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False | IamApuggo | t2_9p71ujm | I actually got this exact question at an interview a few months back. Their reasoning, "Google asks this question, so we will too" | null | 0 | 1546199983 | False | 0 | ecw5wa5 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvop9 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw5wa5/ | 1548278317 | 33 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | squee147 | t2_70n8v | I routinely work in three different languages. Can never remember which one uses which functions. God bless the internet. | null | 0 | 1546200003 | False | 0 | ecw5xb3 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvx0wy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw5xb3/ | 1548278329 | 59 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546200020 | False | 0 | ecw5y3r | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw0hm4 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw5y3r/ | 1548278340 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | muc26 | t2_lgd0dum | I agree, I assumed he was neutral because it wasn’t mentioned in the blog post. I can see that a young manager might be feeling himself and be cocky to an older employee. | null | 0 | 1546200049 | False | 0 | ecw5zl0 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw5ksr | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw5zl0/ | 1548278358 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | int2d | t2_1ywgqli9 | You still have to ask questions to interview a candidate. The point is that they will no longer ask questions like "how do you reverse a linked list." | null | 0 | 1546200055 | False | 0 | ecw5zun | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvyech | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw5zun/ | 1548278361 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | MineralPlunder | t2_amu2j | The thing about Linux supposedly being unsafe because of no file-locking screams to me that it's supposed to be straight-up FUD. | null | 0 | 1546200071 | 1546202640 | 0 | ecw60r3 | t3_aalc4n | null | null | t1_ecv36gc | /r/programming/comments/aalc4n/windows_file_access_performance_compared_to_linux/ecw60r3/ | 1548278373 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | MagicaItux | t2_h7lo6 | Nice! Do you have any advice for a Software Engineer in his 20s? | null | 0 | 1546200103 | False | 0 | ecw62e4 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvv6oh | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw62e4/ | 1548278420 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | QuickLikeABunnny | t2_11c7v3 | I got stuck in an infinite loop of clicking your awesome list. Thanks. | null | 0 | 1546200144 | False | 0 | ecw64jg | t3_aaqyit | null | null | t1_ecu854j | /r/programming/comments/aaqyit/github_jonatasbaldinawesomeawesomeawesome_awesome/ecw64jg/ | 1548278447 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | __j_random_hacker | t2_4rnnt | > If you already have a fixed size input (or bounded size), reversing is already O(1).
If we use Fredman and Willard's [Word RAM model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_RAM), which is a much more accurate model of existing computers than the plain RAM model (some variant of which you must be assuming here), then ... | null | 0 | 1546200145 | False | 0 | ecw64ku | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecvie89 | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecw64ku/ | 1548278448 | 21 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546200145 | False | 0 | ecw64me | t3_aav9js | null | null | t3_aav9js | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw64me/ | 1548278448 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | FrozenAsss | t2_2u5lrwd3 | "Financially independent" lol and then what, you gonna sit at home and watch tv all day? | null | 0 | 1546200192 | False | 0 | ecw66yt | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvzspk | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw66yt/ | 1548278477 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | lampreyforthelods | t2_2p9babcp | I just took a university class that really stressed writing self-documenting code by using variable names that are descriptive and quickly give the code reader a good idea of what it does. On top of that, they stressed using comments that explain why the code is necessary rather than just restating what your self-docum... | null | 0 | 1546200237 | False | 0 | ecw696r | t3_aavv6v | null | null | t1_ecvwjyd | /r/programming/comments/aavv6v/the_art_of_writing_documentation/ecw696r/ | 1548278505 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ToshiUmezawa | t2_ortlp52 | Hats off to you! I tried building a SIP server in December last year, running into the fact that nothing was built that I could easily setup and integrate with and OpenSIPS looked very daunting.
https://github.com/encryption/SIP
I never finished implementing RFC 3261 though. I see that you are actually calling out to... | null | 0 | 1546200338 | False | 0 | ecw6eca | t3_a8xl5o | null | null | t3_a8xl5o | /r/programming/comments/a8xl5o/i_decided_to_build_my_own_sip_server_and_i_think/ecw6eca/ | 1548278568 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | liquidpele | t2_35puu | The other side is that if your hiring sucks, it’s easy to hire really expensive older devs who suck but do it at twice the price. At least sucky juniors you can usually train... | null | 0 | 1546200364 | False | 0 | ecw6flg | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvrf1i | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw6flg/ | 1548278584 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nikomo | t2_4tulx | You do realize we'll never get to this point in human development without solving problems like government corruption first, right? We're talking about a level of society that can't exist for the next couple hundred years, minimum.
We're already seeing an explosive growth in general education. When the oldest living g... | null | 0 | 1546200373 | False | 0 | ecw6g47 | t3_aandti | null | null | t1_ecw584a | /r/programming/comments/aandti/older_workers_pushed_out_of_work_or_forced_into/ecw6g47/ | 1548278591 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | RagingOrangutan | t2_6x55e | The problem is that the author didn't cast it as "here's an anecdote." The author titled it "this is how SV treats their employees," as if this was some universal thing. No doubt it happens, and no doubt that it's shitty when it does, but it is shit that they turned the anecdote into a generalization about the entire i... | null | 0 | 1546200428 | False | 0 | ecw6ivv | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvpnjk | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw6ivv/ | 1548278625 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | userdel | t2_5t0gc | lofi hip hop: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHW1oY26kxQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHW1oY26kxQ) | null | 0 | 1546200469 | False | 0 | ecw6l02 | t3_aaw3nh | null | null | t3_aaw3nh | /r/programming/comments/aaw3nh/whats_your_favourite_programming_background/ecw6l02/ | 1548278651 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | RiPont | t2_ah3mg | Just find a startup that *isn't run by a fucking 20-something*. I left the startup world behind when I had a family, but I still know several serial-startup-coders who are 40+ and 50+.
Startups are a highly-varied world. They're *small*, and each one plays by its own rules. You here about the "bro culture" women fa... | null | 0 | 1546200472 | False | 0 | ecw6l5g | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecviefp | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw6l5g/ | 1548278653 | 12 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | MineralPlunder | t2_amu2j | That "solution" has yet another problem, in the fact that even a seemingly reasonable amount of files can turn out to be way too much.
My biggest gripe has always been with the default `explorer.exe` - it can take a few good minutes just displaying a directory with like 100 files. Sorting them always takes so much lo... | null | 0 | 1546200482 | False | 0 | ecw6lnv | t3_aalc4n | null | null | t1_ecu705g | /r/programming/comments/aalc4n/windows_file_access_performance_compared_to_linux/ecw6lnv/ | 1548278659 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546200527 | False | 0 | ecw6nzg | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw185y | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw6nzg/ | 1548278688 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | verylittlefinger | t2_ta9ws | Um, no.
First of all, this is not “Microsoft” and these are not “software developers”. It’s one team, and these are PMs.
Teams at Microsoft do have a pretty wide amount of power - at the division level - on how to structure the recruiting process, and it looks like this PM team decided to experiment. But if you are a... | null | 0 | 1546200543 | False | 0 | ecw6ori | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw6ori/ | 1548278698 | 615 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | RiPont | t2_ah3mg | Well, it's highly abstract, so coders are constantly inventing (read "blogging about") new boundaries to push that they invented. | null | 1 | 1546200587 | False | 0 | ecw6r0u | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw2egj | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw6r0u/ | 1548278725 | -1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | RiPont | t2_ah3mg | If there's something cool and cutting edge in EE, it gets a patent.
If there's something cool and cutting edge in "CS", it gets a blog post. Maybe a conference. | null | 0 | 1546200648 | False | 0 | ecw6u5s | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw5cpm | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw6u5s/ | 1548278764 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | michaelochurch | t2_4ocdf | I never said that you were crushingly stupid. I was more than willing to give you credit for inexperience.
Being wrong on occasion doesn't mean someone's not smart. When I was 7, I believed in Santa Claus. When I was 17, I believed in corporate meritocracy. One ages out of such things. | null | 0 | 1546200668 | False | 0 | ecw6v3w | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw5scz | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw6v3w/ | 1548278776 | -1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | foxh8er | t2_60e80 | Wait, what? | null | 0 | 1546200677 | False | 0 | ecw6vj1 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw6nzg | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw6vj1/ | 1548278781 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | verylittlefinger | t2_ta9ws | Um, yes, whilst technically correct, it really depends on which formula. In high energy physics a lot of formulae doesn’t fit on a wide whiteboard. Yes, these do need to be looked up. But if you call yourself a physicist and have to look up a volume of a sphere... this I haven’t seen. Most formulae at this level I eith... | null | 0 | 1546200690 | False | 0 | ecw6w7s | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvx0wy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw6w7s/ | 1548278789 | -16 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Iteria | t2_3nf7u | There is definitely a middle ground. I work for a company that has been around for 20 years. It's not a startup by any means, but it's not a megacorp. It's only 100 employees period.
Personally I hate startups. The party atmosphere of it is off putting because I have a home life and I'd like to get back to it. Work i... | null | 0 | 1546200693 | False | 0 | ecw6wda | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvtomz | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw6wda/ | 1548278791 | 17 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | mghobbs22 | t2_tpan9k | I mean, if you're 'old' it's your fault and if you're 'young' it's your fault. I can't wait to be middle aged so everything is someone else's problem! /s | null | 0 | 1546200709 | False | 0 | ecw6x51 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvxl1n | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw6x51/ | 1548278801 | 10 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | verylittlefinger | t2_ta9ws | Exactly right. | null | 0 | 1546200776 | False | 0 | ecw70h6 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw4smz | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw70h6/ | 1548278843 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | o11c | t2_fjay8 | Not the Linux FUSE, but a filesystem in userspace nonetheless. | null | 0 | 1546200781 | False | 0 | ecw70q6 | t3_aalc4n | null | null | t1_ecvpnut | /r/programming/comments/aalc4n/windows_file_access_performance_compared_to_linux/ecw70q6/ | 1548278846 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | verylittlefinger | t2_ta9ws | That’s because it’s not. It’s one PM team, not all of MICROSOFT like the article claims. | null | 0 | 1546200832 | False | 0 | ecw73bg | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw5eto | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw73bg/ | 1548278878 | 25 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | MineralPlunder | t2_amu2j | I think I'm the only sorta-techsavvy person I know, and who didn't have problems with this terrible, terrible, broken piece of trash called "Windows Update" on w10. Others with whom I spoken, told me a few stories of how Windows would be updating for hours on end, or get stuck on update. The worst I had was back when I... | null | 0 | 1546200873 | False | 0 | ecw75hf | t3_aalc4n | null | null | t1_ecvyg0s | /r/programming/comments/aalc4n/windows_file_access_performance_compared_to_linux/ecw75hf/ | 1548278905 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Iteria | t2_3nf7u | Or... The company can just naturally grow and stabilize. Not every startup gets bought out. Most of they survive are just the major of companies: profitable small to medium sized companies.
Also MBAs are necessary or you get lawsuits and bankrupted. I have no idea why our field can't respect what other fields do, buy ... | null | 0 | 1546200885 | False | 0 | ecw7642 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvpif9 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw7642/ | 1548278912 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | captainjon | t2_3lf81 | What is how the interviewer expected one to answer that? Obviously they have an accepted answer in their notes and any deviation is marked incorrect. So what they want? Look up size of aircraft. Look up size of ping pong ball. Do maths. Subtract for seats and overhead bins. Account for ball is sphere and alumini... | null | 0 | 1546200969 | False | 0 | ecw7a7q | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvop9 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw7a7q/ | 1548278965 | 18 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | 0100011001011001 | t2_bn3gf | Above code would still compile if IO weren't an instance of the Monad typeclass. | null | 0 | 1546200971 | False | 0 | ecw7aaq | t3_aavxpp | null | null | t1_ecw3p2c | /r/programming/comments/aavxpp/advent_of_haskell_thoughts_and_lessons_learned/ecw7aaq/ | 1548278965 | 12 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | 28f272fe556a1363cc31 | t2_10xu46 | I've been having an interesting experience with documentation for my fellow developers.
* If there is no documentation they refuse to even look at my scripts.
* If I write short to the point documentation they struggle to understand.
* If I write longer documentation including context, they won't read it, and ... | null | 0 | 1546201008 | False | 0 | ecw7bxa | t3_aavv6v | null | null | t3_aavv6v | /r/programming/comments/aavv6v/the_art_of_writing_documentation/ecw7bxa/ | 1548279013 | 11 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | MineralPlunder | t2_amu2j | > And it cannot be fixed because that spaghetti code is spread across multiple subsystems.
Correction: it cannot be fixed because they can't break compatibility with old trash. Thus they are stuck with problems that were with the system since the old bad MS-DOS. | null | 0 | 1546201012 | False | 0 | ecw7c5m | t3_aalc4n | null | null | t1_ecu0pzv | /r/programming/comments/aalc4n/windows_file_access_performance_compared_to_linux/ecw7c5m/ | 1548279016 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | TheCanadianVending | t2_iix5d | That's fair. I know personally that GC has a place in games (my area of most knowledge) however it needs to be done at a higher level. Unity and Unreal both have garbage collection, but they are done at a higher level that the engine can work around - and in fact the engine does the garbage collection itself when it is... | null | 0 | 1546201022 | False | 0 | ecw7cl9 | t3_aac4hg | null | null | t1_ecw3uof | /r/programming/comments/aac4hg/modern_c_lamentations/ecw7cl9/ | 1548279021 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Sarcon5673 | t2_ebelr | I really want to learn about models of computation. They came up when I looked into solving some computational geometry problems, and I couldn't understand the papers because I'm not familiar with the concept.
How did you learn about them? And what resources would you recommend to learn them? | null | 0 | 1546201059 | False | 0 | ecw7ed1 | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecw64ku | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecw7ed1/ | 1548279043 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Ameisen | t2_5qad2 | > I'm highly unimpressed by a design that has a potential for a simple debug build to be 100x slower, and that slowness comes from overuse of templates; because on top of that we are using an unsafe language, and I don't even want to think about the perf mess of an ASAN debug build of that kind of crap.
None of my... | null | 0 | 1546201072 | False | 0 | ecw7ezi | t3_aac4hg | null | null | t1_ecveehe | /r/programming/comments/aac4hg/modern_c_lamentations/ecw7ezi/ | 1548279051 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Iteria | t2_3nf7u | To me, it seems binary. Like I don't get everyone's feeling that you're either a small startup or you instantly because a megacorp or part of a megacorp. Most companies grown into a middle ground. That's what gets me.
At least for me the startup phase is the worst. I hate working at megacorps too, but there's definit... | null | 0 | 1546201074 | False | 0 | ecw7f33 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvl7ry | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw7f33/ | 1548279052 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546201190 | False | 0 | ecw7kgz | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw6x51 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw7kgz/ | 1548279119 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | foxh8er | t2_60e80 | They aren’t because I don’t work at Google or FB but thanks for asking. | null | 0 | 1546201197 | False | 0 | ecw7ku7 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw5d4a | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw7ku7/ | 1548279123 | -4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | mathstuf | t2_4580a | Using the `Monad`-ness of `IO` would involve using `return`, `>>=`, or `do`. It's just like doing `return {}` in Python doesn't mean you're using the Iterator interface. | null | 0 | 1546201231 | False | 0 | ecw7mft | t3_aavxpp | null | null | t1_ecw3p2c | /r/programming/comments/aavxpp/advent_of_haskell_thoughts_and_lessons_learned/ecw7mft/ | 1548279144 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | __j_random_hacker | t2_4rnnt | O(log n) isn't quite right, but nor are several people's claims that this algorithm is "just as bad" as the naive bit-at-a-time one -- the only way that complaint can stand is if we assume a very unrealistic abstract model of a computer. Using the widely accepted [Word RAM model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_RAM... | null | 0 | 1546201252 | False | 0 | ecw7ndy | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t3_aavq8r | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecw7ndy/ | 1548279155 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546201261 | False | 0 | ecw7nuc | t3_aaqyit | null | null | t1_ecv4w68 | /r/programming/comments/aaqyit/github_jonatasbaldinawesomeawesomeawesome_awesome/ecw7nuc/ | 1548279161 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546201272 | False | 0 | ecw7odx | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvtaja | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw7odx/ | 1548279167 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | FieldLine | t2_f9e9e | What on earth are you talking about? An EE graduate today has totally different training than an EE grad from 20 years ago. | null | 0 | 1546201278 | False | 0 | ecw7onm | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw0r64 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw7onm/ | 1548279170 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Deranged40 | t2_5tgjc | well, the positive half, at least. | null | 0 | 1546201294 | False | 0 | ecw7pbi | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvzw7i | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw7pbi/ | 1548279179 | 10 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | NotExecutable | t2_fw7wi | I got to sit in a few interviews for contractors we hired for various projects.
Generally, we talk about what we did, what we (want to) do in the current project and then ask what they did in the (recent) past. Questions generally come up naturally from that.
Generally, our project manager would ask the broad questi... | null | 0 | 1546201338 | 1546201659 | 0 | ecw7rdf | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw5zun | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw7rdf/ | 1548279203 | 7 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | matthieum | t2_5ij2c | Actually, we have referral bonuses for each stage of interview cleared, so as to encourage resume submission even if in doubt! | null | 0 | 1546201340 | False | 0 | ecw7rg5 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw5hji | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw7rg5/ | 1548279204 | 23 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | vickv123 | t2_2l6jczws | Very nice.
But, if someone could teach Me to solve the Rubik's cube, that would be amazing! | null | 0 | 1546201376 | False | 0 | ecw7t58 | t3_aaz7c3 | null | null | t3_aaz7c3 | /r/programming/comments/aaz7c3/wow/ecw7t58/ | 1548279225 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | acroback | t2_ayq6q | I was asked a data flow problem by one of the Twitter interviewer's recently.
I gave him a solution but he was hell bent on using a spark like solution. It irks me that people have preconceived solutions and would not budge or are not open to new ways to solve problems.
From what I understand you must spend couple o... | null | 0 | 1546201377 | False | 0 | ecw7t64 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvvpy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw7t64/ | 1548279226 | 299 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Kvathe | t2_ale5n | What? Would you consider car work to be a high-stakes, sexy affair? | null | 0 | 1546201407 | False | 0 | ecw7ul9 | t3_aaxmml | null | null | t1_ecw0hh0 | /r/programming/comments/aaxmml/the_next_big_bluecollar_job_is_coding/ecw7ul9/ | 1548279244 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | FishPls | t2_g8fa4 | I'm one of those people who _really_ loves writing documentation.
Be it for end-users or other programmers, I think (useful) documentation is always handy to have. We had some pretty awful projects at my last workplace where the project was dependent on some fucking old and unspecified Tomcat version, installation was... | null | 0 | 1546201460 | False | 0 | ecw7x31 | t3_aavv6v | null | null | t3_aavv6v | /r/programming/comments/aavv6v/the_art_of_writing_documentation/ecw7x31/ | 1548279275 | 12 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | matthieum | t2_5ij2c | Indeed; I find vocals distracting in general, at least when I understand the language.
So either pure instruments (either only the musical track, electro, etc...) or "non-sensical" vocals (Enya, Gregorian Choirs, etc...). | null | 0 | 1546201499 | False | 0 | ecw7yv3 | t3_aaw3nh | null | null | t1_ecvjd30 | /r/programming/comments/aaw3nh/whats_your_favourite_programming_background/ecw7yv3/ | 1548279297 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Sebbe | t2_3z3kd | I can recommend checking out all of his videos. They're incredibly well-produced and delightfully technical. | null | 0 | 1546201565 | False | 0 | ecw81wj | t3_aaxvf8 | null | null | t1_ecw3hn7 | /r/programming/comments/aaxvf8/generation_i_pokémon_cries_explained/ecw81wj/ | 1548279334 | 33 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546201602 | False | 0 | ecw83m8 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvx6tu | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw83m8/ | 1548279355 | 10 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | foomprekov | t2_5hh96 | Young people write bad code, and most of them never learn to write good code. Even when they stop being young people. | null | 0 | 1546201685 | False | 0 | ecw87ik | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvvozs | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw87ik/ | 1548279404 | 32 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | polytopey | t2_akus2 | Screw the valley, I hate this "be a manger or rot" mentality companies have for engineers. Luckily, I managed to get a job at a company that have diverging career choices, more managerial, or more engineering. | null | 0 | 1546201736 | False | 0 | ecw89vr | t3_aav9js | null | null | t3_aav9js | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw89vr/ | 1548279433 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | goodDayM | t2_91klu | >> Also, not everyone has such antagonistic relationships with coworkers.
>
> Where do you get that from?
From your rants above:
* ... technically we are losers ...
* If you're 40 years old and have to explain to 26-year-old "product managers" ...
* If people knew, at 22, how much corruption, nepotism, an... | null | 0 | 1546201744 | False | 0 | ecw8a9k | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw1k27 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw8a9k/ | 1548279437 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | UntestedMethod | t2_2jxjv6j7 | I feel like that middleground is a sweet spot. Proven sustainability without layers upon layers of bureaucracy. | null | 0 | 1546201780 | False | 0 | ecw8bxy | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw7f33 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw8bxy/ | 1548279458 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | feature_creep | t2_y22om | Alright, not "all right". | null | 0 | 1546201800 | False | 0 | ecw8cu5 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw45y1 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw8cu5/ | 1548279472 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nfrankel | t2_ayl6m | Congrats! | null | 0 | 1546201817 | False | 0 | ecw8dmd | t3_aayj7p | null | null | t3_aayj7p | /r/programming/comments/aayj7p/2018_my_year_end_programming_retrospective_my/ecw8dmd/ | 1548279481 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | tannerntannern | t2_2kpl1dyi | I actually am a software engineer for what it's worth. | null | 0 | 1546201847 | False | 0 | ecw8ezf | t3_aaxmml | null | null | t1_ecw0hh0 | /r/programming/comments/aaxmml/the_next_big_bluecollar_job_is_coding/ecw8ezf/ | 1548279498 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Millkovic | t2_nfzx5 | It is an estimation problem. | null | 0 | 1546201872 | False | 0 | ecw8g4c | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7a7q | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw8g4c/ | 1548279512 | 7 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546202122 | False | 0 | ecw8rpc | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvysn0 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw8rpc/ | 1548279681 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | mtcoope | t2_gv4aa | Bought my first home at 24. Dont regret it at all. 70k was my starting in ohio. My mortgage is 600 a month, if I really wanted to rent out the other 2 bedrooms, I could make 400 per bedroom and my house would be +200 a month. | null | 0 | 1546202164 | False | 0 | ecw8tmx | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw13lw | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw8tmx/ | 1548279705 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | feature_creep | t2_y22om | You also wouldn't get any praise from most devs for having worked at facebook or google. Working there doesn't automatically make you a great developer, and in fact from using facebook and google APIs (facebook especially), I would actually have to think twice about hiring you if you had worked there. | null | 0 | 1546202272 | False | 0 | ecw8yrj | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw7ku7 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw8yrj/ | 1548279769 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | wotoan | t2_euada | I'd argue because it's technically cool to implement from your perspective, but no one is going to pay you for it since they can just download the office JVM.
Think about problems that businesses have that you can solve with your skills, versus creating difficult but useless things that show off your ability. Maybe so... | null | 0 | 1546202291 | False | 0 | ecw8zp0 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvzprn | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw8zp0/ | 1548279781 | 17 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | CookieTheSlayer | t2_e7i18 | You have 0 experience with EE and have no clue what it involves | null | 0 | 1546202292 | False | 0 | ecw8zqj | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw0r64 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw8zqj/ | 1548279782 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | bobtehpanda | t2_b55lj | I mean, how many places need a custom-built JVM implementation? It’s a good demonstration of skill but that’s about it. | null | 0 | 1546202316 | False | 0 | ecw90uq | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvzprn | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw90uq/ | 1548279795 | 7 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | michaelochurch | t2_4ocdf | > You have a angry, 1-dimensional view of the people you work with.
Not really. I don't see it in stark antagonistic terms. The middle manager is an exploited proletarian, too. He's not the enemy. This is just another device the upper class uses to pit us against each other.
> ... technically we are losers ...... | null | 0 | 1546202591 | 1546202812 | 0 | ecw9dts | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw8a9k | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw9dts/ | 1548279956 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | feature_creep | t2_y22om | I worked at a bigCo, and we once spent more time/money discussing if we should pay for Slack than it would have cost to just pay for Slack for the entire team for a year. When I pointed that out (with the math to back it up) I received groans and "yeah, you're probably right", but they still didn't pay for Slack. And a... | null | 0 | 1546202647 | 1546202843 | 0 | ecw9gdr | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvy9jp | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw9gdr/ | 1548279987 | 16 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Vidofnir | t2_68t36 | I don't hire anybody who's worked at these ethically bankrupt companies. | null | 1 | 1546202707 | False | 0 | ecw9j9x | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvxkdo | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw9j9x/ | 1548280023 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | bobtehpanda | t2_b55lj | Eh, I don’t know if it’s that true for CS. Except in edge cases you would never really write your own sorting algorithm, for example, let alone specific types like red-black trees. So I would see why most people would forget that over time. | null | 0 | 1546202713 | False | 0 | ecw9jj3 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw6w7s | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw9jj3/ | 1548280026 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | bobtehpanda | t2_b55lj | If this were true, then the big tech companies would not be moving away from these types of questions. | null | 0 | 1546202803 | False | 0 | ecw9nru | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvxdij | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecw9nru/ | 1548280078 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | justfordc | t2_6es0rtf | This is a type of problem called a [Fermi problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem). Generally the goal is to get the right order of magnitude. (i.e. if the "real" answer is 37,789,175 balls, then both 10,000,000 and 100,000,000 are reasonable answers.)
*e*: correct number of 0s
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False | vattenpuss | t2_brzia | O_o is that how unions work in the US? Sounds more like some type of guild system.
Unions do not define who can be in a professional, that's something fucking engineers or lawyers do. I have never heard of any union trying to limit what employees can do or slow down their progression (but then I work in communist cuck... | null | 0 | 1546202822 | False | 0 | ecw9opg | t3_aandti | null | null | t1_ecunz14 | /r/programming/comments/aandti/older_workers_pushed_out_of_work_or_forced_into/ecw9opg/ | 1548280090 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | istarian | t2_4ttmg | It sort of sounds like the bigger problem is a general thought pattern of overworking yourself at a young age with the aim of getting rich quick and essentially retiring early. And if you're not doing that there must be something wrong.
Even if that was a possiblility for most people, not everybody is like that. | null | 0 | 1546202834 | False | 0 | ecw9pai | t3_aav9js | null | null | t3_aav9js | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecw9pai/ | 1548280097 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | BadGoyWithAGun | t2_l2l3h | > You do realize we'll never get to this point in human development without solving problems like government corruption first, right?
I disagree, AI development is moving fast, and more or less totally independently of your government-worshipping bullshit. Total automation like that is definitely within reach this ... | null | 0 | 1546202967 | False | 0 | ecw9vqf | t3_aandti | null | null | t1_ecw6g47 | /r/programming/comments/aandti/older_workers_pushed_out_of_work_or_forced_into/ecw9vqf/ | 1548280204 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | dblake123 | t2_ewy86 | Happy to see that some software companies are starting to see that the way they interview is fucked and starting to change. | null | 0 | 1546203104 | False | 0 | ecwa25a | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwa25a/ | 1548280283 | 7 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ex_nihilo | t2_3i3r8 | Many of the smartest fuckers I’ve met would never work for a big bank, health insurance, pharma, defense contractor, etc. I will consult for those companies but would not work for them on principle, as I believe that the ways they make money make the world worse for everyone. | null | 0 | 1546203138 | False | 0 | ecwa3qj | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvxwfo | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwa3qj/ | 1548280303 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | istarian | t2_4ttmg | So? I think when it isn't necessary then it's a matter of choice. To act like they're stupid is making an unfounded judgement. | null | 0 | 1546203147 | False | 0 | ecwa44x | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvy09c | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwa44x/ | 1548280308 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | hardwaregeek | t2_56oo8 | Context is important here. I was reading about the history of the technical interview and it partially stemmed from Bill Gates’ love of brain teasers and dislike for behavior interviews. And say what you will about technical interviews, they’re a lot better than behavioral ones. Behavioral interviews are biased towards... | null | 1 | 1546203149 | False | 0 | ecwa49f | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvow4 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwa49f/ | 1548280310 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | energydome | t2_3cmx8 | I work on a 14 person dev team, 10 of us are 40+. The others are in their mid/late 20s, slightly less experienced though incredibly talented. | null | 0 | 1546203182 | False | 0 | ecwa5tq | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvnifn | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwa5tq/ | 1548280329 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | crossCounter23 | t2_1mfl202p | Gottem | null | 0 | 1546203234 | False | 0 | ecwa88b | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw226z | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwa88b/ | 1548280358 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ArkyBeagle | t2_r4aik | And sometimes it's not particularly deliberate on the part of the "firemen". | null | 0 | 1546203246 | False | 0 | ecwa8s5 | t3_aaxmml | null | null | t1_ecw061s | /r/programming/comments/aaxmml/the_next_big_bluecollar_job_is_coding/ecwa8s5/ | 1548280366 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | hardwaregeek | t2_56oo8 | A few of my friends and I have gotten offers from some of the big N companies. One thing we’ve all noticed is that a lot of these companies never ask us to write real code. Sure, we write whiteboard stuff, but the code quality on that is usually terrible. For all these companies know, we could all code like assholes wi... | null | 0 | 1546203331 | False | 0 | ecwacl7 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwacl7/ | 1548280414 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | rcfox | t2_6u4kr | Which base are you using for your orders of magnitude where 10000 is a reasonable estimate for 38 million? | null | 0 | 1546203332 | False | 0 | ecwacn8 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw9ojg | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwacn8/ | 1548280414 | 11 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | XenonBG | t2_4akgi | Actually, 10k and 100k would be 3 and 2 orders of magnitude off, respectively. | null | 0 | 1546203336 | False | 0 | ecwactr | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw9ojg | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwactr/ | 1548280417 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | mtcoope | t2_gv4aa | I live in ohio, devs where I live top off at about 150k unless they want to switch to management. Decent houses here start at around 80k and a really nice house is about 300k.
How often do devs on the west actually make 450k to 800k salary+stock? Seems like that would be an exception. | null | 0 | 1546203336 | False | 0 | ecwacu5 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvu1hk | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwacu5/ | 1548280417 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | PolyPill | t2_3632e | I feel like you contradicted yourself there. You spend a lot of time trying to find the perfect employees by putting them through a crap load of random tests which you know causes rejections of good candidates on any step yet you are so desperate for applicants that you reward referrals at every stage.
That makes me t... | null | 0 | 1546203360 | False | 0 | ecwady9 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw4smz | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwady9/ | 1548280430 | 22 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | supertopher | t2_5za32 | Found the light earlier this year, but got a 50% pay raise and still live in a major metro area. Don't even need a car since transit is excellent, was able to afford a condo downtown, and I even lease out my parking spot for another $150/month. | null | 0 | 1546203414 | False | 0 | ecwagfi | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvmcpe | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwagfi/ | 1548280461 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | oo0st | t2_yaxywbv | The same for me, earlier this month | null | 0 | 1546203508 | False | 0 | ecwaknf | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvv4uw | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwaknf/ | 1548280514 | 29 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ex_nihilo | t2_3i3r8 | I like the “diversity BS”. Having a sausage fest fratboy dev culture is pure shit. | null | 0 | 1546203523 | False | 0 | ecwalc3 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw2ckw | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwalc3/ | 1548280522 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | leprechaun1066 | t2_5qd1p | You should check out how Django do their documentation. They split it up into different styles depending on the intended audience. Not too far off from what your task was.
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[https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/) | null | 0 | 1546203532 | False | 0 | ecwalpa | t3_aavv6v | null | null | t1_ecw696r | /r/programming/comments/aavv6v/the_art_of_writing_documentation/ecwalpa/ | 1548280526 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Eirenarch | t2_46hjd | We literally have information about one department in one big tech company moving away from these types of questions. Also they might invent a better way to do it but this doesn't mean that the way they used before was not better than all previously known. | null | 1 | 1546203544 | False | 0 | ecwam9x | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw9nru | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwam9x/ | 1548280533 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ivquatch | t2_3a6gu | wat | null | 0 | 1546203546 | False | 0 | ecwamdf | t3_aavxpp | null | null | t1_ecvv610 | /r/programming/comments/aavxpp/advent_of_haskell_thoughts_and_lessons_learned/ecwamdf/ | 1548280535 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
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