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This reminds me of a scene in The Sopranos where Tony talks about homosexuality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=688XMcEchFQ Tony starts going off on a homophobic rant, the therapi…

I think the term has negative connotations because of people who build the wrong thing before asking critical questions or clarifying anything that would help shape the requirement…

This is why I switched to Windows and now use Linux on a VM, after more than a decade of using Ubuntu as my host OS. I couldn't have a decent Bluetooth audio experience after years…

Because Discord is very gaming oriented. But yes, Discord is great.

As a casual player, I've been enjoying it. High-level games are sometimes hard to follow but it has motivated me to get out of my comfort zone and get better at chess.

I understand your point and I agree, but have you read the book? It's useful for managing stakeholder expectations and to fight scope creeping by keeping things simple.

I understand some folks may find this helpful but I'd rather not normalize working from my phone.

This is why software engineers should also study some humanities.

Bonding. You need to make an extra effort to get to know your remote teammates.

How do you feel after cutting out alcohol and weed? Have you noticed any benefits?

I don't do side projects, I have other hobbies. Whatever exciting thing I want to do as a Software Engineer I'll do it during my work hours.

I highly recommend reading this: https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/consultin...

Linode is half the price of DigitalOcean.

Gitlab CI

Do they have good test coverage? That's key. If they don't, start with that.

Yep, working remote is awesome. Just consider not everyone is a good remote worker, so you need to filter out a lot of people who want to work remote but don't have the skills (yet…

30 mins is an estimate, but also they are simple recipes, 3-4 ingredients max. More complicated stuff I save it for the weekend.

Principles by Ray Dalio. It provides a good principle-based decision making framework, and I also found his own principles to be interesting and insightful.

Yeah, I've been in the hospital twice in the last 2 years thanks to the stress of running a company and obsessing about being productive. I've made lifestyle changes and they've no…

It is cool for big teams where operations play a big role, but I've found myself switching back to Heroku for some small (as in team size) projects.

Well, a critical eye is a must. Just keep away from the noise and pay attention to what would really make an improvement on your current framework/workflow. For example, I still do…