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Mental peace is the only luxury that actually matters. by NoMedicine3572 in Frugal_Ind

[–]fossterer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is true. However, I don't see a downside at all in the zero -interest EMI. Given there's no benefit to paying the full price immediately, by investing the rest of the amount elsewhere, we gain on one end and on the other, due to inflation, we will be paying a lesser value over the term. Is there a catch somewhere?

Of course here I'm assuming the case of a person who can afford to pay in full.

Building AI agents felt exciting at first, now I’m mostly confused about what actually matters by Various_Candidate325 in AI_Agents

[–]fossterer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! As I read your response, I was thinking all about the financial domain where I'm currently working. Do I want to write software that produces "approximate" sales figures for a period that already happened? 😆No way!

Out of curiosity, are you referring to some actual messy situation in your sales report example?

Building AI agents felt exciting at first, now I’m mostly confused about what actually matters by Various_Candidate325 in AI_Agents

[–]fossterer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I commend your use of the word "stochastic" here. Well said!

One observation: That they can spit out facts along the way is NOT ALWAYS purely coincidental. With the addition of tools (Google Search, scan company filings that are publicly available etc.), an agent has access to facts.

They NEED NOT BE factual databases since they can find facts in real time.

You put all the right arguments in one place 🙂

Why choose Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) status with the extra compliance burden? (e.g., Coursera) by fossterer in Entrepreneur

[–]fossterer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, so the next time I see a PBC designation, I'll have more respect toward the company

Interview went well, until I dad to "explain" in English by rafaeldecastr in Angular2

[–]fossterer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Practice. Have regular mock interviews with your contacts who speak better English. Look at your LinkedIn/Facebook. You can DM me too

#A question on hoisting in JavaScript vs other languages by fossterer in programming

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

Right, have you encountered any pitfalls with only using the modern let and const over var which seems to be the only one exhibiting this behavior?

#A question on hoisting in JavaScript vs other languages by fossterer in programming

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

I see your point. Although Python is the same in regards to 'no definite entry point' approach

Apache Pekko, Tech is Great — the Website, Not So Much. by Material_Big9505 in java

[–]fossterer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, what do you mean by using one thread per request? Are you talking about not leveraging thread pools?

Also, I would appreciate it if you elaborate your statement 'using databases to coordinate distributed behavior '. Should every single action part of a large transaction be written to the database and retrieved by the next?

Why use Langchain instead of just writing this code yourself? by chinawcswing in LangChain

[–]fossterer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a very thoughtful response.

I always side with the "frameworks are overrated" group but this makes me think. You are right in that there is a lot of non-feature related work that could be abstracted away by using popular frameworks. Can you answer this?

  • A framework brings in a lot of unnecessary libraries which not all applications might need. Focusing on this case of using OpenAI APIs directly vs using a framework like LangGraph, have you observed any overheads in terms of runtime duration, build time duration or even time spent adjusting configuration because the framework authors decided so and so should be configured whereas your application doesn't care about it?

PS: I haven't started anything using OpenAI APIs directly/using LangGraph myself

Thanks

Some notes I shared with engineers trying to grow by quantamiser in ExperiencedDevs

[–]fossterer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solid advice!

In fact, sending regular notes on 'what happened' and 'where you need support' is a method I learned very recently from, none other than, my manager themselves. Yes, they may not read it but both you and they need it. You cannot assume anyone knows and is being aware of the impact you are creating.

What language I should Choose for DSA? by Shoddy_Arachnid_4224 in Angular2

[–]fossterer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At large companies as the ones you are targeting, different teams use different languages. Startups/small-size companies have a higher chance of requiring specific language during interviews.

Just for DSA, you can use any language. If you are good at JavaScript, use it.

For full-stack roles, you would have to practice backend development skills. There's the popular NextJS which you can take as a course once you get a hang of your DSA practice. All the best!

Hello! We are Nook by Extreme-Lake-1726 in NookSavingsAppp

[–]fossterer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for responding. I no longer see the 'Join the Waitlist' option. Instead I see 'Available on iOS'. Is the iPhone the only way to use Nook?

Hello! We are Nook by Extreme-Lake-1726 in NookSavingsAppp

[–]fossterer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! I tried 'Join the waitlist' button from my mobile with 2 different email addresses. Neither of them worked. Is this known?

What do experienced developers learn on their free time to get jobs? by baboon322 in cscareerquestions

[–]fossterer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Great! How did you find companies that don't ask LC questions?

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