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by granshaw 4y ago
On the contrary most programming history stories I read talk about how one had to come up with a clever solution or shortcut to hit a deadline…
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by granshaw 4y ago
Yes
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by granshaw 4y ago
In many cases, modern work responsibilities and expectations. Creative/office work is more ambiguous and takes an outsized mental toll compared to physical work. These people need to veg out basically and can only do completely passive
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by granshaw 4y ago
Now we just need general purpose software engineering certifications with teeth so we can move away from this leetcode death spiral in interviewing, and mature as an industry
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by granshaw 4y ago
Many pensions are based on a percentage of the persons salary at a point in time, so no, it’s not always “20k a year”
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by granshaw 4y ago
Are you still a consultant as stated in your bio? Wouldn’t mass unionization give you even more of a leg up assuming employers rely on 3rd parties more to avoid the headache? I personally think current market rates for contractors, esp the
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by granshaw 4y ago
My thoughts exactly. Say what you will about cults, but they often have very clever and effective “marketing” tactics - lots that startups could learn from, as long as you don’t do anything unethical
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by granshaw 4y ago
Wait wait wait - have you seen the Amazon interview process? The first assessment step is a completely automated LC test with no human on the other side. Either you pass the all the test cases including your algo being quick enough on large
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by granshaw 4y ago
Solo 401ks are a thing of beauty
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by granshaw 4y ago
> there was never a viable way to make enough residual income to live on after the Dot Bomb around 2000/2001 Disagree with this. As a dev you have a huge advantage in that you can bootstrap a Saas or similar business cheaply. With t
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by granshaw 4y ago
Yeah avoiding LC interviews typically means missing out on most of the high paying companies, for some it’s worth it
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by granshaw 4y ago
Exercise in the morning can help - you may feel tired immediately after but for many it provides an energy boost for the day
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by granshaw 4y ago
In my experience, not well (we had an important early user have to use our web app from a trailer using the wifi from the main house) So might not be the best approach unless most of your users are at their desk
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by granshaw 4y ago
You found a startup that paid better than big tech? Mind sharing who they were?
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by granshaw 4y ago
How much do you all pay tho?
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by granshaw 4y ago
Yup, 200k -> 400k, sounds about right So I guess try to get your first LC job before your personal life gets demanding, then hold on to that job for dear life so you don’t have to grind LC again?
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by granshaw 4y ago
Exactly, even before the first interview, that’s what I’ve seen too
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by granshaw 4y ago
Bingo – I've seen some of the interview requirements – like 20 mins to solve an LC medium, and you can only hit "Run" once so you have one shot...!?!? Basically if you weren't already familiar with the question and knew
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by granshaw 4y ago
Guessing medicine
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by granshaw 4y ago
GitHub?
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by granshaw 4y ago
You _can_, but most companies are doing location-based pay, so it certainly isn't easy
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by granshaw 4y ago
Doubt that has anything to do with the dynamism of the US economy - that’s all due to the US being much more business friendly, market size, few employer regulations, immigration, cultural values around entrepreneurship and dreaming big, a
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by granshaw 4y ago
Indeed!
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by granshaw 4y ago
Found this gem by searching "bsod" – https://www.itprotoday.com/compute-engines/q-how-can-i-chang... – had no idea!
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by granshaw 4y ago
Man I'd settle for 200K/year
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by granshaw 4y ago
Generally not but I think parent probably was referring to RSUs but could’ve worded it better
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by granshaw 4y ago
Hence rsus are still more attractive than late stage equity - I might have this choice coming up between companies to join
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by granshaw 4y ago
Won’t expectations for startup equity be even worse then? Hard to see any IPOs or good exits in this environment
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by granshaw 4y ago
His dogs?
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by granshaw 4y ago
Real curious what his pricing was like, do you know?

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