nbclark

I was at Microsoft years ago and there was a transition away from providing similar perks to contractors due to a lawsuit.

https://www.reuters.com/article/businesspropicks-us-findlaw-...

It says the delivery fee is typically $3. Not sure how they make money...

Good suggestion - Thank you

One note: From what I've read, using arrow functions as props in a render method of a component will create new functions each render, so you might end up with a good bit more GC than normal. There are some nice little mix-ins that will autobind to remove the need to remember to .bind everything.

I just tried it out, and you can specify a folder to open with VSCode. You pick the application (VSCode), then tap advanced and pick your project folder.

I assume they mean they visit the site frequently

"The other issue that always comes up in C styling is the placement of braces. Unlike the indent size, there are few technical reasons to choose one placement strategy over the other, but the preferred way, as shown to us by the prophets Kernighan and Ritchie, is to put the opening brace last on the line, and put the closing brace first, thusly"

Serverless just means not hosting your own infrastructure + boxes. Amazon Lambda is a good example where you run arbitrary script on their infrastructure on demand, without having always-available servers.

One thing to keep in mind is that relocation expenses trend to be tax deductible. What's not used will be taxed as a bonus

Too good not to share: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5XhzifxT_s

Sorry for the tough situation. Hope all has worked out better since.

Sorry to hear this. I've been through a similar transition. 1 of 2 devs 5 years ago, growing a team to 45+ engineers today. I felt a lot of what you describe. I was somewhat aware of the split (as it was happening) between technical creativity and being the face of the team (but not actually building). I realized that building, being creative was something I didn't want to lose. I hired directors and promoted (eventually) one to VP. He and I work very closely, but the clear distinction is he runs the engineering team, and I am responsible for running the architecture group, facilitating engineering culture and leading research.

Thankfully my CEO was supportive of the split I defined, and it has allowed me to not lose my identity. But for a good 2 years there, I was struggling to find the right fit.

And as for getting yelled at about bugs, that's just part of the job. It's hard not to take personally, but when you realize that CSMs get yelled at so much more about bugs than we do in engineering roles, it helps put the pain into perspective.

I found it surprising too...

From the FAQ (https://docs.getexponent.com/versions/v10.0.0/introduction/f...):

"But no native modules...

The most limiting thing about Exponent is that you can't add in your own native modules. We give you most of the most commonly desired things, but if you need something very custom--like on-the-fly video processing or low level control over the Bluetooth radio to do a firmware update--then Exponent won't work for you and you should just use regular React Native."

On the one hand I like this, as it adds in more shared functionality across both iOS and Android out of the box (maps for example). On the other hand, I believe this also breaks the ability to add in custom RN modules, which is part of the reason I enjoy it. Would love to see some of this getting folded back into react native core.

The later stage your startup becomes, the more conversations you end up having with your board members. It's no longer once a quarter, but often once a week or sometimes daily. While their word should not be treated as gospel, I've found that our VC board members have become extremely well versed in our business and industry.

The AMA says 6k. They got it from working part-time and family

LinkedIn, while not really a startup, was an all cash purchase.

Depends on how you define great weather. It doesn't rain nearly as much as people assume (lived there 6 years), but most days have some light drizzle. For a tennis player, that is emotionally taxing (is it going to rain? should we make plans).

Yeah you're right. I just meant HAML in that it's a less tag-heavy layout structure for html

It's kind of like HAML: http://haml.info/

Not to nitpick, but I don't believe react native "compiles" to a native app. The evaluation of the JS in JavaScript Core is passed of to native code to layout native views. The interactions are then posted back into jscore. So while closer to native compiled code performance, it's still a bit different.

Was not my intention to imply javascript was a limiting factor. Nor that web frameworks for python, java, ruby, etc. are all that different. My comment was simply challenging the thought that a bootcamp is necessary for being exposed to technology. There are plenty of free resources online from which to learn. If a bootcamp helps jumpstart that, great. But picking up the next framework (while similar) will require diving in on your own.

Part of my concern with bootcamps is the sentiment expressed above that you need it to get exposure to some arbitrary technology. In my experience, the best indicator to success in an industry or technology is a desire to learn that technology. Not someone giving exposure. I a happy it is working out for you, but as Node falls out of fashion, it will be on you to learn the next wave.

Find a mentor - I've been through a similar situation years ago (happy to help if interested). As others have said, make sure to get a comp/title change in response to you taking on additional responsibility. What I think you'll find as you grow in your career, is that what you say no to (and your ability to focus) will become much more important than your ability to take on more and more tasks. We're all human and will have breaking points, so maintaining the ability to focus is crucial.

Don't let your lack of degree or business training discourage you. A lot of leaders at start-ups today have similar backgrounds, and are learning on the fly. One area I found difficulty assessing was identify which stress was me growing into a role versus which stress was self-imposed. I worked with an executive coach to help learn the difference and make some small tweaks to my behavior.

Hang in there, say no more often, and reach out to others who have gone through a similar transition for help.

I've noticed that VSCode + the JSX plugin, when run concurrently with webpack in watch mode, cause my machine to thrash. Working theory is that they are both watching the large node_modules folder, but yet to confirm.

Sarcasm I assume...

I think that's what omni is trying to solve. Store your stuff and have it delivered on demand. Then the next stage would be to allow you to rent it out. Cool idea...

https://www.beomni.com/

Anecdotal, but I have some friends in government jobs, and they definitely have a less favorable view of him. They view him as failing to respect the proper procedures in place to surface that kind of information, and throw the traitor word around liberally.

Node, React/Native, Angular, Spring, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, Docker, Vagrant, Consul, Spark, Kafka, Too much to name...

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