amorphous

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by amorphous 4y ago
This does not apply to the typical software engineer. Rather this: > Code is secondary. People are first This is easily overlooked. Your social skills matter most. Leading, listening, communication. Most problems are people problems.
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by amorphous 7y ago
Somewhat related but it is amazing how clear things become to me when I draw a diagram about something I have to learn or build. Make visual connections leads to an immediate deeper understanding. It has become second nature for me to start
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by amorphous 7y ago
Chasing the "dream" of having my own business without realising what that actually requires. Then when it got difficult or boring, the next freelancing job is so much easier (and way more lucrative). Back and forth with spending s
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by amorphous 7y ago
Another "been there, done that". If I could give advice to my 30 year old self, without doubt, it'll be: #1. Focus on finding the right job that works for you and pays the bills. Once you are back to feeling good start a side
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by amorphous 7y ago
This reflects badly on the developer who posted this. Though it is easy to sympathise, this is not professional behaviour. Learn from mistakes and move on focussing on finding good clients.
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by amorphous 8y ago
This route exists, it's called training and you can earn even more doing that. Absolutely doable, but it's a long road to get there (salary- and lifestyle wise).
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by amorphous 8y ago
Bitwarden is free and working better
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by amorphous 8y ago
You could use this as an opportunity to show you are capable to handle anything that is thrown at you. This is a highly valuable skill, way more valuable than your current tech stack. For you personally and the company hiring you. After you
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by amorphous 8y ago
Forget puzzles! Solve a real problem with code. Read only as little as necessary and then build something you care about. Before you know it you have become a programmer.
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by amorphous 8y ago
it's more than being "trump fanboy". It's his confabulating of abstruse theories like "master puppeteer" and all this gibberish talk. I find it irresponsible the opposite of what he has done before. Is this rea
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by amorphous 8y ago
Quite controversial but basically the blueprint of how I want to build the company I work for: "Why employees are always a bad idea"
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by amorphous 8y ago
I enjoyed Lake Success a lot.
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by amorphous 8y ago
I thought this book was quite good. I also used to enjoy Scott Adam's blog and ideas, that's why it was quite shocking to me when I revisited his site and found out what he has turned into. I can't take him seriously anymore.
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by amorphous 8y ago
My favourite was Better Call Saul. Love the entrepreneurial spirit that shines through the episodes
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by amorphous 8y ago
Don't fabulate stories in your head that are not useful to you. There is nothing "wrong" with you. The reasons could be manyfold. You could try to figure out why you didn't land a job, or, far more easy and effective, ju
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by amorphous 8y ago
Let me just re-iterate practise, practise, practise. After you have done this sufficiently often, following things happen 1-You'll notice how similar interviews are and develop a routine 2-You'll become better aware of what you wa
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by amorphous 8y ago
This. I'm working in that space and I can tell you it is very much alive. It all comes down to ease-of-use and cost of sensors. 2018 has seen especially some fantastic progress. There's still a lot of low hanging fruit to capture.
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Ask HN: Your favourite read in 2018?
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by amorphous 8y ago
I recently took a new role and talked to a couple of companies that offered "unlimited holidays". After talking to them I came to the conclusion this is something that looks nice on paper but is actually doing you a disfavour. Bec
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by amorphous 8y ago
I had a similar experience, travelled a lot, many different jobs, changing relationships - but I see myself as a success, would not want to change that experience for anything. In my 40s now with kids and loving wife - still moving jobs and
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by amorphous 8y ago
I found that routines have limited effect on my productivity. Some hacks can be useful (pomodoro for example) but only get me so far. What really matters is to have a clear understanding of the benefits of what I'm doing. If I know exa
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by amorphous 8y ago
I don't believe you can learn this from a book. It's a highly personal journey, depending on you, your family and your kids. Your kids educate you as much as you educate them, you are in this together. I understand you want to see
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by amorphous 8y ago
Please get all the courage you can muster and seek professional therapie.
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by amorphous 8y ago
You need to establish yourself as an expert and build an audience if you want to make serious money selling your expertise. It doesn't matter how you transfer your knowledge, be it via courses, books, workshops or live training. This t
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by amorphous 8y ago
Any tips on how to find an AWS contractor who can do this?
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by amorphous 8y ago
I use a tennis ball against the wall, very effective.
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by amorphous 8y ago
Try the "foundation method". For example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BOTvaRaDjI I started doing those exercises a few months ago and I feel much better. Also, my posture has improved significantly, I even got
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by amorphous 8y ago
In the order of usefulness: - Safaribooks - Economist - Technology Review - Netflix - Amazon Prime On and off I pay for cloud.guru, pluralsight or udemy
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by amorphous 8y ago
Welcome to the world of software engineering! See, building software is more about people than code or technology. It is always a people problem. Use this as an opportunity to improve your social skills. If you think your colleagues are slo
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by amorphous 8y ago
Immediately contact all the banks involved and report the fraud. They should be able to reverse the transaction.

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