raygelogic

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by raygelogic 8mo ago
if you're actually struggling to get people to interact with you the way you want, I think the real problem is your expectations of other people. if they miss the plot, it might be because you timed the conversation poorly, or because
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by raygelogic 2y ago
it was rainy so at 1,900 feet he was probably in a cloud
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by raygelogic 3y ago
something about this doesn't quite sit right when I consider my experience with negotiating for roles at startups. I agree with the approach for big tech, but it sets a weird tone for working closely with a team if you just spent a wee
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by raygelogic 3y ago
I think about this a lot as I get older. what I've realized is that being young (like under 30) is a pretty big deviation as far as physiology goes. the rest of life is a long slow decline, so you gotta set yourself up to manage it.
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by raygelogic 3y ago
I am so sorry for what's happening to this man, and I hope he finds peace in his last days. the economics, ethics, and effectiveness around early approvals are really difficult to manage. companies have a strong incentive to get earlie
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by raygelogic 3y ago
overall this is great. but I'm surprised that meeting acceptance criteria is under "implementation" and considered less important than api design. I agree that api design is harder to change later on, but the most important q
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by raygelogic 3y ago
20% seems like an underestimate, especially if you consider a lack of knowledge of how to use one's computer to highest efficiency. also, most platforms suffer from feature bloat without a cohesive user experience. probably because the
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by raygelogic 3y ago
one things that's missing is the ability to ignore politics. you have to know what hills to die on, when to enforce boundaries, when to back off, etc. also, having to make decisions, argue for them, and be accountable to them, without
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by raygelogic 4y ago
if you're trying to build a product, code is a liability. not sure that an esoteric codebase is the best signal to candidates that the bottom line is solving problems for stakeholders, rather than beautiful code.
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by raygelogic 4y ago
it's really interesting how polarizing of an issue this is with engineers. I definitely think it's a good idea, but you can really mess it up royally with bad implementation (plus there are scaling considerations). considering how
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by raygelogic 4y ago
ha, boston, climbing obsession, career pivot to software eng... are you me? did mark twight also have an oversized impact on your life? I burnt out on alpine climbing and never got anywhere close to elite, but I feel the exact same way. wou
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by raygelogic 4y ago
are we talking about project names or the names of classes and objects? if it's projects, ideally the long-term architecture is well enough understood to give the thing a whimsical yet meaningful name (ideally not cryptic). building a
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by raygelogic 4y ago
I've worked with a number of northeastern university grads, and they are consistently well prepared. NEU has co-op program, a standard part of their undergrad, where they get like a year of experience before graduating (5-year undergra
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by raygelogic 4y ago
mccartney wrote most of the great ones though ;-) but, the beatles worked because they didn't have such big egos, at least with each other. I really do care about making the team successful, way more than my own contributions. it'
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by raygelogic 4y ago
I think the state of things is pretty good overall. most of my anxiety comes from this fear that I'm not gonna be an owner of what we've built if they're the one making all the decisions. it's silly, but letting go of th
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Ask HN: Managing people smarter than you
24 points by raygelogic 4y ago|20 comments
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by raygelogic 4y ago
I think it comes down to jevon's paradox--if your demand is unbounded, making production more efficient doesnt reduce inputs, it makes you produce more. in the case of k8s, more reliable, more scalable, etc
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by raygelogic 5y ago
how much of the uproar over this is about implementation vs intent? disinformation isn't worth being returned when the user is seeking information. like if you are looking for the health impacts of soda, you probably don't want co
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by raygelogic 5y ago
I think remote work makes more sense the more stable the development pathway is. the more cross function work, the more uncertainty, and maybe the higher the required velocity, the more important it seems to be able to have impromptu discus
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by raygelogic 5y ago
I really don't think you can measure developers by their productivity. the impact of productivity is predicated on design meeting requirements, the accuracy of requirements is predicated on stakeholders knowing what they need. the only
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by raygelogic 7y ago
this is significant when you consider historical context. this was a common view held in the 50s, but over time, maximizing shareholder value over all stakeholder value became the dominant concern. it's good to see the intent swinging
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by raygelogic 7y ago
I don't think mental gymnastics are necessary. he's owner of an institution that has clearly played a huge role in his life, and that has been in his family for a long time. he strongly believes in the purpose of the business he r
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by raygelogic 7y ago
no it doesn't. it's 15-year-olds self-reporting on how familiar they are with mathematical topics, some of which are made up.
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by raygelogic 8y ago
the best advice I can offer is to join a team that has deep pockets. the biggest reason my company succeeded is that they had cash to burn. sure, they were smart. they moved quickly, they dropped failing products instead of holding on to th
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by raygelogic 8y ago
imagine trying to convince a sernior candidate to do your assignment, and imagine all the other offers she or he has who aren't asking that much of their free time. it's not about how much time it would take, it's about the o
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by raygelogic 8y ago
this comment misses the point and is why we don't give take-home work to senior developer candidates. they are in high demand and will not spend their free time on homework, when many other companies will gladly hire them without makin
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by raygelogic 9y ago
there are more sheer cliffs, there are taller mountains, and there are harder routes, for sure. but what makes a cliff, a mountain, or a specific route inspiring is harder to define than its physical countours. there's a mountain in Ar
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by raygelogic 9y ago
hey, actually no one maintains the routes in an official capacity. there are groups of climbers who voluntarily will upgrade fixed protection, or individuals who do the same, but certainly no governing body. it's not like a hiking trai
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by raygelogic 9y ago
achievements in climbing can be kind of difficult for non-climbers to see the relevancy of, since the conventions of success seem a little arbitrary until you put some time into it. it was interesting to see the news cycle pick up tommy cal
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by raygelogic 9y ago
this is such a typical HN discussion; misleading headline provokes reaction to the headline rather than the content of the article. nowhere in the article are entrepreneurs discussed, or doctors, or anyone else whose work requires many hour

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