dermybaby

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by dermybaby 9y ago
So basic DBA skills + expert programming skills + very good math/stats? Also - your model of asking questions before starting a new gig is very relevant to nearly every programming job. Could also be some of the questions a candidate a
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by dermybaby 9y ago
I don't think it is a trivial situation. I think you are being pragmatic moving over if some dude gets antsy behind you. Road rage is serious business. I think intent is hard to guess and we err on the side of caution. You are right th
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by dermybaby 9y ago
"Reasons are complicated and hard to know yourself" -- this is especially true for complex decisions. Sometimes you don't know yourself and trust your gut instinct. The real reason your inner thought suggested a 'no&#x27
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by dermybaby 9y ago
You want to be this guy? https://www.recode.net/2016/4/18/11586208/silicon-valleys-le... edit: how about a life-coach for startups or even a business coach. The person in the URL above seems to be what y
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by dermybaby 9y ago
"This means that anyone who declines to be part of the Animal farm, can neither leave the country nor work there" --- you mean 'either leave the country or not work there?"
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by dermybaby 9y ago
Looks like its just plain Ruby --> https://jekyllrb.com/docs/home/ "Jekyll is a simple, blog-aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory containing raw text files in various formats, runs i
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by dermybaby 9y ago
So its just that the ecosystem that is weaker compared to Rails? When would be a good point to learn Phoenix after having say gone down the road learning Rails.
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by dermybaby 9y ago
Also - can this last part be written different? Feels monolithic sudo -u postgres bash -c "cat > /var/lib/postgresql/9.2/main/recovery.conf <<- _EOF_ restore_command = 'env ......blahblah&quo
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by dermybaby 9y ago
Thank you for writing this out. Your feelings mirror mine to a 't'. I have a Masters in EE from an American university and had to take 2 math classes [applied math I & II] to pass - boy was it a slog! Long story short - sites
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by dermybaby 9y ago
Concur - Kalid approaches things through first principles and teaches the 'how' very well. The ideas and approaches can be translated into almost anything else. I hope he keeps on keeping on.
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by dermybaby 10y ago
How do you like developing on Rails? You have the value of past experience with Flask - does the 'newer' approach of RoR work for you? Can you try rewriting in RoR/Elixir/NewShiny to see if that feeling goes away? Woul
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by dermybaby 10y ago
Can you talk more about this? What do you your analysts do in terms of EDA ==> Python+ R + db work? Would you do it old school i.e writing it down? I practice writing things down when I cannot digest a huge piece of information. Or do vi
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by dermybaby 10y ago
Thank you for writing this. How do you figure that I can learn about ..say.. project management or any other tangentially related subject while I code at work (meaning that coding or developing is my main job) I guess what I want to know is
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by dermybaby 10y ago
Yeah, it sounds like a ploy. I haven't signed it. I reached out to them via email,regarding a few minor terms that I'd like to have modified. I hope to then use that to go broad(er), ask for a verbal discussion and modified terms.
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by dermybaby 10y ago
Thanks, I agree with what you said.But to me it is unusual that they start off with a draft agreement and want me to reach out to them to negotiate. Seems backwards.
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by dermybaby 10y ago
Would an offer letter come with an employment agreement? the said employment agreement gives me a period of 5 days to mull on and then accept. Would a proposed job offer word it so that the onus is on you to reach out to them if you dont ag
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by dermybaby 10y ago
yes, I did apply for it.
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Ask HN: Would you accept a job offer without salary negotiations
1 points by dermybaby 10y ago|8 comments
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by dermybaby 11y ago
How easy was the transition to EU? Are visa-required jobs advertised upfront. I thought EU was way worse on Indians[regarding IT jobs]
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by dermybaby 11y ago
wiki shows only this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconcentration_of_attention I am adding this on to spark a simpler explnation from someone who is experienced with this. An excerpt from her website talks about thi