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pcestrada commented on Ask HN: How to approach first days on a new job as a senior engineer?    · Posted by u/rolothrow
pcestrada · a year ago
Just joined a new team as a senior dev last fall and went through this. I simply worked my ass off the first couple of months and asked a lot of questions and banged out some very high quality initial commits to make a strong first impression. Have a zen mind/open mind, things will be different and you may not care for some of the approaches taken. Play the long game and gradually make suggestions and changes as you get to know the landscape. My initial feedback from management was very positive, so this approach worked for me.
pcestrada commented on Simple Physics-based Flight Simulation with C++   jakobmaier.at/posts/fligh... · Posted by u/quintussss
jahnu · 3 years ago
Nice!

Reminds me of this amazing (for the time) book which taught me a ton about the topic when I was in my first year at uni learning c++

https://books.google.at/books/about/Flights_of_Fantasy.html?...

pcestrada · 3 years ago
This was a wonderful book, it really helped lift the veil on how more complicated things were written in code for me. Also, I remember I was at the mall with my uncle and he offered to buy me a gift. I went straight to the bookstore and picked out this book. He was surprised that I picked out a book on programming, and rewarded me with some extra cash after purchasing the book.
pcestrada commented on Game Engine Black Books Update (2019)   fabiensanglard.net/gebb/i... · Posted by u/yellowyacht
pcestrada · 5 years ago
Fingers crossed that you tackle a Quake Black Book at some point.
pcestrada commented on Ask HN: How to self-learn graphics programming?    · Posted by u/Flex247A
flipcoder · 5 years ago
As far as the math is concerned, 3D Math Primer is the book I always recommend starting with:

https://www.amazon.com/Math-Primer-Graphics-Game-Development...

pcestrada · 5 years ago
This is an excellent book, and real breaks down the math into bite-sized chunks that can be easily consumed.
pcestrada commented on Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.   apnews.com/article/joe-bi... · Posted by u/granzymes
tonitosou · 5 years ago
exactly. the fact that hes the only president in recent history not to wage a war should be reason enough for a nobel if we gave it to obama
pcestrada · 5 years ago
he was too inept to start war
pcestrada commented on James Gosling: Java, JVM, Emacs, and Computing History [video]   youtube.com/watch?v=IT__N... · Posted by u/arbhassan
pmcollins · 5 years ago
James Gosling has contributed more to humanity than the overwhelming majority of people who have ever lived. I think he deserves better than this narrow, one-sided libel.
pcestrada · 5 years ago
I can attest to many mortgage payments successfully made thanks to Java.

u/pcestrada

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