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Cake day: July 6th, 2024

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  • In 2000s, website builders were supposed to make websites so easy, a grandma could make a website. Look how that turned out.

    Also right now, I could argue that as a engineer, i can use AI to create mockups and I don’t need a designer. But designers aren’t going anywhere.

    Devs/designers using AI to support our workflow is going to be the norm.


  • Don’t put too much trust in so called “certificates” from these schools.

    Absolutely this.

    During an interview, an applicant bragged about how he was at the top of his class in computer science and could not stop mentioning his GPA. I turned off my video because I couldn’t stop laughing.

    His portfolio was dogshit too.


  • We just hired a former musician who spent his 20s-30s in a band, and his 40s playing in dive bars.

    He took a 2 year bootcamp and he’s currently one of my juniors in his 50s. He told me the salary at the junior level was 2x more than he ever made.

    Maybe he’s lucky. But if you’re obsessed with programming, you’ll make it. It’s a tough industry right now. But in two years, who knows? Maybe they’ll be a hiring spree again.





  • In my last job, my manager said something along the lines of, “Client X is a cheapskate. It’s not socially appropriate, but I know [stereotype] are all cheapskates.”

    I asked why is it a problem that they’re asking for the lowest price.

    Thats when someone said, “My wife is [stereotype] and she buys expensive things.”

    Of which, without even switching, went, “Yeah but she’s a woman. I mean [stereotype] men are cheapskates.” And everyone nodded in agreement.