spcelzrd

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by spcelzrd 10y ago
You might like githut's rankings better. http://githut.info For the purpose of what to learn for the next ten years, Java is probably more relevant to the job market than C.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
20 is pretty far down the list for programming language popularity. https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ lists Scratch in the 20th position. Cobol is 25. I'm not sure there's a Lisp dialect in the top 20 now. O
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
Rodin, Chihuly, Ai Wei Wei. It's more common than you might think.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
Or it could be that "tech finds less value in women". Historically, your argument has been used to suppress women and minorities. It's weird that every time a group doesn't fit into an industry or a culture, that group i
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
You're wrong. Every industry has management problems. Women leave tech at a rate much higher than they leave other industries. The only conclusion is that tech is a hostile environment for women, or that women are intrinsically unable
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
> Our industry has a personality problem as much or more as it has a sex problem. The data suggests our industry has a massive sex problem. Refocusing the debate onto yourself is a blocking factor in solving this problem.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
So many to choose from... your bookstore or library has an entire shelf devoted to this topic. A few that I've read John Gardner's -- On Fiction How to Write a Blockbuster Novel Story (more about screenwriting, but very useful to
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
> He would even keep on schedule when the time changed. Your cat can tell time. He's planning your murder. Watch your back.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
Imgur is another example that gives users a lot of content without a login. I've been turned off by Pinterest because when I hit it through a Google search, it wants me to login. Instant back button. This is probably too generic a ques
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
You have to pay them to leave. You have to endure the publicity of large scale layoffs. This way, you are progressive, agile, and team oriented.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
It's the best way to get a large amount of your workforce to leave voluntarily. No workforce reduction paperwork. No severance packages. Yahoo did it. Nokia did it. In fact, the companies who pull this trick are almost all shrinking an
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
Wikipedia says 50% of profits generated by partner licensing. Still kind of vague.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
Censorship. I know this doesn't fit with the techno libertarian mindset, but I think it's a viable solution. Let's say I'm about to share an article that claims the holocaust never happened. (This might be illegal in cer
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
Probably correct. But if the studies are suppressed or influenced, we can't know for sure.
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>Science is great, but people are so fallible. Part of science is assuming that people are dishonest, incompetent, or subject to influence. But the scientific method should correct for those occasions when other individuals attempt to re
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
My birthday is Pi Day. Now I don't feel so special anymore.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
I think the front end guys are thinking, I really hope for a standardized universal back end to emerge, maybe something like HAL or a Siri that works. I'm joking, of course. But I think front end and full stack developers are safe for
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
A family member bought me a gift subscription to Raw Spice Bar. My wife and I very much enjoy cooking, so this was a nice gift. We get a new set of spices every month. But at the lowest price, it's $84 a year, only a few dollars less t
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
A day late, but I'll join in. Company I worked at hired a woman to join our team of almost all men at a small consultancy. People who had worked with her before all said she was an excellent developer, and she was. I worked very closel
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
We all agree the tech interviews are broken. I suspect that the next trend in tech interviews will be worse in just a slightly different way. We got rid of the "Why are manholes round?" questions, now we have live coding tests.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
I really hope not. At least not without autonomous controls that prevent human error, such as collision avoidance.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
Is that the only thing you found offensive about that comment? Poe's law appears to be in effect here.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
You'll find lots of great advice about job hunts on HN. It can be really hard when you're getting turned down and failing tech interviews. Try to stay positive. I don't know your particular situation, but one thing to conside
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
Historically, technological advances do not lead to widespread unemployment, though they do generate widespread speculation about future unemployment. If this time is different, then I think the answer will be in something like universal ba
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
I disagree with this. Most HR departments are functional and would take care of this problem. If you approach HR and they are unhelpful or place the blame on you, it's time to switch jobs, if possible.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
One of the ways HR acts in the interest of the company, is to make sure managers aren't putting the company at risk by engaging in unethical or illegal behavior. HR isn't your friend, but if they enable harassment and discriminati
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
This advice echoes the first chapter in The Passionate Programmer. Recommended.
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Also, learn to write clear and correct sentences in your primary language. You will communicate better and you will be perceived as more intelligent.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
If history has taught me anything, this is the best time to buy.
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by spcelzrd 10y ago
Maybe SF is just full? At some point that city will no longer be able to support and endless parade of Python developers in skinny jeans. Also, decelerated job growth is still job growth. 3.5% growth doubles in 20 years. Not exactly panic t

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