ryanlpeterman

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Show HN: Compose - Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard(read.compose.llc)
1 points by ryanlpeterman 8mo ago|0 comments
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What to buy that improves quality of life(developing.dev)
7 points by ryanlpeterman 10mo ago|4 comments
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by ryanlpeterman 10mo ago
Went viral on Twitter since people liked this list, sharing since I hope it can be helpful to others too. There are no affiliate links in here, just a fun exercise I did last week
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I Stayed at Meta When All My Friends Left(developing.dev)
1 points by ryanlpeterman 3y ago|0 comments
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
Same. Coding helps us communicate with machines, writing helps us communicate with each other
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
Thank you :) Absolutely, collaboration is much smoother if we write well
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
I agree, it’s much easier to hand wave in conversation
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
+1, knowing your audience is critical
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
I'm currently taking the approach of writing regularly. My thinking is that quantity will lead to quality Also I'm eager to receive feedback on it. That's why I'm so grateful for the Hacker News community's comments
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
Perhaps that will make the engineers that have the skill stand out more. Only time will tell
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
Reading is somewhat painful for people if it isn't entertaining. When I write things that are information dense at work, I try my best to condense it to be mindful of people's time. It has worked well for me
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
Just picked it up, thanks for the rec! Here's the Amazon link if anyone else is thinking about reading it - https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft...
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
Agreed. The more I write for a public audience, the more I realize that keeping people's attention is hard Humor sounds like a great tool to keep people reading
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
Often both. After I write something, it feels like it's a free benefit to also share it with others. I'm grateful the Hacker News community is so giving with feedback (eventhough I've gotten torn to shreds a few times haha)
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
Thank you for your kind words :)
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
That's a good point, I think Paul Graham has a similar line of thinking in the relationship between reading and writing. I linked this tweet in my article ( https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1618747829975130115
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
This was a great read, thank you for sharing :)
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by ryanlpeterman 3y ago
I do a similar thing. Especially helpful for long-running investigations that are difficult to root cause. Documenting the current state of the investigation allows people to jump in easily and helps everyone tell what the current conclusio
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Engineers Need to Write(developing.dev)
335 points by ryanlpeterman 3y ago|168 comments
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by ryanlpeterman 4y ago
This is an interesting take. Thanks for providing a perspective that isn't a technical class. I agree clear thinking is critical.
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by ryanlpeterman 4y ago
Networking is worth an honorable mention I agree. > If you don't learn about grammars, lexers, parsers, ASTs,... you're at a huge disadvantage in many situations. Can you get an example? I don't recall a time where I used
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by ryanlpeterman 4y ago
Yeah that's a fair point. There may be a lot of implicit understanding I have that I can't trace to a specific class that has helped me. Still, I think I could cut out at least half of the classes which I'm confident didn&#x2
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by ryanlpeterman 4y ago
Agreed, 100%. Eventhough most of the classes didn't matter for my career, getting the credential was worth it to help me get my foot in the door for interviews.
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by ryanlpeterman 4y ago
I loved CS181 ("Intro to Finite Theory Automata"). I don't remember using much from what I learned there in the last 5 years as a SWE but wow that was a fun class!
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by ryanlpeterman 4y ago
Agreed, there's some classes that will matter if you're in a particular field. I haven't used statistics or linear algebra in the last 5 years as a systems generalist though
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by ryanlpeterman 4y ago
An assignment isn't late if N=0
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The Only Three Classes That Mattered from My College Degree(developing.dev)
17 points by ryanlpeterman 4y ago|57 comments
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by ryanlpeterman 4y ago
Agreed there is a balance. I wrote a little about when and how to ask questions as a junior engineer - https://twitter.com/ryanlpeterman/status/1628803643171557376
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by ryanlpeterman 4y ago
My promotion from junior to mid-level definitely came from sheer volume of work. I think I could have dialed that back a bit and been more tactical with better results. As a mentor, you need to understand that you cannot get everyone to hav
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by ryanlpeterman 4y ago
> Focusing on code is probably a good thing when you are a junior. Leave the higher level problems for a little later down the line. Agreed that junior engineers should focus on code with most time (but not all). If you focus on the low

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