aBitPlayer

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by aBitPlayer 4y ago
Teachers
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by aBitPlayer 4y ago
When I was a new developer just a couple months out of school, and was very eager to be a part of my company and fit in, an older developer told me “remember that your interests and your path are your own.” Over the years, I’ve suffered fro
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by aBitPlayer 4y ago
One diagram, one page of understandable text. I, for one, would welcome such a return to sanity.
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by aBitPlayer 4y ago
I do agree with some of this, but a lot of it seems to misunderstand the nature of intrinsic motivation. > to try to do things that would make your friends say wow Not great advice. The opinions of friends, like those of parents, can be
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by aBitPlayer 4y ago
To me, one exciting motivation today in computing is rethinking and simplifying systems. https://youtu.be/k0uE_chSnV8 https://youtu.be/kZRE7HIO3vk
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Ask HN: Rekindling Intrinsic Motivation
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by aBitPlayer 5y ago
Despite the name, “Reverse Engineering for Beginners” is an excellent resource and can get pretty advanced at times. https://beginners.re/
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by aBitPlayer 5y ago
I am absolutely burned out with my tech job. The only thing keeping me in it for now is fear: in a minor way, losing the paycheck and benefits for a while; but more significantly, the realization that I know I need to take a year or two awa
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by aBitPlayer 5y ago
This perspective on burnout was really helpful for me (and helped me understand the gravity of it): https://youtu.be/hFkI69zJzLI