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by csnewb 8y ago
IMO once you're past the beginner stage of learning a technical topic (which is what most MOOCs provide), you have to either develop side projects or work on open source projects to learn more advanced concepts.
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by csnewb 8y ago
It's been 3 years since I graduated and started working as a full-time software engineer, but I still struggle with leetcode problems. Even easy ones. My day to day work involves gluing together API's and not writing algorithmic c
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by csnewb 8y ago
I write my notes in a plain text file using Vim and just push them to my github repo for backup. I like this method because I can grep for keywords and find information quickly. The point of this personal knowledge is to record important in
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by csnewb 8y ago
"Web Application Architecture" by Leon Shklar is a good read for a detailed description.
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by csnewb 8y ago
I try to things as simple as possible, and do all my note taking in Google Docs. Sometimes I worry that I depend too much on Google, so I started to take notes in plaintext using Vim and uploading them to my GitHub repo. For everything else
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by csnewb 8y ago
Debugging by David J. Agans. It's about 206 pages and the information is pretty high level, but it taught me to systematically debug problems instead of blindly changing random code.
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by csnewb 8y ago
I've been seeing a lot of threads/articles about systems thinking come up on HN lately. As a developer, why is it important to learn "systems thinking"? How will it make me a better developer?
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by csnewb 9y ago
Out of curiosity, how many years of experience categorize a developer as "junior"?
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by csnewb 9y ago
I listen to 4-5 hours of music per day (includes commute to/from work and being at work). I don't get how people don't listen to music for that long, music is wonderful...
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by csnewb 9y ago
Hana Haus in Palo Alto is a great co-working space, and is about a 15 minute drive from MV. Otherwise I really enjoy the Mountain View public library, just make sure to get there early before it gets flooded with engineers and Stanford stud
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by csnewb 9y ago
I enjoying using vim plugins in Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA. I get the best of both worlds: all the features of an IDE + vim text editing functionality.
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Submit HN: How do I progress from junior to mid-level developer?
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by csnewb 9y ago
I'm looking forward to DEF CON in Las Vegas. I'm also hoping my employer provides us passes to RSA and JavaOne again this year.
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by csnewb 9y ago
I graduated from college more than 2 years ago so I forgot almost all of them CS topics that I've learned and wanted to review the fundamentals (OS, databases, computer architecture, etc). And no, I don't use of these concepts ver
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by csnewb 9y ago
I recently decided to review operating systems, but my old Tanenbaum textbook from college would take forever to read through especially now that I'm working full time. I've been watching the Berkeley lecture series on Youtube (CS
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by csnewb 9y ago
Don't forget Big Data and Data Science. Sometime in 2017 cryptocurrency really blew up in popularity, and suddenly everyone in my LinkedIn network went from being a Data Scientist to Cryptocurrency Expert or Blockchain Developer. Peopl
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by csnewb 9y ago
Exercise. Lifting weights, running, playing tennis/football/basketball/etc. In college I used to mentally review and visualize algorithms and other CS concepts during long 10+ mile runs. I always came home with new insights.
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by csnewb 9y ago
I'm EXTREMELY interested in finding a new job at literally any company outside of my own. Maybe interviewers don't think I'm interested enough when I can't crank out a 100% correct and optimized algorithm in 15 minutes?
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by csnewb 9y ago
All I do at work is fix bugs by changing a few lines of code and glue together API's to send data from A to B. I don't regularly search BST's using DFS/BFS algorithms or find the kth shortest string in a merged unsorted
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by csnewb 9y ago
1/10. Constant mass layoffs, most subject matter experts have quit, the code is a legacy pile of bugs and where changing one line of code is incredibly painful. Also new college grads are making 20k+ higher than my current salary despi
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by csnewb 9y ago
Grind enough leetcode to be able to get a new job, and to learn about blockchain app development. Ideally, I'd get a job as a blockchain developer.
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by csnewb 9y ago
I think this generally applies to self-help style books, where the majority of the book is fluff with very little useful content. Those books can definitely be condensed into short blogs posts. However blogs and random tutorials don't
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by csnewb 9y ago
Sounds a lot like the other old school tech companies as well: IBM/Cisco/HP/Intel/etc...
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by csnewb 9y ago
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck is a cringy read, I couldn't get past the first chapter. Deep Work as a whole can be summarized in a sentence. My interpretation is: put away distractions and focus on getting things done. There&#x27
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by csnewb 9y ago
I love trying new things, it's the easiest thing to do. The hardest part is developing the habit to continuously do that thing.
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by csnewb 9y ago
That was a cringy, painful read.
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by csnewb 9y ago
Where should I keep bitcoins if not an exchange wallet? Hardware wallet?
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by csnewb 9y ago
Iron Radio, Barbell Shrugged, Running Rogue, The Tim Ferris Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, This American Life, Radiolab.
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by csnewb 9y ago
As an engineer working on security applications, how do I learn more about the machine learning/deep learning discussed in this article? Is it enough to have a general understanding and use off the shelf tools/libraries, or I shou
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by csnewb 9y ago
If you're a Java developer, JavaOne is excellent.

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