16:[[35008392,{"by":"synu","descendants":448,"id":35008392,"kids":[35009144,35009055,35009032,35008899,35009030,35009064,35008687,35009013,35011322,35009128,35009051,35009911,35009839,35008856,35011912,35011547,35008878,35009043,35009752,35008908,35009574,35011076,35010665,35009290,35009786,35009910,35012125,35008881,35011794,35011097,35022353,35009566,35010148,35098508,35022740,35008942,35009087,35008730,35010963,35009054,35011270,35015798,35008742,35009078,35011341,35016665,35009072,35010883,35009806,35011246,35008840,35011277,35009196,35008835,35011324,35010962,35009737,35073418,35014025,35012688,35009281,35011364,35026015,35012248,35009109,35014911,35010220,35012554,35008977,35009149,35009610,35009446,35013135,35013891,35009519,35047989,35009334,35011044,35010128,35010255,35009188,35093529,35009271,35010754,35009573,35016168,35008996,35008880,35009177,35014444,35019069,35009154,35010720,35009197,35010700,35023760,35008769,35008984,35009247,35013311,35011921,35009966,35011862,35014899,35009754,35013361,35016048,35008773,35141217,35011845,35008795,35010990],"score":373,"text":"Some days I think that I just want to basically check out of technology on a day to day basis and either develop a skill I have or learn a new one and work maybe part or full-time doing something totally different. Something totally unrelated to sitting in front of a computer.

Thanks to tech I have a lot of savings. Not enough to retire on early, though maybe starting to be fairly close, so I feel like I could do something like this in the next few years fairly safely, and I wouldn't feel as much the loss of income if I didn't have the savings.

Has anyone here done this and have a story to share, either positive or negative? What did you switch to? How did it work out?","time":1677844743,"title":"Ask HN: Has anyone started over outside of tech?","type":"story"}],[34064889,{"by":"sbolt","descendants":58,"id":34064889,"kids":[34065374,34066766,34068570,34066568,34065324,34067495,34066425,34066861,34067211,34065483,34066561,34065621,34068110,34075353,34066966,34153152,34066407,34067158,34065878,34081712,34067403,34068894,34091378,34077022,34071298,34066990,34067021,34070751],"score":64,"time":1671538817,"title":"Ask HN: Favorite Purchases of 2022?","type":"story"}],[33540521,{"by":"pipeline_peak","descendants":54,"id":33540521,"kids":[33542367,33541210,33542498,33545998,33546383,33542674,33541854,33542653,33541134,33544817,33543745,33544037,33542261,33545829,33543584,33540689,33540703,33542428,33545604,33546363,33549698,33542581,33545013,33550252,33543463,33545405,33543742,33548428],"score":30,"text":"What do you do for work, how did you get hired?","time":1668040849,"title":"Ask HN: Do you genuinely enjoy your developer job?","type":"story"}],[33403174,{"by":"kovac","descendants":467,"id":33403174,"kids":[33406798,33406419,33406093,33403788,33407305,33405864,33403892,33403621,33409214,33406732,33414156,33403563,33407953,33408288,33407549,33412620,33408182,33413187,33410654,33408828,33406332,33408043,33403666,33409311,33406771,33406291,33413010,33406628,33410696,33413651,33403236,33409465,33407839,33406292,33406287,33404160,33406341,33407083,33406700,33406220,33412933,33408176,33409579,33413056,33412704,33403390,33406875,33408775,33407154,33406142,33406204,33409460,33408435,33409671,33409145,33411701,33410313,33409518,33406078,33407470,33407484,33406856,33406813,33404181,33405865,33406638,33403619,33410662,33416087,33409504,33404290,33412549,33406806,33413449,33406591,33410967,33406544,33407186,33407627,33409343,33406992,33410644,33413607,33403354,33405977,33409924,33406744,33409989,33417407,33408872,33407104,33430358,33422642,33406582,33407677,33408159,33406033,33412764,33408645,33406660,33403805,33407768,33409744,33422297,33411715,33417353,33407567,33411353,33407073,33406695,33407686,33410292,33407494,33408124,33406709,33417217,33407219,33407355,33460506,33408523,33408397,33409198,33406613,33410993,33433401,33406347,33414460,33412644,33414499,33407309,33412584,33413464,33406095,33414571,33408106,33427506,33406982,33413638,33408685,33409646,33409912,33405149,33417792,33412594,33409755,33465452,33409154,33449682,33415378,33410760,33407991,33407304,33408340,33411313,33411015,33407792,33406781,33408719,33406517,33404775,33405097,33406524,33406626,33403567,33409754,33407489,33406848,33406610,33406501,33406983,33407551,33409409,33410359,33409274,33413750,33409897,33407893,33406236,33407172,33410978,33412582,33414259,33412409,33408996,33406802,33414740,33418014,33410247],"score":297,"text":"I'm curious what it was like to be a developer 30 years ago compared now in terms of processes, design principles, work-life balance, compensation. Are things better now than they were back then?","time":1667203907,"title":"Ask HN: What was being a software developer like about 30 years ago?","type":"story"}],[29481473,{"by":"imheretolearn","descendants":41,"id":29481473,"kids":[29481758,29482092,29482141,29481962,29481688,29492936,29481898,29489904,29482040,29482579,29492993,29482425,29493016,29482468,29499000,29483646,29482083,29481563,29481812,29482428,29481537,29487550],"score":9,"text":"One of the MANGA companies reached out to me for an interview. I cannot ethically work for the said company. How was your experience refusing to interview with the company for ethical reasons? Should I mention this moral dilemma in the email to the recruiter?","time":1638940314,"title":"Ask HN: Have you ever refused to interview because of ethical reasons?","type":"story"}],[23503947,{"by":"jackalx","descendants":108,"id":23503947,"kids":[23504512,23504101,23504216,23504292,23504175,23504525,23504421,23504139,23504759,23504312,23504161,23504247,23504163,23504083,23504063,23504185,23504265,23508819,23504883,23504665,23504046,23508861,23504370,23509852,23504471,23504051,23504105,23506213,23505996,23505591,23509949,23504861,23509960,23506472,23504543,23504390,23504095,23504120,23504165,23504716,23506038,23504338,23504757,23504488,23506175,23504254,23509069,23504106,23504505,23504213,23504904,23504076,23504180],"score":167,"text":"I'm in my mid 30s and has been working in the software industry for the past 16 years. I'm a Lead Engineer at the moment and I've tried jobs as architects previously and didn't enjoy it. I still love writing code, learning new tech/tooling/stack and doing hands-on technical implementation. However, at some point it seems that everyone at my stage is moving into management or higher level positions doing project management, meetings, architectural discussions (mostly meetings), etc. which I really don't enjoy doing. Has anyone here work as a technical guy until retirement and can share your experience if you have any regrets?

Thanks.","time":1591996167,"title":"Ask HN: Is working as a developer on technical route until retirement feasible?","type":"story"}],[23362667,{"by":"shivekkhurana","descendants":50,"id":23362667,"kids":[23362972,23362987,23364151,23364694,23365110,23363128,23363302,23364187,23365722,23368449,23370387,23368584,23364764,23363034,23365001,23366775,23366442,23363353,23364287,23364264,23366970,23366499,23370201,23365541],"score":48,"text":"I recently talked to someone who helped a company with their main-frame architecture in the 80s.

As a 90s kid, I grew up with internet, github and stackoverflow so it can be argued that I got everything easily.

But I'm eager to know what was it like before internet or personal computers were a thing.

Who hired you? What did you work on? How did you learn ? How did you fix issues? How did you find talent? How did news spread? Do you have any war-time stories ?

Thanks","time":1590858452,"title":"Ask HN: What was programming like before internet?","type":"story"}],[23295639,{"by":"throwaway1654","descendants":48,"id":23295639,"kids":[23296545,23298153,23297264,23296535,23299780,23296797,23295767,23296692,23299208,23299285,23298996,23296370,23296705,23299083,23298285,23297286,23296594,23296249,23299823,23297098,23297284,23298497,23297296,23297428,23299591,23297176],"score":66,"text":"Since the beginning of the pandemic some of us have seen some of our economic perks disappear, in some cases these were a significant part of our income. The main reasoning in many companies is that we are not using the company office so we don't get the company perks.

But we are in fact using a new office, that many of us have had to isolate from the rest of the family and house, effectively removing this useful space from our homes. Is your company paying part of your rent to compensate for it?","time":1590360843,"title":"Ask HN: Is your employer paying for your new office space, your home?","type":"story"}],[23151672,{"by":"gmtx725","descendants":149,"id":23151672,"kids":[23151997,23152234,23152222,23152400,23151738,23152408,23152218,23154985,23152285,23151905,23152224,23152129,23151786,23153202,23152225,23152255,23152343,23152434,23160141,23152278,23152361,23152389,23152974,23152458,23153284,23152373,23153035,23152836,23152320,23151873,23153001,23152392,23154826,23152569,23154868,23154321,23152362,23152318,23152324,23152838,23152334,23153434,23152405,23153546,23152103,23152344,23152459,23152619,23152507,23152351,23156047,23152528,23152875,23152381,23170549,23153172,23152539,23152940],"score":54,"text":"This topic seems to come up time and time again on here. As someone young and new to the industry I have only ever experienced open plan offices, so I don't really know what the alternative is like. However I'm inclined to say I don't think I would enjoy cubicles or private offices. I feel like you'd miss out on so much collaborative effort and serendipitous & spontaneous conversations with colleagues that solve problems out of the blue. I also think it's just plain isolating being on your own in a room all day. What's wrong with just putting some headphones on if you want to put your head down and do some deep, quiet work?

Having said all that as I admit I haven't experienced the alternative so I'm open to being convinced I'm wrong.","time":1589271622,"title":"Ask HN: Why are you against open plan offices?","type":"story"}],[22271884,{"by":"ohjeez","descendants":74,"id":22271884,"kids":[22277609,22278927,22278283,22278046,22277976,22277548,22280732,22276822,22278579,22277639,22279860,22277188,22277633,22277611,22279002,22278169,22280337,22280312,22277524,22276890,22272382,22277465,22327114,22327081,22278696,22278207,22285744,22278429,22277002,22278613,22278525,22277451,22278478,22281758,22276992,22279042,22278968,22279323,22329273,22280681,22277944,22279512,22280202,22277862,22279810,22276967,22280658,22278766,22278658],"score":101,"text":"I'm writing an article about The Golden Era of User Groups, and I'd love your input.

This idea came to me when I mentioned user groups to a young person who'd never heard of them. Oh no! It was such a special time of community support! Let's not permit the memories to go away!

So tell me about your experiences!

The basics: \nWhen, where, what type of group, how big it was. \nYour role, if relevant. (e.g. I was president of one group, VP of another, and on an international board of user groups... you might be "just a member" which is fine!)

Your memories: How involved were you, for how long? What drew you to the user group? What made it special?

Mostly I want to hear stories, anecdotes, and nostalgia. So please share! (And let me know if I can quote you, at least by first name.)","time":1581115041,"title":"Ask HN: Were you in a computer user group, back in their heyday?","type":"story"}],[20210641,{"by":"evolve2k","descendants":86,"id":20210641,"kids":[20211767,20219683,20212975,20212718,20213180,20212642,20212997,20210697,20212807,20213536,20213435,20223504,20212657,20211185,20213961,20213016,20226630,20212846,20213404,20212617,20219431,20212793,20213297,20212660,20212788,20210973,20213838,20214695,20213535,20268534,20212702,20219242,20211020,20230882,20222787,20212055,20213383,20228599,20224750,20229835,20212916,20213314,20214661,20214669,20212506,20212892,20211803,20219811,20212715,20228178,20213370,20220981,20220980,20215006,20213516],"score":82,"text":"My son and daughter are growing up and after setting them up with Linux machines and kids coding activities (Scratch, Coding Minecraft w Java, Shoes.rb and more) a few years back I think it’s time to teach them to code proper.

I have experience in ruby and react and currently work as a Digital Media Designer.

What resources would you suggest?\nA. As a curriculum To run a small code club with them and a friend or two with homework in between

B. Self directed online resources they can use to level up themselves?

I’ve always loved ruby but am aware that JS is king and also want them to have exposure to functional languages also.","time":1560845943,"title":"Ask HN: How would you teach teens to code in 2019?","type":"story"}],[15033008,{"by":"romanhn","descendants":48,"id":15033008,"kids":[15034070,15033533,15036467,15033815,15033911,15037138,15033758,15033319,15037183,15037214,15035573,15038705,15035539,15037377,15033445,15037748,15037750],"score":35,"text":"For those of you with children, what is your approach to allowance? The three common approaches are having a regular allowance, tying it to chores, or no allowance at all. That said, there can be huge variations once you get into the details. I'd love to hear how you help (or helped!) your kids grow into financially responsible adults.

If you yourself had an allowance structure set up when you were growing up that you think had positive impact, would love to hear about it as well.","time":1502933949,"title":"Ask HN: Allowance for kids?","type":"story"}],[11814830,{"by":"whoishiring","descendants":234,"id":11814830,"kids":[11815548,11815532,11815048,11814877,11817733,11815980,11815344,11815349,11814970,11819226,11815996,11816413,11816419,11815557,11816421,11815608,11834681,11820819,11816506,11834668,11832059,11815541,11838816,11815449,11818595,11864468,11845072,11815463,11817907,11847509,11815695,11816510,11816326,11815688,11816132,11834641,11816564,11815807,11816739,11820280,11816119,11816657,11820829,11816101,11816135,11831839,11824143,11820739,11818119,11817290,11817309,11818184,11816373,11818243,11816015,11830254,11819120,11816329,11817681,11820704,11816025,11836126,11815309,11819568,11816408,11815764,11820475,11833459,11816829,11816478,11818280,11815414,11819465,11820705,11820744,11819598,11815778,11815767,11820959,11817854,11818096,11815180,11815890,11816248,11818440,11816553,11820811,11815629,11815500,11889665,11869603,11819761,11816980,11816287,11815934,11815645,11815565,11815461,11907131,11818871,11825601,11817997,11829987,11819114,11816706,11839909,11815805,11843531,11816262,11818156,11816483,11842260,11815929,11826605,11816257,11817319,11819619,11817224,11862957,11823968,11819240,11815830,11840384,11819536,11824000,11816501,11816872,11816444,11816242,11816849,11815574,11824329,11817112,11817527,11903005,11816239,11840378,11815920,11904233,11815527,11817322,11817879,11816339,11816109,11815891,11815130,11822049,11822493,11819663,11816707,11819862,11817409,11816253,11836322,11824866,11815671,11815435,11830067,11835072,11824022,11821234,11815706,11815478,11835068,11816672,11828174,11816207,11819126,11819655,11839395,11833591,11833026,11824335,11816512,11815413,11849753,11816678,11827999,11815261,11820105,11831900,11825288,11822732,11816997,11815785,11816573,11905648,11815923,11824489,11831111,11820614,11815372,11831526,11817706,11882375,11818095,11834232,11818535,11823309,11817500,11829423,11829591,11816605,11868751,11820212,11817629,11817819,11816808,11819666,11816661,11822747,11816782,11818612,11820599,11816280,11825361,11816662,11815937,11820135,11815283,11819188,11815218,11818912,11840486,11839338,11816499,11816653,11827869,11815735,11818537,11815983,11843901,11816273,11815912,11821580,11815515,11820947,11815274,11818834,11824015,11870705,11861663,11828315,11815950,11820635,11820620,11815770,11820069,11815290,11819844,11817120,11823977,11816524,11815978,11817062,11815027,11816136,11828003,11839398,11816292],"score":137,"text":"Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format:

  Location:\n  Remote:\n  Willing to relocate:\n  Technologies:\n  Résumé/CV:\n  Email:\n

\nReaders: please only email these addresses to discuss work opportunities.","time":1464793263,"title":"Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2016)","type":"story"}],[3190694,{"by":"laughinghan","descendants":16,"id":3190694,"kids":[3191343,3190786,3190708,3195067,3190949,3245694,3192354,3196980,3191598,3191387,3191101,3190811,3213336,3191376,3210089,3192892],"score":16,"text":"$17","time":1320305261,"title":"Ask HN: Do you use print() debugging?","type":"story","url":""}],[2939900,{"by":"ImprovedSilence","descendants":25,"id":2939900,"kids":[2939985,2939928,2940291,2939929,2940587,2940011,2940187,2942397,2940021,2940597,2940355,2939919,2939979],"score":12,"text":"$18","time":1314672144,"title":"Ask HN: What is your ideal laptop?","type":"story","url":""}]]

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