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by was_boring 7y ago
I don't want to be argumentative at all. I find what passes at one company doesn't at another and it's generally an interpretation of style that can be conformed to. For example, I am of the leaning that one line should do on
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by was_boring 7y ago
There's a lot of multi billion dollar companies still coming to terms with one provider, let alone redundancy.
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by was_boring 7y ago
I'm a hiring manager, but not a recruiter, I use it most months we have a position open to do direct reach out as the pool of people is generally pretty good.
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by was_boring 7y ago
Generally it's a personal connection. Someone will here a startup went out of business and they know they were good at there jobs and get reached out to. Sometimes the entire team gets hired all at once.
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by was_boring 7y ago
I know this already happens informally, so there is probably a niche there.
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by was_boring 7y ago
This is amazing. I've been following fastai for a few years now and it really is geared towards programmers first. I've used what is taught both directly at work as well as inderectly by being able to better advise on what data we
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by was_boring 7y ago
I'm fairly certain that's the case in most of the US. I know when I worked retail (over a decade ago) we were specifically instructed that if someone didn't stop to do nothing. The worst case was to follow them and get a lice
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by was_boring 7y ago
Honestly, I don't know. Since MS bought them they have made many improvements, and seem to take gitlab seriously. What they lack is a decent mobile/tablet experience so I don't always have to be at a laptop/desktop. I&#x
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by was_boring 7y ago
What your looking for is not new or revolutionary. It's just an abstraction. Read about the strangler pattern and it will get you pretty far.
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by was_boring 7y ago
Years is probably an over statement on my part. A second read indicates probably a year and half.
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by was_boring 7y ago
Did it though? It's been in circulation for years.
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by was_boring 7y ago
I have a friend who was working on #1 specifically. They got out of it after they realized it was just playing whack-a-mole. This is honestly one of the very few use cases of cryptography signing a video or picture that I can see. But that
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Ask HN: What tools to grab slices of production?
11 points by was_boring 7y ago|4 comments
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by was_boring 7y ago
Here is how I did it: 1) Pick a challenging language that you have to do memory management (C++ for myself); 2) Start learning it and building applications that you care about; 3) Start learning design patterns (gang of four); 4) Pick up a
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by was_boring 7y ago
Don't spend any money until you are sure you'll be getting a return -- def. not on day one. I've never actually heard of a compensation structure which has >$100k of options to even spend on day one. Most of the time they
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by was_boring 7y ago
You only have two options: 1) find a niche with your current employer that you can exploit to fulfill your interests; or 2) find a job that will do the same. The first involves less risk and if your employer is enlightened will most likely
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by was_boring 7y ago
I actually have the same problem with gmail. I once, as in the last 6 months, waited a good 3+ minutes (as recorded in firefox dev tools) for gmail to fully load. Switching to chrome was a dramatically better experience. I didn't menti
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by was_boring 7y ago
I'm late to the party, but used to work for a collections attorney who specialized in SMB who were close to or are defunct. The biggest mistake anyone ever made (when setting up an LLC) was to mix personal and business funds. It made i
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by was_boring 7y ago
I love firefox, but it's still leagues behind chrome -- even with the new engine. Especially when used with "enterprise" tools, like Jira. I keep hoping for the day I can switch and not lose productivity.
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by was_boring 7y ago
I'm going to second this. I've seen on more then one occasion that some people believe it's their job to do this on order to be most effective. I literally had PM tell me (as head of engineering) that they thought it was ther
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by was_boring 7y ago
I'm by no means a expert, but doesn't Go advocate using append with a slice which will create a new array? https://golang.org/pkg/builtin/#append
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by was_boring 7y ago
When I feel supported by management, even when it's not something they want to hear -- also when that support leads to a good work-life balance. I'm not talking anything crazy, just I put in my 8 hours so don't call me when I
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by was_boring 7y ago
I'm curious why you think this. There's been several attempts at a Googleless Android based phone and as far as I'm aware none have achieved noticeable market share. At least not the kind needed for Huawei.
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by was_boring 7y ago
I personally got tired of all the churn in technology and didn't feel like I could keep up long term. Management seemed to be the easy path forward. With that said, I'm actually now looking to get out of people management and back
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by was_boring 7y ago
I really like the idea, but what would be really valuable to me is filtering by does the company use trivia problems like leetcode.com or does it use real world scenarios. As a seasoned developer, I always have to practice those types probl
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by was_boring 7y ago
It's the largest line item for most companies, so apply pressure there and get the most dramatic result in the shortest time. Do that to every project and it takes too much mental overhead.
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by was_boring 7y ago
I've been working 100% remote for 6 years now, and have seen about half the people who do end up going remote just don't like it or are not self-motivated enough to put in a full day's work without being in an office.
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by was_boring 7y ago
All of the major cloud providers have free credits for new customers.
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by was_boring 7y ago
If the counter party accepts it then it is the contract. You can do this with any contract, to include phone carriers and credit card companies.
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by was_boring 7y ago
Here's the secret -- a good team is built around people who are solidly dependable. What that means is you can give a reasonable estimate for the work, are a positive person, and aren't too much of a bother to anyone. The team is

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