gdfer

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by gdfer 8y ago
Solid prediction. I've been THIS close to learning Scala a few times. I did pick up some Groovy/Grails a couple years ago and decided, while familiar & powerful, I'd try to venture outside of the JVM next. Scala still on
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by gdfer 8y ago
I learned a ton in 2018 after many years of working primarily with Java & Spring in large "enterprise" systems. It had been getting boring to the point of questioning if development is what I wanted to do. 2018 was a year of s
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by gdfer 8y ago
I second this. These concepts were a reality check for me.
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by gdfer 8y ago
A significant amount of freedom is necessary to maximize people's potential in terms of both productivity and happiness. People also need clear expectations and accountability for their work. These are not mutually exclusive, but much
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by gdfer 8y ago
You are doing amazing work in this world. Be encouraged and keep it up!
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by gdfer 9y ago
I got into recreational gymnastics about a year ago to challenge myself and have really taken to simple body weight exercises with no weights... But people have different bodies and need to find what works for them. Here is what i may do in
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by gdfer 9y ago
If you're writing your first page as a standalone thing though that matches what the posting is looking for, do you think you need to eliminate unrelated things on the remaining pages?
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by gdfer 9y ago
Are people intentionally crafting their resume in such a way that the first page(ish?) could essentially be read as a standalone thing -noting the highlights and main points. Then the remaining pages would, in a sense re-state some of what
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by gdfer 9y ago
* Don't follow a specific diet and don't exercise regularly * ------- Honestly, this is the biggest red flag for me. Yes, you may have other personal/emotional/mental health things you want to get support for, but regula
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by gdfer 9y ago
The spring reference docs are quite good. I'd take a scan through those first, maybe focusing more on the areas you will need so you have an idea what it can do and how.
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by gdfer 9y ago
I have left 3 jobs and for all have asked/told not to bother with a counter offer because my decisions were not based on $. Looking back on my career thus far im sure i could have made more money but not sure i would have been better o
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by gdfer 9y ago
Love the idea opening this up to remote engineers. Looking forward to that.
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by gdfer 9y ago
I wouldn't make math/STEM a special emphasis when they're young. It's more important to foster an positive learning environment and encourage/draw out curiosity and creativity at this age. Help them become curious a
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by gdfer 9y ago
Too many options! Give me 3 things to pick from, I'll debate for a while, go with one and after awhile feeling it's less than adequate, I'll start looking at the other two. Give me many more options, as the internet does, it
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by gdfer 9y ago
I moved to a "remote" place in Canada from Chicago and took a significant pay cut. 5 yrs later I'm finally making about as much as I was when I left. And I'm still making an awesome living where I am. And it was totally
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by gdfer 9y ago
You thinking undergrad degree?
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by gdfer 9y ago
My experience has been almost identical to this and I too find it sad. Why does it have to be like this though?
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by gdfer 9y ago
I find it interesting that people use the need for a CRM like this to make two opposing arguments: 1) If you need something like this to better communicate with friends/family, you must not genuinely care about them 2) If you use somet
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by gdfer 9y ago
i think that people are beginning to find these more shallow ways of connecting less meaningful and while they will always serve a purpose, i think that technology such as virtual reality will enable people who are not in the same room toge
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by gdfer 9y ago
This is refreshing to hear. I've been a successful developer for years working for a few different clients but don't have this portfolio of things I've done after work. What I do have is a bunch of great reviews from my manag
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by gdfer 9y ago
facebook was great for helping human connection but obviously comes with it's limitations. apps like facebook/whatsapp clearly expand the breadth of who we can connect to and how often, but there's so much more to tap into wh
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by gdfer 9y ago
The fun and beautiful is what drew me in. As I got to know the rest of her (smart, good head on her shoulders, confident, compassionate) it became a no brainer.
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by gdfer 9y ago
Not to mention having WAY more time for it (assuming you're the type that believes once you have kids, they deserve your attention & care more than other things).
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by gdfer 9y ago
I'd recommend walking into a couple homeless shelters, volunteering there and getting to know the user base. I'm sure you could get some face time with a director or staff there and ask them what they think about your ideas. I bet
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by gdfer 9y ago
I use it during sleep and have for years. It helps me sleep but I do keep the volume low. We got it recently at the office too and I like it. Just can't be too loud.
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by gdfer 9y ago
know: java, groovy, javascript --- want to learn next: python
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by gdfer 9y ago
Thanks, helpful for sure. Yeah I'm not looking just because I'm "bored", I suppose it's a myriad of reasons but that is one of them. Why did you decide to make the change to security consultant? How were your securi
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by gdfer 9y ago
I found this website pretty helpful for investigating a career path change to cyber security and it contains information about more specific jobs within the cyber security field. http://www.cyberdegrees.org/jobs/ I gue
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by gdfer 9y ago
Thanks, yeah, I was looking at cyber security specialization at courseera and will take a peek at edx too. Definitely all comes down to time for me since I still work full time and am raising kids but I can find a way to carve out the time.
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by gdfer 9y ago
Definitely like the idea of carving out time for a passion project and going from there. I'll probably start out with a couple of MOOCS or something in each field and give some thought to what that passion project will be.

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