This right here! It makes for a sane, friendly culture, and junior team members also get to learn during the code review process.
Laughs in recognition Early in my career, I had a code review with 2 Senior Engineers who absolutely hated each other. The code review session ended with them screaming at each other and them almost getting into a…
Wow! I have almost 30 years in tech and thankfully have never run across that. But I can see how that could be a thing for other companies/industries. Every place I have worked I have given 3 week notice, and every…
This is why "rubber duck debugging" works. I've had good luck explaining any thorny technical problem to any inanimate object on my desk. Often times, the mere act of doing this makes me really pay attention to my…
Let's start here (yes, it happens to white people too, but a lot more to black people) Wrongfully jailed: Records detail more than 500 mistaken-identity arrests in Denver in seven years…
> 8) He was very funny without being mean. Sort of like Cosby before we found out what Cosby was really like. I shouldn't laugh but this right here is gold. Also, love all the points you laid out.
I'm originally from Kenya. We used to have a joke "If it happens in Africa it is called corruption. If it happens in the US it is called lobbying". I remember seeing a chart of how much money a Senator had to raise…
That's closing the barn door after the horsepower has escaped. I will see myself out.
Oh yes. Absolutely. Sit and listen to the feedback. If you do not agree with it, DO NOT ARGUE!! (for context, I agreed with 80% of the feedback. The 20% I did not agree with, I did not argue, just made a mental note to…
I also left out one piece of info. I am pretty senior (Staff Engineer), so it is possible that companies are willing to invest that level of effort for more senior engineering roles and less for more junior roles. Also,…
Have you tried contacting them to ask? Some companies are open to it. A couple of years ago I interviewed with a number of companies. Two companies I really liked rejected me after a full round of interviews. It hurt,…
I enjoyed that article a hell of a lot more than I thought I would (which would also explain why one of my favorite courses was Philosophy). And you see the absolutist Utilitarian argument he is making used in…
It is wild to see the passive language being used about her murder by the US mainstream media, but not surprising.
I have not faced that level of rudeness, and I do think for something so egregious it is totally valid to terminate the interview (while explaining why), but I'd be curious how the other interviewers handled it. If that…
I don't think this is an accurate comparison. A more apt one would be; $400k/yr with no social safety net, no national healthcare, and obscene housing costs so you end up in an area with good schools, work like a dog…
I didn't know that, but that makes sense.
I think this is more clear cut than unlimited PTO policies that companies tout (I try and avoid working for companies with unlimited PTO because it often translates to "what your boss determines is appropriate, and if…
I work for a company that offers 4 months of parental leave and generous PTO, and time-off for people dealing with COVID in their family. I am thankful for that. I am also acutely aware that I am a small slice of a…
Ok, this is really cool! (I also love the ruthlessly iterative mindset)
There was a notorious road in Wilmington VT that was known for targeting out of towners in the mid to late 90s. It was a 35 MPH road that abruptly changed to 25 MPH. I'm from MA. I was in the area camping and I saw the…
There are a lot of towns like this in America. Towns where the sole source of income is traffic tickets, and often that revenue stream comes from a disproportionately black and/or poor population (this was the case with…
This made me lol! I have a story, names protected to protect the innocent (and guilty). Many moons ago I worked for a company. I was a Senior engineer and we were hiring for a Principal engineer. We had a candidate…
This man can tell a story. I laughed out loud at > I looked back and there was a hyena loping towards me, a huge bristling monster with a maniacal grin and terrifying jaws. In situations like this it is vital to stay…
This article is absolutely terrific. I think this advice can be used for any type of high stakes meeting at work.
I think this article gets it right, I do see a gradual downward trending of DSLR usage Context: I consider myself a serious amateur photographer. I own a Nikon full frame DSLR (D750) as well as a slew of Nikon…
This right here! It makes for a sane, friendly culture, and junior team members also get to learn during the code review process.
Laughs in recognition Early in my career, I had a code review with 2 Senior Engineers who absolutely hated each other. The code review session ended with them screaming at each other and them almost getting into a…
Wow! I have almost 30 years in tech and thankfully have never run across that. But I can see how that could be a thing for other companies/industries. Every place I have worked I have given 3 week notice, and every…
This is why "rubber duck debugging" works. I've had good luck explaining any thorny technical problem to any inanimate object on my desk. Often times, the mere act of doing this makes me really pay attention to my…
Let's start here (yes, it happens to white people too, but a lot more to black people) Wrongfully jailed: Records detail more than 500 mistaken-identity arrests in Denver in seven years…
> 8) He was very funny without being mean. Sort of like Cosby before we found out what Cosby was really like. I shouldn't laugh but this right here is gold. Also, love all the points you laid out.
I'm originally from Kenya. We used to have a joke "If it happens in Africa it is called corruption. If it happens in the US it is called lobbying". I remember seeing a chart of how much money a Senator had to raise…
That's closing the barn door after the horsepower has escaped. I will see myself out.
Oh yes. Absolutely. Sit and listen to the feedback. If you do not agree with it, DO NOT ARGUE!! (for context, I agreed with 80% of the feedback. The 20% I did not agree with, I did not argue, just made a mental note to…
I also left out one piece of info. I am pretty senior (Staff Engineer), so it is possible that companies are willing to invest that level of effort for more senior engineering roles and less for more junior roles. Also,…
Have you tried contacting them to ask? Some companies are open to it. A couple of years ago I interviewed with a number of companies. Two companies I really liked rejected me after a full round of interviews. It hurt,…
I enjoyed that article a hell of a lot more than I thought I would (which would also explain why one of my favorite courses was Philosophy). And you see the absolutist Utilitarian argument he is making used in…
It is wild to see the passive language being used about her murder by the US mainstream media, but not surprising.
I have not faced that level of rudeness, and I do think for something so egregious it is totally valid to terminate the interview (while explaining why), but I'd be curious how the other interviewers handled it. If that…
I don't think this is an accurate comparison. A more apt one would be; $400k/yr with no social safety net, no national healthcare, and obscene housing costs so you end up in an area with good schools, work like a dog…
I didn't know that, but that makes sense.
I think this is more clear cut than unlimited PTO policies that companies tout (I try and avoid working for companies with unlimited PTO because it often translates to "what your boss determines is appropriate, and if…
I work for a company that offers 4 months of parental leave and generous PTO, and time-off for people dealing with COVID in their family. I am thankful for that. I am also acutely aware that I am a small slice of a…
Ok, this is really cool! (I also love the ruthlessly iterative mindset)
There was a notorious road in Wilmington VT that was known for targeting out of towners in the mid to late 90s. It was a 35 MPH road that abruptly changed to 25 MPH. I'm from MA. I was in the area camping and I saw the…
There are a lot of towns like this in America. Towns where the sole source of income is traffic tickets, and often that revenue stream comes from a disproportionately black and/or poor population (this was the case with…
This made me lol! I have a story, names protected to protect the innocent (and guilty). Many moons ago I worked for a company. I was a Senior engineer and we were hiring for a Principal engineer. We had a candidate…
This man can tell a story. I laughed out loud at > I looked back and there was a hyena loping towards me, a huge bristling monster with a maniacal grin and terrifying jaws. In situations like this it is vital to stay…
This article is absolutely terrific. I think this advice can be used for any type of high stakes meeting at work.
I think this article gets it right, I do see a gradual downward trending of DSLR usage Context: I consider myself a serious amateur photographer. I own a Nikon full frame DSLR (D750) as well as a slew of Nikon…