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by sifer 7y ago
- don't worry about code - be friendly and focus on getting to know your coworkers a bit - get all of your account credentials (tools, apps, etc) - ask about benefits/hr stuff/etc - set up your local environment (just setup)
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by sifer 7y ago
It's my understanding that if you are a talented engineer who is socially competent and interviews well, no, you don't have to don't have to do this.
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by sifer 7y ago
Note that my comment is in reference to Python3, since Python2 will not be maintained past 2020. If you’re on a Mac, just use the brew installation (brew install). If you’re on some type of prod/containerized setup, use apt’s python (a
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by sifer 7y ago
If you have the app open, they’re clearly gonna have background tasks running to collect data/usage stats. That’s no surprise. 5000/hr is about 3.5/minute. Sounds perfectly normal for a tracking/advertising app like Snap
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by sifer 7y ago
This. I feel like anything else (given 2020 around the corner) is just sensationalist
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by sifer 7y ago
Eh in that case I guess the MVP would be just a landing/signup page (as you mentioned), which could still be totally polished and cleaned up - so could still totally be a 10 :)
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Ask HN: On a scale from 1-10, how ugly was your MVP?
25 points by sifer 7y ago|18 comments
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by sifer 7y ago
Money, engineering talent, and virtually infinite resources to continue research
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by sifer 7y ago
I personally feel that Python engineers will always have jobs in some context. For backend webdev, obviously Python and Node are some web-app leaders. I've heard of a few Go jobs, but not too many. I wouldn't get too caught up in
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by sifer 7y ago
Will chime in and mention aiohttp[1]. It's lightweight, fun, and the API is very user-friendly for those willing to work on a slightly lower level. I use it to build speedy APIs, and coupled with a good ORM (peewee? [2]) it's pret
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Show HN: I found an example of Instagram image classification, underneath photos(imgur.com)
4 points by sifer 7y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: Things to keep in mind when building a database from scratch?
2 points by sifer 7y ago|1 comments