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Comment · 2 years ago
Did you advocate for yourself? Doing good work is half the battle. The other half is "sales and marketing" i.e making sure that people are aware that you're a good worker.
Comment · 2 years ago
They work in VC, PE, or investment banking.
Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
The shareholders (me, you, our 401ks) demand growth.
Comment · 3 years ago
Source?
Comment · 3 years ago
> The client (end user) side seems to do well, considering that Google reports IPv6 end user traffic of almost 50% these days.

That's because all mobile data connections are on IPv6

Comment · 3 years ago
It's just rude
Comment · 3 years ago
It generally is. It's best not to base life decisions based on anecdotes of extreme outliers from strangers on the internet.
Comment · 3 years ago
Nobody has any desire to muddle through life
Comment · 3 years ago
Copilot has been incredibly useful for me
Comment · 3 years ago
> Does your person in Peru have experience with US labour law? US Taxes?

Why would, say, a Ruby developer need to know any of these things? I don't think most US developers are familiar with them, other than during tax season.

Ironically it's technology that's shortening the gaps between offshore / onshore resources.

Comment · 3 years ago
Yep. Not to mention LLMs bringing down language / cultural barriers.

We're digging our own graves here.

Comment · 3 years ago
I've been to a few weddings now where the couple met on an app. Keep your chin up, king.

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