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I've been using htmx for three years now, and it's completely unlocked new ways of building software for the web, especially if you use a server-side templating language. But more …

Hah, I literally just fought this for the past month. We run a large esports league that relies on player ranked data. They have the data, and as mentioned above, they send it down…

Holy Moly! The author of this paper makes a very scary argument further shifting the burden of proof onto the employers. The problem with hiring is that there is a hugely dispropor…

I've noticed the same thing and have been actively working over the past 5 years trying to make introductory robotics approachable. I've been a software developer for a long time, …

Hah, I've been using Unix-based OSes in a professional capacity for over 15 years and I've never heard of apropos. :)

Unfortunately it seems like it's really hit or miss depending on which worker handles the order. Some days I get exactly what I ask for really quickly, when other days I'll have my…

One cool approach to a solution would be to use data to save the day. Millions of people fly through the carriers each year. The airlines could analyze the statistical heights of t…

Needs more Metallica midi auto-playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL9qdhRkcbk

Twitter has caused serious harm to myself and my family. I'm a big fan of the platform, but I've been "doxxed", harassed, and was even SWATed once by different people trying to get…

We used a shop exactly like you described: http://www.e3embedded.com/ We used them to design and build a custom board for our Sumo robots that had our V1 built from an Arduino boar…

Doesn't this use case eventually screw over any future Twilio customer that selects that number? I see several inbound calls to my Twilio number from random numbers that I have to …

Anecdote of one: I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma two years ago. My _only_ symptom at the time was pretty severe back pain, which is unusual for lymphoma. After treat…

Dude, you absolutely should be trying to be a manager in 3 years, if you want to go down the management track. Depending on company size, you should probably be a team-lead or some…

I think you may be missing the brilliance of this product from a sales perspective. Even if this product isn't a massive success, the units they do move will have a huge potential …

I think it's your third paragraph here. You claim not to have insulted anyone, but you literally claimed that GitLab employees are worse than Hitler. That's: A) Super inflammatory …

Hrrm... what if you COULD spin up factories like an EC2 instance. What would be needed? A line? Programmable robots? Inputs and outputs? Interesting idea.

Don't look for jobs when you're desperate. Look for jobs while you're happy and comfortable in your current position. It's like investing. Don't buy while the market is going up. B…

Either they're bluffing completely or you're extremely junior. We often spend $10k-$30k on each new hire. If you make it through that pipeline and they try to strong-arm you on the…

I had to trick my brain into just enjoying it as a strange engineering discipline. I like to go through life imagining everything as a system to be programmed, so to me, business p…

This is just my perspective. I've been in (increasingly) challenging engineering leadership roles over the past 5 or so years. When I first started, I felt exactly like you do. Tha…

ISC Consulting Group | Software Test Engineer | Augusta, GA | REMOTE, SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED We're looking for a full-time software test engineer for a major military contract. …

Shit, I can't even find a SINGLE qualified mid-level software engineer with a clearance for a job that's already started and fully funded. Good luck bringing on 50 people in a shor…

Yeah, and having already had a clearance in the past definitely helps speed up the process to "reactivate" it. The big bummer for companies like mine is that our contract says that…

It's not just the $20B revenue companies that provide support and services to the government. The big companies make the headlines with their billion dollar contracts, but the bulk…

Let's do some math. So, this is a $927,000,000 five year contract. Right? So let's tell the government not to pay talented companies to provide services and instead hire federal em…