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by andrew_ 5y ago
Just learned new slang for "whiskey". Thank you.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
I've worked with countless engineers who've had 10+ years under their belt that were outperformed and outthought by engineers with half the experience. People with low skill levels and a lot experience exist. The opposite does as
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by andrew_ 5y ago
I think people are genuinely struggling with the idea that in some ways these corporations are nearly as powerful or more so, in certain aspects, than the government itself. It's a mindf*ck to consider that they can regulate speech on
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Congrats on successfully switching to a new field, and the success of your first product. Both are difficult feats to pull off. I'd be interested in some comparisons between Signal Group Chats and this app. I understand they're no
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Babysitters exist. We arranged one for that event, and should be considered responsible. Anything else you'd like to try and drag me on? Here's the original reply for context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3
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by andrew_ 5y ago
> Dads... not so much, and we're not great at opening up in the first place. s/we're/some fathers This isn't universal. Please don't present it as such.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Agreed. Sounds like something a person would say after lamenting having children, paints fathers as helpless and pathetic. Personally, it's one the most rewarding challenges that one can step up to.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Don't lump me in with that "we."
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Only those who were around before it was commonplace would recover quickly. Muscle memory is a thing. I'm often told by younger peers that my practice of leaving my phone at home to go to the grocery store is unthinkable. Folks will ju
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by andrew_ 5y ago
I run a small agency in addition to my full-time gig. Every time a recruiter sends me a message I respond with a script that includes criteria for work that I'll do, work that I won't do, and interview limitations. I also include
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Either there's some obscure news I'm not up to speed on, or this is one of the most bananas straw men I've run across.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
pretty great. I've been using undici for a while now and very happy with the speed and experience.
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Interview with a JavaScript Developer in 2022(old.reddit.com)
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by andrew_ 5y ago
I used AirBnB to spend a week at a time in different areas of the city I was targeting. I looked for places near things to do, walkable, parks, waterfront, where people congregate. After 8 weeks of bouncing around I narrowed it down and spo
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I moved into an area and apartment complex that was conducive to meeting people.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Can confirm. Dated a ton and loved it. Found my partner.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Sounds to me like they need less of the developer space, not more. There's more to life than the screen. Fulfillment comes in many forms.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
I was in a similar rut 'round about 2013. I won't go into details, but sans a very small number of solid-as-granite people, my group of friends disintegrated for various reasons, including everyone I know getting married off, havi
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by andrew_ 5y ago
I think you're missing a key point here: this bridge is maintained by PennDOT. That's not federal, that's state. PennDOT's own report, according the article, showed that the bridge was in poor condition. It's a fail
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Always surprising when public officials slip up in speech like that. I'm frequently chastised by my wife for using "got" instead of "have" in front of the kids, something I'd wager I'd have to be coached o
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by andrew_ 5y ago
> 7 minutes There are so few areas of software engineering where a time limit like that is remotely realistic. What a gas.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
In my 21 years in the industry, I've never seen one. Schrodinger's Code Challenge. There's also the issue of Coderpad et al being a sterile, primitive, unfriendly environment. Not the editor or IDE a candidate is comfortable
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Three years ago I started rejecting interviews that included banal code challenges unrelated to the positions, leetcode, and hackerrank stuff. Basically anything involving Coderpad et al. The result in a 40% increase in total comp and havin
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Disappointed that there wasnt a single snippet on their README. "Better" is a dubious claim, and there wasn't much information to compel a passerby of the claim.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
This doesn't apply to right-to-work states. Nuance is required in an argument like this. For nealy half the country, "hard to fire" is bullshit FUD. It's another excuse to be lazy in interviewing and follow FAANG in lock
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by andrew_ 5y ago
Thanks for posting the question. Great responses. Slightly more encouraged to resurrect an old .NET app for windows and Mac. Motivation is still fleeting.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
with respect, this is just lazy, following the herd because everybody else is doing it. Somewhere around 2010, a group of xooglers started selling CTCI (Cracking the Coding Interview) They single-handedly fucked hiring for the entire indust
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by andrew_ 5y ago
I just do not understand why somebody with 20 years of experience would invest that kind of time in leetcode. just say "no" and be done with the BS, and with the kind of financial success the author has enjoyed previously, wait fo
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by andrew_ 5y ago
The command line methods outlined in the comments here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23157408 work quite well.
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by andrew_ 5y ago
I intentionally avoid companies based in the Bay Area (SF) even being remote. The hoops that the State of CA makes employees jump through yearly is annoying at best.

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