mcraenich

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Ask HN: How are you teaching your kids to type?
4 points by mcraenich 3y ago|2 comments
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by mcraenich 3y ago
What can be done with software is pretty immense now, but I think we tend to underestimate how much code being written in the industry is aimed at the maintenance of applications with only mild to moderate complexity. If you're a decen
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by mcraenich 3y ago
This is a good answer although I think someone with this ability is approaching the level of lead. It's an ideal senior, but many seniors don't demonstrate all of these qualities. At a bare minimum I think you're looking at s
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by mcraenich 3y ago
All good answers, but I'll also add in 'failing upward'. Some people get promoted because of social dynamics, not skill level.
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by mcraenich 3y ago
A 'well-defined career development framework' is a nice to have for most companies, but ultimately beholden to the lived reality of the business. Does the tech being used offer this possibility? Does anyone with clout in the compa
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by mcraenich 3y ago
I took a class on it around 2013 in college, mainly out of interest, not because I wanted to use it. It was that experience that convinced me I'd never actually want to work with it for money. It was an interesting experience, but abso
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by mcraenich 3y ago
I'd add to 97 things every programmer should know, there is also a '97 things every architect should know', which is just as good.
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by mcraenich 3y ago
In my career books have paled in comparison to real world experience, and finding myself far outside of my comfort zone. The two major advances I've gained in skill were a) completing a college diploma b) being thrown into the deep-end
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Ask HN: What is the Salesforce ecosystem like these days?
3 points by mcraenich 3y ago|0 comments
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by mcraenich 3y ago
I have a similar problem with a different background. Great pension and salary with a stress-free job that I leave at home. It's also a problem with the modern world. We lack community, we lack physical, important work, and we spend ou
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Ask HN: How stressful are high paying engineer roles?
3 points by mcraenich 3y ago|6 comments
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Ask HN: Where are the best places online to read about software trends?
2 points by mcraenich 3y ago|1 comments
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by mcraenich 8y ago
For me I think it was more about making the process of learning explicit, and the corollary that there is no such thing as 'complete knowledge'. Where I think for a lot of people they learn about a thing, or a group of things, unt
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by mcraenich 8y ago
I've been studying history privately for about 8 years now, and 'Maps of Time' by David Christian has fundamentally changed the way I look at the progression of mankind. Essentially, he's described from the highest possi