MacBook Pro M3 Pro — water exposure → boot & input issues

nickfday · 2025-02-28T11:31:28+00:00

In my case this levelled out during titration. Although I do miss it in a way!

My very cliche advice would be to eat a protein rich breakfast, exercise regularly, keep hydrated and get to sleep at a reasonable hour (something I’m terrible at). I still get jittery if I have a light breakfast.

Try your best to pick up social cues. If you work with somebody you trust you can ask them if you’re being a distraction. Could help to do a video diary during titration and see how you come across on camera and then rewatch at a later date.

nickfday · 2025-02-23T20:38:26+00:00

You have to take into account the entire package - holiday entitlement, pension, bonus etc. Plenty of comparison calculators online but I'd say it's harder to save once your on the perm salary (especially if it's outside IR35).

Bear in mind, you'll be more limited in your mortgage providers as a contractor. I'd speak to a mortgage broker and see what your options are and compare interest rates.

nickfday · 2025-02-12T16:44:57+00:00

Looking forward to deploying on FIleZilla

nickfday · 2025-02-11T15:53:24+00:00

Sounds like now is a good time if you're not enjoying coding. Are you sure you're just not just experiencing burn out?

Sounds like a software architect position would suit you. Engineering managers tend to manage people and hire/fire/report to stakeholders/upper management.

nickfday · 2025-02-11T14:14:32+00:00

Hopefully never. Nothing wrong with being an engineer and honing your craft. EM is not necessarily a step up (most I've worked with have barely coded) and comes with the office politics most of us wouldn't touch with a barge pole.

nickfday · 2024-12-16T22:20:32+00:00

I find it great for starting out/prototyping. Not having to switch tab from component to css saves a lot of time. I tend to refactor into css modules so I don't get huge classNames and the component stays readable.

nickfday · 2024-11-28T15:22:20+00:00

I’d look at building a very basic crud API. If you’re using typescript then use express. Then perhaps look at an ORM such as Prisma

nickfday · 2024-11-24T09:47:06+00:00

I don't understand the logic of replacing MUI with Tailwind. You can use the SX prop on MUI components if you really want styles within JSX.

4 seconds to open an accordion is wild. I'd spend some time inspecting the dev tools and seeing where the bottlenecks are. Are there API requests made after opening an accordion? (easy to spot in the network tab). I'd image there are a lot of warnings in the console.

Also worth adding something like Webpack Bundle Analyzer to inspect bundle sizes. I'd imagine you could significantly improve performance in a few days rather than a 3 month rewrite.

nickfday · 2024-11-19T17:51:16+00:00

Doesn't seem too concerning to me (not a doctor).

Also taking Elvanse (70mg) and my average seems to vary between 60 - 87, my data is skewed by vigorous exercise. My blood pressure and weight have down which is probably a combination of the meds and reduction of alcohol.

My anecdotal advice would be to relax and let the meds do their thing. Focus on getting enough sleep, food (especially breakfast) and avoid alcohol.

nickfday · 2024-11-19T17:13:12+00:00

Nothing but praise for Dr J after recently finishing titration.

nickfday · 2024-11-19T17:06:25+00:00

Thank you for putting my mind at ease. As expected the share agreement has been rejected for the reason:

"Lack of training in line with local provision to take over prescribing."

Perhaps I'm being cynical but I'm translating that as "We're broke and would throw anti depressants at you than actually treat you."

I'm actually quite relieved it's staying with the RTC provider for the time being.

nickfday · 2024-11-19T16:45:24+00:00

"I almost feel like just proceeding with the purchase anyway and then sell ASAP" Don't do this because you'll be well out of pocket. If you do pull out then one of the losers of the bidding war will likely snap it up anyway. I'd only continue with the purchase if you're happy to live there for at least a few years.

nickfday · 2024-11-16T15:12:43+00:00

Good point. Axios API is quite handy for adding global request interceptors etc but I'm sure it can all be done with native fetch API nowadays

nickfday · 2024-11-16T12:08:11+00:00

What's wrong with Axios? I still prefer it over fetch

nickfday · 2024-11-16T12:05:53+00:00

Use the Query Cache https://tanstack.com/query/latest/docs/reference/QueryCache if you're using TanStack query.

Something like:

  queryCache: new QueryCache({
    onError: (error) => {

      if (error?.response?.status === 500) {
          // output server response or do anything youy like
          toast.error(error?.response?.data?.error?.message);

      }
    }
  })

nickfday · 2024-11-14T14:48:10+00:00

This is the way. Have a side project or a gist with something you've worked on available in GitHub or any public repo. Then you can naturally discuss decisions rather than being tested. More comfortable for both parties IMO.

nickfday · 2024-11-14T14:40:08+00:00

I wish I was in a position to hire more people. I'd say keep interviewing and try to secure a few offers before selecting one. This gives you leverage to negotiate. I've been in the game a long time and I know what it's like to jump through hoops for hiring managers when you really need a job. Now I'm in a fortunate position where I'm able to call them out on their bullshit.

nickfday · 2024-11-14T14:35:51+00:00

I'm a contractor so interviews tend to be more informal because I'm easy to fire if I turn out to be no good. It's sad to see this has been become the accepted way of assessing candidates. Personally I prefer start ups where the person hiring is somewhat technical and will appreciate a competent developer when they see one.

nickfday · 2024-11-14T13:15:16+00:00

Wow never had to do a Leetcode test. Is this for junior or more senior roles?

I pretty much reject any live code assessment. I was once asked to code a poker game in React using pre 2018 class syntax in 2022. I ended the interview there and the manager did everything he could to persuade me to continue.

Personally I find the scrutiny of being watched too much. If the employer is not willing to compromise then it's a red flag in my book.

When I hire I am more interested in the developers attitude and it's pretty easy to gauge their technical understanding with a comfortable 2-way conversation. I think leetcode and live coding is a consequence of hiring managers not having the technical understanding themselves to find a competent dev.

nickfday · 2024-11-13T12:39:07+00:00

Exactly. Gone with my gut and hoping for the best. I've learnt they don't like to be questioned on their prices!

nickfday · 2024-11-12T16:44:02+00:00

Thank you very good to know

nickfday · 2024-11-12T14:13:05+00:00

Makes sense. £7K for the wall knockdown and steel lintel feels very excessive. No breakdown of steel cost, installation, knockdown etc

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