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I really hate lighting in modern offices. If there was one thing that folks actively worked to improve I would choose lighting. Having lights with a broader spectrum would go a lon…

Bummer the link is broken. I read via UnfitFootprint's link. This feels both like a good write-up, but an argument for why you often need to reach for multiple solutions when creat…

The only place where the work I did was performative was government contracting. Not technically waste, but certainly useless.

Precisely! And this is true not just for managers but also higher-level ICs. Its ok for Senior and below to be team focused, but moving to the next level means broadening scope and…

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Remote: Yes (10+ years working remote) (or hybrid/on-site in Minneapolis or St Paul) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Scala, Ja…

And if you are that kind of person, why would you want to be an FDE? (Not rhetorical, btw, I'm literally interviewing for an FDE role tomorrow.)

Same. I worked on an in-house product many years ago now where lineage and provenance were the entire point. Really cool to see this!

I used to work for the company that owned and operated GovDeals. That was a really interesting experience. I remember one of their many companies host the listing for and processed…

I don't really like this article. There isn't anything particularly noteworthy to noticing that some computations have outcomes that allow some form of recovery, and other outcomes…

My father is a data point in this. He was a farmer all his life and ultimately it was Parkinson's that did him in. While we took some precautions, I have no doubt that the herbicid…

I've really liked interviews where I either present a personal project I've worked on, or get to interview someone about their own personal projects. It's just more fun. Their majo…

I've now done probably close to 100 system design interviews. One of the main things I've looked for in candidates is their ability to identify, communicate, and discuss trade-offs…

I'm old enough to recall when boost first came out, and when it matured into a very nice library. What's happened in the last 15 years that boost is no longer something I would wan…

Jon has addressed this elsewhere, but the gist of the argument, as I understand it, is that he hasn't worked professionally in any other ecosystem or language. So leaving Scala is …

My comment here is a very narrow one. In general I agree with your sentiment and thoughts, so please don't misread me. There is one nit I need to pick, however. There is a subtle, …

I've really enjoyed Haidt's book, though its really a couple of different books in one. I need to read his other work. To your point about left and right, an interesting point I he…

Send me a resume at mark.kegel@disney.com.

Disney | Senior Software Engineer | Onsite | Full-time | San Francisco, Santa Monica, Seattle, New York Disney (Video Player Engineering) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to h…

That's an interesting anecdote. I grew up on a border town, but as a US Citizen often going up into Cananda. Without fail it was always the US border guards who were the jerks (I w…

Be careful what you wish for!

What is the implication for high temperature superconductors? Does this mean that they can't exist?

I've been thinking similar thoughts recently since I've been exploring metaprogramming in Scala and how it can be extended to beyond the simplistic hygenic model it currently suppo…

The upsell on the pricing is ridiculous…

Huh. Guess I know what I’m doing at my next meetup.

Disney | Senior Software Engineer | New York, Seattle, Santa Monica, SF | Full-time My team is building the next generation of technology to manage and enhance the on-device playba…