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by edw519 7y ago
1. The WHAT should be something very important to someone else. 2. The HOW should be something very important to you. Many experts tell you that you should build something that you actually need yourself. That may be good advise for start-u
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by edw519 7y ago
Instead they just continued to use their ordinary m.o., which, as the epidemic has made clear, is to talk confidently about things they don't understand. Those of us with I.T. managers have been putting up with this forever: https:&
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Researchers Solve One of the Most Notorious Open Problems in Math(popularmechanics.com)
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Start over. Remove everything and add back only what's actually needed. It's easier than most people think.
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I think a better question for 2 experienced guys like you is, "What industries are overserved by software?" That would open up a whole bunch of possibilities that no one is looking at. Much better than competing with 2000 others a
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by edw519 7y ago
I've lived through the dot-com burst, 4 recessions, 3 stock implosions, 3 personal tragedies, and more mergers and acquisitions than I can remember. I have written millions of lines of code and have never missed a day of work. It has h
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by edw519 7y ago
Actually, she'll win more like $200k, $100k for the contest and another $100k producing value for others because of all the additional free time she'll have thanks to the absence of useless distractions.
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by edw519 7y ago
Rather than leaving tech to turn to writing, perhaps you could find opportunities in your current job to write. Even something as seemingly benign as documentation is something! (And in truth, we need more good writers and editors working
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by edw519 7y ago
Excellent post! Thank you, Julio! This could make great bulletin board material in some other format, but there's just too much here for that. I started my reply by cutting and pasting the gems with my little follow-up, but quickly rea
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by edw519 7y ago
Excellent article! Thank you, Monica. You just put into words a whole bunch of stuff that I always "sensed" but never "said". After spending 7 million years (it sure seems like it) cleaning up the most vile garbage code
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by edw519 7y ago
Remote worker off and on for 30 years from both sides: alone at home and in the office supervising others working remotely. There are obviously many pros and cons, but in my experience, there is one huge overriding factor most likely to det
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My gut is telling me to quit my job and work for my products. The best advice I ever got from my mentor: "Listen to your gut!" Passing it on... I have enough savings to survive for five years. What?!? Are you fucking crazy?!?
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by edw519 8y ago
Sorry to say, it looks like you're approaching this backwards. You shouldn't be looking for resources, steps, advice, pitfalls, experiences, or anything else. You should be looking for a customer whose hair is on fire. Then, and o
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by edw519 8y ago
I have always strongly believed that "Tech skills make you good. Other skills make you better." OP brings up a lot of good points (who could argue with these), but overlooks my #1 fundamental: If you can't write good code, no
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No real insight is offered here, just a list of "givens": 1. Keep the changes small and focused 2. Ensure logical coherence of changes 3. Have automated tests, and track coverage 4. Self-review changes before submitting
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Jerry Merryman, an inventor of the handheld calculator, dies at 86(bloomberg.com)
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This works both ways. Once I took a job with a large software house who put me in support for my first 3 months (to learn the system :-) It was the worst software I had ever seen. Customers were calling in with problems that had been solved
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by edw519 8y ago
Grab a successful project already done by someone else, put it in your repository, back it up, and start changing things, one at a time. You'll start to see how little things work, maybe understand why the original author made choices,
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Free Ivy League university courses you can take online in 2019(qz.com)
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I'll steal a quote from Pittsburgh Penguins (American professional hockey) head coach Mike Sullivan: "Play the game the right way". Just do the right thing. Always. If you're not sure what that is, figure it out however
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His predictions about technology seem to be much more accurate than his predictions about what people actually do with that technology. The technology has always been easier than the people. No surprise that has affected his "business&
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by edw519 8y ago
I believe your problem is simple and has a simple fix... There are 2 kinds of learning: "Push" and "Pull". "Push" means you find learning opportunities and "push" them onto whatever you're buildi
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Eat fresh produce. Seriously. Believing in the mission is the first step. Acting upon it is the second. I bet nothing ingratiates you as much as this. It shows them that you "get it", are serious about your own aspirations, and ar
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by edw519 8y ago
Google? Meh. Facebook? Eh. Amazon? Who cares. Helping the Steelers win? Finally! Something that really matters! </sarcasm (do I really need this tag?)>
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A Silicon Valley startup is helping the Steelers prevent player injuries(post-gazette.com)
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"Stay the hell out of other people's code." Great advice if you want a miserable 40 year career as a team player in mind numbing corporate work prevention departments. Bad advice if you want anything more out of your programm
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Reminds me of perhaps the world's sleeziest use of claqueurs: Tony Robbins conferences. At some cheap local weekend event, when Tony presents his coming attraction, the more expensive week long conference, the crowd goes wild. People j
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In the Bay Area, technology has gone hand in hand with imperialism for 500 years(salon.com)
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by edw519 8y ago
Oh yes, many times! I used to joke, "Why do I always inherit stuff like this?" and my mentor would respond, "Because companies with good code bases don't hire very often; their people are all so happy." How I have d
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by edw519 8y ago
The heroes of the masses are often those in the spotlight. My heroes have always been those in the background who were more concerned about getting work done than talking about it. I can think of no better example than Paul Allen. So sorry

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