15:[[41858706,{"by":"idlefeature","descendants":3,"id":41858706,"kids":[41858839,41858833,41859190],"score":3,"text":"I'm a software engineer with 3 years of experience, about help a fellow SE with 7 YOE do some technical interviews to find an SE with ~3-5 YOE.

Neither of us enjoy interviewing and, like most other SEs, we think that the "standard" tech/dev interview process–with its focus on whiteboard-style coding challenges–is a poor predictor of who will make a good SE on the job.

We'd like to find a colleague who's a good cultural fit (not an asshole, takes initiative, admits mistakes, attention to detail, etc.), and who's a competent problem-solver when it comes to backend software development in Java.

So, I'm looking for input, recommendations, etc. on how to make SE interviews better. Questions to ask/avoid? Helpful blogs, books, or podcasts on the topic?

(Yes, I know there's plenty out there on this topic. I'm doing my own research, but also figured I could crowdsource this one to HN and benefit from your collective wisdom!)","time":1729084440,"title":"Ask HN: How to Improve Dev Interviews?","type":"story"}],[41856039,{"by":"EgoIsMyFriend","descendants":54,"id":41856039,"kids":[41857571,41857174,41857731,41856814,41857173,41859720,41856606,41860192,41858274,41856807,41857843,41857367,41887482,41856843,41860208,41856173,41887769,41857451,41856667,41856700,41862414,41856119,41860401,41856115,41861716,41865305,41856823,41856243,41856790,41861579,41868574,41865324,41857400,41861894,41895542],"score":38,"text":"Especially when you first started, when you made the commitment to your career, and when you were in-between jobs searching.","time":1729058713,"title":"Ask HN: How Many Hours Do You Code in a Day?","type":"story"}],[41812842,{"by":"ilrwbwrkhv","descendants":22,"id":41812842,"kids":[41814108,41813560,41814364,41814123,41813110,41813574,41814463,41814596,41812851,41814338],"score":13,"text":"I can't stand these codebases anymore.

So much of cruft and so many new codebases are all AI generated.

Anyone else having a hard time with these?","time":1728675570,"title":"Next.js, TypeScript are instant turn offs","type":"story"}],[40374885,{"by":"gunnr15","descendants":35,"id":40374885,"kids":[40380036,40403284,40380654,40375571,40375098,40379508,40376664,40377543,40385545,40385606,40380938,40375836,40389321,40377963],"score":24,"text":"Are you a software engineer who started a new job in 2024? Share your job search strategy and help others succeed!

With a 5x increase in layoffs and 30% fewer open roles, career instability is at an all-time high. Currently, 79% of SWEs are seeking their next opportunity.

If you LOVE your new job, what was the key to your success?

A) Crafting the perfect application.\nB) Networking and finding a warm intro.\nC) Other.

Your insights can empower fellow engineers in this challenging job market.

BONUS: if you comment on this post, and your company is hiring, you can/should add a link to an open role.","time":1715829478,"title":"Ask HN: Did you get a new job in 2024?","type":"story"}],[38163819,{"by":"mani005","descendants":36,"id":38163819,"kids":[38173631,38167421,38164600,38171210,38170881,38164490,38172695,38164039,38173964,38166305,38174819,38165584,38173088,38188265,38167357,38165819,38168192,38203443],"score":22,"text":"I'm 25 years old. I just started my job and want to learn about financial options for investing and the basics of finance. Just want to know how to you all invest your money or comment any resources to go through to get started.","time":1699284311,"title":"Ask HN: Where do you all invest your money?","type":"story"}],[36688738,{"by":"todsacerdoti","descendants":84,"id":36688738,"kids":[36705644,36706984,36705602,36705378,36707616,36706019,36705883,36707556,36708289,36708984,36714466,36707035,36707805,36705668,36706994,36713063,36706917,36710951,36707260,36706265,36706149],"score":116,"time":1689119707,"title":"Why it’s necessary to shoot yourself in the foot","type":"story","url":"https://g-w1.github.io/blog/observation/2023/07/08/shoot-yourself-in-the-foot.html"}],[36698956,{"by":"gslin","descendants":8,"id":36698956,"kids":[36699454,36699846,36699294,36699054,36700148,36699626],"score":6,"time":1689184920,"title":"Elon Musk wants to build AI to ‘understand the true nature of the universe’","type":"story","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/12/elon-musk-wants-to-build-ai-to-understand-the-true-nature-of-the-universe/"}],[36691863,{"by":"romanichm12","descendants":3,"id":36691863,"kids":[36691864,36692280,36692148],"score":1,"time":1689150994,"title":"AI's Essays Outperform Humans (Research)","type":"story","url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.14276"}],[36592107,{"by":"mib32","descendants":34,"id":36592107,"kids":[36592356,36593827,36594997,36595030,36603513,36593871,36592228,36596391,36592326,36601546,36593786,36599494,36601632,36592451,36607740,36592172,36594624,36598127,36597007,36596155,36592210,36593242,36597713,36599403,36594680,36618351,36615151],"score":49,"text":"When working remotely, sometimes I find myself at the end of the day and see that I did nothing today for my software engineering work. 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Then what?

Which folders/files do you look at first? Is there a way to learn this?","time":1686987238,"title":"Ask HN: How do you learn to read open source code bases?","type":"story"}],[36364182,{"by":"cjohnson318","descendants":139,"id":36364182,"kids":[36367825,36367300,36367397,36366141,36368172,36368453,36365411,36367894,36366910,36368041,36366579,36365059,36367851,36368867,36367509,36367379,36364588,36367381,36369339,36369794,36366393,36367466,36367558,36367503,36369254,36365847,36370158,36365958,36365504,36365473,36384237,36366691,36365152,36367995,36364859,36368355,36368356,36368781,36370010,36367337,36367402,36365867,36367844,36368971,36369108,36367793,36364778],"score":234,"text":"I recall seeing a guide on what to put in a text file so that surviving family have an easier time dealing with all of your loose ends, e.g., digital accounts, safe deposit boxes, utilities, etc. Do any of you have thoughts on what to put in a file like this? Here is a rough list of things:

  - Will\n  - Living trust\n  - Power of attorney\n  - Life insurance policy\n  - Birth certificate\n  - Marriage license\n  - Bank and credit card accounts\n  - Loan documents\n  - Automobile titles\n  - Property deeds\n  - Copies of keys to automobiles, safe deposit boxes, etc.\n  - Account and device passwords

","time":1686951027,"title":"Ask HN: What do you put in a “in case of death” file?","type":"story"}]]

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