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Nemant

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December 18, 2013 (12y ago)
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  1. Ask HN: Meta/Google E8/L8 interview and role

    Any E8/L8s who could describe the role at Meta in detail? Eg - What’s the sphere of influence? How many SWEs? 100? - how big is the product you’re influencing? Number of services? Revenue? Criticality of dependency you…

    1 points 1
  2. Google launches Project IDX, an AI-enabled browser-based development environment (techcrunch.com)
    34 points 7
  3. Ask HN: Which AI code assistant do you use?

    So I’m wondering which tools people are using for generating their code on a day to day basis. What are the most popular IntelliJ plugins? Are you using GitHub Copilot? Have you tried Android Studio Bot? Etc

    2 points 1
  4. Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad (reuters.com)
    5 points 1
  5. Ask HN: Transitioning from SWE to Manager. Book/Resources Recommendation?

    I'm transitioning from a TL/Senior SWE role at my company, and would like to get book recommendations, articles, or any other useful resources to help me prepare for the new role. Thanks!

    8 points 4
  6. My father had a lifelong ticket to fly anywhere. Then they took it away (2019) (theguardian.com)
    5 points 1
  7. Ask HN: Experience with Virtual Assistants like magic, fancyhands, wing, etc.?

    What has your experience been outsourcing parts of your life with Virtual Assistants? Are they worth the money? What type of tasks do you delegate? So I have a couple of small projects (1-2 months of part-time work)…

    1 points 1
  8. Wave of Foreclosures May Follow Housing Market Boom (bloomberg.com)
    2 points 0
  9. Google is shutting down paid Chrome extensions (theverge.com)
    2 points 0
  10. YouTube video removals doubled during lockdown (bbc.com)
    2 points 0
  11. E-scooter company goes bust after spending big on Facebook ads (bbc.com)
    187 points 183
  12. Ask HN: What are some successful startups/businesses that are Chrome extensions?
    10 points 5
  13. Anonymous Google Employees Voted Arms Control Persons of the Year (armscontrol.org)
    178 points 158
  14. Shutting Down Google+ for Consumers (blog.google)
    1613 points 728
  15. Ask HN: Leadership and Project Management books/articles recommendation? I'm a SWE

    I'm 26 years old with experience working as a SWE at various big tech companies (Apple, Amazon, Google, etc). I'm a well seasoned developer currently working in SV. I'm starting a project (backend API open to all…

    1 points 0
  16. Year 2038 Problem (Unix Millennium Bug) (en.wikipedia.org)
    2 points 0
  17. VW engineer jailed for emissions scandal (bbc.com)
    3 points 2
  18. 70% of researchers admit failing to reproduce another scientist's experiments (nature.com)
    5 points 0
  19. Ask HN: Where to find great name for my app? (willing to pay)

    I need a good name for an app I'm working on but so far I couldn't come up with any good names myself. I'm thinking of paying somebody to come up with a list of names that I can pick from. Any suggestions of services…

    1 points 0
  20. Firebase expands to become a unified app platform (firebase.googleblog.com)
    530 points 213
  21. Net vs. Java: Ultimate showdown (2013) (youtube.com)
    1 points 0
  22. Ask HN: What random things do you do while you wait for the build?

    I read BBC, HN, and random wikipedia articles. I just read that the song Asereje by Las Ketchup has demonic lyrics:…

    1 points 2
  23. Secretive Meeting: Tech CEOs and Top Republicans Commiserate, Plot to Stop Trump (huffingtonpost.com)
    1 points 0
  24. Ask HN: Why are tech stocks down?

    A part from the obvious cases where companies missed earnings expectations, why are all (?) tech stocks down? Google did great one day, the next the guy heading search announced he's leaving and now it's still going…

    1 points 2
  25. Ask HN: Good Parse alternatives?

    Any recommendations on Parse alternatives? Firebase is very limited (just data) and I can't find anything that would match Parse in terms of ease of use and features.

    13 points 13