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Fellow software consultants: how are you navigating billing these days? Assuming you’re more productive with LLMs, how do you ensure that you’re paid fairly for your skills? Are yo…

In terms of job security, would you rather work on a product oriented team (focused directly on customers) or a platform team (building things for other engineers within the compan…

Thinking out loud, here’s one idea for an LLM-assisted interview: - Spin up a Digital Ocean droplet - Add the candidate’s SSH key - Have them implement a basic API. It must be publ…

For the time being, I’ve banned LLMs in my interviews. I want to see how the candidate reasons about code. So I try to ask practical questions and treat them like pairing sessions.…

In middle school we had a “computer” class where we’d learn how to type, as well as navigate a computer. This was Windows 2000 days. As a prank, my friends and I would do the follo…

His book, Rebuilding Rails, had a huge impact on me, especially early in my career (when I started learning Rails). Such a great teacher. He encouraged me to be curious, dig deeply…

I’ve been using this for the past few months, and for the most part, I like it. I appreciate that it’s all configured with a single file (no GUI). One issue: If an app uses native …

Building custom keyboards is fun, but I might bite the bullet and buy a Glove 80. I don’t own a 3d printer, so designing a custom Dactyl is not very feasible for me.

The Sofle has been decent for me. I’m not the biggest fan of thumb key positions (especially the outer one), but I’m getting used to them. There are only two thumb keys per side. I…

Thanks for the video. I’ll definitely try it out. In my original post, I should’ve emphasized that I’ve also been focusing on strengthening/mobilizing my wrists. It’s only been a m…

Thanks! That’s encouraging to hear that you can switch between the two. Awesome! I’m afraid to start practicing QWERTY too soon, and risk losing my progress with Colemak. Maybe I’l…

This past month, I’ve been reevaluating my dev environment and workflow. My goals are to reduce RSI, be more efficient, as well as learn all my tools as deeply as possible. And hav…

Your instinct is spot on. I made 76k at the defense contractor. I made 255k this year (6 years later).

I used to work for a defense contractor. There was a 3 month period where I had nothing to do. I was supposed write firmware for a piece of hardware, but the hardware was broken an…

A popular theme in today’s productivity culture is “waking up early.” It’s considered a sign of discipline to wake up at 5am. 5am is reasonable... if you fall asleep at 8:30 or 9 P…

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely look into it!

I first attempted this 7 years ago, after I graduated college. I got through the first 2 chapters. It was extremely rewarding. But regrettably, I abandoned it for other side projec…

Thanks for the anecdote. As a senior engineer, I struggle sometimes with people critiquing my work. For me, it all comes down to pride and ego. It’s been especially hard the last y…

Yes! I completely agree. I’ve been using AdGuard on iOS, and it’s not the quickest experience. It takes about 10 seconds to get a YouTube video to start. But oddly enough, I actual…

I think it’d be neat to embed USB ports within the wood. The cables could be embedded in the wood using a router, completely out of sight. Imagine plugging your phone, keyboard, or…

I can empathize with the “friends” part. When I was in college, I was either studying or running around with friends. The only time I mindlessly scrolled on my phone was when I ate…

I love mentoring engineers. It’s been my job for the past 5 years. But after some introspection, I’ve realized that I love teaching _smart_ people, or at least, people that are eng…

I’ve noticed this as well. I’ve had AdGuard on my phone for almost a year, and it blocked YouTube ads very effectively… until about 2 weeks ago. Still investigating…

I have a friend that intentionally disables Adblock on YouTube in order to support the creators that he likes. He feels that, if he disables Adblock, the creators will get less mon…

I was curious to see how many kids it would take to lower my taxes to zero. Apparently, you’re not allowed to have more than 15 dependents.