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This seems like a mixture of A. Relying on geometry and visual metaphors, which seems fantastic from a history-of-mathematics and a visual-working-memory point of view. B. Encourag…

Hi HN, I've been a developer for a several years and something has bothered me for much of that time. When I encounter an error or bug, I am always tempted to try to understand som…

I feel like we let new engineers down by not guiding them toward resources where they can improve their social/writing skills. Where is the brilliant.org for social/emotional/commu…

I disagree that writing is undervalued. I think that writing is highly valuable and highly rewarded...but that the path to overcome challenges with writing is bafflingly mysterious…

As someone on a PIP who is quite sure the problem is on my side, not the company's, I wish there were mentors that a software engineer could hire to help you figure out how to debu…

(Using an alt account for obvious reasons) One thing I wish that I had been prepared for out of university is that there is just a lot less feedback on how good of a job you're doi…

I realize that was unclear. No, I'm talking about psychological issues, probably with some social anxiety on the side.

I wish I knew how to find an occupational psychotherapist who specialised in working with programmers/sysadmins/engineers and who practised either in London or over video/email.

> caused by not knowing the technology/tool well enough. Yes. But given the average quality of documentation and the fact that the most common advice for how to learn a new technol…

> Don't worry about it As an engineer who has been fired twice for performance problems, I don't have that luxury. > Break touch tasks down into very, very laughably small tasks. T…

I'm always on the lookout for good books on effective communication. Ones that I've read and found insightful include: - How to Win Friends and Influence People - Difficult Convers…

> break the task down into smaller and smaller bits One problem here is that if I don't really know everything the task entails, then I end up asking myself "am I going to really n…

I do probably need to spend more time figuring out the root causes, though perhaps that is better done by talking with a friend rather than just thinking things over by myself. My …

I do probably need to spend more time figuring out why I was fired. My current understanding is this: * When I'm confused about what a task really entails or what tools I can use a…

The problem here is that I don't know how to generate an estimate except by actually doing the work.

> under-promise, over-deliver What do I do when I'm asked how long a feature will take and the honest answer is "I don't know"? I have tried to teach myself how to create software …

I would love to "just relax" and that's what I used to do. But after having been fired for underperformance twice, I want to figure out what it is about the way I work that leads t…

> be yourself Does the advice "be yourself" mean "do what you would tend by habit to do"? If so, I think that would probably have the same result it's had in 2/3 dev jobs I've held…

Ach, I left off the fact that I've been fired from 2/3 dev jobs for underperformance. It is that last bit, "get your work done" that I'm worried about. I'm concerned that I'm going…

Nope, this is my fourth job. I've been fired from 2/3 jobs for underperformance.

Hi folks, I just accepted an offer at a company I'm super excited about. The interview process was a mix of the traditional whiteboard interviews and watching me write code, so I s…

The Serum team should be pleased with all of the exposure they get from this.

As an interviewee who strongly suspects that I am a C-player, I'm curious what I I can do to change.

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