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We are in the middle of a global pandemic. I'm sorry this reality upsets you.

> 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 prob…

> 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…

But...you're aware that record profits aren't a blank check to employ whoever you want in whatever positions they want, right?

Curious, when was the last time you were in downtown Seattle?

(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…

> 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.…

> 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, hel…

> 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 v…

Ah, TIL. I have no experience other than being a passive fan. Thanks!

> 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…

> 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 …

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 ques…

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 r…

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 …

I thought the purpose of LiveView was to remove the need for JS frameworks?

> 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…

DDG, but actually returning search results.

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 (…

> 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 …

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 s…

> 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, thou…

> 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 ma…

> 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 anymo…