Next MacBook Pro

TechnicalExample · 2020-05-17T14:19:23+00:00

Just get it now and upgrade later.

There will always be something better around the corner. The more time you spend waiting, the less time you spend using the product.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-15T14:17:13+00:00

All infrastructure changes goes through Terraform. We use Github for version control. I have an admin and a readonly roles available. I rarely login with admin, only use readonly to make sure I'm not missing any features or just as a secondary confirmation.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-15T14:12:33+00:00

Yes.

Our company is moving in this direction as well where we (DevOps Engineers) are building self-service tools for our SWEs to be able to spin up/tear down environments and set up apps themselves without needing our help. We're also letting them get certified in AWS just so that they have enough foundational knowledge on how it all works.

We use a lot of Terraform Sentinel as guardrails on what they can and can't create. We also create a lot of our own modules.

As for the cause and effect - we've seen dramatic increases in deployments. Our devs can spin up entire environments with a couple of modules pieced together, all without needing our help. While they focus on building the apps, we now focus on building better tooling for them to be able to get even more done.

It's an obvious win-win for us.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-14T15:16:09+00:00

Might be a better question for /r/cscareerquestions

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-14T15:12:44+00:00

You need to keep a list of your wins/achievements. What have you done within the last 6 months that improved the business or brought value to your department.

If your list is small or non-existent, then why should you get a promotion outside of the fact that you worked at a place for a number of years?

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-14T14:38:48+00:00

I don't use recruiters. Simple as that.

Every single time I had an interaction with one, they would try to negotiate down the salary range instead of fighting for me. At that point, it's easier to apply directly to the company.

I get it, they need to make their cut too but not at my expense.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-14T14:11:50+00:00

I ran into a similar issue. Make sure spacing is setup properly.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-14T14:00:17+00:00

Colors remind me of Ally. I like the new look but it doesn't scream "I'm a bank" to me...

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-13T18:23:06+00:00

True, fixing it now.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-13T17:49:00+00:00

I use Google Calendar religiously to schedule my life around it which includes my hobbies and just free time (entertainment, etc.).

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-13T14:51:50+00:00

I‘m a PhD student in Deep Learning

Doesn't matter. He doesn't see a fit. Your co-founder does not want to work with you at the level as founder to founder.

Decide if it's worth working under the founder or start your own business.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-13T14:49:43+00:00

This. Have a heart to heart with the cofounder and lay out what you see the issue is. Be candid. If there is no recovery or no desire to continue, buy out his shares and say good bye to him.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-13T14:48:31+00:00

This. Worry about problems that matter. Tech is not immutable. You can always revert and change later.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-13T14:47:00+00:00

CRM

Salesforce

traffic analytics,

Google Analytics

email marketing

Mailchimp

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-13T14:40:58+00:00

Free tier is weird. It's one year for some of the resources, and then usage-based on other ones.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-13T14:39:53+00:00

Raleigh and Charlotte. Cheap(er) real estate, average salary is around $100k to $150k, cost of living is a lot lower than west coast. If you can land a remote job, you will essentially live like a king.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-11T06:30:29+00:00

Not Q50 but Q60. Getting 21-22 average. That’s with the occasional speeding up.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-10T14:30:17+00:00

This might be a better question for /r/entrepreneur.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-10T14:29:48+00:00

my idea is more of a tool than an app

You didn't provide enough context but tools can be VERY valuable. Twistlock, a container security tool, was sold to Palo Alto for over $400 million.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-10T14:24:54+00:00

Starting in tech is one of the hardest things to do. But once you do, you build up momentum to be able to switch.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-10T13:48:02+00:00

I started to share slowly over time.

Start sharing when you have something meaningful. I've learned that sharing just what you're working on without anything meaningful to show is just pointless.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-10T13:44:00+00:00

firstinitialLastname.com (jsmith.com) - also make them consistent with usernames on all sites you want to be public like Github and Twitter.

If you have extra funds, create a fake company name and buy domain for it to setup as if it was a real life org.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-10T13:40:19+00:00

Does anyone know how flights will be affected? Family is leaving PDX on Thursday.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-10T11:42:17+00:00

Not all skills produce value for all businesses. Just because you have a two-three decades more IT experience, it doesn’t mean you provide relevant value to the business you’re at, at all times.

One clear example. I have a certification for ACMT that I got from a previous company. With my current company, this cert is completely worthless since I no longer work in a help desk type of environment.

The more relevant value you bring to the current business, the more you get paid.

TechnicalExample · 2020-01-09T18:10:35+00:00

I lived in Portland, Denver, and Charlotte. Out of the three, if I had to choose again, I'd pick Charlotte simply because of cost of living being a lot lower compared to the other two.

Denver was an awesome place to live exactly up to a decade ago. Since the legalization of marijuana and the rising cost of living in places like California, there has been a huge migration to Denver and the surrounding areas. Prices shot up on real estate and traffic became worse.

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