flapjackfritz

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by flapjackfritz 5y ago
I don't think a lot of the points in the article hit home for me. On one hand you suggest the culture of complexity is overwhelming, when just a few paragraphs earlier you suggest that sql-tuning and redis caching are how to deal with
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by flapjackfritz 6y ago
People who 'give a shit' want to do it long term. They want to work on something that will stand the test of time, that they can make meaningful contributions to. They want to be resourced enough with other workmates that they can
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by flapjackfritz 8y ago
The moral implications are important. That's why it's a marginal rate being proposed in the USA, only on income over 10 million. Taxing higher rates on much higher income amount is morally better than taxing that same rate on a lo
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by flapjackfritz 8y ago
We have a public system for deciding constitutionality as well. If you don't believe in the system, that's certainly your perogitive.
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by flapjackfritz 8y ago
The government doesn't just spend it how they want, we have a system where it is collectively decided. That means you have to follow the law whether you agreed with it or not, it's how democracy works.
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by flapjackfritz 8y ago
It's not theft, it's public policy. Threat of violence is how most public policy are enforced. You don't have to agree to the laws of a democratic constitutional republic, but you sure do have to follow them.
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by flapjackfritz 8y ago
Using a publicly funded and regulated government institution? We are a nation of laws, and you don't get to reject laws piecemeal because you just want more money.
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by flapjackfritz 8y ago
I don't know about other companies, but here's a generalised description of officially what a senior software engineer does. - Relevant tertiary qualification - min 5 years experience - long list of proficiency relevant to particu
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Ask HN: What should the technical design for a front end feature include?
31 points by flapjackfritz 8y ago|10 comments