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if you're actually struggling to get people to interact with you the way you want, I think the real problem is your expectations of other people. if they miss the plot, it might be…

it was rainy so at 1,900 feet he was probably in a cloud

something about this doesn't quite sit right when I consider my experience with negotiating for roles at startups. I agree with the approach for big tech, but it sets a weird tone …

I think about this a lot as I get older. what I've realized is that being young (like under 30) is a pretty big deviation as far as physiology goes. the rest of life is a long slow…

I am so sorry for what's happening to this man, and I hope he finds peace in his last days. the economics, ethics, and effectiveness around early approvals are really difficult to …

overall this is great. but I'm surprised that meeting acceptance criteria is under "implementation" and considered less important than api design. I agree that api design is harder…

20% seems like an underestimate, especially if you consider a lack of knowledge of how to use one's computer to highest efficiency. also, most platforms suffer from feature bloat w…

one things that's missing is the ability to ignore politics. you have to know what hills to die on, when to enforce boundaries, when to back off, etc. also, having to make decision…

if you're trying to build a product, code is a liability. not sure that an esoteric codebase is the best signal to candidates that the bottom line is solving problems for stakehold…

it's really interesting how polarizing of an issue this is with engineers. I definitely think it's a good idea, but you can really mess it up royally with bad implementation (plus …

ha, boston, climbing obsession, career pivot to software eng... are you me? did mark twight also have an oversized impact on your life? I burnt out on alpine climbing and never got…

are we talking about project names or the names of classes and objects? if it's projects, ideally the long-term architecture is well enough understood to give the thing a whimsical…

I've worked with a number of northeastern university grads, and they are consistently well prepared. NEU has co-op program, a standard part of their undergrad, where they get like …

mccartney wrote most of the great ones though ;-) but, the beatles worked because they didn't have such big egos, at least with each other. I really do care about making the team s…

I think the state of things is pretty good overall. most of my anxiety comes from this fear that I'm not gonna be an owner of what we've built if they're the one making all the dec…

I lead a software dev team at a small startup. One of my direct reports is way smarter than me. They come up with clever, simple solutions to business needs. They're also really dr…

I think it comes down to jevon's paradox--if your demand is unbounded, making production more efficient doesnt reduce inputs, it makes you produce more. in the case of k8s, more re…

how much of the uproar over this is about implementation vs intent? disinformation isn't worth being returned when the user is seeking information. like if you are looking for the …

I think remote work makes more sense the more stable the development pathway is. the more cross function work, the more uncertainty, and maybe the higher the required velocity, the…

I really don't think you can measure developers by their productivity. the impact of productivity is predicated on design meeting requirements, the accuracy of requirements is pred…

this is significant when you consider historical context. this was a common view held in the 50s, but over time, maximizing shareholder value over all stakeholder value became the …

I don't think mental gymnastics are necessary. he's owner of an institution that has clearly played a huge role in his life, and that has been in his family for a long time. he str…

no it doesn't. it's 15-year-olds self-reporting on how familiar they are with mathematical topics, some of which are made up.

the best advice I can offer is to join a team that has deep pockets. the biggest reason my company succeeded is that they had cash to burn. sure, they were smart. they moved quickl…

imagine trying to convince a sernior candidate to do your assignment, and imagine all the other offers she or he has who aren't asking that much of their free time. it's not about …