tkimmel

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by tkimmel 9y ago
We just shipped on-prem via the same approach. Much lighter weight than we anticipated, and Replicated has great support.
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by tkimmel 11y ago
Agreed. It's much easier to hire for Python skills today than it was even 2-3 years ago. While Python may be 'under assault' from a conceptual point of view, the job market would beg to differ!
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by tkimmel 12y ago
First off, congrats on shipping! That's a big step. As others have suggested, I think you need some serious help with positioning and messaging. I showed up to your site wanting to try it just because it was new (early adopter stereo
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by tkimmel 12y ago
I really loved "The hard thing about hard things" by Ben Horowitz -- he directly addresses this issue, and his writing style is light years more engaging than your typical management literature.
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by tkimmel 12y ago
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan is one of my favorite books of all time, and if you like it there are 2 more in the series. Very smart, noir sci-fi with a lot of heady concept play -- some consider it to be genre-defining.
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by tkimmel 12y ago
Remote can be great, but it does kind of seem like it requires somewhat better (and more technical) management than having everyone on-site. If a bunch of programmers are in the office, it's a lot easier to see them at a desk and sort
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by tkimmel 12y ago
I'm a manager these days, and I think it's two very different roles. While I was never the best developer (and probably will never be), the managerial role is kind of awesome because it's about amplifying others' abilit