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There’s no such thing as bad code(codewithoutrules.com)
3 points by itamarst 9y ago|1 comments
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by itamarst 9y ago
You don't need to start from scratch in terms of pay or seniority. It's quite possible to get senior positions in different tech stacks than the one you know best. The first few months on the job will be stressful, but that will p
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by itamarst 9y ago
Go read everything on http://stackingthebricks.com
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by itamarst 9y ago
Many computer vendors have outlet sites, where you can buy cheaper laptops that are unused. And they often have intermittent sales, so worth waiting to see if prices drop even more. E.g. http://outlet.lenovo.com/ Alternativ
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by itamarst 9y ago
There's a 5 point checklist your dermatologist will give you for melanoma that is pretty easy to follow, assuming you're not sight impaired: https://www.melanoma.org/understand-melanoma/diagnosing-mela... An
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by itamarst 9y ago
It's quite possible that if you have large pile of money you can still get it ( https://www.itasoftware.com/ has list of existing customers, and Sales button at bottom - I have no reason to think that customer list isn&
907.
by itamarst 9y ago
This seems like a problem you can solve, though, by actually interacting with your coworkers and manager and demonstrating the value of what you do. What's keeping you from doing that?
908.
by itamarst 9y ago
1. Go to Amazon. Search for "apache spark". 2. Read reviews, see which is more relevant to you. 3. Order one based on reviews. Can order from elsewhere, if you wish.
909.
by itamarst 9y ago
http://spacemacs.org is Emacs setup that supports both Emacs and Vim keybindings, and it's quite nice. On the other hand, JetBrains tools are supposed to be very nice. I'd say pick one thing and learn it well.
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by itamarst 9y ago
"Writers at Work". Unfortunately there's a few books with that name, this is the one by Linda Flowers. Full review here: https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/06/15/writing-book/
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by itamarst 9y ago
Sorry, no.
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by itamarst 9y ago
1. Negotiate your salary. 2. If you're new in a programming language and you're deploying to production for an important customer, make sure you get a code review first. 3. Writing software isn't the important part, solving p
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by itamarst 9y ago
There's https://teachable.com/ , https://www.thinkific.com/ , and many others.
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Your technical skills are obsolete: now what?(codewithoutrules.com)
3 points by itamarst 9y ago|1 comments
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by itamarst 9y ago
The whole point of technology is solving real-world problems. You can't separate technology from the world.
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Why does the Conjoined Alliance of Space Travellers keep producing red uniforms?(worldbuilding.stackexchange.com)
1 points by itamarst 9y ago|0 comments
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by itamarst 9y ago
http://worrydream.com/ClimateChange/ has some ideas.
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by itamarst 9y ago
There's a limit to how much you can focus. So avoiding distractions and the like helps, but there's going to be a personal limit you can't get pass - 30 minutes or 2 hours or whatever. And it's impossible to get rid of a
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by itamarst 9y ago
1. Don't fight over unimportant things. Setup flake8 with all the plugins, maybe use yapf, try to make the coding style issues just go away. 2. Try to figure out why this is happening. There's usually a reason. Most likely it&#x
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by itamarst 9y ago
Maybe "Building Microservices", by Sam Newman. It's an architect-y point of view, but it's definitely got some examples of coupling-via-database and how to deal with it. It may be that a monolith is just fine, nothing in
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by itamarst 9y ago
"Use a distributed web platform" is not a goal, it's a means to a goal. What are you trying to achieve? What is your goal? What would success look like?
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by itamarst 9y ago
A mercenary is someone who commits violence for pay. I guess you'll be committing violence against your readers?
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by itamarst 9y ago
Tooting my own horn, some of the stuff I've done is aimed at more experienced people, and I'm not really interested in teaching specific technologies so much as skills and ways of thinking. E.g.: * Blog post on object ownership&#x
924.
by itamarst 9y ago
s/investing/gambling/
925.
by itamarst 9y ago
I guess we're at peak sucker. Just don't. You're liable to lose all your money. If you really like gambling, go to a casino: the odds are stacked against you, but at least it's government regulated.
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by itamarst 9y ago
Plenty of companies doing useful things. E.g. just from reading their website these people seem pretty cool: https://www.remix.com/
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by itamarst 9y ago
Thing I alluded to in answer to the other question you asked: I'm working on a Joel Test for companies to demonstrate if they have (or don't) a sane workweek. For more technical stuff, googling "joel test updated" will f
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by itamarst 9y ago
Beyond the usual things, that you and others mention, like technical interest and what the company's goal is and so on: does the company provide a sane workweek? Sometimes they very clearly don't ("70-hour weeks" in part
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by itamarst 9y ago
I learned C in CS major. I was awful, could barely write working code. Spent a few years writing Python, went back to C... and it was much easier to get right.
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by itamarst 9y ago
Read lots and lots and lots of reviews. Eliminate really bad ones. E.g. discovered one of Consumer Reports' recommended gas ovens had problem with handles breaking off, causing potential fire hazard. Then, hope for the best.

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