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Great topic. Yes/no. It depends. Context is king. If we're talking VP/C-suite level compensation, probably not. If we're talking engineering manager / director level, the answer is…

A note from a recent Engineering Manager: I think in general, the management career path can lead to faster short-term gains in terms of career and compensation, but the most senio…

Thanks for the recommendations!

Ah interesting. I think I might just be idealistic and having thought about it this way. Thanks for the context.

Source? I'm a relatively new engineering manager in an older company in Canada (turning itself into fin/insurance tech), and a big part of my role has been about breaking down silo…

Privacy and long term support converted me from Android to iOS in 2019. I’d say the narrative is working :) Try and find an alternative device that has the same level of privacy an…

Agreed. This is becoming a pet peeve of mine. When I run into my limit I just skip the read or find a way around it :) Wish people would just stop posting to or linking to medium.

True. But Toronto is pretty bad too. And we generally don't have the high levels of stock compensation. That looks like it could make a huge difference.

This makes salaries and compensation in Toronto seem outrageously low. Wow. Maybe I should be moving? Crazy. (Sadly, family is here, so moving is unlikely)

Is there a way to counteract the effects? Especially if you live in a large city?

I started reading this and experienced deja vu. After a few minutes, I realized I read and thought heavily about this before. Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item…

Why the cat hate on HN?

Agree++ >People will move to cities and use roads less if cities are affordable. If we can lower rent in the city, automobile usage will go down on its own. This is where the fight…

Should I go for the book or the tutorial? Does the book have a lot of advantage over the tutorial?

+1 Thanks. I'll have to give it a try. If it supports images I may well switch. If you wanted to import notes from Evernote, what would be the best strategy for that? Are there any…

Really nice effort! It seems really "fast" and it supports markdown! I'm super happy about this. As a longtime Evernote user, this app is highly comparable. The choice to only allo…

The SOLUTION to this problem is multifold: 1) Leadership: Stop viewing the IT/Ops/Support department as a "cost to keep down". 2) Leadership: Treat the department like they are man…

> Sysadmins develop strategies for reducing the number of requests at any cost, usually by making the experience as opaque and unhelpful as possible. This is sometimes an organizat…

Is the C# runtime open source?

I'm a huge fan of this essay: Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Software ---> http://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-pro... I …

Agreed! I'm one of those people that types "backspace" and goes back unintentionally way too often. I've lost form data because of this!