nso95

Well an early career civil engineer isn't building the actual structures either

It's true, but how does one deal with it?

Sounded more like errands than personal projects

By working more than 40hrs per week

I didn't care about them before the pandemic

Algorithm Design Manual

I think what people dislike about Code Complete and Uncle Bob is all the dogma. I.e. You _MUST_ do this or you're not a professional and should feel bad.

I sincerely doubt most Java programmers have even read the book

Quality of life

I once idealistically believed that tablets were the PC of the future. The iPad pro is definitely within the top 5 most disappointing hardware purchases I've made. Terrible UX. Trying to be both a laptop and a tablet has made it bad at being both of those things.

Block them

Arguing about it on Slack isn't going to fix any of it though

Study algorithms and DS, and practice Leetcode.

How many years was GMail beta?

never heard of it

Avoid SV or just apply at non-tech companies

uh

Monzo just started up in the US too

But then 1 person ends up doing most of the work on the team

fair enough

Except it got this part right..

Someone should tell my employer

Sure, but the comment this was a reply to was about money

uh, that's not going to help you financially any more than being a dev

Most people are not _complete_ sociopaths

God forbid people be well paid

best of luck my friend

Check out the Getting Things Done and The Now Habit books. There are also great systems and services to keep you accountable. Focusmate, Beeminder, RescueTime, Boss As A Service, etc.

In the past the US has had bans on certain weapons, I'm not aware of there ever being any encryption bans. Because of this I don't think support of banning encryption is any higher than support for gun control, it's just the flavor of the month.

Why on earth would you do that?