void_mint

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by void_mint 5y ago
> It just seems harder to meet people _in general_ than it did even two years ago. Like where is everybody? Does everyone stay home literally all the time now? The pandemic is probably a bigger deal to others than it is to you.
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by void_mint 5y ago
> I’m gonna go against the HN grain here and, despite having been fully for remote work for the first year or so of the pandemic, come out and say that life has really gotten a lot more repetitive and frankly disappointing since covid a
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by void_mint 5y ago
But...you're aware that record profits aren't a blank check to employ whoever you want in whatever positions they want, right?
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by void_mint 5y ago
Curious, when was the last time you were in downtown Seattle?
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by void_mint 5y ago
(Unrelated to this post) Hello! I've sent two emails to hn@ for help with my account over the past few weeks. Is there a better way for me to contact you/whoever's on the other end of that email for help?
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by void_mint 5y ago
> Sure, but I never seen that myself. Right, your post is mostly "I like the thing that I've used, and I do not like the thing I haven't used". They're apples and different apples. > Again, all places I worked
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by void_mint 5y ago
> Managed services offer big benefits over software. TF can be used as a managed service. > Managed service providers offer big benefits over software. With CF and AWS support, help with problems are a support ticket away. The same is
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by void_mint 5y ago
> Personally, I think React is a bloated choice if you’re going to use both LiveView and JavaScript. In cases where I use both, I typically use a small framework like AlpineJS or vanilla JavaScript for client-side-only changes. Good to k
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by void_mint 5y ago
Ah, TIL. I have no experience other than being a passive fan. Thanks!
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by void_mint 5y ago
> Yes, I think to a large degree being able to build hard technology is a matter of being extremely fluent with writing code and reasoning about data structures and algorithms Sure. Again. I don't really think an algorithm that show
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by void_mint 5y ago
> What a nasty thing to say a random/typical engineer is too stupid to assess talent and is basically racist… Quote me in my post where I said these things. Otherwise please don't misquote me. It's text after all, it&#x27
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by void_mint 5y ago
So let's be clear. You're honing in on this block: > "It's applicable if you're building an extraordinary team at a hard technology startup." And you're accepting that a timed question about tic tac toe
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by void_mint 5y ago
I'd much rather my engineers have spent their time practicing their actual jobs and not brainteaser interviews. To wit, the interview questions I ask are usually in line with the role they're assuming.
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by void_mint 5y ago
You're welcome to flag my post if you think it's inappropriate. The author of this post is either ignorant or malicious. Some of their behavior is so ignorant or malicious that it warrants direct adversarialism. This blog post is
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by void_mint 5y ago
I thought the purpose of LiveView was to remove the need for JS frameworks?
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by void_mint 5y ago
> Take note of the time and let them do their thing. Answer any questions they might have as they go. The moment the program outputs the correct answer, take note of the time again. Gross. > If you decide you want to hire the candidat
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by void_mint 5y ago
DDG, but actually returning search results.
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by void_mint 5y ago
Yes, I agree with this. Process exists to increase the bottom, but if you're trying to rely on TDD to get valuable tests, you're probably just thinking of the problem incorrectly (I think). In my experience, the absolute best way
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by void_mint 5y ago
> It’s hard to do test-first TDD “mindlessly” because writing a test usually forces you to think in terms of the specification of the behavior you’re about to implement. Tests are code. Code can be sloppy, fallible, useless. Writing a c
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by void_mint 5y ago
I worked in games for a few years. We constantly got DoS'd. Probably twice a week. Luckily our content was extremely cachable, so once it happened a few times we just black holed stuff through Fastly. The attacks weren't super sop
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by void_mint 5y ago
> Is it just me or was this _not_ surprising at all? It wasn't surprising to anyone that has reflected about the value of tests. Mindless testing/TDD isn't usually reflective, though.
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by void_mint 5y ago
> You may think Scrum is dogma, but my statements are factually true by reasonable definitions of the terms. Your statements are dogma. "You must've just done it wrong" is scrum marketing. If it works it's scrum, if i
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by void_mint 5y ago
> If you aren't following the Scrum practices, then you aren't doing Scrum. For better or worse. Dogma. > It's like baking a cake without adding sugar; it's not really a cake anymore. Nonsense. > No doubt they
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by void_mint 5y ago
Which goes to some assertions that have been made about this thread: Scrum is a tool to build standardized minimums in support of mediocre talent. Elite tech companies don't use scrum because they don't have (as much) mediocre tal
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by void_mint 5y ago
> My FB feed is lousy with these sorts of things. My family & friends seem to enjoy answering questions like "What was the first concert you attended?" I don't think it's for advertising purposes because I have no
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by void_mint 5y ago
> If you implemented Scrum "by the book", the likely "failure cases" are more things like people refusing to actually follow the process because they find it to be a waste of time, the overhead is too high, people are
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by void_mint 5y ago
As with all "Agile Frameworks", they are marketed as "If it worked it's because you did it right, and if it didn't work it's because you didn't do it right". Is something actually valuable if it is A.
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by void_mint 5y ago
A mandatory meeting in which all developers must be present and regurgitate status updates to the entire team, as an example, assumes this information wouldn't get to relevant parties organically and all team members must consume all s
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by void_mint 5y ago
The brilliant thing about Scrum marketing is it's pitched and talked about as infallible. If it didn't work, it's because you didn't do it right. If Scrum worked for you, you must've done it right. > If you don&#
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by void_mint 5y ago
> I think if you can be effective enough by showing up in person, there won't be a need for video calls. The opposite is true as well. Why show up in person when you can be effective remotely? I feel like we're just saying thi

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