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False | blasto_blastocyst | t2_8pp0x | You've never worked in a modern corporation then, let alone been in a position to hire anyone. | null | 0 | 1546203563 | False | 0 | ecwan5c | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw2ckw | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwan5c/ | 1548280545 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | HeadAche2012 | t2_873xv | Yeah, I had an interview with Microsoft and they wanted me to make a red black tree from memory on a whiteboard, I couldn't recall the rotate operation from memory and they seemed upset that I had an 1st gen iphone (2009ish) Most guys I talked to didn't look at my resume for more than 10 seconds and I was the "Friday i... | null | 0 | 1546203591 | False | 0 | ecwaogb | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvvpy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwaogb/ | 1548280560 | 76 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | DonnyTheWalrus | t2_hbe1n | Same. Our infrastructure team's average age is probably 45, and several of them have been there for > 20 years, because that's precisely where the highest level of experience is found. One of our developers is in her 40s and is fundamentally vital to our work. She's the first person any of us turn to for advice on b... | null | 0 | 1546203594 | False | 1 | ecwaoky | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvnifn | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwaoky/ | 1548280562 | 52 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nikomo | t2_4tulx | If we hit total automation within 50 years, all it would do is drop the cost of labor to zero, completely destroy the flow of currency, and destroy society. Automated food production is useless if people have no way to buy said food.
The fact that you are too blind to understand the fact that money must keep flowing f... | null | 0 | 1546203602 | False | 0 | ecwaoy9 | t3_aandti | null | null | t1_ecw9vqf | /r/programming/comments/aandti/older_workers_pushed_out_of_work_or_forced_into/ecwaoy9/ | 1548280566 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | justfordc | t2_6es0rtf | heh, typo of course. :) (I'm not an astronomer!) | null | 0 | 1546203669 | False | 0 | ecwarzo | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwacn8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwarzo/ | 1548280604 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Kalium | t2_3jday | Some unions do work like guilds. A friend of mine is a surveyor and gets raises based entirely on how many hours he spends in classrooms and at job sites. Plenty of American unions care deeply about things like seniority and write benefits and promotions based around it into contracts - which to my mind is how guilds o... | null | 0 | 1546203692 | 1546204072 | 0 | ecwat1c | t3_aandti | null | null | t1_ecw9opg | /r/programming/comments/aandti/older_workers_pushed_out_of_work_or_forced_into/ecwat1c/ | 1548280618 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nsiivola | t2_3hzwt | Classic! | null | 0 | 1546203741 | False | 0 | ecwav82 | t3_aanswd | null | null | t3_aanswd | /r/programming/comments/aanswd/the_tao_of_programming/ecwav82/ | 1548280645 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | mr_ryh | t2_v60hk | > I'm one of those people who really loves writing documentation.
Good to see someone else say this. I wonder if the lack of a standardized "canon" of good documentation is part of the reason people find it useless or annoying. I've always tried to emulate the style of Kernighan, Stevens, and Sussman/Abelson, beca... | null | 0 | 1546203795 | False | 0 | ecwaxm8 | t3_aavv6v | null | null | t1_ecw7x31 | /r/programming/comments/aavv6v/the_art_of_writing_documentation/ecwaxm8/ | 1548280674 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | polytopey | t2_akus2 | yeah, real engineers are better than people who are told how "genius and amazing" they are, no one knew that! /s | null | 0 | 1546203837 | False | 0 | ecwazgn | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvvpy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwazgn/ | 1548280697 | -3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | webtwopointno | t2_4fihh | oakland is still kinda cool thank the goddess. check again after these next round of towers rent out however. they are doing better than the city, their plan includes both preserving AND building.
on one of the local subs someone distinguished it as LA is upfront about their superficiality, but mostly mellow. up here... | null | 0 | 1546203851 | False | 0 | ecwb028 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw16m5 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwb028/ | 1548280705 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | cyancynic | t2_20i37 | I used to drive a really nice convertible that I never locked up. I just didn’t leave anything in it worth stealing. I still don’t lock my car. I also don’t have anything in it worth stealing.
Lock are to protect valuables. | null | 0 | 1546203889 | False | 0 | ecwb1tz | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvy09c | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwb1tz/ | 1548280727 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nsiivola | t2_3hzwt | This is not a programming manifesto or a howto. This is the tao of code.
Tao is somewhat sarcastic when it comes to code, in case you didn't notice. | null | 0 | 1546203910 | False | 0 | ecwb2qn | t3_aanswd | null | null | t1_ecv6g39 | /r/programming/comments/aanswd/the_tao_of_programming/ecwb2qn/ | 1548280738 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | campbellm | t2_3b632 | But not from a stock list of questions, pre-ordained. | null | 0 | 1546203927 | False | 0 | ecwb3i1 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw5zun | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwb3i1/ | 1548280748 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | zqvt | t2_18uf4vq | >It does crazy things that no human would do.
Having played chess competitively, Alpha Zero actually seems to play more human than traditional chess engines. Sacrificing pieces for strategic positions is actually a very human thing to do. Traditional engines would minmax according to heuristics and piece scores, be... | null | 0 | 1546203955 | False | 0 | ecwb4qu | t3_aaksym | null | null | t1_ectk38v | /r/programming/comments/aaksym/how_the_artificial_intelligence_program_alphazero/ecwb4qu/ | 1548280763 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Crispyanity | t2_6fufa | I hire developers. Honestly communication skills are number one, even over your ability to program. | null | 0 | 1546203978 | False | 0 | ecwb5rp | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwb5rp/ | 1548280802 | 72 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | PlymouthPolyHecknic | t2_4t5mpmn | Not sure if r/gatekeeping or r/iamverysmart | null | 0 | 1546204053 | False | 0 | ecwb95f | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw6w7s | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwb95f/ | 1548280844 | 19 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | richraid21 | t2_pgck6 | > a home assignment
I would laugh at you if you told me to do this.
Are you hiring junior engineers with no concept of self-worth? | null | 0 | 1546204090 | False | 0 | ecwbat7 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw4smz | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwbat7/ | 1548280864 | 11 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | BadGoyWithAGun | t2_l2l3h | And, again, as I've stated above, if that's what happens and society does collapse, I blame the people who fail to respect our fundamental liberties and property rights, and I'd absolutely rather die fighting them than be their slave. I agree that this is a possible outcome, but I disagree with the idea of more governm... | null | 0 | 1546204167 | False | 0 | ecwbe8k | t3_aandti | null | null | t1_ecwaoy9 | /r/programming/comments/aandti/older_workers_pushed_out_of_work_or_forced_into/ecwbe8k/ | 1548280907 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | bobtehpanda | t2_b55lj | If you read the article, they link to a source saying that [Google stopped this practice despite being notorious for it](https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/in-head-hunting-big-data-may-not-be-such-a-big-deal.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0).
Brain teasers hire a very specific type of person - a person that can s... | null | 0 | 1546204181 | 1546204698 | 0 | ecwbevm | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwam9x | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwbevm/ | 1548280915 | 10 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | crossCounter23 | t2_1mfl202p | Are you dumb? | null | 0 | 1546204233 | False | 0 | ecwbh5d | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw66yt | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwbh5d/ | 1548280943 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | xiongchiamiov | t2_3fta2 | In Silicon Valley and (barely) in my twenties, I also don't work more than 40 hours a week. There are plenty of shitty companies but also plenty of non-shitty ones, because there are just a hell of a lot of companies period. | null | 0 | 1546204271 | False | 0 | ecwbiyt | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvmcpe | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwbiyt/ | 1548280966 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | hotsauce285 | t2_4h8bx | I'm in a pretty nice sweet spot myself. I technically work for a megacorp but my team is a start up they bought and just let us do our own thing. | null | 0 | 1546204285 | False | 0 | ecwbjn6 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw8bxy | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwbjn6/ | 1548280974 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nonamebcb | t2_o56gu | /r/learnprogramming | null | 0 | 1546204312 | False | 0 | ecwbkww | t3_aax9gi | null | null | t3_aax9gi | /r/programming/comments/aax9gi/android_cab_booking_app_tutorial/ecwbkww/ | 1548280990 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | phpdevster | t2_f1b58 | Same here. | null | 0 | 1546204342 | False | 0 | ecwbmeb | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvvpy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwbmeb/ | 1548281008 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | dblake123 | t2_ewy86 | >int v,i,j,k,l,s,a[99];
> main() {
>//Prints the N-Queens solution to the console
for(scanf("%d",&s);*a-s;v=a[j*=v]-a[i],k=i<s,j+=(v=j<s&&(!k&&!!printf(2+"\n\n%c"-(!l<<!j)," #Q"[l^v?(l^j)&1:2])&&++l||a[i]<s&&v&&v-i+j&&v+i-j))&&!(l%... | null | 0 | 1546204429 | 1546204872 | 0 | ecwbqoh | t3_aavv6v | null | null | t3_aavv6v | /r/programming/comments/aavv6v/the_art_of_writing_documentation/ecwbqoh/ | 1548281061 | 10 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | sanderspedro | t2_z77q8 | Thanks a lot! I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks that OpenSIPS/Kamailio is daunting. My goal is to make Routr easy to deploy for the most common use cases.
For the most part the project uses Javascript (Oracle Nashorn). The exception is the command-line interface or `rctl` which was developed with Java.
Don't ... | null | 0 | 1546204459 | False | 0 | ecwbs39 | t3_a8xl5o | null | null | t1_ecw6eca | /r/programming/comments/a8xl5o/i_decided_to_build_my_own_sip_server_and_i_think/ecwbs39/ | 1548281078 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | sobels | t2_bdhcu | > Each machine word is assumed to hold at least log2(n) bits
Given that we're doing asymptotic analysis, does this assumption really make sense? I realize that you half-address this in the latter half of your comment. | null | 0 | 1546204476 | False | 0 | ecwbswp | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecw64ku | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecwbswp/ | 1548281089 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ECloud3 | t2_dz1y4 | You know what I'm not positive. It was one of the first sites I found. There might be a better solution out there for getting APK files. | null | 0 | 1546204507 | False | 0 | ecwbufu | t3_aa3mws | null | null | t1_ecubmlq | /r/programming/comments/aa3mws/extract_permissions_and_dependencies_from_an_apk/ecwbufu/ | 1548281108 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Viklove | t2_4eza6 | By that logic old people write bad code too | null | 0 | 1546204526 | False | 0 | ecwbvdc | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw87ik | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwbvdc/ | 1548281119 | 8 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | alufpikud | t2_1vqpahan | I have been in a successful start up where most of the developers were in their early 40' and work finished at 6. So they do exist, it is just that most people in this age don't want to risk their time on a startup but once they do they just do it in a more relaxed way. I have noticed that in certain fields the averag... | null | 0 | 1546204575 | False | 0 | ecwbxr0 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t3_aav9js | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwbxr0/ | 1548281149 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | philocto | t2_6jxjx | the quote "if you build it they will come" is bullshit, don't believe it.
They won't come, which is why you need to learn marketing. If you can build a java jvm implementation you have the technical skills, work on the soft skills. | null | 0 | 1546204963 | False | 0 | ecwcfxm | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvzprn | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwcfxm/ | 1548281402 | 54 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | fried_green_baloney | t2_41ql7 | Any question that begins "Why are you . . ." will put the person being questioned on the defensive.
I consider it quite offensive for the clear implication that there is something wrong with somebody for working. | null | 0 | 1546204984 | False | 0 | ecwcgw6 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw4xvl | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwcgw6/ | 1548281413 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | philocto | t2_6jxjx | My favorite is when you start getting compilation errors and realize you're writing the wrong language. | null | 0 | 1546204997 | False | 0 | ecwchgs | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw5xb3 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwchgs/ | 1548281420 | 40 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | bobtehpanda | t2_b55lj | Google has actually disavowed this practice. | null | 0 | 1546205018 | False | 0 | ecwciga | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw5wa5 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwciga/ | 1548281432 | 23 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | dragonnyxx | t2_4oi9q | That's straight-up bullshit. If you know what a balanced binary tree *is* and can describe a situation in which it might be useful, that's good enough for any reasonable purpose.
There's absolutely no reason you'd need to memorize the actual algorithm. If you run into a situation where a balanced binary tree is useful... | null | 0 | 1546205059 | False | 0 | ecwckef | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwaogb | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwckef/ | 1548281458 | 110 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Viklove | t2_4eza6 | Those aren't all the options though -- Chicago is a pretty nice place to live. | null | 0 | 1546205068 | False | 0 | ecwckti | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvyut0 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwckti/ | 1548281462 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | muc26 | t2_lgd0dum | Be a bit more confident in yourself my man, such questions won’t bother you! | null | 0 | 1546205104 | False | 0 | ecwcmjs | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwcgw6 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwcmjs/ | 1548281483 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Somepotato | t2_61zcz | It was just a personal project. I figured it'd be good as a reference to something I did. I'm working on a more real world project now though. Thanks for the advice all! | null | 0 | 1546205129 | False | 0 | ecwcnr2 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw8zp0 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwcnr2/ | 1548281500 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | alufpikud | t2_1vqpahan | I just wonder, how interviews work for lawyers or doctors or other type of jobs? How do they assess the skills of the candidate? What about other fields which are more engineering like Architects or structure engineers? Are they being tested? | null | 0 | 1546205147 | False | 0 | ecwcok8 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t3_aaxsey | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwcok8/ | 1548281509 | 58 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | philocto | t2_6jxjx | it's different in software dev once you get a few years under your belt.
I know how to write a loop and I know under what circumstances a foreach style loop is superior to a normal for loop, but that doesn't stop me from looking up the documentation of for loops in powershell because I don't use it that often and PS t... | null | 0 | 1546205185 | False | 0 | ecwcqdh | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw6w7s | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwcqdh/ | 1548281532 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Game_Ender | t2_33b51 | It’s just means you have the freedom to leave a crappy job, focus on those hobbies your presumably missed working 50-70 hours a week, chose to work part time, or work on something that doesn’t pay as well or is “risky” without worrying about money. Your also don’t have to worry about ageism as you get older, because y... | null | 0 | 1546205207 | False | 0 | ecwcred | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw66yt | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwcred/ | 1548281544 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | kuzux | t2_4v4qw | And the programming community seems to have come to the conclusion "yeah, you can but it doesn't mean that you should" | null | 0 | 1546205256 | False | 0 | ecwctsk | t3_aanswd | null | null | t1_ecvlvsq | /r/programming/comments/aanswd/the_tao_of_programming/ecwctsk/ | 1548281574 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | phillipcarter2 | t2_gxfjqq4 | Was gonna pipe in to say the same thing.
It’s a good process and think it helps us, but the article is misleading. Devs are not hired through this process and it’s a DevDiv thing. Though I wouldn’t mind if other PM orgs adopted something like it :) | null | 0 | 1546205316 | False | 0 | ecwcwp2 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw6ori | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwcwp2/ | 1548281612 | 65 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | philocto | t2_6jxjx | the rationale for it was stupid even then. The argument was to try and test if a candiate will just give up or take a stab at a task that seems to have no real answer.
i remember reading this stuff and knowing for sure that I was one of the candidates that wouldn't even try for 2 reasons.
1. I don't give a shit how... | null | 1 | 1546205347 | False | 0 | ecwcy73 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvxzcf | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwcy73/ | 1548281630 | -3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ObscureCulturalMeme | t2_gs28j | *raises hand*
*looks at `time_t` again*
...
*keeps looking at <time.h>, forgets about raised hand*
| null | 0 | 1546205418 | False | 0 | ecwd1m4 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7pbi | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwd1m4/ | 1548281672 | 15 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | dragonnyxx | t2_4oi9q | Google stopped the non-programming "how many ping pong balls can fit in a 747" type of brain teaser many years ago.
They still very much do programming brain teasers, or at least "highly artificial problems which don't in any way reflect the challenges you will actually face in day-to-day programming". Sure, not all o... | null | 0 | 1546205445 | 1546205639 | 0 | ecwd2z3 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwbevm | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwd2z3/ | 1548281689 | 18 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | xFount | t2_t623t | So how can you find them? :P | null | 0 | 1546205488 | False | 0 | ecwd52w | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw5me9 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwd52w/ | 1548281715 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | DrGirlfriend | t2_37g8s | Really? Making less than $200K is failure now? You either have a severely warped view of reality, or you are an insufferable egomaniac making an attempt at a humblebrag that failed. | null | 0 | 1546205491 | False | 0 | ecwd56v | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw1xdw | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwd56v/ | 1548281716 | 6 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | fried_green_baloney | t2_41ql7 | My manager has asked me a hostile question.
What will confidence do for me in that situation? | null | 0 | 1546205493 | False | 0 | ecwd5a2 | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwcmjs | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwd5a2/ | 1548281717 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | FrozenAsss | t2_2u5lrwd3 | I don't even know anyone that works as much as 40h per week , that's some American bullshit. Also why would anyone work at a crappy workplace. | null | 0 | 1546205625 | False | 0 | ecwdbrs | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwcred | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdbrs/ | 1548281797 | -1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Game_Ender | t2_33b51 | That is probably the rule for topping out at a FAANG tier company in a technical role. The thing is not that many people reach it (like 5-15% of a company), and it’s on the order of 10 years of experience and good performance. My range though was $240-480k which is a more reasonable total compensation band for a typi... | null | 0 | 1546205638 | False | 0 | ecwdcft | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwacu5 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdcft/ | 1548281806 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Madshibentist | t2_gnvyc | Something I wonder if how often becoming insanely rich and retiring actually happens. I mean, yes, we all know (or at least have heard of) people who've done it, but you have to be lucky. Someone who joined Google early on made a fortune and is retired already? Brilliant. What about the poor soul that joined Alta Vista... | null | 0 | 1546205649 | False | 0 | ecwdcyf | t3_aav9js | null | null | t3_aav9js | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdcyf/ | 1548281812 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | jjseven | t2_3go2r | Your comment about EE being more forgiving is true; SRL a few years and the results are the same. There is always a corp. pressure to eliminate senior salaries not deemed useful and that value assessment is quite political. As such many EEs go into middle mgmt and higher to avoid getting dumped. I recall a study tha... | null | 0 | 1546205752 | False | 0 | ecwdhxw | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecviefp | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdhxw/ | 1548281873 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | locotx | t2_4cdu0 | I agree. If you define your life by your job title then you are at the mercy of those who give you that title. I work to live, not live to work. | null | 0 | 1546205759 | False | 0 | ecwdiat | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvgcp1 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdiat/ | 1548281878 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | dblake123 | t2_ewy86 | I generally will tell people to steer away from startups. It's a risk. It's fine if you are in your twenties. You can fuck up and lose your job and still have time to make it up in your thirties. Job security starts to mean something when you have a family and have a house and things like that. | null | 0 | 1546205769 | False | 0 | ecwdisx | t3_aav9js | null | null | t3_aav9js | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdisx/ | 1548281885 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ex_nihilo | t2_3i3r8 | Lots of companies do it and it's not unreasonable. Some of the best places I've worked used a simple programming exercise as a way to weed out bogus resumes. Seriously, if you get 800 resumes, maybe 8 of them will actually know how to write code. I've always found them fun. I've never done a programming challenge for a... | null | 0 | 1546205788 | False | 0 | ecwdjre | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwbat7 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwdjre/ | 1548281896 | 11 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Xuval | t2_tc3ighv | But I thought everyone on the Internet was from America and everyone from America was from California?! | null | 0 | 1546205815 | False | 0 | ecwdl3z | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvgktg | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdl3z/ | 1548281914 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | v_krishna | t2_3mps3 | Chicago is also 30 degrees colder than it is here in the east bay right now. And no mountains, no ocean, no Redwoods, etc. And certainly nowhere near as big of a specialized tech scene as SF & Seattle (and to a lesser extent, Boston, Austin, Denver, Research Triangle Area). Don't get me wrong, I like Chicago and... | null | 0 | 1546205831 | False | 0 | ecwdlxv | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwckti | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdlxv/ | 1548281924 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nrg13 | t2_1ck10 | https is configured, and working correctly. However, the page will serve data over http.
Do you mean that http > https by 301 or similar should be mandatory? | null | 0 | 1546205849 | False | 0 | ecwdmtl | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvu6sf | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdmtl/ | 1548281935 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Somepotato | t2_61zcz | Oh it was just an example of a personal project. I'm not sure what to make to use as resume bloat but I have good hope my current project will be that. It's just my current location makes it nearly impossible to get work experience and anyone who offers relocation wants college experience. | null | 0 | 1546205878 | False | 0 | ecwdoa3 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw90uq | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwdoa3/ | 1548281953 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | GTdspDude | t2_4rmzu | I worked for a few years in Xbox HW and they asked me those types of questions back in 2010 so it’s definitely not quite that old. | null | 0 | 1546205907 | False | 0 | ecwdpqs | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvxzcf | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwdpqs/ | 1548281971 | 15 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | cisco_frisco | t2_h1z1eio | >you gonna sit at home and watch tv all day?
Maybe I want to retrain and learn how to restore antique furniture, purely because I want to focus on the pleasure of the craft and not the money?
On the other hand, maybe I want buy a cheap vacation home in Europe or Asia somewhere and just spend the future traveling t... | null | 0 | 1546205942 | False | 0 | ecwdrgr | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw66yt | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdrgr/ | 1548282019 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | mbarkhau | t2_492c4 | Assuming a good faith effort on the part of your fellow developers, then the issue might be that either the scripts are too complex or the documentation needs better structure. What is the absolute minimum the reader needs to know to accomplish a task. Then again, maybe your fellow developers are just too lazy or daft. | null | 0 | 1546205967 | False | 0 | ecwdsnz | t3_aavv6v | null | null | t1_ecw7bxa | /r/programming/comments/aavv6v/the_art_of_writing_documentation/ecwdsnz/ | 1548282034 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | dead10ck | t2_8it2g | >>Also note that the top companies do not care as much about losing a good candidate as they do about hiring a bad one. Losing a good candidate costs far less than hiring and potentially firing a bad one. Therefore they optimize for reducing the false positives rather than reducing the false negatives.
>
>T... | null | 0 | 1546205981 | 1546212008 | 0 | ecwdte6 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw4smz | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwdte6/ | 1548282042 | 16 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | bro_can_u_even_carve | t2_mdeww | I'm not following. As a candidate, a reasonable home assignment is far less demanding and annoying than having to spend more hours in an in-person interview. I'd much rather write code on my own computer at a time of my own choosing than having to do it on a whiteboard while suited up and without sufficient caffeine. | null | 0 | 1546206020 | False | 0 | ecwdv8t | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwbat7 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwdv8t/ | 1548282065 | 15 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | kkapelon | t2_lh09z | I got this in Google in 2012 | null | 0 | 1546206033 | False | 0 | ecwdvvq | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvxzcf | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwdvvq/ | 1548282073 | 23 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | EnvironmentalClock8 | t2_2w341b2j | Man, this thread has everything, including armchair psychiatrists. | null | 0 | 1546206042 | False | 0 | ecwdwcb | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvx2l6 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdwcb/ | 1548282079 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | aesu | t2_6zc3t | That doesn't follow, though. | null | 0 | 1546206044 | False | 0 | ecwdwff | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw48by | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdwff/ | 1548282079 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | locotx | t2_4cdu0 | Nah, try working for an Indian company. You talk about leveraging your job, cutting salaries and nepotism. I do agree many American programmers are spoiled and have insane perk requests, but my company scheduled work to be completed by Christmas eve forcing us to work over the weekend, fully aware many had plans to v... | null | 0 | 1546206070 | False | 0 | ecwdxpo | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvqk08 | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwdxpo/ | 1548282096 | 2 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546206077 | False | 0 | ecwdy3d | t3_aac4hg | null | null | t1_ecr4l9m | /r/programming/comments/aac4hg/modern_c_lamentations/ecwdy3d/ | 1548282100 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | IntenseIntentInTents | t2_963ar | Not especially, but I like looking back on things with excessive fondness. | null | 0 | 1546206094 | False | 0 | ecwdywu | t3_aaqyit | null | null | t1_ecw7nuc | /r/programming/comments/aaqyit/github_jonatasbaldinawesomeawesomeawesome_awesome/ecwdywu/ | 1548282111 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | 13steinj | t2_i487l | > Yes, easily, but we usually don't care about O(f(n)) where n is a number, we care about the length of the encoding of that number
In most cases-- yes, but you'd be surprised what some people ask. | null | 0 | 1546206116 | False | 0 | ecwdzyj | t3_aavq8r | null | null | t1_ecvyzoe | /r/programming/comments/aavq8r/reversing_an_nbit_number_in_olog_n_time/ecwdzyj/ | 1548282123 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Madshibentist | t2_gnvyc | > I can't do any of those brain teasers
Non-coding brain teasers I now consider a negative indicator for the company, as in I'll probably fail (because I don't practice them) and that's convenient because it saves me having to turn them down. | null | 0 | 1546206135 | False | 0 | ecwe0wy | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvvvpy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwe0wy/ | 1548282136 | 27 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | itzthespider | t2_2b1trhsa | Sounds logical | null | 0 | 1546206294 | False | 0 | ecwe8vy | t3_aawwgf | null | null | t3_aawwgf | /r/programming/comments/aawwgf/using_logical_operators_for_logical_operations_is/ecwe8vy/ | 1548282236 | 31 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546206336 | False | 0 | ecweaxn | t3_aac4hg | null | null | t1_ecrwgep | /r/programming/comments/aac4hg/modern_c_lamentations/ecweaxn/ | 1548282261 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | DarkDuskBlade | t2_xe7ay | Well, things that come up often are naturally going to be memorized. But I wouldn't expect (and I went to Branches of Physics on wiki for these, I don't know how much overlap there might actually be) a physicist that specializes in Optics to have something memorized from, say, Relativity or Electromagnetism. The whole ... | null | 0 | 1546206357 | False | 0 | ecwebx7 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw6w7s | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwebx7/ | 1548282274 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | tuckmuck203 | t2_5816u | I'm the only young developer on my team, and we're in a very urban area on the east coast. Thing is, there's a lot of companies who just want reliable, stable software. Sure, I'm only making 80k (yes, I know objectively speaking that's a shit load, but as far as CS jobs go, it's okay). But I get 4 weeks vacation, sick ... | null | 0 | 1546206358 | False | 0 | ecwebyw | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvz1kh | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwebyw/ | 1548282275 | 27 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | remmiz | t2_4f78h | This right here. In my company, we rarely give coding tests except to individuals without much experience; even then they are fairly basic. We assume that if you've been able to hold a job as a developer for at least 3-4 years, you probably have the coding skills required. The most code we'll go over is usually just a ... | null | 0 | 1546206415 | 1546216882 | 0 | ecweeof | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwb5rp | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecweeof/ | 1548282308 | 47 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | satisfying_outcome | t2_26ak2d6s | Had a similar experience as a grad. As an interviewer now the question just seems masturbatory. I don't want to hire off ability to conclude off conjecture, I want to see an engineer's ability to rapidly build a strategy. | null | 0 | 1546206479 | False | 0 | ecwehrc | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw5uq8 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwehrc/ | 1548282346 | 11 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | philocto | t2_6jxjx | Everyone thinks their process is sane, and yet...
About 2 or 3 years ago I decided to start interviewing after years of freelancing and I was blown away by how bad companies are at finding good people. I maintain some software that works across multiple datacenters in several different countries and I've had to stop ... | null | 0 | 1546206517 | False | 0 | ecwejjy | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw4smz | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwejjy/ | 1548282368 | 26 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | erdouche | t2_udeye | MiCrOsEcOnDs | null | 0 | 1546206560 | False | 0 | ecweloi | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwb95f | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecweloi/ | 1548282395 | 13 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | tim0901 | t2_gisub | The interviewer isn't looking for you to come up with the right answer, what they want to see is your thought process and how you approach the problem.
You could give them the perfect answer, but if you do so after sitting in silence for 2 minutes they're not going to think particularly highly of you. They want to he... | null | 0 | 1546206677 | False | 0 | ecwerev | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7a7q | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwerev/ | 1548282465 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | hopfield | t2_15y1ak | Why not at the high tier companies? Aren’t you pretty much confirming what he said? | null | 0 | 1546206686 | False | 0 | ecwerue | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecw1fjj | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwerue/ | 1548282471 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | jormundgard | t2_56m4f | Google maps was a startup built by older programmers (>40), and later purchased by Google. | null | 0 | 1546206698 | False | 0 | ecwesjy | t3_aav9js | null | null | t3_aav9js | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwesjy/ | 1548282479 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | I_RAPE_BANDWIDTH | t2_h02vo | What’s a spark like solution? | null | 0 | 1546206722 | False | 0 | ecwetsc | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw7t64 | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwetsc/ | 1548282495 | 25 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | dead10ck | t2_8it2g | I figured this was the case when they also said that Google does not do this style of interview any more, which is also very untrue.
Source: just interviewed at Google a few months ago. | null | 0 | 1546206746 | False | 0 | ecwev19 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecw6ori | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwev19/ | 1548282510 | 45 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | MMPride | t2_2r7kfn4u | Yeah but his point is, companies shouldn't be gatekeeping industry-proven programmers with pointless, unrelated-to-work brain teasers. | null | 0 | 1546206747 | 1546206931 | 0 | ecwev3j | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvx0wy | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwev3j/ | 1548282511 | 27 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | RockyK | t2_7dcje | I was asked brain-teasers two years ago at a freelancing interview. I didn't get the job. (Because I suck at brain-teasers.) | null | 0 | 1546206790 | False | 0 | ecwexbw | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvxzcf | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwexbw/ | 1548282538 | 3 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | nile1056 | t2_elqsn | Yes, that's what that means. | null | 0 | 1546206802 | False | 0 | ecwexws | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwbvdc | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwexws/ | 1548282546 | 36 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | pydry | t2_lhewq | Mid 30s and I'm starting to feel older than average these days in central London.
I worked outside the M25 for a few months last year and I felt young again.
I've definitely seen age discrimination in London startups. Hiring managers seem to feel weird about hiring people older than they are. | null | 0 | 1546206912 | False | 0 | ecwf3jw | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvz1kh | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwf3jw/ | 1548282642 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Calavar | t2_gm1q8 | Yeah, I guess I should clarify. They weren't promising
us that we'd be rolling in cash like some kind of investment banker - they were still offering less than the big name Silicon Valley companies. But the pay was functionally equivalent to Google/Facebook/Apple considering the lower cost of living. (Unless you are d... | null | 0 | 1546206922 | 1546207408 | 0 | ecwf41k | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecvzsbs | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwf41k/ | 1548282648 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546206936 | False | 0 | ecwf4s9 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwckef | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwf4s9/ | 1548282657 | 116 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | IshikawaSama | t2_2tfsv1bd | Well honestly I think also how the big4 make money makes the world worse for everyone, especially Google and Facebook | null | 0 | 1546206979 | False | 0 | ecwf6xc | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwa3qj | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwf6xc/ | 1548282683 | 8 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | realnoobymcnoob | t2_29kety6r | I see, so only your subset should be used. | null | 0 | 1546206999 | False | 0 | ecwf7wk | t3_aac4hg | null | null | t1_ecvn7r6 | /r/programming/comments/aac4hg/modern_c_lamentations/ecwf7wk/ | 1548282695 | 0 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | ex_nihilo | t2_3i3r8 | No disagreement. | null | 0 | 1546207024 | False | 0 | ecwf94x | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwf6xc | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwf94x/ | 1548282711 | 5 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | erdouche | t2_udeye | What? Haskell is great, and it's just as easy as Python but in a functional paradigm. Not sure what you mean by "neurotic". | null | 1 | 1546207082 | False | 0 | ecwfbxy | t3_aavxpp | null | null | t1_ecvuear | /r/programming/comments/aavxpp/advent_of_haskell_thoughts_and_lessons_learned/ecwfbxy/ | 1548282746 | 4 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | [deleted] | None | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1546207095 | False | 0 | ecwfcjl | t3_aav9js | null | null | t1_ecwdwcb | /r/programming/comments/aav9js/how_the_valley_treats_its_experienced_people/ecwfcjl/ | 1548282753 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | fmv_ | t2_1028xye4 | I got asked some last year at some startupy company in SF. I was not prepared at all. | null | 0 | 1546207137 | False | 0 | ecwfel3 | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecvxzcf | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwfel3/ | 1548282778 | 9 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | p0nce | t2_3ijyx | It was a very real but very old bug. | null | 0 | 1546207186 | False | 0 | ecwfgyj | t3_aac4hg | null | null | t1_ecsn2g1 | /r/programming/comments/aac4hg/modern_c_lamentations/ecwfgyj/ | 1548282808 | 1 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
False | Eirenarch | t2_46hjd | But we're not talking about brainteasers. Brainteasers were a thing 2 decades ago. Even MS killed the practice before Google did. Brainteasers sucks and nobody uses them anymore. We're talking about algorithmic whiteboard stuff. The article claims MS is moving away from these too. | null | 0 | 1546207284 | False | 0 | ecwfloo | t3_aaxsey | null | null | t1_ecwbevm | /r/programming/comments/aaxsey/microsoft_totally_changed_how_it_interviews/ecwfloo/ | 1548282867 | 7 | t5_2fwo | r/programming | public | null |
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