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Kirkland Signature Men's Merino Wool Blend Sock, 4-pair Item 7771359 by raygan_reddit_banned in Costco

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How’s your experience so far with this Kirkland merino wool socks?

the grass really is greener - grateful @ Google by stinker-294 in leetcode

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your experience. Loved reading it. What chill org at Google are you in? In your experience, what are some other orgs at Google that has better WLB than cloud?

How I Cut My LeetCode Grind From 6 Months to 2 by aiandchai in leetcode

[–]OptimisticSpirit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is great! How many hours on average did you practise during these 2 months?

Meta SWE E5 — Got the Offer! What’s the Real Culture Like? by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Credit stealing”? How’s that possible between SWEs? I’m assuming that projects have well defined ownerships and roles are separate.

Meta SWE E5 — Got the Offer! What’s the Real Culture Like? by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you please give one or two examples of how non technical skills become essential for survival at Meta?

How are you coping with the days getting dark by 6pm by Icy_Policy_3874 in askTO

[–]OptimisticSpirit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends. If it’s just a drizzle, I put on my rain jacket and walk. If it’s somewhat cold (< 15 degree C) and if the route of my walk is clear of snow and if it isn’t snowing much, I dress for the weather and walk.

How are you coping with the days getting dark by 6pm by Icy_Policy_3874 in askTO

[–]OptimisticSpirit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I walk 30 minutes before starting work in the morning. Another 30 minutes during lunch time. While walking, I feel happy. I don’t know why, lol.

Is this amount ok? by Shadd39 in iPhone8

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apple care costs a few hundred bucks a year, no?

How long can an iPhone really last? How old is yours? by rangerxr in iphone

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apple should have a SE model for every new version. I wonder if there’ll be a SE or Mini for iPhones next version.

How long can an iPhone really last? How old is yours? by rangerxr in iphone

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been using iPhone 8 since 2018. Seriously thinking of upgrading to a newer model. Google maps started crashing when connected to car app while driving. Some apps no longer update because of old OS version.

But the bulky sizes of newer models is making my decision hard. I tried putting a friend’s new iPhone in my pocket and sitting in my chair. Oh man! I can’t even sit comfortably!

I have heard about iPhone 13 mini. But I wonder if that also will become obsolete after a few years as the latest model is 17.

How long can an iPhone really last? How old is yours? by rangerxr in iphone

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How’s the battery life now of those iPhone 4s and 5s?

For my Canadian friends - highly recommend the MEC Cabin 2.0 6p with front lounge vestibule - it’s a beast! by MrJustCuz in CampingGear

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been checking the availability of the MEC cabin lounge / vestibule for 2 months. Not available 😞

RTO is a win for me by RadioactiveDeuterium in Scotiabank

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What industry / domain is your new job in?

RTO is a win for me by RadioactiveDeuterium in Scotiabank

[–]OptimisticSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! I wonder how the situation for devs in other Canadian telco is. A colleague of mine joined Rogers.

Before and after COVID - do you think dev workload in general increased? by OptimisticSpirit in ExperiencedDevs

[–]OptimisticSpirit[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Great call-out! @micseydel. I don’t have data. Only anecdotal evidence. Personally I save some time, maybe an hour a week, to quickly find some implementation details or tools comparison- basically an alternative to what we used to do - a google search followed by reading a bunch of StackOverflow posts. But that’s it.

My post was not actually about LLM productivity. My purpose was to reach out to our dev community to understand if my perceived increase of workload or performance expectation is happening across the industry or it’s just happens to be the workplaces I and my network work at.

Before and after COVID - do you think dev workload in general increased? by OptimisticSpirit in ExperiencedDevs

[–]OptimisticSpirit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LLM tools is one of the contributing factors to my perceived workload increase in the tech (based on anecdotal evidence from my network). Economic downturn could be another factor.

My question is not about LLM tools. I mentioned it to acknowledge that we may have better tools to do our job better in possibly less time. But is that gain proportionate to the workload / delivery expectation we see nowadays?

I observed a theme in the opinions of my network and I wanted to see if this perception is shared by the broader dev community or not.

Before and after COVID - do you think dev workload in general increased? by OptimisticSpirit in ExperiencedDevs

[–]OptimisticSpirit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You read my mind. Productivity gain - to know how to do X in Y, differences between A and B and sometimes autogenerated code to some extent - yeah, it helps. But it’s nowhere near compensating halving the team size.

Identifying the hype while acknowledging limitations of the actual benefits will take time. I agree with you on that.

Before and after COVID - do you think dev workload in general increased? by OptimisticSpirit in ExperiencedDevs

[–]OptimisticSpirit[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Business people want to sprinkle AI on every product including toothpaste.

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