rrich · HackerTrans

"Where I work?" So what's the lesson, are you trying to project one? Don't end up homeless in CA when your internship goes south, because of?

rrich

8 lat temudiscuss

I must say I have found this rather entertaining.

rrich

9 lat temudiscuss

It can be an equalizer, no doubt about that. Probably the biggest reason I hope it works its way into our culture the way credit and bank card transactions have. That and privacy, which these exchanges have none of.

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10 lat temudiscuss

I opted out long ago with my hosts file.

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11 lat temudiscuss

Now there is a language I haven't heard about in a very long time. I actually briefly worked for a company that developed a whole system with TAS, that they then sold to optometrists.

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11 lat temudiscuss

Motorola basically did the same thing in a Northern Illinois community. I think the massive site stayed open a little more than a year. It still today remains a huge empty space sitting in the prairie some fifteen year on.

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11 lat temudiscuss

Astonishing. Did you realize what your responsibilities would be when you were hired? Could only imagine having to do a full blown tech interview to find out the position was mundane and could be scripted.

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11 lat temudiscuss

Horrific! Is this just an exaggeration? Is this a real reflection of the environment the Bay Area offers to families in such a prospering economy?

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11 lat temudiscuss

I wonder if there is a use for an SaaS that spits out the license plate number for Uber drivers. Uh Oh, I think this time I may have stated something that deserves being banned. Evil is as evil does.

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11 lat temudiscuss

Unfortunately, the nature of the technical interview allows for easy disqualification of an individual. Miss a semi colon, something we all have done, you're disqualified. Coupled with the preconceived notions of the interviewer, even the most skilled individual can be disqualified with ease. Doesn't bode well in a industry that seems rampant with issues regarding age and gender .

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11 lat temudiscuss

// Duff's Buzz

#include<stdio.h>

int main(){

    register count = 0x64;
    register a = 0x0;

    {
    register n = (count + 0x9) / 0xa;
    switch (a=count % 0xa) {
    case 0: do {    printf("%d\n", n*0xa+a);
    case 9:     printf("%d\n", n*0xa+a-0x1);
    case 8:     printf("%d\n", n*0xa+a-0x2);
    case 7:     printf("%d\n", n*0xa+a-0x3);
    case 6:     printf("%d\n", n*0xa+a-0x4);
    case 5:     printf("%d\n", n*0xa+a-0x5);
    case 4:     printf("%d\n", n*0xa+a-0x6);
    case 3:     printf("%d\n", n*0xa+a-0x7);
    case 2:     printf("%d\n", n*0xa+a-0x8);
    case 1:     printf("%d\n", n*0xa+a-0x9);
                } while (--n > 0x0);
    }
    }
    return 0;
}

rrich

13 lat temudiscuss

Wow! Definitely time to get out of there.

rrich

13 lat temudiscuss

For me, this is probably the most worrisome evidence of the current state of the government. I know FDR said there is nothing to fear but fear itself, but I fear nothing more than the wizard of oz, and I fear the wizard and NSA are one and the same. Back to programming this stuff scares the crap out of me.

rrich

13 lat temudiscuss

Yes. Put them in front of a group of young college students that have had time to hone their critical thinking skills, instead of government media shills, and you will get a very different perspective.

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13 lat temudiscuss

I'm not saying HAML isn't of value. Please don't misunderstand me, I like HAML. I use it for my template engine with Sinatra. But in the grand scheme of things if using HAML to increase productivity by saving keystrokes is what the company thinks is its competitive advantage, which is what they told me, then how do they deal with someone spending time just researching (i.e. stackoverflow, google) and thinking a problem and solution through thoroughly? The two seem at odds to me.

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13 lat temudiscuss

I agree with you, but several people I have encountered don't feel this way. For instance I had someone try to explain how using HAML made their developers more valuable because of all the keystrokes they were saving. When you're counting keystrokes as a developer productivity metric I can only wonder how toxic the work environment becomes when you need to stop to look at documentation yet alone use Google or SO.

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13 lat temudiscuss

When I first started doing Android development in late 2009 the API documentation quickly brought back memories of MSDN in the late 90's.

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13 lat temudiscuss

Exactly. A lot of work is proprietary and confidential. Should you have a side project to show, sure, if you can do that without getting fired, or worse sued. As a salaried employee, In the past, I have signed employment contracts that basically state they own anything I write. I sure I'm not alone.

rrich

13 lat temudiscuss

I would hate to find myself in a situation like that, but bad code isn't the only thing to look out for. I would dread finding out 80% of their code came from open source and that they made it a point to not contribute the changes back to the community. This would really rile my feathers. Particularly if they asked applicants about their open source contributions.

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13 lat temudiscuss

I thought I read somewhere that Bjarne himself thought he wasn't above a 7 on a one to ten scale. So, you know the recruiter will expect you to say at least a 9 and HR will expect nothing less than a 10.

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