el_dev_hell

I’m a dev in Australia looking for new gigs. Recruiters were absolutely hounding me 8 months to a year ago. Now it’s crickets. Startups seem to be gone. Some bigger corporate gigs have been offered but it’s pretty…

Quick background: I'm a software engineer with a few years XP. I have a very design-focused friend that's looking to move into a product designer role. They've expressed major interest in this area after a few days…

Interested to hear some perspectives. Bonus points for your thoughts in the below situations: 1. You pay 100% of the cert price out of pocket. 2. Your employer matches 30% of the price (you pay the other 70% yourself).

I’ve seen Clubhouse mentioned here over the last few days (mostly related to the recent 1BN valuation). It seems the only way to get an invitation is to have a contact that’s already on Clubhouse (or be a celebrity). I…

There was php BB in the early 2000s, which still seems to be active (but very dated). Discourse is nice, but it's certainly in the stable phase now. Is there anything new/interesting happening in the open source forum…

Do you love it, hate it, or neither? Do you find your job rewarding/meaningful?

I saw a Show HN post earlier today that linked back to this blog: https://simon-frey.com/ Are there any other great examples of individual developer blogs (so not corporate blogs or overly well known public figures)?

I work in a non-technical supervisory role at a 30~ person software startup. My past work experience is all from Fortune 100 companies. My direct manager is one of the original cofounders. I will often receive delegated…

How do you handle quitting when the company is nosediving? I work for a startup that's not doing too well. Quitting will have a noticable impact on the company and I'm pretty sure I'll have no luck getting a reference.…