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   by otras 7y ago

   That seems like a good, in-person direct question for a 1:1 with your manager when you have plenty of time to follow up with questions. It deserves having its own time devoted to it, which is (presumably) the point of your 1:1s. It doesn&#
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   by otras 8y ago

   I studied physics and literary theory, and I greatly enjoyed the paper at the center of the Sokal affair [0]: Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity . [1] [0]: https://en.wikipedia
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   by otras 8y ago

   Here's a map from the Globe of bike accidents reported to Cambridge police from 2010-2014 [0]. Unfortunately the map no longer loads for me, but the accidents are mostly along major roads and the area is still discernible, especially
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   by otras 8y ago

   How competitive is the salary you're offering for engineers? How does it compare with salaries found at the big tech companies?
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   by otras 8y ago

   I always enjoy reading the job posting in the monthly whoishiring thread. I also like that Matt is active in the comments answering questions. For example, April: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19545383
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   by otras 8y ago

   On that note, what do you think deliberate practice looks like for programming and software engineering?
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   by otras 8y ago

   This came up recently in a different HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19118740 The main gist is that GitHub doesn't require proof of ownership in order to set a custom domain. This means that if your Git
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   by otras 8y ago

   I'm a software engineer working mostly on the front end at a large tech company. For context, we have a separate UX team that works on design. Happy to give these my best. 1. Tests are organized around their component. This includes
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   by otras 8y ago

   Five Thirty Eight also had a great analysis on baseball modification last year, except the changes are by manufacturers and the MLB. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/juiced-baseballs/
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    by otras 8y ago

    It definitely depended on the kind of notes, but pretty much! For something like an algorithms or math class, I would have the problem one side and a summary of how to do it on the other side. This meant I wouldn't focus on the answer
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    by otras 8y ago

    I just commented this in another thread, but I highly, highly recommend the free Coursera course Learning How To Learn . In particular, I found that the following worked especially well for me: * Emphasis on balance between focus and diffu
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    by otras 8y ago

    It’s tangentially related, but I highly recommend the Coursera course Learning How To Learn for more insight into how your brain works. The course discusses procrastination and how to work with it. Specifically, I’d recommend pomodoros,
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    by otras 8y ago

    I have a bachelors in physics, which I finished without doing any real research or programming (not recommended). After a brief attempt to find work related to politics/science in DC, I ended up working full time as a tutor (mostly ma
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    by otras 8y ago

    I used to work at a small startup in a coworking space that was shared with other small startups. In one large room, there would be loud conversations, sales calls, people coming into the office for meetings, people eating lunch together a
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    by otras 8y ago

    I’m reminded of the NYT piece How to Tell a Mother Her Child Is Dead by Naomi Rosenberg, an ER doctor in Philadelphia. Highly recommend reading it for insight into the relationship between doctors, death, and patients. https:/&#x2F
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    by otras 8y ago

    I'm currently learning simple computer fundamentals as I work through Ben Eater's Build an 8-bit computer from scratch program [0]. I remember seeing the initial videos and thought I remembered him saying he had no plans to mak
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    by otras 8y ago

    I would say that it wasn't watching the videos that was helpful, but more applying the concepts and techniques. I took general notes and reviewed them periodically (spaced repetition!), and I applied the general ideas to my classwork.
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    by otras 8y ago

    I've taken a few, and these two are my favorites: Learning How to Learn by Barbara Oakley: https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn Hands down the biggest return on investment for an online class. I
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    by otras 8y ago

    I recommend the book Working Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael Feathers. I've been reading it recently, and I've enjoyed the lessons and advice so far.
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    by otras 8y ago

    Before I got into tech, I worked as a full-time tutor with high school and middle school students for a few years. That was the best practice for improving my ability to explain things. I usually think about the meta-game of improving in
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    by otras 8y ago

    I misread your pronoun. Thanks for clarifying!
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    by otras 8y ago

    From the article you linked, it looks like the term dates to George Akerlof's paper, The Market for "Lemons": Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism (Nobel prize winning 1970 paper). https://en.wikipedia.or
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    MapReduce in Simple Language(alexanderell.is)

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    by otras 8y ago

    I've found that the best way to improve my own writing is by practicing writing, editing, and reviewing. Two books that have helped me improve are Stephen King's On Writing and William Zinsser's On Writing Well . Working
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    by otras 8y ago

    Highly recommend patio11's site and blog: https://www.kalzumeus.com/ His post on salary negotiation should be mandatory reading for all software engineers: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23
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    by otras 8y ago

    You may have missed it with the aside, but GP wrote “useless knowledge--and added complexity-- for a total newbie ” (emphasis added)
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    by otras 8y ago

    I'd highly recommend the FreeCodeCamp curriculum for learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I found it very helpful when learning to code, and the curriculum gives you an easy way to direct and organize your learning. https://
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    by otras 8y ago

    A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley (and her corresponding Learning How To Learn course) absolutely changed my approach to learning and studying. Applying the lessons made my studying many times more productive. After getting Bs and C
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    by otras 8y ago

    I work at a large tech company that's good at search and ads, and I actually just got back from swimming at lunch. I work roughly 40 hours a week, and I have a commute that's ~45-60 minutes. It's 5 miles by road, but it&#x27
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    by otras 8y ago

    Hiring is a hard problem, and I don't think these are good solutions to optimizing the front of the funnel. If I was applying to a position and was given this, it would immediately signal that the company doesn't respect my time.