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jamesatmeetapro··on Why "Failing" Your Mock Interviews Is the Best Way to Succeed
Mock interviews help prepare for real interviews, but peer-to-peer ones often lack valuable feedback. Paid platforms like MeetAPro offer verified interviewers who provide honest insights. Embrace failure and use the feedback to improve for real interviews.
jamesatmeetapro··on How RocksDB Works
Great writing. Looks like it is used extensively in Meta. I heard they even wanted to use it in Cassandra.
jamesatmeetapro··on Clock
It feels overwhelming and makes me want to lay down and do nothing.
jamesatmeetapro··on My Emacs eye candy
Nice, trying it out!
jamesatmeetapro··on [dead]
During February's peak layoff season, we at Meetapro launched an initiative to support those affected by offering free mock interviews. Though we anticipated a positive response, our campaign garnered mixed reactions and surprisingly, zero sign-ups. In this post, we'll discuss our experience, share lessons learned, and reintroduce the campaign with improvements.