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by baron816 7y ago
> This can be a worthy trade-off for readability in certain cases, but in hot paths... Hot paths aren’t the common case. You should always default to the more readable syntax (map/filter) and then refactor once you’ve determined whe
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by baron816 7y ago
Spain & Italy have very similar weather to California, but have been hit really hard.
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by baron816 7y ago
Is it possible that there’s a “West Coast/Asian strain” that’s a lot less serious than the “East Coast/European strain”?
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by baron816 7y ago
I went to a drive in theater a few months ago with some friends. It was a pretty terrible experience. We tried sitting outside since it was be better than sitting in the cramped back seat of a sedan. That made it impossible to hear most of
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by baron816 7y ago
I think it would be interesting to ask a candidate what question they normally ask when they conduct interviews, and have them to walk through the problem. Has anyone here tried that or heard of that being done? I think you could potentia
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by baron816 7y ago
Developers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs
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by baron816 7y ago
What do you mean? The link is a post to a warning about it shutting down. That’s not silent.
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Ask HN: What have your companies been saying about the future of remote work?
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by baron816 7y ago
I’ve heard a sentiment from people that it’s ok to drink lots of bottle water, use plastic utensils, etc. because they can be recycled. Plastic won. Try to tell people that they’re wasting their time trying to recycle and they’ll freak out.
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Ask HN: What benefit would a Senior SWE receive from a masters in CS?
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by baron816 7y ago
BLS data is going to look crazy. Surely, there’ll be a jobs report where unemployment jumps from <4% to >10%. And then in a few months, it’ll jump back down again.
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by baron816 7y ago
You should keep in mind the key difference between your offering run of the mill MOOCs--you're students have to complete your course if they want to maintain their GPAs and graduate. This should substantially change how you teach your
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by baron816 7y ago
I’m reading the book right now. I see people here are having the same misconception about his message that I did before starting it. It’s not “don’t specialize in your career.” It’s more like “don’t specialize in your life.” Good generalist
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by baron816 7y ago
What’s going to happen during the next pandemic if these measures are successful? I could easily see a few months from now people complaining about how we shut down everything, took a big hit to the economy, and it all turned out to not be
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by baron816 7y ago
The whole idea of colonizing other parts of the solar system just seems like a fool’s errand to me. Colonizing Antarctica or even the bottom of the oceans seems like a more practical endeavor to me. As uninhabitable as Antarctica is, just
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by baron816 7y ago
Labor market regulation is tricky. All of Uber's drivers join as contractors under their own free will . No one is legally obligated to work for Uber. No one is threatening to do harm to anyone if they don't drive for Uber. If th
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by baron816 7y ago
Seems inevitable that I'll have to work from home for some time once this really gets going. I'm really dreading it. Being at home by myself on weekends is lonely enough. Weeks (or more) without being able to go see my friend at w
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by baron816 7y ago
I think “problem solving” questions are pretty much useless. Engineers need to solve problems, but they don’t have to do it in under an hour and under stress. Plus, solving tricky problems is not something you do everyday, or maybe even eve
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by baron816 7y ago
Potential alternative to white boarding algorithms: have the candidate do a code review. I think that would show the candidate’s communication style and attention to detail, in addition to their technical knowledge, and probably give a bett
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by baron816 7y ago
I tried to do something similar, but more as a mentoring program. I’ve been thinking about trying to do that with my company (having us mentor people outside the company—as a recruiting tool). One thing I suggest is focus on code reviews fo
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by baron816 7y ago
Tech vs non-tech. Blue-collar vs white-collar. That’s not what matters. What matters is market dynamics. That’s all I’m saying here.
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by baron816 7y ago
Yes there is evidence that unions increase wages. But none for this specific case.
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by baron816 7y ago
It’s already illegal for them to do that. The solution to collusion by firms is not collusion by workers.
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by baron816 7y ago
There’s no evidence that they do have additional leverage either. I could argue that they acted against their own self interest in many ways, but still don’t know for sure how things will work out in one way or another.
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by baron816 7y ago
> That professional sports are monopolies and monopsonies isn't particularly relevant to this point. What are you talking about. That’s entirely relevant. What’s not relevant is that the workers are rich. Market dynamics are the ent
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by baron816 7y ago
I disagree. Professional sports leagues are both monopolies and monopsonies (meaning they’re the only ones hiring those specialized athletes). So the market dynamics are very different from that of tech. If you’re a NFL linebacker, you don’
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by baron816 7y ago
Looks like it’s PNC. Everyone here, move your money now.
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by baron816 7y ago
People only care about the national debt when a Democrat is in the White House. The GOP’s tone will completely change once Trump is gone. A natural disaster strikes? “Oh, we can’t afford to send any aid. Have you seen the debt? We need to c
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by baron816 7y ago
My guess is a lot of welders are marrying strippers.
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by baron816 7y ago
Yeah, these job categories seem awfully out of date.

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