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Fond memories of using SBCL in grad school

Semantic search.

I am on a small team that initially rolled our own semantic search system. We quickly ran into issues around scaling, maintenance, and performance. Since we want to focus on delive…

I worked as a contractor for many years working 20 hours per week and using the rest of my time to work on my music career. I highly highly recommend that lifestyle if you can find…

> There is nothing like watching someone struggle and then suddenly understanding the subject. This is why I love mentoring new hires and interns.

I tried to switch to a different career twice: 1. Full-time musician. Too hard even if you are extremely talented and good at self-promotion. I am good at what I do but I am not a …

Excellent news! Our team has been having to run older x86 Macs for a number of years just so that we can continue running certain images that are not available for arm64.

> Is this normal, possibly due to aging for some people? Yes, possibly. When I worked 40 hours / week I had very little energy or interest in creative pursuits as I approached my 3…

It seems to me like you have a very clear idea of what you like and what you don't like. You also seem to be self-aware enough that you notice that your mental health is suffering.…

> It did hit me that whatever I end up doing in the long run, communication is the only 100%-reusable skill that can pay off anywhere. And so much time is wasted due to sub-optimal…

In my particular situation it involved hours of group and face-to-face interactions. I am quite introverted so this proved to be exhausting and unsustainable. I imagine that it is …

I tried to quit programming twice. Once to become a full-time musician (too hard even if you are very good, not enough money). Another time to work in mental health (the training w…

Finding time to practice is tough! I am fortunate that I work 30 hours per week and can make time to practice for at least 30 minutes to an hour on most days. When time is tight I …

Very much relate to this comment. I burned out twice. Both times I took a break with the intention of starting a new career. The first time I considered getting into music professi…

Nice! Jazz bassist here. One thing about I like about jazz is that no matter how much time I put into it there is always some way to improve and some way to get better at it. Even …

> Technical leaders have a fine balance between keeping developers happy, keeping development velocity high and keeping onboarding speed high. Very much in agreement that the best …

> Why should I get an iPhone? I am a musician and the iPhone has lower latency. Many music apps perform better on iTunes and some app developers never even bother developing on And…

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