bennathanson

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by bennathanson 2y ago
Happy new year HN!
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by bennathanson 3y ago
Impeccable timing. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39612443
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by bennathanson 3y ago
My top three would have to be Empire, Conversations with Tyler, and Fresh Air (if the guest is interesting).
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by bennathanson 3y ago
Location: Boston, MA, USA (US citizen) Remote: Yes, open to hybrid Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python, FastAPI, Postgres, AWS, TypeScript, backend development, serverless Résumé/CV: https://www.nathanson.dev/r
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by bennathanson 4y ago
Flaky for me.
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by bennathanson 4y ago
Great question! We do use huddles sometimes, especially when a Slack thread starts to get too deep. They're wonderful for pairing on problems. I'm sure we could migrate to huddles for standups if we really wanted to, there's
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by bennathanson 4y ago
What has worked for my (mostly) remote team is a mix of different tools for different communication needs: - Daily standups on Zoom. Each person's standup should be short and to the point. Don't be afraid to tell people they'
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by bennathanson 4y ago
YMMV but I think it all boils down to incentives, institutional maturity, and leadership. Here's what I look for: 1) What industry it is. A banking or security company typically has strong incentives toward building secure, stable syst
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by bennathanson 5y ago
Just checked my (old, not-used-anymore) Fios network name and there was the original password! Keeping the default password is never a good idea.
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by bennathanson 5y ago
I always thought spending more than $500 for a chair was for suckers. Then I did some house sitting for a friend. They had a Herman Miller Aeron Chair. At the time I was doing my CS final project and was putting in consecutive 12 hour days.
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by bennathanson 5y ago
Same here
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by bennathanson 5y ago
me too
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by bennathanson 6y ago
Hey I know this guy! Nice work, John. YITBOS
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by bennathanson 6y ago
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA (US citizen) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Python, Java, test automation, CI/CD, serverless development, backend development, Flutter Résumé: https://nathanson.d
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by bennathanson 6y ago
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA (US citizen) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Python, Java, test automation, CI/CD, serverless development, backend development, Flutter Resume: Upon request Website: https