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jjazwiecki

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November 20, 2012 (13y ago)
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  1. Ask HN: How do major software companies handle software capitalization?

    Based on my experience and conversations with friends, my impression is that companies with strong engineering cultures don't focus on time tracking, unless they're billing clients by the hour, in which case it makes…

    3 points 1
  2. Ask HN: Companies that get called in to fix system catastrophes?

    Not that I'm looking to hire one, but when a non-technical company like Southwest has a meltdown, and they can't fix it on their own, who do they call? Is it big consultancies or are there little A-Team boutiques that…

    2 points 1
  3. Ask HN: Are there different “families” of eng career ladder? Which is best? Why?

    Broadly, I've seen two different families of engineering job titles in the wild. What I think of as the "startup" or "high tech" family typically just has levels of engineer: junior, mid, senior, staff, and principle.…

    1 points 0
  4. Opinions of NYC's Flatiron School?

    I was going to check out the talent at the Flatiron School's graduation event this week. Also thinking about suggesting it as something of a boot camp for a friend's younger sibling who is interested in learning to…

    1 points 0
  5. Ask HN: Best thing to do with a sugar-soaked laptop?

    One of my colleagues spilled a sugary coffee drink on her 11" MacBook Air. Tekserve suggested it's not worth repairing. Should I send it to Apple for recycling, or are there charities that might try to fix it for use by…

    0 points 1