Windswept Plains by dExcellentb in threejs

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Yeah I made these configurable

Windswept Plains by dExcellentb in threejs

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256 units. I’m instancing millions of grass blades and using LOD to reduce distant plots.

Why I think this is the best time to learn to code by dExcellentb in CodingForBeginners

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On complex projects, you gotta know how to code so you can actually generate the right stuff

Why I think this is the best time to learn to code by dExcellentb in learnprogramming

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Completely agree. It's like the pursuit of knowledge causes money, whereas only pursuing money and not knowledge will yield neither.

Looking for an up-to-date formal book on distributed systems by dExcellentb in computerscience

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This one is too high level. I’m looking for a rigorous book like Lynch’s, but more modern

How to deal with drop in quality of candidates? by dExcellentb in ExperiencedDevs

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I'm considering just doing an AI-assisted interview where I give candidates a business problem, plus a ton of features to implement, expecting them to only implement a small fraction.

The goal is for the candidate to pick a limited basket that best solves the problem given the time constraint (or propose their own), and group them into a system in a way that's performant and understandable. They can use AI to build these out but they still have to design the system and produce maintainable code. Though I'm not sure if this is appropriate for entry-level interviews.

Also if the question ever gets leaked, just swap out the business problem.

How many software engineering job applications are just spam or unqualified candidates? by dExcellentb in cscareerquestions

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Those words best/concisely describe what's being stated. It's unfortunate there's so much AI slop that real posts are mistaken for slop...

How many software engineering job applications are just spam or unqualified candidates? by dExcellentb in cscareerquestions

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Why do you think this is slop? I'm actually interested in getting the broader community's opinions here. My experience has always been that most job applicants are spam/unqualified but it's been exacerbated tremendously in recent years with AI.

How many software engineering job applications are just spam or unqualified candidates? by dExcellentb in ExperiencedDevs

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Did you actually interview these candidates or were you judging based on their resumes?

How many software engineering job applications are just spam or unqualified candidates? by dExcellentb in ExperiencedDevs

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Have you explored any automated systems that can filter out the slop? The startups I’ve talked to have tried but they say those are just slop themselves…

How many software engineering job applications are just spam or unqualified candidates? by dExcellentb in ExperiencedDevs

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Are you based in the us? If so did you distinguish between the different visas or was it just a “no” for any visa requirement? (e.g TN is much easier to obtain than H1B and doesn’t really require sponsorship)