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by lscore720 12y ago
Once again, this is awesome. Can you elaborate on N/A? Are Clojure, Scala being captured there too, for example? Thanks!
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TelePlayTime, Mocking Serious TV
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Aline Lerner is great: http://blog.alinelerner.com/
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Now's the time to take be broke, take risks, to try and pursue what you love. If you're like most people, you'll have dependents, hiring costs, new obligations before you know it. Better knowing now than kicking yourself do
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I love this stuff - thanks for sharing. I've driven under 200 miles in the last 3 years, it's great.
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I'm interested to see responses. My guess is that most HNers are simply too pragmatic to allow blogs & articles to change their lives. Prove me wrong though!
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It's not all necessarily to see your code & best work - it's also a tactic to gauge this person's participation in the open source community, their contributions, and passion for programming outside of the 9-5. These int
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I like that approach, fair and efficient!
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I think a coding evaluation that requires an unreasonable amount of time to complete is inappropriate. So if that's the case, your premise is fine. However, burning bridges is a poor strategy and what I can't deny is that you ac
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by lscore720 12y ago
Thanks for pointing that out. You're right - a coding evaluation that takes a reasonably skilled programmer more than a few hours to complete is inappropriate. And a company actually using that code, that's just wrong.
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Interesting - did not expect to see such a high proportion of Scala jobs.
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I can't help but correlate her immigration tactics with the greed & character flaws necessary for many traders & ibankers to pursue this type of career. I'll continue to beat the dead horse by saying "what a waste of
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I find this to be a good starting resource for freelancers: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-determine-your-freelance-rate-a... . At the end of the day, it's a combination of your expenses, value to the client, and marketi
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This makes sense for so many people; I (continue to) feel it's really only a matter of time.
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Thanks for sharing! As a non-technical guy in the industry, love this summary of useful research that was well over my head.
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Well, you're proactive, that's a solid start; plus, with your skills in this tech job market, you can get away with being "ill-prepared"! Reaching out to decision-makers (hiring managers) is another route to begin learni
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by lscore720 12y ago
I love Patreon - I've donated and just launched the Creator page on my new site (sorry, plug): patreon.com/teleplaytime
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Welcome to the interview process - not every employers does it, but coding evaluations are common. Also: grow up or cut the arrogance, nobody's impressed with the attitude but you.
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Right, but there are more fixed price jobs than there seem - it's just a matter of marketing & structuring the gig. An example from my industry: the top recruiters won't touch a job if it resulted in less than $500 - $750&#x2F
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Ask yourself, what "specific value can I offer this particular company?" Then apply for a realistically suitable role and throughout this process, provide (AND prove) this answer.
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Here's one good source, pulls posts straight from AngelList: http://startupseattle.com/jobs/
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Good advice here so far. I'll add a few nuggets from my experience helping tons engineers prep: 1. Some people just freeze up in interviews. It's anxiety-inducing, especially coding interviews; you're not alone. Here'
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Howdy. Just the point I started with in my reply: once you have enough money to allow you freedom in life (different definition for everyone), you're set and do not need a penny more - with the exception of funds for charitable purpos
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Reminds me of a prospective engineering candidate I tried to recruit from Google. When I politely pitched an opportunity, he insulted both me and the opportunity over e-mail, claiming how wildly successful he is. This is largely an except
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by lscore720 12y ago
Yes, and still do! The concept is similar to Pat Kua's "Talking with Tech Leads" ( https://leanpub.com/talking-with-tech-leads ), but I have yet to get off my ass and go beyond initial steps.
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This is a great aggregator and very visually appealing. As a recruiter, I would caution one big challenge in the remote job space is vetting legit opportunities. Specifically, I'm sure far too many developers can relate: a company pro
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In advance, sorry for the long-winded response. My answer: once you have enough money to allow you freedom in life (different definition for everyone), you're set and do not need a penny more - with the exception of funds for charitab
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Of course you're not too old! I highly recommend taking a vacation or simply stepping outside of your bubble first - this'll be a big part of determining product/market fit if you're trying to make something viable for
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To echo lots of comments here: it comes down to your value per unit of time, which is largely dictated by a combination of your own talent or outside market forces/good fortune. I'm very fortunate to have reached a productivity&#x
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Good question - between the financial crisis, regulatory overhaul on Wall Street, and tech boom, I've run into many people in this situation in recent years. In NYC, the quant-to-data scientist transition has been the more seamless on

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