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Whether you rewrite or refactor the code is not so much the point of my comment - it's more that you should first determine what you actually need, in consultation with the project…

Often the problem with companies running the Feature Factory production treadmill too long is you have code supporting unused features and business logic, but nobody knows any more…

The problem is that once you take the VC coin, you are pushed towards hyper-scale. If you don't take the VC coin it's a much harder and longer path to self-sustainability, unless y…

They are great for throwaway hobbyist side projects where you don't want to worry about AWS billing horror stories or more expensive offerings like Digital Ocean or Linode. I would…

Normally I hate timesheets, but there is some satisfaction in putting "Company meeting: 4 hours" into a timesheet and knowing the managers will have a mild heart attack when those …

You would terminate someone for...having an opinion? They didn't mention the company they worked for (if indeed it is their company and not some made-up example). Little secret: ou…

I have seen so many React code bases that are the polar opposite to "clean, manageable code" that I would strongly disagree with this premise. That's not to say React is to blame, …

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Honestly, what is the market for these SAAS starters these days? Is anyone making serious money, or even a modest side income, with some web app? It seems the low-hanging fruit is …

Then you have to rely on getting the job by other means than sending your CV. In other words networking. Personally I don't apply to public job listings any more, even when I match…

Only if you were in right place and time. As a junior dev back then I was earning about the same as any other junior office worker.

Everyone laid off will be hanging their consulting nail. Whether there are enough gigs for them is another matter.

What evidence is this?

Depends on your circle. Most of my peers have families and mortgages, and don't have inherited wealth or sufficient savings. They are fiscally responsible but bootstrapping a compa…

That's funny, as I apply to Django jobs with plenty of experience and just get ghosted, to the point I'm moving away from Django as it feels more and more like a dead end (though w…

I would agree. Applying to every public job posting out there is a waste of time. Either the postings are fake (there for legal reasons, or to make the company look like they are h…

Same here. However I do not believe things will recover, at least in a reasonable time frame for my own career. My thinking is now if this current job ends I need to think about ex…

I have zero faith that it is going to pick up again. There is no evidence this is going to be the case. Your time would be better spent retraining for another industry, if that is …

This is definitely why I am thinking about leaving the industry, if and when current gig ends. Even with a resume tailored exactly to requirements, crickets. Some copium going arou…

I mean Mastodon exists, each instance requiring just a small amount of funding to keep the lights on. There is also Tildes, which I think is a nonprofit registered in Canada. It de…

How much profit does Amazon make these days again?