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[–] jeff@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago

I learned (neo)vim this last year. It really wasn't that bad. You need to learn like maybe a dozen hotkeys to get going, but after that you can do :h <topic> for everything else. And it's not even like you lose full functionality of your mouse, at least neovim supports a lot of mouse movements

[–] jeff@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Obviously the loss of human life is terrible, but I want to add an economic reason also.

War is just absolutely terrible for the global economy. Munitions are single use. They explode and are gone. Not to mention the destruction of manufacturing, human lives, and general instability of wartorn regions.

Investing in infrastructure improves commerce. Investing in education, healthcare, and other social services increases worker productivity and number of workers. It's a no-brainer from an economic perspective to invest in all of those things.

A rising tide lifts all ships.

[–] jeff@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago

My 3 year old is obsessed with it. He'll randomly come up to me, say siiiix seeveeen and then run away giggling to himself.

[–] jeff@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've moved to Matrix from Discord for two small friend groups (<6 people each). Matrix is a fine replacement for the small friend Discord. But it has awhile to go before it can replace 1000+ people servers

[–] jeff@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago

I read his take more like: "the game is edgy, offensive, and gross anyway. If you are offended by someone we had do 3 minutes of meows who turned out to be a terrible person, you probably can't handle other content in the game." And "it'd be cool if we get a bunch of people that had a big influence on internet culture in the last 20 years do a cameo"

It felt more like an apolitical take than a centrist take. For me, that's fine. I understand your perspective also and generally I agree.

"yeah this is kind of fucked up after everything that's happened, let's cut these out before release"

I mostly agree. I think there's a couple reasons why it didn't happen though. First one is he just didn't know. He was probably more focused on other things than if some of the cameos in are from problematic people. The other reason is that if he did remove them he would anticipate a headline like "McMillen removes cameo from Conservative Internet personality in new game" and he wanted to game to stay apolitical.

I'm really enjoying the game. And think McMillen could have done better. But if I stopped playing/reading/watching/using every piece of media from someone I disagree with a little then I wouldn't be able to do anything ever.

[–] jeff@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

I've played a bit now. My first broken build was probably around 30 hours in. Which, yeah, is a bit.

I enjoyed the game before I started seeing broken builds. It's still a solid tactics game. But it's a genre I like.

[–] jeff@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

I agree, but man, the Adam McKay movies make me depressed for like a week after I watch them.

[–] jeff@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Interesting take. You bring up a good point, but the game has been in development for 10 years and it's a really small cameo. I'm assuming most did the voice work for free or a small flat rate. It's not like you're supporting them with royalties every time the cat meows.

If you asked Ben Stiller to remove the Donald Trump cameo from Zoolander he'd probably give a similar answer despite Donald Trump being a far worse person and Ben Stiller publicly being a Democrat. I don't think it's a "centrist bullshit" position to work with people with wildly different views.

For me, it's just such a small issue to focus on and ruin something else you find enjoyable. It's one thing if McMillen was a vocal supporter of Israel or vocal MAGA. Like, I haven't watched a Tom Cruise movie in almost 2 decades because of his role in Scientology, but I watch Zoolander like once a year.

[–] jeff@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I'm not claiming that's actually the reason, just an example of these correlations aren't always straightforward.

[–] jeff@programming.dev 39 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Maybe there is something more here, but I'm always skeptical of these studies that are more likely explained because of wealth indicators or another confounding factor, like the red wine study from like 20 years ago.

Is it possible that people that drink 2-3 cups of coffee are more likely to have an office job, which is more likely to be intellectually demanding, which decreases risk for dementia. And if you drink decaf you are more likely to have another neurological disorder that increases dementia risk.

[–] jeff@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago

I love my Ortho 40 (Planck ez)

[–] jeff@programming.dev 9 points 2 months ago

You are misunderstanding what the remainder is.

5 % 2 == 1, because 5 == 2 x 2 + 1

10 % 7 == 3, because 10 == 1 x 7 + 3

Your "edit 2" is mostly correct. I don't think of it "undoing" the division. But if that makes sense to you then I guess it's fine

 
 

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The Phoenix Project (and The Unicorn Project) by Gene Kim really opened my eyes up as an engineer and made me feel like I could start fixing the problems I was seeing on my team, on my project, and in my organization.

I started reading The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier and have really appreciated how straightforward and relevant it is.

Help me fill my Amazon cart!

 
 
 
 

My company started using Lattice software for tracking 1 on 1s, reviews, etc. I don't really love it, but it's nice to have something that the entire company is standardizing with.

I've been using Obsidian for my personal notes before I became a manager.

And I use the M$ Suite as needed with SharePoint.

Any other tools, software, processes, that you use for the people management side?

 

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/144418

I generally don't like "listicles", especially ones that try to make you feel bad by suggesting that you "need" these skills as a senior engineer.

However, I do find this list valuable because it serves as a self-reflection tool.

Here are some areas I am pretty weak in:

  • How to write a design doc, take feedback, and drive it to resolution, in a reasonable period of time
  • How to convince management that they need to invest in a non-trivial technical project
  • How to repeat yourself enough that people start to listen

Anything here resonate with y'all?

 
 

Posting some general questions to get this community going...

I recently moved from a software architect to an engineering manager position after I was asked by my company leadership a few months ago. Mixed feeling about the move. I really like technology and being deep into the code but I am also pretty good at being a manager.

Anyway, why did you make the jump? How has it been?

 

Hey everyone! I'm Jeff and just moved to from a tech role to a manager. Looking forward to this community.

 
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