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by kat 8y ago
"Untapped market of engineers" yes it exists. The majority of my female friends with STEM degrees ended up as high school teachers. I had several older people suggest to me that teaching should be my preferred career choice becaus
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by kat 8y ago
When I'm getting interviewed I look for a few indicators of culture. I ask what type of backgrounds people have (are they all university, or some self-taught etc), if they promote people internally, have formal mentorship programs, how
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by kat 8y ago
I find high level abstractions more practical, and easier to understand, when I work on larger projects. I would recommend looking at larger open source products or picking up a few books on enterprise software design. You can skim through
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by kat 8y ago
I think it depends on the size of the company rather than the city the company is located in. I moved 800 miles to my current location, a city of 80000 in Oregon. My Employer paid to fly me out for the interview. I was also re-reimbursed fo
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by kat 8y ago
The secret approach seems to happen in America as well. I've seen it several times. Some quits and no one is told until a few days beforehand. People on other teams are not told until later, etc. In Canada its much more open. Everyone
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by kat 8y ago
Couple of my favourite performance review processes: - "do your job" should be one of the goals. I want credit for doing my job, rather than having all my goals be tasks that are slightly outside of my job description - Include so
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by kat 8y ago
FYI, the Legacy code book is: Working effectively with Legacy Code by Michael Feathers. Its useful, I also strongly recommend it when you're feeling overwhelmed by a large sprawling code base. https://www.amazon.com/Wor
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by kat 8y ago
There are a lot of other reasons for wanting to freeze eggs besides wanting to put your career first. I know women who have gone through chemotherapy, and froze their eggs before their treatment. I imagine there are a lot of other drugs and
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by kat 8y ago
I agree that cash is some times better than putting in the time, but there are a few other options. A lot of the environmental nonprofitsare staffed by people who don't have a lot of technical experience. I've built websites, help
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by kat 8y ago
Have you asked HR or your boss if they have an explicit mentorship program at your new job? Also, when I'm feeling overwhelmed, and don't know what questions to ask, I usually grab a coworker and ask "Do you have 30 minutes?
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by kat 8y ago
If you're Canadian, 100% back is not possible. Here's the CRA page with an example: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-g...
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by kat 8y ago
Find a book that introduces to programming patterns. I read 'Design Patterns' from the Head-First series when starting out http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfdp/
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by kat 8y ago
My advice for Vancouver: - Tech Jobs: look on craigslist (surprisingly good!) - Salaries: Look on glassdoor. Also look on the CRA website (CRA is the IRS in Canada) to see which tax bracket you'll be in - you'll notice lower sala
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by kat 8y ago
FWIW - My lawyers said renewing your TN Visa, when you live in the States is expected to be difficult - as opposed to living in Canada, and crossing the border every day for work. My company heavily suggested I switch to h1b simply because
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by kat 8y ago
Totally agree! My current team always asks increasing complex questions in an interview until we the candidate admits 'I dont know that'. People with good soft skills can easily say 'I dont know, what does happen in that cas
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by kat 8y ago
I agree. I have friends who wear makeup to work that reason. The confidence from looking like they are put-together. I imagine wearing a suit can be the same mental confidence.
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by kat 9y ago
I have a unique background, I have experience with A and with B which means I can navigate ambiguous/conflicting situations etc Usually A and B are opposing skills, like "I can code" and "I enjoy talking to people"
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by kat 9y ago
I agree! If you're including a cover letter, don't add it as an attachment to your email, put the contents of the cover letter into the email body. I think email messages are especially important if you're trying to preemptiv
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How Software Companies Die (1995) [pdf](homepages.uc.edu)
3 points by kat 9y ago|1 comments
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by kat 9y ago
To add to this, Canadian Universities also have co-op programs. You don't have to have an engineering degree to get a co-op job. The student gets paid well over minimum wage (and learns on the job) and the employers get financial incen
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Best Preforming CEOs of 2017(hbr.org)
2 points by kat 9y ago|0 comments
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Toronto's Amazon Bid(techvibes.com)
2 points by kat 9y ago|0 comments
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by kat 9y ago
Atlantic salmon are larger than native species on the coast, so more business value. They also grow faster than than native salmon.
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by kat 9y ago
This article is frustrating because it shows how misunderstood computing and math is. She feels that coding is a fringe skill that you don't need in life. she completely misses the point of teaching troubleshooting skills. It also inte
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Coding for kids: another silly fad(theglobeandmail.com)
2 points by kat 9y ago|1 comments
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by kat 9y ago
There's a few new questions on this list I haven't seen before. They definitely gave me pause and forced me to think. I think they are two great questions for a more senior position. It makes you reflect on leadership and the abil
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How Much Do Software Engineers Really Make in Each City?(codementor.io)
1 points by kat 9y ago|0 comments
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by kat 9y ago
Quick math. If a person is paying 1654 /month in rent, and 12 months in a year, and you're paying 30% in taxes. 1654 * 12 * 1.3 = 25802 25k of your gross salary is going to your rent!
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by kat 9y ago
I think its because coastal BC is very resource heavy. It use to be fishing and logging (think bumper stickers with the slogan timber dollars feed my family). Both of those industries pay well but have been in decline for the last few decad
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by kat 9y ago
It shows exactly how dependent we are on resourced-based economies. The west coast is all red, forestry and fishing crashed on the west coast, and the prairies are all green, oil boom from the last few decades. I'm a little surprised t

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