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by throw1138 4y ago
A significant source of frustration at $dayjob recently has been the _inability_ to test in production. We've just deployed Stripe, and if you're using prod API keys, there's no testing possible without spending real money. D
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by throw1138 4y ago
One of the earlier things I tried was to encourage myself to learn using a less awful layout (DVORAK as you suggested), and it didn't go very well unfortunately :( That's very interesting about "developing" my fingers, I
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by throw1138 4y ago
Thank you mate, great stuff all around! :)
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Ask HN: Tips for learning how to type properly at a late age
1 points by throw1138 4y ago|4 comments
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by throw1138 4y ago
Remote is in the title of the post and mentioned multiple times throughout the post. I dare say we're not posting frequently enough, that's a good point. It's against company policy to put the range in the ad. Very very stupi
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by throw1138 4y ago
This is a throwaway because I'm just an engineer on the team wondering if there's something obvious we're doing wrong, and I don't imagine this would be considered desirable attention by management. Would posting a job a
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by throw1138 4y ago
There is no on-call. Like I say, it's not a DevOps position, but an SWE position requiring more significant knowledge (not administration) of the underlying platform than is typical.
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by throw1138 4y ago
Definitely #1, and the ad is fairly up-front with that.
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Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wondering what to do about it
282 points by throw1138 4y ago|774 comments
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by throw1138 4y ago
Are there any existing implementations I should be aware of?
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by throw1138 4y ago
Thanks for 4dayweek.io! Quick bit of feedback: It's the only job site I check regularly that doesn't have a feed I can subscribe to (that I could find, anyway). It's made worse by having to scroll past the same group of prior
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Ask HN: Where can we find the unsexy jobs?
247 points by throw1138 4y ago|219 comments
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by throw1138 5y ago
The thinking behind a smaller company is having fewer barriers in your way to accomplish things, but you're absolutely right in your third graf. The proposal of tiring yourself out on something you enjoy and can't fail at is reall
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by throw1138 5y ago
Oh right, I understand now. That's a great idea to noodle about, thank you!
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by throw1138 5y ago
Thanks. My concern here is potential difficulty moving back up when I'm ready, and having to explain it.
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Ask HN: What attributes in a new job would aid in burnout recovery?
2 points by throw1138 5y ago|6 comments