bgxor

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by bgxor 5y ago
My experience is that a11y is often not a priority and then one day it is suddenly the highest priority. It is not fun to have to drop everything you are doing and retrofit and/or redesign to avoid a lawsuit or losing a big contract. T
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by bgxor 10y ago
I sent you a more detailed email, but basically it is preposterous to assume a "very experienced" senior engineer in ANY part of the United States is going to be happy with making $65K.
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by bgxor 10y ago
Those salary modifiers are atrocious. Their range in my city for a senior, very experienced engineer is comparable to what most entry level jobs actually offer around here. I 100% think you are on the right track. The only people from my ar
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by bgxor 10y ago
First and foremost, be nice. Secondly, you should assume that anything you "need" will not be built by anyone but you. If you end up with a "showstopper" in OSS, it is time for helpful contributions. Either that or you s
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by bgxor 10y ago
I would really encourage you to give it a try. The "jQuery mimicking" is actually not even its best feature. I didn't think much of it at the beginning, but it pretty much makes React's test utils really pleasant to work
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by bgxor 10y ago
I appreciate the apology. My advice would be to take introductions from qualified applicants seriously. I do understand that you are a very busy person, but you should either hire someone to handle the hiring process or take the time to res
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by bgxor 10y ago
1. I had a video technical interview and it went well. 2. The interviewer said I would make a great fit and tried to introduce me to the CTO. 3. I introduced myself to the CTO and received no response. 4. I contacted the interviewer a week
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by bgxor 10y ago
Just a quick warning: these guys wasted a lot of my time.
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by bgxor 11y ago
In this "growth above all else" ecosystem, do you think profit sharing could possibly be just as bad? I'm not sure how those deals are usually set up, but unless you set aside a portion of revenue to share I could see people
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by bgxor 11y ago
I find it really hard to believe that anyone can actually "work" for 80 hours a week. Especially in mentally taxing work like designing and implementing software. That is something close to 9am-9pm 7 days a week. You pretty much h
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3 points by bgxor 13y ago|0 comments