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I initially thought the author was being metaphorical. Teaching poker to a kid is a very risky proposition. If they have any propensity for addiction, the dopamine rush of gambling…

This is an interesting take. I find CS to be a beautiful subject that I've enjoyed studying in my free time, and would probably enjoy it even more if I really delved into it. But I…

As someone who tried out Go before generics and didn't like it, I'm curious how Go generics compare to generics in Java or Typescript.

It probably isn't as bad as the corporate world, but I'd be curious to hear why you think academia is impure in this way.

I disagree with part of this. Nature has proven that general intelligence can be achieved in a compact, energy-efficient form: humans. Has nature ever proven that nuclear fusion ca…

No, it's not. If you get lucky with stock market movements, that might be your total annual comp , which is not your wage. I made close to what you're claiming at senior level, at …

Pay definitely doesn't increase by 600k+ as you go from senior to staff. Yikes. Are people larping on HN?

The post is not only too braggadocious for my taste, but some of the figures quoted are highly unlikely. I would personally not work for someone with this kind of ego, but there ar…

Clients and employees of SemiAnalysis may hold positions in companies referenced in this article. This article lacks the evidence to warrant the boldness of its arguments. And afte…

> 4. One AI engineer from Tesla could solve Twitter's bot and spam problem. This a comment written by someone who is clearly not an engineer dealing with high-scale backends, and i…

These kinds of articles always seem to get a lot of comments, and so many hiring processes seem to miss the mark. If the criteria that you use for engineering hires has nearly 0 ov…

Unless you know, with certainty, who is responsible for customer-facing communications , how can you publicly call on a specific person to be fired? Even if you did know, and are c…