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Last year, an Innovation Hero championed a completely new build system based on their homegrown version of asdf, essentially. I was the one who had to stay late multiple Fridays ma…

I think your point here should resonate louder (at least where I live in the USA). Jumping in and out of the "gifted" track should be possible if such a thing exists; however to yo…

I would prefer the SVG itself but this is an ideal short term solution. Thank you very much!

This is a wonderful tool for simple flow charting. I agree with other posters that a little more documentation would be nice and would also like to request the ability to export th…

I agree with your comment but I wanted to share: I have constructed the argument before that if you consider functionality as an asset and code as a liability, you can consider a r…

Yes and, since I had a good manager, I was rewarded when "the next person" came along and the amount of time required to onboard dropped from one month to two weeks. Everything in …

I think the McMansion idea is great. I had a flashback of playing the board game Clue ( http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/clue_%282002%29.pdf ) with my siblings when I was youn…

My statement on the 60/40 work/life balance was a conclusion based on my own bias, which I forgot to specify. Thank you for your feedback! You are correct that the best hires tend …

In my experience interviewing candidates, cultural fit largely outweighs other technical merits. I try to keep this in mind when I'm asked for my opinion. While the questions in th…

I don't have any factual link handy but don't a small percentage of startups take off? I remember reading here on HN that a VC will invest a little money in a lot of companies know…

This looks like a lot of fun but I'm surprised to see this in Java. Nothing against Java, the JVM, or the ecosystem surrounding it; I expected to see a REST interface, or something…

I recommend looking into a large company that lets you move around (specifically let me recommend Boeing). I have changed groups several times and there is very little stigma assum…

You are absolutely correct that he does not accomplish these things on his own. That is a valid point that can be said of many people today. Having read books like "Good to Great" …

Consider the field from its inception and how it has changed over time. We move into higher abstractions and release ourselves from having to worry about details such as memory man…