mildbow

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by mildbow 11y ago
That's cool. References can't hurt. And, if you don't have a concrete next step then working with/for like-minded people is a blast. But, if you really want to start something, start it. There are no gatekeepers. You don
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by mildbow 11y ago
I did :) "atleast in my case"
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by mildbow 11y ago
I had a problem with self-awareness, not self-control. I thought I would be fine and could control myself so didn't really think about how much I was getting used to drinking. But it's frighteningly slippery slope. So, I was tryin
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by mildbow 11y ago
Nope. What math trick? You mean knowledge like how caches work? Or, how to spot n^2 solutions that could become n? Or, dynamic programming? Or, linear optimization? Unless you are doing something math specific(in which case you should have
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by mildbow 11y ago
Nope. Pure math people are significantly worse devs in their first jobs. Significantly. Why? They just don't have the language or training so you can't really give direction that assumes anything. And interns are raw enough anyway
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by mildbow 11y ago
Huh. Is there some specific reason you think so? If something like this is driven by lawyers, that's ridiculous: they advise, not prescribe.They are tools, not the brain manipulating the tool. Investors .. maybe. But, why would investo
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by mildbow 11y ago
Yes, angular is waaaay too complicated for what it brings to the table. Testing sucks. Debugging sucks. Implementing anything is more about jumping through angular hoops rather than the feature !! I've used it for one project and will
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by mildbow 11y ago
Are you sure it's just a glass? I started like that and atleast in my case, I very much progressed far beyond moderate amounts in the span of 3 years.
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by mildbow 11y ago
At this point I treat it like an excuse you make for yourself. I know I went through the following progression: oh crap I"m drinking too much hard liquor so I need to quit => ugh I really need a drink => I guess I'll have so
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by mildbow 11y ago
There are 2 main pitfalls with self-help books: 1. they just give you generalized info with nothing concrete on how to implement it day to day. 2. they are like taking vitamins: it only helps if you are deficient in that specific area. And
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by mildbow 11y ago
I feel for you and understand that trying to recommend what you could/should do over the internet is hilariously arrogant/un-empathetic and everyones advice will converge to cookie-cutter ones like github profile/open source
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by mildbow 11y ago
Sure, taken like that everything is alifestyle choice. My point, which I guess made poorly, is a startup will consume your life so don't just work for "a startup" driven by "startups are cool". Rather, do your due
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by mildbow 11y ago
Maybe I'm reading too much into it but saying "working at a startup definitely isn't the right decision for everyone" sounds condescending. Anyway, my response was geared towards how this seems to promote working at &quo
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by mildbow 11y ago
What do you mean "bigcorps aren't interested" ? Are you applying through the blackhole that is an online resume upload? Don't do that. Find someone in your network who works at one of these places and get them to forward
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by mildbow 11y ago
I'm going to assume your answer was "I want to have a semi-curated list of companies that are interested in me" In and of itself, that's not a bad list to have. BUT deciding on which one you want to work at for the next
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by mildbow 11y ago
Just doing a shotgun application to a bunch of startups seems like a hilariously bad idea. But maybe I'm biased because I'm currently recovering from burnout from working at a startup that I joined for the wrong reasons. There is