMB 7y ago
For reference, I'm mostly talking about brand-new projects, and purely from my perspective as a former .NET dev that still spends time with the local .NET community. I've not met a single .NET dev that doesn't want to use .NE
53.
by EnderMB 7y ago
This is the reason I still use Postman. It's got a nice interface for throwing some HTTP requests around, but compared to the likes of Paw it's a pain in the ass to set up an API spec. Regardless, the ability to merge these files
54.
by EnderMB 7y ago
There are some similarities to Python 3 in .NET Core adoption. I know plenty of people that would love nothing more than to be up to date and to start using .NET Core, but many of them rely on certain libraries that simply aren't there
55.
by EnderMB 7y ago
Being able to claim requests together with such an easy to use interface is fantastic. My only real gripe with Paw is that the default save mechanic produces a binary file. If you're providing paw files as documentation in a repo, this
56.
by EnderMB 7y ago
I worked for a legal startup as the lead dev. When written like this is sounds cool, but in reality I was a fresh dev out of university thrust into a top job with no idea what to do, and with a similarly skilled team we bullshitted our way
57.
by EnderMB 7y ago
Cataclysmic events in online games are always a great watch. One of the most memorable ones in recent history for me was in Final Fantasy XIV. The original release of the game met with negative reviews, so Square Enix decided to re-release
58.
by EnderMB 7y ago
Yep, from my second job out of uni at a well-known agency. I was told my phone while on holiday, and when I returned the next Monday we were told that we may as well go home for that day since there wasn't anything left to do. Thankful
59.
by EnderMB 7y ago
Dyson always seem to struggle to find employees for their HQ in Malmesbury. They pay well, but the work rarely seems all that interesting, and young people don't seem to want to move outside of the main cities to work for a company wit
60.
by EnderMB 7y ago
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom Remote: Yes (have experience) Willing to relocate: Yes - happy to relocate to London or NYC if option is available. Technologies: Ruby/Rails, C#/ASP.NET, SQL, JavaScript - I'm happ

More ›