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I (hope) I’m like this. Im not handy at all, and have a tenant. When a problem arises for them, I just call the appropriate person (plumber, handyman, etc..) to come fix it. It’s t…

Seems like a no brainer - who wouldn’t want to use an awesome language like Kotlin and have it shared across iOS, Android and Frontend? However, the actual experience is full of sh…

The problem with docs is that unlike code, documentation has no mechanism to keep it updated as things change. Even something really close to the code like code comments tend to ge…

Ultimately, I file (mandatory, full time) pairing in the same category as mandatory in-office work, meant to encourage brilliance from random water cooler interactions. In a perfec…

The crux of it is that pairing works for some but not for others. But often, it’s forced on everyone, usually from the top down. This is done in the name of vague benefits like “co…

The part of my brain which thinks deeply and produces elegant solutions simply shuts down when I constantly have to explain my thought process to someone else. I actually have the …

Pairing is great for some tasks, like higher level design and whiteboarding sessions. But when it comes to implementation (coding) time I really dislike it. I think ultimately, at …

Daily standups can be useful when its a small group of people (3 or 4) working on the same project. In such meetings participants actually have the context to make meaningful sugge…

Same here. I subscribe and then immediately cancel, which stops the recurring billing but lets you use the service for the rest of the month.

Really, entering software isn't that bad. I didn't have any coding experience before college, and after my first year (which only entailed two software classes - I took a lot of hu…

If you can ace a 1 hour coding interview without any preparation then more power to you! But many of us have to spend months doing practice problems to perform well in that 1 hour …

If it’s during open hours, you can always walk inside the store and buy gas from the attendant which should let you use your card without a zip.

I love Swift too, but dislike Xcode enough to where I wouldn't use it unless I was doing iOS. Even in a medium sized project basic functionality like syntax highlighting or clickin…

Oxymonad?

MacOS is a great example - you can buy and download software from the Apple sanctioned App Store or you can get it from other sources on their websites. The fact that I can do that…

I would argue that those "hours wasting time" looking for an answer yourself before you give up and ask someone more senior aren't a waste - they are an invaluable part of becoming…

Someone who is friendly but incompetent is fun to shoot the shit with, but they will also make a commit that breaks prod and duck out for the weekend leaving you to fix the mess. L…

An alternative to hacking your resume is simply leaving the short position off altogether. Your resume doesn't have to be a total transcript of your career. It should just be a hig…

Chick-fill-a might be a bad example given their history with LGBT folks. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A_and_LGBT_people

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g-NsgOa42VE Here is your world of underground freeway biking btw

Eerily similar experience here. I came to the US from Russia at the age of 9 and slowly watched my Russian slip away. 23 years later my vocabulary sucks and I have a strange accent…

"A cover letter is a written document commonly submitted with a job application outlining the applicant's credentials and interest in the open position" Sound suspiciously like a "…

Curious - does TikTok censor content that China would find sensitive, like the existence of Taiwan or pro Hong Kong protest content?

This statement "we don't usually care if you don't know find the perfect algorithm (unless it's for a senior position)" made me chuckle. I can see this interviewer writing feedback…