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by weliketocode 7y ago
My last startup made the decision to change plans which cut benefits across the board as well. However, they made across the board salary increases to offset these costs. Great company. Great culture. Great people. But I still made the deci
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by weliketocode 7y ago
The phrase 'hiring is broken' seems to have become synonymous with companies improperly judging candidates. BUT! This problem pales in comparison to the difficulty involved for candidates trying to judge companies. Now, I won&#x27
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by weliketocode 7y ago
This is a scare-tactic article from 10 years ago quoting ANOTHER scare-tactic article from 10 years prior. The truth: The number of programmers has doubled every two years since the 70s. The demand for programmers is today exceeding the s
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by weliketocode 7y ago
> It is not realistic to give an early software engineer defects within the first few months of a project assignment. So this skill area might not apply until a little later in their career. what? Please don't listen to this. Give j
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by weliketocode 7y ago
Your two points really don’t fit with your follow-up explanation. If you don’t believe finding information is currently trivial using Google, that’s going to be a tough nut to crack. What would you use for information retrieval that doesn’t
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by weliketocode 7y ago
The recordings of my voice here from google home are rather scary. There's a good second or two of recording time before I say the words "Hey, Google"... which means it's just always recording?! I know practically speaki
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by weliketocode 7y ago
Just as likely as an ordinary locksmith would be to help the same person out in the same situation I'm sure.
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by weliketocode 7y ago
Note that this was just a settlement, not a 'won' case. As per me, I'll stand with the smart locks. They're better for everyone. For landlords: - change locks by adding/removing users & passcodes - tenant forget
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by weliketocode 8y ago
No, I believe I understood the point you're trying to make, but I disagree with it. I've worked directly with several VIM devs on Enterprisey frameworks who were not held back by their lack of Intellij.
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by weliketocode 8y ago
When comparing vim and intellij, vim is a lot closer to the chisel, while intellij is closer to the chainsaw.
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by weliketocode 8y ago
Only a sith speaks in absolutes. I have known several vim purists who are extremely productive in Java/Scala/Kotlin. I both understand and respect your preference for Intellij. But, your dismissiveness of others is misguided.
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by weliketocode 8y ago
The usual HN refrain here is 'pay more'. And as a developer in NYC, I'd say this is accurate, but simplifies the problem a bit too much. Companies like their salary bands. Companies like to hire people at around the same comp
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by weliketocode 8y ago
Their dog and pony show almost netted them $3bn. That type of payday might be worth a bit of scrutiny.
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by weliketocode 8y ago
The two issues aren't mutually exclusive. The supply/demand balance for experienced engineers is such that many companies are (explicitly or not) choosing to go with less experienced engineers.
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by weliketocode 8y ago
No need to say 'bad', but there is definitely a shortage of experienced coders. - Competition/Compensation for experienced coders has risen sharply - There are many more inexperienced SDE's coming from colleges/boot
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by weliketocode 8y ago
There's already been tons of discussion here on HN about rewrites. But, for the love of programming, please seriously consider this gradual rewrite/strangler pattern/whatever you want to call it over the often disastrous comp
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by weliketocode 8y ago
I think the main pushback you're going to get here is that the next step isn't a purely decentralized use case. There are around a dozen or two banks that, if they were to come together, could have a centralized database that
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by weliketocode 8y ago
Have you worked at a big company, let alone a big bank? When you have 100k+ employees, it's immensely difficult to keep tabs on every. single. thing. that's happening. If a bank sees asset flows into the trillions, even $1bn of ta
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by weliketocode 8y ago
Yeah, inheriting $50mm+ seems like more than enough to disincentivize risk and innovation.
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by weliketocode 8y ago
Agreed. I hate misleading article titles.
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by weliketocode 8y ago
I don't know about lacking ANY idea, but plenty of examples of individuals with an idea that most thought wasn't GOOD at the time. ie. look at Justin Kan and Twitch. The original idea was just to strap a camera to a guy and call i
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by weliketocode 8y ago
Yes, pointing out how vividly one ruined professional relationship sticks out in my mind really emphasizes that they don't matter.
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by weliketocode 8y ago
DON'T DO THIS. - I don't care if the labor market is tight. - I don't care if you're an employer with 300 qualified applicants for a single opening. Being respectful and maintaining relationships matters. A well-respecte
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by weliketocode 8y ago
This article is right on. - Avoiding the daily news likely will NOT make you any less informed. - Avoiding constant media consumption will NOT give power to a central authority and reduce your rights. A lot of the counter arguments here are
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by weliketocode 8y ago
Meh. For reference, I'm an expert level (~2000 ELO) chess player. I'd say only very casual players or nitpickers watch the movies and say... > "Ah ha! That is against the rules/wrong/a clear mistake! I'm so
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by weliketocode 8y ago
It helps put in perspective on just how many addicts there are. Using a number like 25000 is difficult to understand in your head. 4 years is a lot of time! You probably see or are aware of high school age individuals throughout your day-to
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by weliketocode 8y ago
How many other cities have lived in to compare it to?
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by weliketocode 8y ago
It sounds like you just haven't put in the effort/time. I very much doubt that CSS is "too hard" for you. I've had similar experiences with regex, shell, & vim. If you're not doing it all the time, it'
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by weliketocode 8y ago
Perhaps, it can't outrun every human under all circumstances. But, 25mph is still very impressive.
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by weliketocode 8y ago
> 2010s: > Continuous Integration & Delivery > Workplace domination by “lumber-sexuals” This is the best the author could come up with for major developments this decade? Are you kidding?

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