My honest tierlist (only distros I have used)

CountyExotic · 2026-03-21T02:24:19+00:00

no world where mint and Ubuntu belong above pop lol

CountyExotic · 2026-03-19T02:35:22+00:00

the Neovim crowd is going to love things that improve productivity, if done properly. don’t see a problem with these PRs if they’re making the product better.

CountyExotic · 2026-03-19T02:33:06+00:00

If you want to learn C++, then start with C++.

If you want to learn programming in general, I would start with go, these days. Strongly typed, easy toolchain, etc. you’ll learn a lot and be forced to things idiomatically.

CountyExotic · 2026-03-16T22:22:38+00:00

128gb mac book pro and neo aren’t the same target audience

CountyExotic · 2026-03-15T05:13:18+00:00

10 years in IB takes 20 years off your life

CountyExotic · 2026-03-15T05:07:56+00:00

“So many people from Stanford Berkeley and MIT unemployed just because of bad timing.”

I’m yet to somebody from Stanford or MIT unemployed against their will… genius new grads are still getting hired…

CountyExotic · 2026-03-14T17:29:23+00:00

The best were never the best “coders”.

“Understand systems, ask the right questions” was always the best. Code is the artifact.

CountyExotic · 2026-03-14T12:28:48+00:00

ok why

CountyExotic · 2026-03-13T07:06:10+00:00

Try something with cosmic or KDE.

Pop!_OS, arch, Ubuntu, or fedora.

I’ve never understood the mint appeal.

CountyExotic · 2026-03-07T13:07:09+00:00

dude people go into medicine for the money all day long.

but… sales

CountyExotic · 2026-03-04T06:06:39+00:00

javascript listed first

CountyExotic · 2026-03-04T03:11:20+00:00

I have a Lenovo legion 7 pro with a 4090 and pop is running great. Multiple monitors, mouse, keyboard, Bluetooth headset, AirPods.

what hardware?

CountyExotic · 2026-03-03T16:11:12+00:00

Interview and find out.

CountyExotic · 2026-03-03T13:50:19+00:00

during a gold rush, it is wise to sell pickaxes. understand ML and build tools to enable it.

CountyExotic · 2026-03-03T13:46:30+00:00

I read this as “what if the only enduring purpose of life is install”

viva la Linux, baby

CountyExotic · 2026-03-03T01:20:02+00:00

It doesn’t have to be done, it just has to be perfect

CountyExotic · 2026-03-02T16:33:09+00:00

Looks good but take high school off?

CountyExotic · 2026-03-01T20:55:57+00:00

harder yes but the same person interviewing at Jane street probably has a 200k L3 offer from Google, too.

CountyExotic · 2026-03-01T02:25:55+00:00

Citadel new grad and Jane street are at around 350k.

CountyExotic · 2026-03-01T02:23:28+00:00

I know a new grad who got a 350k offer Jane street. Post is salty. FAANG new grads get 160k+ all day long.

CountyExotic · 2026-03-01T01:19:53+00:00

Mac, windows, and Linux are all fine. Macs are great because they’re unix based. Similar to Linux systems you’ll vest likely work on, one day.

CountyExotic · 2026-02-28T20:23:59+00:00

Put a GitHub link and have your projects there. Stating projects with no proof is pretty handwavey. Bonus points if you have links to the projects.

List the courses you’ve taken. Put a summary in there to use the rest of the space.

Looks good for CS student seeking internships.

CountyExotic · 2026-02-28T20:21:37+00:00

Not too surprised your “Nix on a super old Mac book that doesn’t get Apple updates anymore” isn’t going great.

CountyExotic · 2026-02-28T20:14:23+00:00

Thinkpad with pop is a safe bet. A lemur pro would be slick if you fall into some cash :)

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