ospehlivano

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   by ospehlivano 1y ago

   Appreciate it! The shiny side is fun, but it’s the grind that makes it real.
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   At 33, Baby on the Way, No Plan: How I Became a Developer(dowe.app)

   3 points by ospehlivano 1y ago|2 comments
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   by ospehlivano 1y ago

   Great point about environment fit. I've seen a wonderkid with amazing potential but no drive, and a solid engineer who maximized their potential through pure effort. Hard to say which was more valuable - depends on what the team needed
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   by ospehlivano 1y ago

   Fair point about 4 months, I was thinking longer term there. But the original post was about finding the 'best' engineers, not necessarily senior ones. Either way, you can't know what's best for your situation until they
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   by ospehlivano 1y ago

   Exactly - you never know either way. You hire the senior, might be useless. You hire the mid-level, might be great. At least with the faster hire you're making progress while finding out.
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   by ospehlivano 1y ago

   The irony: while you're waiting 4 months for the perfect engineer, your competitor shipped with a good-enough one who's now senior-level from the experience.