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by itamarst 8y ago
Hi, author of the post here. If you enjoyed this interview, want to become a part-time programmer (or even just work 40 hours a week), but still don't think you can do it, I wrote a book—The Programmer's Guide to a Sane Workweek—t
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by itamarst 8y ago
I've done it on site, as have other people I know, with no resentment by anyone. Depends on organization, maybe.
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This is the most common way for people to get part-time work. Don't even need legal right to do so, though it helps, e.g. I know people who have done this in US where your rights as an employee are... not as good. Here's why: you&
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by itamarst 8y ago
The person I interviewed in that link who has been doing this for 15 years has seen many different arrangements depending on the company's needs, HR rules, and the like: 1. X hours per week, spread out however. 2. Specific day off per
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by itamarst 8y ago
1. Worked as contractor 25 hours a week. Got offers to become employee by some clients, took one up on it. Kept working 25 hours, but over years went up to ~32 hours. 2. Negotiated 35 hour work week at next job. 3. Negotiated 35 hour work w
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by itamarst 8y ago
Thank you! I also have a free weekly newsletter where I tell stories of my many failures, both writing software and career-wise (so you can avoid making those mistakes): https://codewithoutrules.com/softwareclown/
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It's negotiation. If you only ask for what companies are happy to give you you'll get paid less than you're worth, and you'll never get additional benefits (like part-time) that are possible. Hiring is hard. If you'
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1. Apply to job, don't tell them you want part time. 2. When you get offer, tell them you want part time. 3. Repeat until employed. It works! E.g. this guy has done it for past 15 years: https://codewithoutrules.com/201
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Staying focused won’t make you productive(codewithoutrules.com)
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Staying focused won’t make you a productive programmer(codewithoutrules.com)
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It’s time to quit your shitty job(codewithoutrules.com)
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by itamarst 8y ago
Taxes are how the government makes a sovereign money worth something. You need dollars because you need to pay taxes in dollars . You might want to read some Modern Monetary Theory: http://neweconomicperspectives.org/mode
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Generically, it's possible to get jobs with technology stacks you don't know. E.g. 1. Find company that does both what you do now and what you'd like to do. Get job you're more qualified for, then switch internally to co
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You can hire lawyer to help negotiate better version. I've used https://www.rexbaker.com/
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None. Asking about algorithms isn't a good way to assess candidates (unless they will be writing graph algorithms, which as it turns out doesn't happen very often).
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by itamarst 8y ago
1. Change your password, logout. 2. Uninstall the Twitter client from your phone.
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The URL being ampproject.org is very confusing.
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Focus is nice, but it'll only get you so far. Much more useful is prioritizing your work, and avoiding unnecessary work. Focusing on bad implementation: a waste of time. Focusing on bad solution: a waste of time. Focusing on solving wr
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by itamarst 8y ago
I like learning stuff on the job. I have a clear motivation to learn something, rather than just "it's fun", and more support than learning on my own: https://codewithoutrules.com/2017/09/09/lea
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by itamarst 8y ago
I believe it's GDPR compliant (though you have to do some work to be GDPR compliant too). It's possible to edit it down to be more generic.
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Zapier is one tool people use.
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Networking for programmers with very little free time(codewithoutrules.com)
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Shopify has some free templates: https://www.shopify.com/tools/policy-generator/terms-and-con... https://www.shopify.com/tools/policy-generator (It's a marketing tool, just skip the acco
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The CAP theorem, a failed purchase, and a lesson on negotiation(codewithoutrules.com)
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You seem to be conflating number of hours worked with value produced. Working long hours doesn't necessarily imply producing anything more useful. You say "find excuses to avoid work", but you also talk about lack of skills -
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A refurbished iPad, the CAP theorem, and a lesson on negotiation(codewithoutrules.com)
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Happy to do resume review, if you're interested - itamar@codewithoutrules.com
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by itamarst 9y ago
I work 35 hours a week. Going on vacation for two weeks, will not be working, because it's a vacation. Good for me, good for my employer: https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/08/18/productive-programme...
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iOS. E.g. https://techsolidarity.org/resources/basic_security.htm
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If your code fails on 100% of devices, testing with 1 device will catch it. If your code fails with 99% of devices, testing with 5 different devices will almost certainly catch it. Etc. Which is to say, you won't catch obscure bugs, bu

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