davismwfl

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by davismwfl 4mo ago
I attack it pretty much the same regardless of language or project. Generally, I start with the product, see how it works, find the 3-4 most common workflows and get a handle on them. Then I like to check out the database (or algorithms &am
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by davismwfl 8mo ago
GPT + Grok (sometimes Claude) for writing docs, policies, requirements, client responses etc. Grok is often times more concise/direct, which helps me as I tend to be verbose. I always review/edit regardless. Much faster than writi
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by davismwfl 3y ago
I don't feel like you have given enough information for anyone to answer without making many assumptions. My take (and hence assumptions) is you want to build a product where other engineers utilize your stripe account while charging f
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by davismwfl 3y ago
I have two different ones in the system right now (around 14 cameras total). Amcrest and SV3C are the brands and both are available on Amazon pretty cheap. I have a mix of 5MP and 4k cameras where it makes sense for better details etc. I
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by davismwfl 3y ago
My security system is pretty basic but super reliable and isolated/safe overall. I use BlueIris for the NVR software (it is cheap) and I buy various cheap IP cameras that support OnVIF (almost all try to phone home, some directly to ch
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by davismwfl 4y ago
Out of ~20 engineers, we have about 4 that have unrestricted access to production. A couple more have read only I believe to one of the databases. I also have direct knowledge of a couple of other startups, similar size of 20-30 people in
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by davismwfl 4y ago
I have worked in a number of hardware based startups, still do, and most have been product led or at least try to be. There isn't a one size fits all answer for what I think you are asking, and without more details it is unlikely anyon
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by davismwfl 4y ago
Nope, I've actually had it opened for multiple days and just walked away and come back and it has been fine. I've had a few occasions where I restart it cause of something, but not like you are describing. I have two machines I r
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by davismwfl 4y ago
Unless you two had discussed it in some prior conversation, it is a red flag IMO and I'd be cautious with this person in any capacity. Doing this without having a chat about it, is disrespectful IMO as well. It also shows a lack of for
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by davismwfl 4y ago
Technically competent is a big grey zone IMO. For example, I am sure Musk knows the details, limitations and technical aspects of the welding that takes place at SpaceX, but my guess is he isn't competent to do it. That same example co
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by davismwfl 4y ago
Building is easy, naming is hard. In this case though, you're overthinking it. Pick one and move forward. Attributes is super common to use in these scenarios. Properties is also common and wouldn't be out of place. I like to alw
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by davismwfl 4y ago
tl;dr; I think both C and C++ be around a long time. Just look at COBOL. I learned C in the 80's and C++ in the late 80's/early 90's. I have heard every few years since probably 1996-97 how C/C++ were dead or dying
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by davismwfl 4y ago
My 2 cents, don't aim for full stack from the start. Decent full stack engineers take many many years to become truly full stack, and even then they'll still have an area of specialty. I've seen people calling themselves ful
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by davismwfl 4y ago
Totally agree, it was different in 2001 and 2008/2009 as inflation wasn't a major factor, now inflation is essentially acting like an additional tax. So if people lose 8-10% for a couple of years and salaries stagnate I think we w
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by davismwfl 4y ago
I was never laid off but I and had to lay some people off during the dot com bust, yet during the 2008 downturn my teams all grew in size (just a little slower than the prior years). Mainly what I saw was companies that had solid foundation
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by davismwfl 4y ago
React is neither good nor bad, it is just another framework. Usually developers are keen to rewrite things in their current flavor where they are comfortable. You need to be detailed with them and understand what react is going to solve,
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by davismwfl 4y ago
Yea, there is no reason they should be asking you to take PTO then, IMO. It all kind of becomes moot if you go and either get dismissed or are only there for 2-3 days since you'd be working the other days anyway. FWIW too, a lot of new
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by davismwfl 4y ago
From when I was a founder and ran into this, I was advised from my attorney in a simple phrase, pay them. tldr; make sure you work at least a few hours that week and that generally forces your employers hand. Some states have specific laws
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by davismwfl 4y ago
Depends on how big the company is and how well it is lead. Generally on my teams those who do their work and contribute to making the team, company and product more successful get promoted (when ready). Those who hurt the team are worked wi
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by davismwfl 4y ago
I have a different solution. I was lucky early in my career where I got to work on a few projects that were distributed not for scale but for super high reliability. I studied what I was given but studying was only so helpful. To that poi
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by davismwfl 4y ago
I don't have any concern over having to use the internet to reference things or find samples that save time. In the 90's I had a large book collection that I used for learning and for reference which served similar purposes. That
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by davismwfl 4y ago
Cool, sounds like congrats are in order first as you had a qualifying event you are rolling over. Given that, I'd double down on the accountant (attorney not very important IMO in this situation) just cause it is easy to screw these
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by davismwfl 4y ago
I know you are probably trying to do this without hiring an attorney/accountant, but please go talk to at least an accountant and pay for a few hours of their time. There are ways to do this so that it works to your advantage tax wise
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by davismwfl 4y ago
There are some orgs that a degree is required and your friend is right, though most I find are more experience focused. In my experience, the orgs that work like your friend described are generally not where you want to work anyway as they
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by davismwfl 4y ago
In general job hopping is much less an issue than it used to be. That said staying less than a year at multiple jobs, unless they were clearly a temporary consulting gig is definitely a major red flag. It is important to note too, someone w
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by davismwfl 5y ago
Get with the dominate provider(s) in the areas you are evaluating and talk to them, there are tons of options that you won't ever see online from them. Companies like Verizon, AT&T etc have all kinds of business plans which you ca
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by davismwfl 5y ago
The most annoying part is the people who don't write comments. Code comments are important (sometimes more important than the code), even for code that seems self describing, as in many cases putting a few notes of the "why"
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by davismwfl 5y ago
Knowing nothing else then what you list, I'd consider you junior to maybe intermediate, it would all depend on how you do in an interview. I'd echo a couple of comments, apply for roles you think fit your skills. Startups call peo
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by davismwfl 5y ago
Honestly, I strongly doubt a small startup is getting 10k applications a month. I advise a few startups & small businesses that are actively hiring multiple roles and I work at a startup that is actively hiring multiple roles. Yes, man
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by davismwfl 5y ago
Recruiters are the fastest way to build top of funnel. Work with recruiters to screen for you on the basics. A lot of recruiters have a deserved bad reputation but not all of them. Ideally find a good retainer based recruiter, they aren’t c

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