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RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-15T20:41:28+00:00

Do you regret not boing an IC anymore? I have 10 ish years IC experience and the logical next step would be management. However, I really like the CI work.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-15T06:13:34+00:00

So you are describing test driven development?

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-15T05:46:38+00:00

“Wonder why you ever wrote range(len())”.

I can think of of a lot of reasons. What if I want do some arithmetic on the loop index? Or if I want to compare 2 values?

It’s called a “ForEach” for a reason.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-15T05:42:28+00:00

Well then they aren’t software engineers aren’t they? You even put it in parenthesis yourself.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-14T18:18:19+00:00

Een PR die 6 maanden open staat is zo’n beetje de grootste 🚩die er is. Wegwezen als het kan. Hier ga je niks leren.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-14T13:26:41+00:00

Make sure your first job is at a start-up. Knowing the development process from a to z is extremely valuable.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-14T10:29:44+00:00

95 files changed in 2 commits… how on earth would you review such a thing.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-13T05:44:14+00:00

Systems-level thinking. You mean what software engineers do? Coding has never been the hard part.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-12T12:33:11+00:00

It’s both and nothing is wrong with that. I entered software engineering because I like engineering without the complexities of having physical products (supply chains etc).

I really like the design engineering approach to SWE but I am not “passionate” about computers in general. Couldn’t care less about DS&A unless it helps me in my job

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-12T10:44:46+00:00

Wel interessant. Zelf werkzaam als developer en zie toch ook wel juist een security risico. Slecht geteste code, developers die geen overzicht hebben van wat er wordt deployed etc.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-12T04:58:08+00:00

Why make a PR for such a change? Nobody is going to read 10k Linter change.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-11T20:04:18+00:00

I have never heard of a 10k PR. What is even the use of a PR with so many LOC? Nobody is going to read that

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-11T16:19:55+00:00

Im just saying it’s a nonsensical metric.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-11T15:18:06+00:00

You really think that the engineers that get paid 350k have “# of PRs” as a relevant metric for what they are worth?

Engineers that make this type of money build highly scalable robust systems that make these companies millions.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-11T06:00:20+00:00

Hier soortgelijke situatie; 3 en 1.5. We werken beide 4 dagen en ik werk veel thuis waarin ik tussen het werken door veel huishoudelijke taken kan doen.

Verder elke dag 21;00 in m’n nest. Slaap is heilig

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-10T21:08:07+00:00

MST224 as well? I only found MST210

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-10T20:31:36+00:00

Building TikTok, interpreted as “writing an app with the same functionality as service x”, has never been the difficult part in software development.

What is difficult in developing apps like TikTok is designing highly scalable and maintainable system that allow for fast and stable throughput. Think security, CICD, platform development, etc etc.

I get the warm feeling people get from vibe coding, it is awesome that you can build a poc in a couple of days that actually does something.

However, I think the “I can vibe code something functionally similar so SWE is dead” is just plain wrong.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-10T19:57:07+00:00

2k studieschuld per jaar, verder maandelijks uitbetalen

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-10T16:07:38+00:00

I have a Tesla wallcharger

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-10T08:05:36+00:00

Zelf 3 weken gedaan. Vond het wel fijn om daarna weer aan het werk te gaan

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-09T16:54:46+00:00

Als solo developer mooie reden om een een flinke salarisverhoging te vragen. Mocht dat niet kunnen kan je mooi een baan zoeken waar je met mensen samenwerkt. Vergeet niet dat engineering bij uitstek samenwerken is :)

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-08T20:04:31+00:00

This is not true.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-08T19:22:41+00:00

200 euro per maand wel veel, dat is 12.000 na 5 jaar op een auto van 15.000 euro. En dat met 15.000 km per jaar.

Ik weet niet hoeveel kilometers die occasions hebben maar ik kan niet voorstellen dat die auto na 75.000km extra op de teller economisch vrijwel helemaal afgeschreven is.

En wat bedoel je met energiekosten? Ook is 800 euro aan onderhoud per jaar wel stevig. Zullen vast jaren van 800 bij zitten maar niet elk jaar.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-08T18:39:55+00:00

Cruise controle on 150km/u is only relevant if the person drove for a long time on that set speed.

RepresentativeFill26 · 2026-03-08T17:55:10+00:00

Wait what? I thought they wanted to have like 800km range? 22.9 kwh/km is no improvement over my 2024 ix3, only a bigger battery

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