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It's the evil you know vs taking a chance on the unknown. Plus the short-term thinking that plagues most people. This is why most companies fail eventually. Hiring and promoting ba…

Did you stop and think why he is the team leader and not you? Maybe having a deeper understanding of something is more important than playing with multiple things at once. Always s…

Learn what? A new thing every year? How do they become experts then? Just because you learn a new language or technology doesn't mean you become better at problem solving. It just …

So people that specialize in a field and become experts have no respect for the job. But the ones that hop around each year based on what's "hot" are better.

You do realize that you're basically dismissing experts because they specialize instead of learning the basics for another technology each year. Or has one year become enough to be…

So basically be a freelancer. Market yourself heavily and learn whatever language or technology your employer uses. At this point, why get a job? You can easily earn more as a free…

Employers want cheap workers and experience is seen as expensive. This is why most companies have one or two real developers and dozens of juniors learning on the job. If you're ex…

You're fresh meat and cheaper. There are no downsides for hiring college grads. You take a low pay and learn the exact technology stack the company is using. But when you decide to…

Welcome to the bucket. I see you're new here. :) Some tips for next time: - if they want timed coding challenges or quizzes, skip them - if they want you to work for a couple of da…

Please start your answer with "Developer" or "Interviewer" so we can all get a better picture.

The interviewer is not actually interested in challenges you faced. He is interested in how to handled them. So simply prepare a good story about how you overcame adversity and sol…

This is already a known fact. Read about the education system in Finland to see the solution in action.

You're confusing white noise with independent audio cues. Plus, I don't think anybody ignores keyboard typing sounds. They work just like car engine noises. Audio feedback for a ph…

Sounds become annoying with time. But visual cues are often automated and ignored. This is why the current solution works best. Because of the way we evolved, a sound automatically…

I'm going to be that guy and say that this is a bad idea. When you're jumping through hoops to get attention, people get used to it. And they start expecting it by default. Especia…

There are very few companies that do not follow the standard interviewing practices. So if you try to filter them, you won't have enough to get a job. Instead, you can try approach…

Rent is about 1000 euros per month with everything included. Maybe less, maybe more depending on the area.

If your company is hiring, post some details. Everybody that sees this thread would be interested.

Companies complain there is a shortage. Everybody rushes to fill the demand, including students choosing a CS major over something else. Companies are then over-flooded with supply…

What does your team work on? Is software the main product or you're just a software division in a company with a different focus? Also, what percentage of the hired expats are Brit…

I lived in Amsterdam for the most part of last year. And dev meetups are rare and it's usually web stuff or startups. There are only two types of meetings that happen almost every …

The shortage isn't real. It's an illusion meant to drive the wages down. Most companies are pretty comfortable with the current market. They don't need to bend over backwards in or…

Haven't been to San Francisco. So I can only give you my view of Amsterdam. And it's pretty disappointing for software engineers. Basically, web development and mobile are king. An…