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I didn't really see what's so specific in this post about Facebook? The same could be said like "it's my X year on social network Y". I expected something specific in the context of Facebook in the post, but I didn't find it there. I'm not a Facebook user though, so may be I didn't understand some implicit assumptions of the OP.
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Who is your ISP? What type of connection (DSL/cable/fiber/radio)? I have a flaky* DSL connection of 2.6Mbps and I notice the AJAX calls to facebook crap out. * During wind or rain, cuts out for a minute about 4 to 6 times per hour.
I am in SE Asia, its a WiMax connection. The rest of the internet works as it supposed to. The problem I am referring to (not loading completely and sometimes loading completely but not showing all the entries of a page) doesn't happen all the time, but happens often enough to notice.
I didn't really see what's so specific in this post about Facebook? The same could be said like "it's my X year on social network Y". I expected something specific in the context of Facebook in the post, but I didn't find it there. I'm not a Facebook user though, so may be I didn't understand some implicit assumptions of the OP.
The original title here was "FB engineer reflects on his job" but I guess it got changed because that phrase didn't appear in the linked page? I think the other title set context that wasn't needed on Facebook but is in this environment. Apparently an editor disagreed. (Editor, if you're reading, I'd title this "My advice for newgrads joining software companies".)
I didn't really see what's so specific in this post about Facebook? The same could be said like "it's my X year on social network Y". I expected something specific in the context of Facebook in the post, but I didn't find it there. I'm not a Facebook user though, so may be I didn't understand some implicit assumptions of the OP.
He wrote "at Facebook", not "on Facebook". It's his 4th year as a Facebook employee.
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Thanks for the post! I understand from my interview process with Facebook that every engineer screens candidates. What are some things that have impressed you the most of anyone you have recommended for a position?
I think the most impressive candidates have a mix of 3 qualities: raw ability to program, ability to map real problems into programming problems, and ability to work effectively with other people. I don't expect the ideal candidate to be an ICPC winner or red-rank TopCoder, but they should be able to manipulate code effectively and reason about their programs well. Knowing what non-technical requirements mean in tech…
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Thanks for the post! I understand from my interview process with Facebook that every engineer screens candidates. What are some things that have impressed you the most of anyone you have recommended for a position?
I think the most impressive candidates have a mix of 3 qualities: raw ability to program, ability to map real problems into programming problems, and ability to work effectively with other people. I don't expect the ideal candidate to be an ICPC winner or red-rank TopCoder, but they should be able to manipulate code effectively and reason about their programs well. Knowing what non-technical requirements mean in tech…
I didn't really see what's so specific in this post about Facebook? The same could be said like "it's my X year on social network Y". I expected something specific in the context of Facebook in the post, but I didn't find it there. I'm not a Facebook user though, so may be I didn't understand some implicit assumptions of the OP.
The post was written with my younger coworkers in mind but I felt like it was of general interest to all new programmers so I made it public. I don't think you need to understand anything about the Facebook product or company in order to understand my post. The original title here was "FB engineer reflects on his job" but I guess it got changed because that phrase didn't appear in the linked page? I think the other t…