DanUKs

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(Programmers) Thoughts on getting more and more responsibility but no extra pay?
2 points by DanUKs 4y ago|3 comments
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by DanUKs 4y ago
I love the idea of this but you read so many stories about the owners of open sourced projects not making a penny, whilst millions use their work and benefit financially. It’s difficult to do this when there’s belly’s to fill.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
Agreed. The tech bubble will be difficult to pop but it will. I don’t agree with developers being overpaid because the knowledge we need at a high level is ridiculous. I do agree that there’s too much money in tech though. Grab it whilst yo
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by DanUKs 4y ago
That’s great at your parents house but when you have kids to feed and a mortgage to pay, doing it for free is off the cards, no matter how much you love it.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
The thought of writing JavaScript in my 60s is a painful thought.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
How? It’ll be very difficult to make working with algorithms for fintech company, sacred.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
100%. Very Elon Musk BUT even Elon himself had looked after his own and made his own millions before trying to tackle that.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
So what’s the point? You want to work forever? There’s no goal to retire early and just enjoy life or start your own company? > I’m very far from making a lot of money The software engineering career is a ridiculously “fast paced”. caree
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What’s the end goal for you programmers?
20 points by DanUKs 4y ago|80 comments
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Programmers. Do you work on your personal projects inside your 9-5?
14 points by DanUKs 4y ago|32 comments
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by DanUKs 4y ago
Honestly, no. Programming is all I know... Which is kinda sad. You either churn out work and hope you can climb to the top with the seniors and managers, or go down the entrepreneur route and try out your luck.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
I'm facing this exact problem. The guy that works on the weekend, is unfortunately the most senior engineer on our team (it's quite sad really. He has nothing to prove, a wife and kid, yet he works weekends with no reward). He&#x2
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by DanUKs 4y ago
All the best man. I hope you get the freedom you deserve one day.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
I guess it's a really foolish way to think but whenever I think about those who suck up to their bosses and work weekends for no reward, I just think about the story of the CEO that pulls up in the expensive car. He tells his employee,
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by DanUKs 4y ago
It's not necessarily "working weekends" that's the issue. You can have a job that requires you to work 2 hours per day and still work 6-7 days a week. It's more the constant backlog of stuff that needed to be done y
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by DanUKs 4y ago
LOL. Correct. This guy who works weekends without even being asked to, is genuinely a genius in that area but he just churns out complete sh*t. Mindlessly building.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
I really hope we both make it out, man. I really do. We'll be free one day. Keep building.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
Keep at it. We'll get through it and have freedom one day. One day.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
Great comment. Thank you. I'm currently reading "Manifest. 7 steps to living your best life". It's pretty much exactly what you've described. It sounds like you're going through an amazing transformation. Embra
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by DanUKs 4y ago
The outcome of working weekends on my own project is the chance that I may actually build something that can feed my children, give them a good life, give us freedom etc. The outcome of me working weekends for a company I work for is potent
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by DanUKs 4y ago
Good on you. I wish you all the best with your project. Please nail it! Do it for us struggling programmers. Good luck man.
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by DanUKs 4y ago
Very, very good points here. You're right, the stress part is 100% a personal and perspective issue. I do try to convince myself that "no-one is dying" but the sad reality is that if I don't constantly meet deadliness, p
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Ask HN: I love programming but hate the industry. Can anyone relate?
453 points by DanUKs 4y ago|328 comments