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+1 for the bootcamp route! I did a bootcamp in 2015 and never looked back - even though some are definitely scammy, when they work they work. If anyone's interested, I recently wro…

> Also Amazon is top tier, wouldn't expect someone with 3 months experience being able to keep up unless they were really top notch. I attended a bootcamp in 2015 and know two peop…

The idea of charging per-chapter (yes, I know it isn't a new model, Charles Dickens, etc) is interesting for: - the restrictions it'll impose on the authors - it means authors will…

Well, you can, but you'll annoy people even more than if you had a mechanical keyboard ;) I do have a little needle-felted rubber duck I keep on my desk while working, remotely, th…

As someone who worked in an all pairing shop for two years (run by a bunch of former Pivots), I can confirm it’s pretty draining, though my experience wasn’t nearly as bad. I actua…