itamarst

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by itamarst 8y ago
Real world programming does not involve much data structures or algorithms, much of the time. So lots of SWE internships you'll do just fine as long as you know how to code.
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by itamarst 8y ago
Since this is HP, how about not providing technology to ICE and the Israeli occupation?
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by itamarst 8y ago
I'm 38, but started working young, so probably equivalent. 1. These days I care a lot more about what the software is for, what makes it useful. So I don't need to get excited about trendy technology, I get excited about e.g. buil
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by itamarst 8y ago
If you want to be more effective as an employee you need to take on the responsibility of setting priorities. And you don't do this before you have a certain level of skill and understanding, but once you do you become _much_ more effe
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How to say “no” to your boss, your boss’s boss, and even the CEO(codewithoutrules.com)
13 points by itamarst 8y ago|2 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
1. Start with your goals. 2. Make sure you have multiple non-contradictory goals pushing you in the same direction. 3. Connect your daily actions to those goals. For example, as an employee: 1 and 2. "I have this job because I need to
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by itamarst 8y ago
It's a political problem. So you can volunteer with or fund organizations that are pushing for change politically.
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by itamarst 8y ago
flexjobs.com is a generic job board. weworkremotely.com is a job board for remote jobs.
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There’s always more work to do–but you still don’t need to work long hours(codewithoutrules.com)
3 points by itamarst 8y ago|0 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
Varies, but short version is "a lot".
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by itamarst 8y ago
(As per your description this company is pretty messed up, so in general you probably want to leave. Who says new boss will stick around? But there may be specific reasons tied to your goals that do make it worth staying.)
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by itamarst 8y ago
What is your goal for your career? E.g. my personal goal has been more and more "making positive impact on world", and so I've started shifting jobs based on that. Maybe yours is "make enough money to pay for early retir
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by itamarst 8y ago
They also get stock or options, though... and for Google that'll be a lot of liquid money.
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by itamarst 8y ago
Thing I have heard people do in this situation: 1. Change location in LinkedIn to new city. 2. Get in touch with relevant employees at companies in target area, e.g. another data scientist. Ask if you can do quick talk about their company a
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by itamarst 8y ago
Capitalism turns public funding into a way to extract private profits.
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by itamarst 8y ago
1. Instead of just sending out CVs, can try meeting people who work at companies and can get her pass initial filter. E.g. if there's data science meetups she can go to, or relevant conference where people do hiring. E.g. a PyData conf
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by itamarst 8y ago
I'm currently relearning how to write memory efficient code for first time in ... 12 years? It takes a little time, but it will all come back, don't worry. If you have the time/resources, I hear Recurse Center is nice place t
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by itamarst 8y ago
Google, Yelp, Lyft, and Uber all benefit from network effects. Many businesses do not. E.g. if you're selling books, the fact 200 other people bought the book doesn't make the book more useful to purchaser 201. If you don't c
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by itamarst 8y ago
I tend to get bored when I'm not learning anything new, so I have this issue too to some extent. Some options: 1. Figure out how to automate yourself out of a job, which can be a new challenge. 2. Rewrite a legacy system to not be terr
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by itamarst 8y ago
I get the impression this isn't adjusted by inflation (since in some sense it's a measurement of a particular kind of inflation). The number cited is 2.8%. CPI over past 12 months is also 2.8%... I might be wrong about how this is
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by itamarst 8y ago
I suggest going through stackingthebricks.com and just reading lots of the content there (not my site, just a place I've learned a lot from).
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by itamarst 8y ago
You can become a manager or SWE without a degree. Easiest way to get different role is to transfer within your company: go find some other team (or same team!) with people you know, convince them you'd make a good fit.
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by itamarst 8y ago
https://www.codenewbie.org/ has a lot of resources.
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by itamarst 8y ago
If you're inexperienced (in general, or at new job) you're going to feel like you have a hard time learning quickly. It's normal. That's what learning feels like! If you're comfortable and everything is easy then yo
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by itamarst 8y ago
Evidence. Instead of coming up with idea and guessing what would be useful, I did research on problems people had, and then got additional evidence that a particular problem I'd discovered resonated. (See e.g. https://stacki
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by itamarst 8y ago
You can get very far with just a normal desktop computer with a bunch of CPUs. E.g. http://veekaybee.github.io/2017/03/20/hadoop-or-laptop/
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Bad at whiteboard puzzles? You can still get a programming job(codewithoutrules.com)
9 points by itamarst 8y ago|1 comments
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by itamarst 8y ago
1. Learn a little, if you have the time. Not required, though. 2. Apply to job even if you're not fully qualified. 3. Explain that (a) you are fast learner (b) you have skills that transfer. Give concrete examples for both. 4. Or, tran
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by itamarst 8y ago
https://fontforge.github.io/en-US/
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by itamarst 8y ago
There are two issues here: 1. Is your boss misinformed/clueless/you're misunderstanding? 2. Does your boss not care about you? #1 can be cleared up, as others here say, by better communication and by making sure your boss kno

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