ashwinaj

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by ashwinaj 10y ago
I somewhat agree with the premise, but then I read "going home to a bedroom which you share with many other siblings" Yes, surely sharing a room with your brother and sister hampers your chances of success (sarcasm). Did he mean a
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
I find audiobooks put me to sleep with the (usually) soothing voice of the narrator.
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
I did high school and college in India, so I understand your sentiment. Unlike developing countries which are now investing in their infrastructure/people, the US on the contrary is not investing in them as they used to (eg., education
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
> US govt (a proxy for US community) cares for US citizens and US citizens On paper. But it seems like over decades it's become "US govt supporting businesses" which is ok as long as business leaders are somewhat altruisti
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
Do you have any source of these sub standard working conditions? I did a quick google search on HCL offices: https://www.google.com/search?q=hcl+offices&client=ubuntu&hs... Or are you talking about work culture?
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
I've been on both sides of the coin: 1. Write beautiful perfomant code per specs, no cutting corners. End result: Product was late, later scrapped and the entire division was laid off 2. Cut corners to reach deadlines. End result: Stil
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
We agree to disagree. I absolutely don't disagree with optimizing when it's obvious (two for loops instead of one, etc.) All I'm saying is that, when you have thousands of lines of code (millions?) and even more complicated&#
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
True. It's a balance, it's hard, and there is no silver bullet. I believe I should learn from my mistakes and move on rather than have rabid obsession over big O. If something is obvious or caught by code reviews, fix it then and
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
> Select candidates who are keenly interested in and knowledgeable about algorithms for positions where it's important (i.e. part of the regular course of development), not because of that slight chance there is one edge case where
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
What does close friends mean? A lot of relationships in the US are based on "activity" partners[0]. Someone to go out with, sharing a same hobby, passions etc. Close friends in other countries means a lot more than just activity p
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
I'd rather live in a liberal area where I can be myself, than have boring/inconsequential/fake/superficial conversations about BBQ, football, weather etc. Source: Lived in Dallas and Austin for 7 years.
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
I have no data, but I find it hard to believe such measly numbers. The viewership in Asia itself would be upwards of 200 million (India, China, SE Asia, Middle East where football/soccer is popular).
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
Bradcasting vs viewership is different (Aussie rules football is broadcasted in many countries in Asia too). The Superbowl used to be broadcasted in India when I was there (prior to 2005). Firstly it was at 2-3 am in the morning, nobody kn
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
That's true. I didn't mean measure it by lines of code but more by impact and forward thinking. Despite the connectedness and networking in the other parts of the world, I'm yet to see anything world changing come out from el
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
As someone who has worked in Dallas, Austin and now Silicon Valley I can answer this question with some perdonal anecdotes. Silicon valley is miles ahead and will remain miles ahead of these other upcoming "silicon whatevers". The
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
I totally agree. I bet my bottom dollar that nobody gave a damn about refugees while they were in India and arguably don't care about them right now. Now that Trump administration is clamping down on H1B workers, all of a sudden many o
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
This happens in India too (replace drug lord with politician, someone influential) that hasn't stopped companies having offices there. And BTW, contrary to what seems common knowledge, there are a lot of expats in India (probably not a
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
Well the "startup" still has to pay roughly 15% (or whatever the number is) more than market rate, so this loophole won't work. They can't just reduce the salary once it's "acquired". EDIT: Also this is on
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
> Sun Microsystems, it seemed like a solid company that would be around forever. Sold in 2010 I don't understand, what's the issue when the company gets sold? What bearing does that have on your visa apart from the change of em
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
That's the reason in my posts I always made a distinction between legitimate company vs shady consultants. Unless you do something nefarious (spying, stealing etc.) no legitimate company would go after someone. And thinking about it lo
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
You're right about that. But sometimes the only way to get a pay raise is to get a competing offer. It is a risk to ask your new employer to file for a H1 transfer and then back off (at the risk of pissing them off). I haven't don
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
- Being out of status - Indefinite wait for a GC for Indian citizens - Not being able to start your own business (there are caveats)
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
I spoke to my older brother (who left once his H1B was over, as he never wanted to stay here long term) and my seniors in grad school who explained all the intricacies; of course I never understood every single detail. But what I understood
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
Ok. So this is how a conversation between an HR and the finance department in a _legitimate_ company goes: "We need to send a message to the rest of the H1B employees, so please budget $X thousand for withdrawing an old employee's
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
Yes it is based on an assumption you work for a _legitimate_ employer and not some shady consultant. I'll use your statement to prove that it's a fair assumption in the average case. > So, say I set aside 1 year for the new emp
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
We respectfully disagree on this. You make valid points and thankfully it's not hyperbole. I see the practical side of things, which is either I take it or leave it, as I have no vote in this matter. And if I'm taking it, I'm
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
> I mean, it's the same argument for indentured service Everytime there is an article about H1B, people start flinging "slavery" and "indentured servants". Please be honest and don't analogize H1B hurdles (w
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
> Within this 3 years I need to get a new PERM approved by the new employer. I was able to transfer two jobs using the I140 from my first job. My case is clearly not an outlier. > Now, god forbid, if the PERM gets denied due to cleric
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
Again, stop taking things personally, I spoke only about myself. I don't care if I get a green card or not (I know I'm in the minority as far as Indians are concerned). I'm happy to go back to India if the occasion arises. I&
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by ashwinaj 10y ago
Well they also talk about removing the master's degree quota. So it's not just about shady consulting companies.

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