joshdavham

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by joshdavham 11mo ago
The article is from 2011 so definitely from an easier time. But the overall advice in my opinion is still solid - it’s best to work for a recognizable company early on then to spend your first couple years at a company no one recognizes. I’
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Why Coders Shouldn't Join a Start-up When They Graduate(gayle.com)
2 points by joshdavham 11mo ago|4 comments
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
That’s a good distinction. A paid take home is very different than an unpaid one.
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
> They will need to review your submission, which absolutely does take tim But that's the kicker: they won't review your submission!
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
> I still consider this a red flag. The company wants me to put time into the hiring process, but they can’t be bothered to do the same. Exactly this. It costs a company nothing to give you a take-home, but it will cost you (the candidat
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
Depressing article but it really captures the zeitgeist among recent tech grads. I’m more of a mid-level dev, but I was recently unemployed for about 6 months and it felt brutal - and this is despite having a couple years of work experience
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
Oh wow! So I guess Marko has been around for while. Despite that, this is my first time hearing about it.
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
Could you please try to be a bit more substantive with your comments? E.g., Why do you think JSX is the best? What limitations did you hit with those other template languages?
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
Np :) I'm thinking of trying to memorize some of these to see if I get a better UX while using chrome!
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Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts(support.google.com)
3 points by joshdavham 11mo ago|2 comments
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
Somewhat off-topic, but why are all the men in the film wearing hats? Was this some sort of dress code?
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
I get your point and this certainly applies to most modern computing where each new layer of abstraction becomes so solid and reliable that devs can usually afford to just build on top of it without worrying about how it works. I don’t beli
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
> Why "ML-literate" specifically? We could also say AI-literate too, I suppose. I guess I just like to focus on ML generally because 1) most modern AI is possible only due to ML and 2) it’s more narrow and emphasizes the low le
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
I take your point in that they are mostly orthogonal in practice, but with that being said, I think understanding how these AI's were created is still helpful. For example, I believe that if we were to ask the average developer about w
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by joshdavham 11mo ago
Given that we're now in the year 2025 and AI has become ubiquitous, I'd be curious to estimate what percentage of developers now actually understand backprop. It's a bit snarky of me, but whenever I see some web developer or
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by joshdavham 1y ago
Is the compiler now gonna scream at me for using the wrong gender?
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by joshdavham 1y ago
Thanks! I've also heard this advice before elsewhere. Also question: is there much of a reason to switch to neovim after learning vim motions in vscode?
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by joshdavham 1y ago
So you use Cursor now? Do you at least still use vim motions there?
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by joshdavham 1y ago
> the 'big idea' of vim-navigation What is the 'big idea'?
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by joshdavham 1y ago
Could someone here pitch me on neovim? I'm a VSCode user and when I hear people talk about neovim and it customizability or its productivity, I think to myself "VSCode is also very customizable and there's a lot of ways to ge
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by joshdavham 1y ago
Why's that?
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by joshdavham 1y ago
Best of luck to you two! This is definitely a problem worth solving ... though I honestly do wish that the current LLM interfaces I use would just implement something like this. Maybe they could acquire you guys :D
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by joshdavham 1y ago
The way I personally manage my tinnitus is by having fans constantly blowing in various rooms of where I live, for example I have a fan in my bedroom when I’m trying to sleep or in my office when I need to concentrate. The fans don’t totall
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by joshdavham 1y ago
I like to think of a plant’s roots as an analogy for the knowledge required to create something. As a weird example, a web app may be like the exposed plant above ground while the roots are that developer’s knowledge. The plant is what othe
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by joshdavham 1y ago
The context of HN is interesting. We see the word “root” and immediately assume it has to do with a filesystem or math… but not actual, physical roots haha
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by joshdavham 1y ago
I've thought about this too. Imagine all the drama the US government could've avoided if Vine had won over TikTok!
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by joshdavham 1y ago
I've never used replit but I'm curious what types of choices the app makes when building. Like how does it decide on the architecture, backend language, frontend framework, etc? Even if the non-technical user is unaware of the tec
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by joshdavham 1y ago
Thanks dang! Question also: do you somehow keep a "mental catalogue" of related articles or do you use some tool to find these?
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by joshdavham 1y ago
I'm a big fan of pdoc and have used it in a couple projects. It makes really nice use of python docstrings and is overall just really easy to use!
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Pdoc – Generate API documentation for Python projects(pdoc.dev)
114 points by joshdavham 1y ago|25 comments

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