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If you're looking for something dead simple, I'd suggest Mithril. The API is tiny, but powerful, and will give you the tools you need to create reactive views that update to state …

This is a tough question to answer. What constitutes "back end" has changed significantly over the last 5-10 years - an Amazon AWS infrastructure engineer does vastly different day…

You can do that in a few minutes using an extension which allows you to inject custom JavaScript code (e.g. TamperMonkey for Chrome.) This line should do the trick: for (const node…

Is Sublime Text already uncool? I'll open another editor if I feel like I need a power feature that's not available, but for general everyday coding it's still my go-to. Beyond tha…

I generally don't recommend EPI for interview prep. I've found that the questions are overtuned in difficulty, and don't resemble anything I've seen at even my Google, Facebook, et…

I've never had to pay for transportation to an interview - even rideshare/cabs are typically paid for. I would outright reject any company that tried to make me pay for my own airf…

This reminds me of a court case a decade ago when Blizzard sued the creator of a popular World of Warcraft botting program called MMOGlider on the grounds of copyright infringement…

Hmmm, I suppose I objectively agree with some of the points the author made, but as someone who works with protocol buffers daily, those issues never actually come to be problemati…

1. Yes. Microsoft is still well respected, so having it on your resume will likely open doors for you in the future. 2. No. Microsoft's compensation is generally below Facebook/Goo…

My main question is how this offering differs from a UI framework. At first glance, this looks similar to Ionic, Flutter, Cordova, Xamarin, React Native, etc. You're fighting an up…

You're absolutely right - SPA bloat isn't directly due to the weight of the underlying frameworks. I think what I was touching on more was the fact that SPAs generally encourage en…

The "website obesity crisis" is related to the rise of single page applications and the growing popularity of frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular. Having worked on many SPAs in…

I think the excitement around using JavaScript as a server runtime has peaked. If you search for node/express on Google Trends, you'll notice the interest leveled off about a year …

It really depends on what kind of development you're doing. The majority of software engineers are application developers making CRUD websites or mobile apps, so that perspective i…

I understand that place of employment is a big part of one's identity, but remember that you're a single Googler, not speaking on behalf of 50,000 of us. You should not be using th…

I think the "right to be forgotten" law has larger scope than that actually, although I'm definitely not a lawyer. > After a request is filled, their removals team reviews the requ…

You're thinking of survivorship bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

Good advice all around until that last point. While any individual might personally engage in risky behavior, it's not correct to make a blanket recommendation. As the number of pe…

It's even worse than that. Assuming a modest 5% stock market yield, you'll be at ~160k after a decade. At 8% you would have roughly doubled your 100k to 200k. The average person do…

Less than 7 hours (6 or less) is typically considered a part time arrangement. If you're a high performer, you can try to negotiate for this kind of situation, but it's rare to sta…

I currently work at Google and have received offers from Facebook and Amazon. I don't have a CS degree. Interview Cake should be your first stop - the questions are the closest to …

All of the above. You should be ready to answer standard ds/alg whiteboard questions, have a strong grasp of JavaScript, and be ready to answer system design questions related to c…

I went to Cal and saw many of my friends go through the same thing. EECS is one of the most impacted majors, so the weeder introductory classes are brutal by design. For those who …

The parent provided one datapoint - his company. But I can tell you from personal experience that this is not the norm (at least in San Francisco.) I've interviewed at a wide varie…

It's a financially motivated decision. Banks have a high percentage of people who are tech illiterate. Many of these people don't use the password reset when they forget their pass…