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The cold incubator: the VC dream of workerless wealth(codewithoutrules.com)
2 points by itamarst 8y ago|0 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
Job boards, company website, unsolicited (for small companies, in particular, I've gotten at least one job interview that way).
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by itamarst 8y ago
Not sure why the downvotes, it's a good point.
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by itamarst 8y ago
Hey, could I interview you about the negotiation process? about to release a book about it ( https://codewithoutrules.com/3dayweekend/ ) and could always use more case studies. Ping me at itamar@codewithoutrules.com
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When and why to clean up your code: now, later, never(codewithoutrules.com)
78 points by itamarst 8y ago|30 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
Business partner I don't know much about, but finding jobs: you can apply directly, bypassing recruiters. Doesn't reduce the hassle, but definitely doable. If your resume is generalist you just need to tune it to the particular co
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by itamarst 8y ago
I write about a lot of these topics, e.g.: 1. Communication of technical ideas: https://codewithoutrules.com/2018/03/09/win-technical-argume... 2. Feedback loops aren't just for your benefit: https:&#x2
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No more crunch time: the better way to meet your deadlines(codewithoutrules.com)
1 points by itamarst 8y ago|0 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
1. A few companies offer part-time jobs. They tend to be small and hard to find. Only large exception I know is Amazon, which has a bunch of 30 hour positions. 2. If your friend wants part-time work as an employee, they can try negotiation.
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Meet your deadline without crunch time(codewithoutrules.com)
1 points by itamarst 8y ago|0 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
https://www.keyvalues.com/culture-queries has some (submit a query, then read source/hide blur).
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Coding with more impact: the next career step for Senior Software Engineers(codewithoutrules.com)
3 points by itamarst 8y ago|0 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
1. Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone breaks things. Happens at your first job, happens after 30 years. A good organization will have processes in place to prevent massive damage. You can learn techniques to limit damage of mistakes (from te
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by itamarst 8y ago
Negotiate your way out of it, e.g. "can I just present my stuff at the beginning" or if you're really good at it, negotiate it out of existence. Long form explanation of how to say "no" to your boss, of which this i
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by itamarst 8y ago
You can disable Google Analytics' cookies, and enable IP anonymization. Not my favorite thing to do, but worth it until I'm making enough money to pay for something.
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by itamarst 8y ago
Instead of focusing on being 10×, I like focusing on producing the same amount of value, with only 10% of the effort. Mathematically the same, but much more approachable and meaningful goal. That means avoiding unnecessary features, not was
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by itamarst 8y ago
Lots of companies don't do puzzles, or you can bypass the puzzle, or you can sell your ability to work independently, etc.. See https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards and https://codewitho
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by itamarst 8y ago
You have almost zero context about the resources available to the original poster. "I have my doubts" is discouraging, and for no reason.
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by itamarst 8y ago
Totally possible, lots of people do it. http://www.codenewbies.org/ seem like supportive community; f https://www.freecodecamp.org/ seems like a good idea.
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The next career step for Senior Software Engineers (that isn’t management)(codewithoutrules.com)
1 points by itamarst 8y ago|0 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
Or, you know, accomplish what you want without burnout. Almost always possible, for a programmer at least.
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by itamarst 8y ago
One really good thing to do is to switch from the mode of "when someone gives me a problem, I can solve it" to "I can find problems on my own." This is: * Much more satisfying, since it gives you control over your enviro
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by itamarst 8y ago
Are you sure it was contractors and not seasonal/temp employees? Not the same thing.
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by itamarst 8y ago
The blog post says "employees". No reporter I've seen has bothered to ask if it applies to contractors.
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Python, fork(), and a multiprocessing.Pool full of sharks(codewithoutrules.com)
2 points by itamarst 8y ago|0 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
Donate them.
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by itamarst 8y ago
For what it's worth, there are areas where you can do math-intensive stuff without a PhD. E.g. personally after not doing anything math-y for two decades I stumbled into a job doing image processing. There's also graphics programm
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Avoiding burnout: lessons learned from a 19th-century philosopher(codewithoutrules.com)
4 points by itamarst 8y ago|0 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
You may benefit from reading https://medium.com/mule-design/on-surveys-5a73dda5e9a0 (she also wrote a book: https://abookapart.com/products/just-enough-research )
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Never use the word “User” in your code(codewithoutrules.com)
4 points by itamarst 8y ago|0 comments

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