Do you have a server setup to manage backups to local HDDs? Or do you periodically plugin drives for overnight backups?

Thanks for the quick response. Would prefer not to buy specialized hardware.

I appreciate the feedback. To be honest, fixing code that doesn't work from an LLM is usually pretty easy. I'm not interested in adopting many SRE skills or CI/CD techniques since a lot of that is not a differentiated skill for product managers. I imagine that a lot of service operations tasks will be be supported by automated tools so it becomes less valuable over time anyway.

I think the tech-elite would espouse "raising the ceiling" vs "raising the floor" models to prioritize progress. Each has it's own problems. The reality is that the dienfranchised don't really have a voice. The impact of not involving them with access is not well understood as much as the impact of prioritizing access to those who can afford it is.

We don't have a post-cold war era response akin to the kind of US led investment in a global pact to provide protection, security, and access to innovation founded in the United States. We really need to prioritize a model akin to the Bretton Woods Accord

Thank you for building this :-)

Can you address the longevity question? Do you think you and/or other highly motivated/enthusiastic folks could be maintaining this project for the long-term?

Or should we only be building projects on top of this framework with a 2-3 year time-frame?

I work in DevEx...it's pretty clear the market does not value DevEx as an investment area right now for companies of all kinds. There are higher priorities, but I'm eager to see areas where the counter-factual might exist.

Instead of using metrics like "productivity" I would like to see a more detailed analysis describing ways in which DevEx oriented productivity contributes to impact/outcomes on an idiosyncratic basis and how it might generalize.

What features about your profile or approach do you think made your experience more reasonable compared to the overwhelming negative consensus here?

I don't know. Most people on HN are in some dimension, at least, qualified for FAANG or better. I have 6 yoe with quite a bit of impact and I've crossed many domains. I've received quite a few offers over the past year but I've also received my fair share of rejections. I just go through the rejections (it's like dating, and heck I've been through rejection there too).

I leetcode daily and have a system design study group. I'm honest in interviews, whether that be about a bad decision I've made or a good one. If an interviewer doesn't want me after I've been honest with them, it probably wasn't a good fit anyway.

Is there any chance you do this group virtually? I tried organizing a group a few year ago and almost got traction but it fizzled out as people moved on. I'm guessing you're in the bay area. I'm in SoCal, but would love to learn from someone like yourself who's been grinding it out and learning. Currently looking for a new position after several years at a company, but taking the long view (it's a marathon and not a sprint etc). I've realized that I haven't invested in my growth as much as I should have. My email is in my profile.

i'm in socal and I work at FAANG, what are you interested in?

Well, I'm currently spending time on going over the Coursera Algorithms course by Sedgewick and Wayne in addition to doing at least 2-3 leetcode problems daily. I'm thinking of having a periodic check-in and code-pair session where we can review and challenge each other. And do the same for systems design/behavioral at some point if that goes well. I have tried pramp in the past and it was useful...until they got bought out. Look up my email and in my profile and hit me up.

I was recently told by my manager (large FAANG) that I should never expect my skip manager or above to respond to my messages/emails. I should always book time on their calendar.

After 2 years, this was when I knew that this particular manager was struggling with the same problems in the local working unit and that leadership at the VP-level (externally hired) was totally inaccessible to help make critical decisions.

It's a tough job market, but I'm looking more ferociously than ever as of this week.

Seems like you're describing motivation as a psychological skill that can be cultivated beyond some innate baseline. How does this work?

It is. I've been trying to offer tips on how it works in my comments in this discussion.

If you want some personal books for yourself, try Meditations (by Marcus Aurelius), The Gentle Art of Not Giving a F_ck, and Atomic Habits. If you want some management books to help with your team, try Peopleware (a classic), First, Break All The Rules (much better than the title suggests), and Tribal Leadership.

Same story. Wondering if there’s a truly resilient Standard 60W LED bulb in the market at all, and if not why?