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by wwww4all 6y ago
There is ageism in tech, it’s very real and people have to plan for it. It’s not as old as people think it is. It’s way lower than official retirement age. It’s like any other problem, there are solution options. Some people switch to manag
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by wwww4all 6y ago
There’s a phrase I heard while back, I don’t live to work, I work to live. High performance software engineers negotiate for higher salary and the type of work environment and type of projects. They work to live by taking control over their
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by wwww4all 6y ago
My plan to minimize ageism is straight forward. Continuous improvement in latest tech stack. Demonstrate delivering solutions. Regularly interview with recruiters for positions at or above my level. When the full time offers slows down, I’l
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by wwww4all 6y ago
There definitely is ageism in tech. However, there are ways to minimize impact. Become an expert in latest tech stack and experience in delivering solutions to clients. These positions are extremely difficult to fill, so recruiters are more
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Companies look for expertise in older software engineers. They want senior level to help them maintain legacy systems or lead the upgrade to latest tech stack. If backend is your specialty, market oneself as expert in backed solutions using
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by wwww4all 6y ago
I've been wrangling software bytes for a while and I am pragmatic about the business. Software engineering is extremely difficult. High performance engineers are rare and valuable. Some times, they become jaded and burn out. This is my
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by wwww4all 6y ago
High performance software engineers need to demand higher salary. More Compensation for use of home office space, internet, utilities, etc. Learn to negotiate better based on performance impact to position. The demand for high performance s
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by wwww4all 6y ago
The government made the decisions that results in rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. The rich oligarchs are getting great returns on their investments and owning government. While millions of people are facing declining quality of
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Monoliths are solution in search of problems. Micro services are solution in search of problems. Generally, focus on solving the problems first. Can the problem be solved by some static rendering of data? Monolith is better solution. Does t
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Rich get rich by paying software engineers to develop applications that deliver efficiencies. Efficiencies usually mean getting rid of workers. Newspapers used to be big local employers, newsroom employees, print workers, packaging workers,
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by wwww4all 6y ago
I’m curious that any Tech company allows multiple full time employment. All tech companies require employees to sign work for hire intellectual property assignment. You must disclose any other intellectual property agreements with other en
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by wwww4all 6y ago
This has more to do with negotiation skills. Anthony Levandowki also negotiated deal with Uber to pay him more money. He knew his value and negotiated hard, and got paid by 2 companies. Every engineer should learn from Anthony about underst
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Most engineers at startups get very little equity and most end up worthless due to dilution or failure. Even if engineers hit the startup lottery, the payout for most are not that much. Very few end with multi million dollar payouts. Statis
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Sure, there are different calibers of senior engineers, some are better than others. Some are better leaders, some are better writers, some are better instructors, etc. But, principal, staff, lead, and senior are all pretty much the same te
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by wwww4all 6y ago
They are HR designations to shift salary ranges for senior engineers. Tech skills top out at senior level, but companies want to be able to pay some senior engineers more than average. Without affecting the senior level range. It’s also for
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Software engineering is extremely difficult and there are very few people that can deliver solutions. High performance software engineers are rare and valuable. That is the reason why some software engineers make tons more money than others
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by wwww4all 6y ago
BTC is similar to art paintings or Pokémon cards in many regards. The intrinsic value is based on scarcity and perception of people in BTC network. The main driver of BTC is belief and hype, as more people believe in BTC there’s more hype a
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Article about recent cancellation attempt on Pedro Domingos. https://quillette.com/2021/01/27/beating-back-cancel-culture...
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by wwww4all 6y ago
AI requires analysis of natural patterns to learn and understand reality. This is unacceptable to far left, since many natural patterns display inconvenient truths. Therefore, AI research is unacceptable and they are trying to cancel AI res
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by wwww4all 6y ago
It’s similar to rampant doping in competitive sports, where everyone knows what’s going on. When there are millions of dollars at stake in contracts, prize money, and sponsorships, people will cheat and take risks. Even if they’re caught, t
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Most people know which countries developed stuxnet and used compromised human agents to place the infected drives into the target system. The sophistication of the malware required state powers and assistance of the industrial company that
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Everyone should google MS Frontpage. And COBOL. As the saying goes, “What has happened before, will happen again”. Soon enough, there will be a new scripting language to simplify managing all no code services from the terminal. NoBash.
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by wwww4all 6y ago
The latest scientific, technological, engineering, financial innovation is becoming more ruthless, efficient, rent seeking middlemen. Is it good for science that the richest, most valuable companies in the world, that are worth Trillions of
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Does Twitter have right to kick someone out for being gay or being Asian or for belonging to some LGBT group? According to your logic, Twitter can do that.
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The company will pay you the lowest amount you are willing to accept. Location has nothing to do with salary rates. If they could find someone at lower salary, anywhere in the world, they would hire that person. They can’t, that’s why they
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by wwww4all 6y ago
Interesting concepts. Let’s see if any FAANG companies or standards bodies or top tier open source frameworks adopt the extensions.
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Diet is the most important aspect to healthy people. The saying “you are what you eat” has much deeper meaning. Just look at the obesity levels in US. The millions of people with heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Looks at pictures of peopl
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by wwww4all 6y ago
What is the crime rate in Chicago? Has the crime rate increased or decreased in Chicago? Does people feel safer living in Chicago ? The role of police is to reduce crime in Chicago. Is it working?
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The lies go on because the establishment media is paid to do propaganda for establishment big business. Jeff Bezos owns Washington Post. The biggest companies own the media distribution channels, Disney, google, facebook, etc. Think about t
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by wwww4all 6y ago
I’m curious as to why you think it’s brilliant response? Was it the lack of initiative to do simple google search on gut brain physiological connections? The common phrases gut feeling, gut check, gut intuition are related to the gut brain

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