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by kat 3y ago
Yes, but its not as bad as it sounds! It's pretty common to have quick unit tests so you can cycle thru TDD without having to recompile the world and start-up/reload the application. You can get a few hours of work done with TDD w
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by kat 3y ago
Changing on the Job: Developing Leaders for a Complex World by Jennifer Garvey Berger This is my current mind-changing book. Its a great framework for explaining how different types of people handle complexity, and how/why people react
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Scientists are using facial recognition software to track and protect seals(cbc.ca)
1 points by kat 4y ago|0 comments
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by kat 5y ago
I don't agree with forced medical procedures at all. I think the world should be upset with Canada, with CPP, and all the other cultures who are doing it. I agree, regardless of your cultural background, you have every right to be upse
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by kat 5y ago
I didn't intend this to be an argument FOR forced medical procedures. I think forced medical procedures of any type are wrong! I wanted to add a data point that forced birth control happens in Canada. Forced birth control is not someth
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by kat 5y ago
There are increasing number of reports in Canada that Indigenous Women were forcefully sterilized in the last few decades. Women who gave birth in hospitals had their tubes tied after giving birth. I agree this is a one of "the worst f
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Convergent patterns between grizzly bear genetics and Indigenous language groups(ecologyandsociety.org)
45 points by kat 5y ago|17 comments
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by kat 5y ago
It depends - I don't think there is an true answer to this question. I've worked both in early stage startups and in companies that are established and are still using their original startup code base. I've seen some terrible
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by kat 5y ago
I dont have an exact book or course to recommend, but rather how to approach school courses... I'm Canadian, and went thru post secondary in Canada. This is coming from someone who did not program for fun in highschool, had no family s
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by kat 5y ago
I liked how to worded "emotional separation" The reduction in my stress has been amazing, especially considering we've been in the middle of covid. My moods are way better regulated now. I'm no longer trying to ignore my
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by kat 5y ago
I'm going to guess most people here had short hair while in elementary school...you're all so lucky! I've always had clean thick long blonde hair, which happens to be lice's favourite hair type. Every time there was a li
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by kat 5y ago
There is also a whole host of mental illness that are triggered by physical immune responses. Eating disorders that stem from one bad diarrhea episode are a really common example of this. Both ends of this spectrum can result in bad mental
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by kat 5y ago
You may want to consider a new employer. Although the average company does not care, the good companies and good managers should care about supporting you! The "let them figure it out on their own" approach is even more common for
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by kat 5y ago
You describe almost exactly how my team approaches our development. We are ~80 developers on a single web application. The core team deals with the landing page (to put it simply) and the other teams (5 to 10 devs per subTeam) deal with the
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by kat 5y ago
Look at enterprise software jobs! A lot of enterprise software is massive old code bases that need people who are good at spelunking and understanding "what was this doing and what is it doing now". It might not be 100% refactorin
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by kat 6y ago
[1] Honey is bad if you've got issues digesting fructose. For someone with IBS, or another digestive issue, the FODMAP diet recommends no more than 1 teaspoon of honey with a meal (ie every 4 hours). The FODMAP diet tracks fructose-in-
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by kat 6y ago
As someone with IBS, Fructose in excess of Glucose is THE issue. The FODMAP diet (peer reviewed, currently the gold standard for IBS diets) is about reducing the fructose-in-excess-ofglucose. Only a teaspoon honey at time, but you can eat m
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by kat 6y ago
My employer started using microservice as a way to update technology. We didnt have time to rewrite the main app, but new features were written in microservices, and those services used new technology. The savings wasn't a number, it w
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by kat 6y ago
This! Find good coworkers, good team mates, any one who is willing to communicate with you. Lots of people have mentioned how important it is that you communicate, and equally important is, you need to find other people who communicate well
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by kat 6y ago
I am a Cdn on a TN. There is very much an expectation that you will reside in the same location of the office. Its not as hard+fast rule (like the h1b1) but considering a random border guard could have a bad day and deny your TN based on wh
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by kat 6y ago
Do as much communication as you can over email and IM (rather than verbally). Its easier to document and personally I find people are less like to cuss when typing. Also, if possible, move your seat as far away as possible so its harder to
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by kat 6y ago
If you're in tech, try Express Entry https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/se... All immigration to Canada is based on points (unless you marry a Canadian or have family sponsorship). The
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Barbados Welcome Stamp (12 month visa)(barbadoswelcomestamp.bb)
1 points by kat 6y ago|0 comments
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by kat 8y ago
I agree. I would say that is the difference between a junior and a senior dev. "Spearheaded the adaption of unit tests, increased coverage from 0% to 90%" for a senior dev. Everyone is a junior at some point in their career and I
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by kat 8y ago
I would like to echo this. The statements on the resume should be "did x which caused y". The caused y part should be how valuable your contributions were. The more concrete you can write the better. If you wrote unit tests for y
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by kat 8y ago
As a non-US citizen working in the states -yes, you can land a job from merit alone. My 2cents of advice are be upfront about what type of visa you will need when you start the interview process. Don't trust that the HR will know the
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by kat 8y ago
The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier This book validated a lot of my fears and concerns. It also gave me much more insight to see how other managers/directors above me see my role - rather than just focusing on your reports. Als
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by kat 8y ago
I've used craigslist in Vancouver a lot with good results, both small and large companies. I'm unsure if other Canadian cities use craigslist as much.
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by kat 8y ago
I'm in the same position as you. Here's a couple of things I've learnt in the last few months. 1. Tell everyone what you want and ask them for their thoughts I had avoided telling a few people because I thought it was too for
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by kat 8y ago
This so much. Something like setting up mailchimp for a nonprofit, setting up a crm system to track volunteer data, how to read google analytics for their webpage, or even as simple as getting email signatures setup for the office workers.

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