adoga

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by adoga 3y ago
> To be an excellent developer you need to score extremely high in both agreeability and conscientious so that you are really good with the details and willing to go above and beyond to build a more durable product. To be a good leader y
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by adoga 4y ago
Curious what "mild" ADD looks like? I've not necessarily had issues impacting my life but can be very forgetful (top of the stack always takes priority) which drives my wife crazy, and I often describe my work as "loadin
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by adoga 4y ago
I'm upper-20's and been at it professionally for about 10 years if you count college co-ops; longer if you count craigslist websites to get myself a gaming computer as a teen. My first co-op was gotten through my University's
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by adoga 4y ago
If someone where to want to try and build their own startup, this seems like a perfect situation to be in. Does anyone know how to land one of these?
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by adoga 4y ago
I'm in almost the exact same situation -- stepping from mostly IC into a CTO / Tech Lead role at a small startup, trying to create the type of culture that I'd want to work in, etc. I unfortunately don't have a solution,
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by adoga 4y ago
Worked for a mobile game company in 2020 and 2021. Can confirm that 2020 was a very good year revenue wise, if not dying off a little bit towards the end of 2021
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by adoga 4y ago
Thank you, I think that this, along with the below comment of needing daily transparency and collaboration is what I needed to hear
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by adoga 4y ago
Thank you for the reply, I think that this hit the nail on the head for what I've observed in myself and the other devs on the team, and what I've been struggling with with this particular dev. I understand that a 1-2 day task can
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Ask HN: How to Hold Someone Accountable?
12 points by adoga 4y ago|12 comments
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by adoga 4y ago
I'd optimize for whatever will make you not dread going into work every Monday. I've tried to optimize for money at various points in my career (admittedly not FAANG money which may be enough to make a difference, though I'm
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by adoga 5y ago
No, I'll be putting in my notice for a new job tomorrow after closing on a house today. This past summer they brought in some "Agile" consultants which ramped up the process and micromanagement to 10. So far we've tried
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by adoga 5y ago
Any tips on how to improve? I've noticed myself really shrinking into a negative attitude lately -- not sure how to prevent myself from becoming the stereotypical jaded senior engineer (I do certainly feel like I have quite a bit manag