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jstx1 commented on Ask HN: Which role in software engineering is the best for average person?    · Posted by u/throwaway1183
throwaway1183 · 2 years ago
wow, what is wrong with being average and trying to enjoy life? I am pretty sure you have zero contribution to llvm, pytorch, react, vue, js, c, python, linux, or heck even the device you are typing. You also fall on same average category. If you had any idea, you would have written something about it.

The talent at top are polite enough to see the difference. Your arrogance reminds me of some egoist friend.

jstx1 · 2 years ago
This isn't average:

> I have given up on hopes of learning. There is no such thing as learning after highschool.

This is refusing to learn at an industry where continually learning is one of the most important things you need to do. You're actively choosing to be bad at your job.

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jstx1 commented on Meta pays £149M to break London office lease   ft.com/content/37e61194-b... · Posted by u/vinnyglennon
jstx1 · 2 years ago
Hybrid working and desk sharing is the worst option for getting any actual work done. I'll gladly commute to an office where I have a dedicated desk with good equipment (2 monitors, keyboard etc) but having to work from a laptop without any dedicated space is just horrible.
jstx1 commented on Ask HN: Have you been affected by layoffs?    · Posted by u/dirtybirdnj
jstx1 · 2 years ago
With a high enough rate of layoffs, everyone is affected, even the people who kept their jobs - everyone has lower job mobility and less negotiating power than they’ve had at any point in the past 10+ years.
jstx1 commented on We are beginning to roll out new voice and image capabilities in ChatGPT   openai.com/blog/chatgpt-c... · Posted by u/ladino
RivieraKid · 2 years ago
I went from being worried to thinking it won't replace me anytime soon after using GPT4 for a while and now I'm back to being worried.

Because the pace of development is intense. I would love to be financially independent and watch this with excitement and perhaps take on risky and fun projects.

Now I'm thinking - how do I double or triple my income so that I reach financial independence in 3 years instead of 10 years.

jstx1 · 2 years ago
> I would love to be financially independent and watch this with excitement

Even if you were, your money would be invested in something which is tied to the overall economy and if a huge proportion of knowledge jobs are at risk, you would still be exposed to it through whatever assets you own. Don't expect stocks (or currency, or property) to do great when unemployment is 30%+.

jstx1 commented on Mojo: The usability of Python with the performance of C   stackoverflow.blog/2023/0... · Posted by u/mikece
jstx1 · 2 years ago
Chris Lattner seems like a great guy in interviews and has obviously mad multiple incredbile contributions to the field of software.

But I don't get the play here - a company CEO/cofounder bragging about the performance of a proprietary language which nobody can use right now? Who wants this?

Make the language and make it public and open; get large companies on board with development, start some useful real-world projects, involve the open-source community, show that it's actually good for something instead of giving investor presentations.

jstx1 commented on Ask HN: How long will Apple get away with releasing small incremental updates?    · Posted by u/retskrad
jstx1 · 2 years ago
What’s the alternative - exponential growth which goes on forever? Seems unlikely. They stop releasing new devices every year? Doesn’t make sense from Apple’s point of view and as a consumer you can always skip a release - which people are already doing and Apple are still making money.

What would you do differently if you were running Apple?

jstx1 commented on Ask HN: I'm a SWE without a CS degree. Will online certs help me get into FAANG?    · Posted by u/jdjdjdjdjdjd
nindalf · 2 years ago
I’m a UK based software developer without a CS degree. I wrote about my experience interviewing at various software companies (including Google) in 2021 - https://blog.nindalf.com/posts/tech-interview/. I also talk about how I prepared for the interview, so that may be useful.

If you want to talk to someone about this don’t hesitate to reach out over email!

jstx1 · 2 years ago
You had already worked at Meta at that point, getting interviews from other similar companies as hard as it would be for someone in OP's position.
jstx1 commented on Ask HN: I'm a SWE without a CS degree. Will online certs help me get into FAANG?    · Posted by u/jdjdjdjdjdjd
volent · 2 years ago
Study leetcode and system design. That's enough.
jstx1 · 2 years ago
It's not enough because studying doesn't give you an interview.
jstx1 commented on Ask HN: I'm a SWE without a CS degree. Will online certs help me get into FAANG?    · Posted by u/jdjdjdjdjdjd
iamnotsure · 2 years ago
Why do you want to work for FAANG?
jstx1 · 2 years ago
I would personally like it for the money, and the name recognition which can provide other opportunities to make more money in the future.

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