bronxcoder

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by bronxcoder 11y ago
I've found that Twitter's business model has and is straying from what originally drew a lot of users in. I started using Twitter because it was a great source for real-time updates from people I admire. I think it lost its mojo w
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by bronxcoder 11y ago
As a teacher of web development for people who are 100% new to programming, every application I have class build has tests. If you're going to teach people, especially newcomers, we should stress the importance of testing what you buil
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by bronxcoder 11y ago
I'm not asking for job-relevant training material. It would just be more fun if tutorials were trying out different ideas. I relate it to if all authors wrote the same story you would be frustrated after a while that no authors were te
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Enough already with the lame “tutorials”
9 points by bronxcoder 11y ago|9 comments
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by bronxcoder 11y ago
I spoke to my manager about our pay gap a while ago and he said that I showed much more initiative during the interview process than my coworker did. I have more polished side projects than he has, scored better on the entrance test, etc. H
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by bronxcoder 11y ago
I would agree but I think there is something about a person who believes in themselves enough to negotiate that can be a differentiator. For instance, my coworker is a total slacker, comes in late and leaves early. I come in early and leave
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by bronxcoder 11y ago
The social pressure is a cop out. There's social pressure to drink alcohol, eat fast food, keep up with celebrities, etc. and there are plenty of people that don't do it. I think it's derogatory to women that we treat them li
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by bronxcoder 11y ago
The salary we were offered was $75,000. I won't say the company but it's a large financial data provider.
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by bronxcoder 11y ago
I hate that wage disparity is being heralded as a gender issue. It's really a negotiating problem. My coworker and I were hired together, same position, same experience, and offered the same salary. When I was offered the position, I a