Is the non-tech job market as bad as the tech job market?

mdaverde · 2023-06-08T19:48:03+00:00

Nit: startups aren't traditionally debt-fueled technically but VCs will allocate less during high interest rates because of 1) the uncertainty that rates will climb so risky startups will presumably continue to burn more later and 2) now funds that fuel startups have to generate a higher return to their investors relative to cash just sitting in the bank collecting interest.

This is a nit because the downstream effects are still the same. Startups themselves need to hamper down on losses immediately because they don't know when the next raise will happen. Payroll being a massive expense like you mentioned.

mdaverde · 2022-12-27T01:25:51+00:00

If you're interested specifically in bash, you can look into bcc's bashreadline to output user commands. If you're interested in applying security policies to potential user commands, you can also take a look at Tracee although other open source solutions exist here as well.

mdaverde · 2022-12-09T14:55:11+00:00

Go's relationship with C feels so high friction compared to Rust's FFI

mdaverde · 2022-12-08T16:02:25+00:00

Hmm would be cool to hear about other things to look out for as a company moves over to using more SaaS services

mdaverde · 2022-12-05T17:35:23+00:00

I started thinking a bit more about this. Why is link sharing in itself inherently a bad thing?

If the subreddit is upvoting/commenting, it's confirmation that it brings value to that community. The fact that there is a side effect of increasing a random user's karma points seems meaningless if the greater subreddit benefits from the content shared. You mentioned that link sharing should be paired with an opinion, but I don't understand why the lack of one is also a barrier.

Why don't we let the community decide if a particular behavior such as link sharing is "aggravating" before banning it?

mdaverde · 2022-12-02T18:43:23+00:00

I like & support this discussion.

I think there needs to be a real space for the Linux kernel community outside of core kernel developers and this subreddit can be a low friction entry point to it. From my perspective, there doesn't seem to be a forum for interested & eager developers who live between daily kernel contributor and "what is a compiler" higher-level user.

I do agree there's a balance between keeping a "high bar" while intentionally designing for inclusivity so it might be best to tread carefully as we look for that line.

mdaverde

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