luisehk

This reminds me of a scene in The Sopranos where Tony talks about homosexuality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=688XMcEchFQ

Tony starts going off on a homophobic rant, the therapist asks the right questions, and Tony slowly realizes that he doesn't really care about a person's sexuality.

I think the term has negative connotations because of people who build the wrong thing before asking critical questions or clarifying anything that would help shape the requirements.

I understand some people enjoy being just implementers, though. I don't think that's enough but to each their own.

This is why I switched to Windows and now use Linux on a VM, after more than a decade of using Ubuntu as my host OS. I couldn't have a decent Bluetooth audio experience after years of tweaking.

Because Discord is very gaming oriented. But yes, Discord is great.

As a casual player, I've been enjoying it. High-level games are sometimes hard to follow but it has motivated me to get out of my comfort zone and get better at chess.

I understand your point and I agree, but have you read the book? It's useful for managing stakeholder expectations and to fight scope creeping by keeping things simple.

I understand some folks may find this helpful but I'd rather not normalize working from my phone.

This is why software engineers should also study some humanities.

Bonding. You need to make an extra effort to get to know your remote teammates.

How do you feel after cutting out alcohol and weed? Have you noticed any benefits?

I don't do side projects, I have other hobbies. Whatever exciting thing I want to do as a Software Engineer I'll do it during my work hours.

I highly recommend reading this: https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/consultin...

Linode is half the price of DigitalOcean.

Gitlab CI

Do they have good test coverage? That's key. If they don't, start with that.

Yep, working remote is awesome. Just consider not everyone is a good remote worker, so you need to filter out a lot of people who want to work remote but don't have the skills (yet).

30 mins is an estimate, but also they are simple recipes, 3-4 ingredients max. More complicated stuff I save it for the weekend.

Principles by Ray Dalio. It provides a good principle-based decision making framework, and I also found his own principles to be interesting and insightful.

Yeah, I've been in the hospital twice in the last 2 years thanks to the stress of running a company and obsessing about being productive. I've made lifestyle changes and they've not only made me more productive but also healthier physically and mentally.

Lifestyle changes:

  - Live near work to avoid traffic
  - Work around 35 hours a week
  - Don't take my work home
  - Don't even think about work on weekends
  - Do things that make me happy and unrelated to work
  - Don't stress about attending every tech meetup
  - Moderate alcohol consumption. Used to drink everyday
  - Exercise but don't obsess about it
  - Understand building a successful company takes years of work
  - Therapy. Don't need it as much anymore but I check-in on a monthly basis
  - Constantly remind myself that Health > Happiness > Work

Usual routine goes like this:

  - 6:00am: Wake up, make breakfast, shower, etc.
  - 7:20am: I'm at work at 7:30 am (10 mins commute)
  - 7:30am: Meditate 20 mins
  - 7:50am: Set objectives for the day
  - 8:00am: Get stuff done. (insert productivity tips here)
  - 3:30pm: Eat lunch
  - 4:00pm: Get home and relax
  - 4:30pm: 20 mins workout at home
  - 5:00pm: Spend time with my wife and disable phone notifications
  - 6:00pm: I may play the guitar, play videogames or watch some Netflix 
  - 8:00pm: Make dinner, probably some new recipe I found on the internet
  - 8:30pm: Watch some TV show or read a book, or just chill
  - 10:00pm: Get to bed

EDIT: formatting.

It is cool for big teams where operations play a big role, but I've found myself switching back to Heroku for some small (as in team size) projects.

Well, a critical eye is a must. Just keep away from the noise and pay attention to what would really make an improvement on your current framework/workflow.

For example, I still do my web development in Django or Flask because they do the job, I'm pretty good at Python and most projects don't really need the concurrency Go or Elixir offer.

One of the best recent additions to my skillset was Docker... a lot of people say containers are not a must but they really made my life easier and allowed me to do cool things for clients from different industries.

It doesn't sound as cool as doing machine learning, computer vision or natural language processing, but don't let the AI/VR hype make you anxious, just focus on what you really want to do.

Great, another mac-only prototyping tool.

Python. Django or Flask depending on the projects' needs

You just made my life better, thank you!

Location: Monterrey, Mexico

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes, given a good opportunity

Technologies: Python, Django, Javascript, AngularJS, Docker, Postgresql, Redis

Skills: Full-stack development, DevOps, Software architecture, Product management

Résumé/CV: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26824978/CV-LuisHerradaE...

Email: luisehk@gmail.com

Puppet

Lately I've been writing some small scripts in Python to automatize some work and learn the language too, so this site is just what I needed. Great stuff.

I would love to contribute if there was a public repo.

Wow, this is the total opposite of me. I just spent weeks setting up the perfect development environment, instead of getting actual work done. I need to rethink the way I work.

Actually, phpBB and phpnuke did.