ravagat

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by ravagat 3y ago
If you start at #2 you will eventually have to learn #1. If you start at #1 you will eventually start #2 to apply what you learnt at #1.
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by ravagat 3y ago
Recommending the Sonim XP3 or XP5 for anyone looking for a dumb phone to try out. Good models and great form factor. New(upgraded/"Plus") models were released recently if you fancy a try
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by ravagat 3y ago
I think you confused personal development with career development. A job is a means to an end and should not be a huge concentration of your personal development.
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by ravagat 3y ago
Some of my network has gone straight into military/defense companies. Quite a bit of recruitment going on since they've been in contact since 2019 too
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by ravagat 3y ago
Good article. Some key points: > Again, programming is a good example of a predictable domain, one created to produce the same outputs given the same inputs. If it doesn’t do that, that’s 99.9999% likely to be on you, not the language. O
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by ravagat 3y ago
I completely forgot about Google Desktop. RIP
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by ravagat 3y ago
A lot of interesting comments to read here but so little time...
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by ravagat 3y ago
Great point. A lot of folks forget that not all programming jobs can/should be outsourced. There's value in outsourcing but specifications and contexts change that.
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by ravagat 3y ago
That's cool
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by ravagat 3y ago
Well written comment! > In essence what has happened in software development is that the level of abstraction has gone up while the machine has taken over more and more of the nitty gritty details. From punchcards, to assembly, to COBOL,
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by ravagat 3y ago
General population/society has become soft and promotes freely sharing confidential internal information to solicit outrage and/or support. Back then this wasn't the case
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by ravagat 3y ago
Nicely put email. I hope folks don't disregard that when you're in a leadership position this is one of the better moves to make especially as an "initial" move. Different positions mean different contexts mean different
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by ravagat 4y ago
+1 for WGU for explicitly getting the paperwork done. I've recommended this to self-taught peers, vets, and those with uncommon backgrounds who had to deal with paperwork bias. Congratulations on your degree, happy to see other folks t
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by ravagat 4y ago
No, I think country caps help in filtering. If removed it would open a pandora's box like experience for anyone in the process and those processing the applicants. Systemizing immigration into a manageable process and system is a hard
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by ravagat 4y ago
For anyone curious about the top H1B recipients (FY 2019) - https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/h-1b...
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by ravagat 4y ago
While I understand this would be good publicity for the H1B visa and its notice/grace period. I think if people were more aware (open to see another perspective) that the biggest problem, especially for those who are Indian and Chinese
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by ravagat 4y ago
Yes I was, best part of that drive. Saw more than I expected. Will do, thanks for the invite
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by ravagat 4y ago
Damn shame. Toblerone was known because of its allure as Swiss chocolate. I was disappointed when they moved production, something like Toblerone with its brand and weight with its name should have been kept in or removed the name at minimu
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by ravagat 4y ago
> Software developers are often regarded as architects, as their work somewhat resembles that of a civil engineer. I like this analogy.
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by ravagat 4y ago
I'm curious if anyone here has links to a pdf/printable version of these docs by Apple? Or even if anyone knows anyone compiling an archive of diff. versions?
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by ravagat 4y ago
Nice, valuable resource here for anyone in any position in a business. Apple is one of the best with user experience so having a laid out guidelines like this is a public service. Thanks for sharing
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by ravagat 4y ago
I use Wise strictly through the web interface and I'd say this redesign has become less utilitarian than the previous one. I yearn for the day, rebranding & redesigning into the hyped styles stops and a return to utility, especiall
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by ravagat 4y ago
Yes, what you say is true for sure. I think the emphasis on specialization has been net negative in terms of general life ROI but net positive in terms of career/job -at-scale ROI. There's far more positivity to come when you adop
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by ravagat 4y ago
I get the writing but it's too vague to represent using "than understanding tech". Under the context of the overall brand of the website--letters to a new developer- then it would be better to change the title/wording to
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by ravagat 4y ago
+1 , I came to that conclusion on the view stack being one of the leakiest if not the leakiest part of the Rails stack after developing saas with heavy SPA-like tendencies. Good to see I am not alone, thanks for sharing the links too
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by ravagat 4y ago
Reads like a PR move tbh. Anyway I don't like this push for eSIMs/virtual SIMs. I like to cycle my SIM and phone number every couple of years to refresh and an added bonus of this is to refine my rolodex of contacts and rekindle c
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by ravagat 4y ago
I drove by your building a few years ago and thought it looked great amidst the scenery. I like that you were able to convert it, thanks for sharing
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by ravagat 4y ago
I think these types of writing while appropriately labeled as opinions, are doing a dis-service for the general public especially the youth, the specified generation.
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by ravagat 4y ago
It's nice to see that this has become more of the norm/average. For one, non-linear career paths have existed for a long time, to use the phrase "standing on the shoulders of giants", innovation would be less if it weren
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by ravagat 4y ago
The first sentence is true. The last sentence is false.

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