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Re: Ask HN: Is it just me?

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Post by manmal »

Existenceblinks wrote: post #94
manmal wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is taken out of context, but why would one think React should be ended? Experience has shown that every JS framework will be phased out eventually, so why not ride on each wave as long as the available developers pool is the deepest?

Because we believe in technology advancement. When a better tech has shown up, we should ditch the inferior ones. Well, this is very normal thing to do, most of industry does this. Riding horse may be a good sport, but we already moved on.

Sounds like an approach that will always have _you_ pay the early adopter tax.

Re: Ask HN: Is it just me?

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Post by dilyevsky »

pixelat3d wrote: post #80
dilyevsky wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is easier said than done. How do you “try your best” and also disengage when there are things you don’t think are correct, just, etc. For me personally I haven’t been able to find a foolproof solution unless I’m working a contract with very scoped deliverables

How do you handle different opinions from yours and disagreements in general? This seems like you're asking a question about basic social skills, and it's only tangentially related to development. I'm not saying that to dunk on you, but it seems like maybe you're framing the entire issue incorrectly?

that's not my point. tp says "just accept the mess and go on with your life, but do your best". I'm saying this is an oxymoron.

Re: Ask HN: Is it just me?

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Post by pixelat3d »

dilyevsky wrote: post #102
pixelat3d wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you handle different opinions from yours and disagreements in general? This seems like you're asking a question about basic social skills, and it's only tangentially related to development. I'm not saying that to dunk on you, but it seems like maybe you're framing the entire issue incorrectly?

that's not my point. tp says "just accept the mess and go on with your life, but do your best". I'm saying this is an oxymoron.

I think you may be proving the point I was attempting to make ;)

You do your best within the constraints you're given, which is what is being said in your example. You are welcome to make your arguments for or against a decision (as far as office politics allow), but just as there is a breaking point for you being told to do something you feel is "incorrect," there is a breaking point where you become "the guy who always gives them a hard time."

Soft skills are important as technical when you're working with others. You have to pick and choose your battles. Don't confuse a platitude with a literal decree. Does that make more sense?

Re: Ask HN: Is it just me?

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Post by matai_kolila »

JohnFen wrote: post #90
matai_kolila wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I meant with the company as a whole, not an individual. By ending your relationship with the company, you're declaring that relationship necessarily deficient in some way. My advice is to define those deficiencies deliberately, rather than in an ad hoc way.

> I meant with the company as a whole, not an individual. As did I. I don't disagree, technically, but calling the relationship "deficient" has implications that aren't necessarily true. For instance, leaving a position because of a change in your personal circumstances isn't leaving because the relationship is "deficient" in any sense other than your needs have changed in a way the company cannot accommodate. It isn…

If you meant the company as a whole, why was your counterexample about an individual relationship?

I think you meant an individual, however what you demonstrated was that your relationship with that person hadn't ended, which actually reinforces my point.

Your implications aren't my implications, and none of them are what I said.

Re: Ask HN: Is it just me?

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Post by dilyevsky »

pixelat3d wrote: post #103
dilyevsky wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

that's not my point. tp says "just accept the mess and go on with your life, but do your best". I'm saying this is an oxymoron.

I think you may be proving the point I was attempting to make ;) You do your best within the constraints you're given, which is what is being said in your example. You are welcome to make your arguments for or against a decision (as far as office politics allow), but just as there is a breaking point for you being told to do something you feel is "incorrect," there is a breaking point where you become "the guy who al…

Ok now you're turning this into a semantic argument. My view is you either did your best or you didn't because there were things (perhaps outside your control) that prevented you or whatever it may be, and hey - that's OK, but I just don't go around lying to myself or whoever else that I did the best I could when that happens.

Re: Ask HN: Is it just me?

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Post by terminal_d »

anonreeeeplor wrote: post #58

I understand this entirely. I usually stay around 3 to 3 1/2 years. Not the worst tenure but not the best. I now prioritize positive feelings, emotions and energy above all. My goal in all meetings and all interactions is to keep positive emotions high. What took me a long time to learn as an analytical and technical minded person is that there is a way to be optimistic and positive without being fake or insincere. I…

What most people don't get is that Michael Scott was a Genius.

Re: Ask HN: Is it just me?

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Post by gwnywg »

I have very similar experience, to the point where I believe the only place where I would be really happy can only be place which I own (currently out of my reach). So since I can't be in my perfect place I had to make concious step to admit that I'm contracted software engineer and that I have to find ways to get along with people, which means taking compromises, learning to be more humble and finding ways to stay motivated.. Sure, there are days I'm not at my best but instead of despearing and feeling depressed about it I make myself to move out of that emotional state by applying some tricks I gathered along the way. I can't be 100% productive all the time, I try to be 70%-80% productive most of the time. And when I feel it's the time to move I do it without looking back, my mental wellbeing is more important than building the picture of super stable engineer. 5 years is already long in terms of current standards.

Re: Ask HN: Is it just me?

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Post by joshxyz »

its like the peter principle for me but i got tired of being employeee thats why i am trying to be a founder now.

it is tougher but a lot more things are in my control.

Re: Ask HN: Is it just me?

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