lwigo

We are in "greed" territory.

Whats the over / under on someone entering the inverse of what WSB does?

Yes, the cycle moved from 80s Wall Street into tech (a bit in the 90s but like 2014-2019 or so just felt like a giant party in the startup world). Who knows where it goes next.

Another read in a similar vein today: https://www.theverge.com/21571690/oomba-startup-work-environ...

I think (and hope) this era of unfettered partying and bro-culture capitalism is finally coming to an end (with the WeWork debacle and even a bit of Theranos finally permeating the public view). And of course, Rona forcing everyone from line engineers to hedge fund managers to take stock of their lives (and finances).

This is what I wear: https://slimages.macys.com/is/image/MCY/products/6/optimized...

What is it with the intersect of coders and woodworkers?

But did you try "harmonizing work and life" like the deck says?

So a startup focused on creating small applications that "help with mundane tasks", i.e. most GitHub user side projects.

Not to hijack the conversation, but seeing as some experienced devs will likely scroll through here: how does one deal with the fear of "aging out"?

I dunno if I would describe the supply chain as "resilient" -- I honestly think we just got lucky that things so far haven't been worse.

Move to another solution? I have no idea on pricing but maybe NMI, Braintree, etc. Also play hardball with the account manager if you're comfortable with that.

UBI won't bring magical satisfaction in America (even with promised "better housing") because everyone sees themself as a temporarily embarrassed millionaire (Steinbeck quote) entitled to more and more. It will simply never be enough.

It's a way to stand out in a field crowded with junior and mid tier developers. Show up and talk a big game, and certain other people will listen and assume you're an amazing asset. Not required and perhaps jaded, but it also helps if you have even a tiny semblance of an influencer lifestyle or a type of WeWorkian God complex.

I had a guy tell me once that "if you're not making at least $250k a year, then you failed as a developer". That was his honest life and career advice. It's depressing.

They seem to have a very active marketing team. There was even a post on HN about "onboarding" onto Notion recently.

Pretentiousness?

Happens regularly. Another example is what happened to Chris Ott and some others at Pitchfork.

With all this talk about Nintendo and their ruthless lawyers, how does something like the PokeAPI stay up?

New CS grads with student loans.

Am I supposed to feel bad for JPMC?

I have the box of these received as a gift sitting on my desk!

What does this mean (if anything) for engineer salaries 1) in CA and 2) elsewhere in the country?

edit: VMware Cuts Pay for Remote Workers Fleeing Silicon Valley https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-11/vmware-tw...

What was the answer?

Years ago Zynga asked me how would I design a vending machine for blind people which was annoying because I asked it immediately back and clearly they hadn't even thought about it themselves. But then I brought up Ian Bogost and it was a hard stop basically, lol.

edit: Is it health? Like health tracking / indication? Not all games require it but maybe in the right context this would be the most important. This is snarky but I think you could run with it (health being the most important "number").

There was a huge push for "new coders" to start their own blogs about problems they encounter and such, especially as part of the bootcamp that I was working for. I wonder if that is still a thing.

Fair, but the original comment was setup as a scenario in which workers would have to return to the office, presumably against their will (they felt that their health would be threatened).

Imagine bowing to others demands because they are incapable of understanding your personal experience and preference.