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   by remar 10y ago

   Here's the problem I have with interviewing, speaking as someone already at a big 4 company and has gone through this process already. I know exactly what types of things I need to prep for and even as someone who's competed in co
2. 32.▲
   by remar 10y ago

   I'm curious to meet these devs that claim that even having a basic understanding of algorithms/data structures fundamentals is not worth their time. Something tells me that the work they do is more related to design/front end
3. 33.▲
   by remar 10y ago

   I work at a "big 4" company that's also known for having difficult algorithms questions and I can confirm that sub-par developers still pass through. After talking to a lot of my friends in the industry, my theory is that mos
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   by remar 10y ago

   Hey, just wanted to say I really appreciate all the in depth posts you put out on your site in hopes of educating others and helping them navigate the waters of distributed systems. Curious, is there any single book you would say you'v
5. 35.▲
   by remar 10y ago

   Hope I run into the same sort of luck eventually. Sucks having to worry about whether I'll still be in the country when trying to plan for the years to come. All this on top of worrying about work, relationships, personal health, and a
6. 36.▲
   by remar 10y ago

   Curious, was the marriage specifically for the purpose of getting out of that rat race?
7. 37.▲
   by remar 10y ago

   Question for HN: (sorry to piggy back off of this comment) I've also gone down a similar path to what OP described and I feel like I really want to help those growing up in similar environments (e.g. 1st generation college students, po
8. 38.▲
   by remar 10y ago

   You can still use the old site for now https://sites.google.com/site/stevenhalim/
9. 39.▲
   by remar 10y ago

   I highly recommend buying the "large print" version, it's the size of most textbooks. The smaller version is nice for reading while on the go/during a commute but not as nice for when you want to have it on your desk as
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    by remar 10y ago

    I was taught that there should be tests against things like class constants so that you have a failing build in the event that someone changes a const that's part of the specification. This was from some TDD course that my employer bro
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    by remar 11y ago

    Could you elaborate on what you mean when you say you feel disconnected from others when you get back? Do you mean in the sense that you feel their understanding of the world is limited compared to yours because you've seen/experi
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    by remar 12y ago

    Speaking from my experience as an intern at Microsoft, I really wish there was more focus on training. I've heard from a lot of praise about the quality of codelabs from friends at Google and never received anything like that when I wa