15:[[8979906,{"by":"joeblau","descendants":44,"id":8979906,"kids":[8980048,8980218,8980022,8980673,8980322,8981797,8980639,8980480,8980227,8980307,8980455,8980009],"score":29,"time":1422800124,"title":"Software Architect: The Best Job in America","type":"story","url":"http://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/2015/01/27/best-jobs-2015/index.html"}],[7277587,{"by":"hrish2006","descendants":52,"id":7277587,"kids":[7279183,7278619,7278188,7278158,7278352,7278526,7280846,7278390,7278536,7278766,7283249,7279074,7278379,7278028,7278172,7278277],"score":120,"time":1392999086,"title":"Developer depression: Isolation is the biggest problem (2012)","type":"story","url":"http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/10/20/are-developers-depressed/#!wJyoV"}],[6972060,{"by":"askaaronlee","descendants":10,"id":6972060,"kids":[6972231,6972171,6972132,6972133,6972105,6972279,6972355,6972897,6972424,6972343],"score":4,"text":"If someone put a million dollars in cash in front of you and he gave you two choice.<p>Pick the million dollars, or pick to learn the skills to get to that million dollars.<p>While it makes sense to pick skill, would you give up the million dollars so easily? :)","time":1388170956,"title":"Which would you pick? A million dollars or the skills to get to the million?","type":"story","url":""}],[3023463,{"by":"howcanisaythis","descendants":30,"id":3023463,"kids":[3024499,3023501,3023620,3023962,3024010,3023665,3023560,3023629,3024309,3024274,3023997,3044697,3023791,3024912,3023600,3023669],"score":21,"text":"I've read a dozen articles on motivating developers. I give him lots of space to work, freedom to pick his own features to work on. I've read \"Peopleware\" cover to cover.

We are a small distributed team (2 devs and myself, product owner + design work). He and I work in an office together. He has no real set hours, just that he gets stuff done.

Lately it's been more and more time on facebook/twitter even though we have a release in less than a week.

He has no equity stake in the company, but a slightly above average salary for our area. He is a recent college grad.

He's a very talented developer when he works, but I'm getting maybe 50% from him.

What can I do?","time":1316635721,"title":"Ask HN: How can I motivate my talented dev to give a shit?","type":"story"}],[2161360,{"by":"meadhikari","descendants":242,"id":2161360,"kids":[2162015,2162441,2162193,2161568,2162003,2161655,2162929,2161785,2163025,2163072,2162081,2161779,2161819,2162587,2162373,2162821,2162134,2161966,2162415,2161868,2162111,2161743,2161764,2161805,2162843,2162133,2162474,2161990,2162064,2161479,2162145,2161515,2162288,2161716,2162095,2163759,2162330,2162446,2161610,2163113,2162007,2162670,2161639,2162562,2161534,2162333,2162192,2161631,2162263,2161510,2161682,2162069,2162684,2163933,2162851,2161594,2164200,2163098,2161460,2162306,2162498,2162845,2162323,2162616,2162047,2162010,2162318,2162242,2161706,2162617,2161787,2161676,2162001,2162161,2162170,2166374,2162347,2161498,2163280,2162767,2161684,2166145,2179741,2161734,2162156,2171786,2162902,2163550,2167003,2163094,2162943,2161775,2163403,2161664,2161825,2169797,2162303,2163111,2161776,2164501,2162409,2162157,2180430,2162805,2162166,2161536,2163571,2168659,2166541,2167630,2182257,2162297,2161712,2163916,2161888,2161633,2168049,2169703,2161913,2162964,2163033,2161944,2161987,2170219,2161842,2162637,2163303,2161529,2163594,2172865,2162693,2163307,2162601,2161937,2161746,2163254,2162899,2163132,2165504,2162481,2162295,2161685,2162178,2205859,2188259,2161666,2182652,2162449,2179761,2165400,2162124,2162697,2194059],"score":218,"text":"As many have been posting about new beginnings and starting afresh, it's time for another Hiring thread.

Please lead with the location of the position and make it clear if working remotely is a possibility.","time":1296480851,"title":"Ask HN: Who's Hiring? (February 2011 Edition)","type":"story"}],[1906021,{"by":"clyfe","descendants":16,"id":1906021,"kids":[1906231,1906144,1906216,1909636,1906197,1908248,1906226,1906264,1906474,1907945],"score":190,"text":"","time":1289823874,"title":"Pragmatic Programmers Magazines (Free)","type":"story","url":"http://pragprog.com/magazines"}],[1906521,{"by":"krmboya","descendants":3,"id":1906521,"kids":[1906940,1906556,1906662],"score":1,"text":"It used to be that real programmers programmed in Hex/Assembly, then FORTRAN, and now I'd probably say C.\nAnd now with web-based apps, cloud computing and distributed systems, will the current low-level languages remain relevant to the average software developer?","time":1289834901,"title":"Ask HN: How low is too low-level programming?","type":"story","url":""}],[1877635,{"by":"morphir","descendants":4,"id":1877635,"kids":[1877800,1877693,1877929,1883318],"score":8,"text":"How fast do employers expect me to program?

I'm fond of programming in general, however, when I'm being stressed and have to meet deadlines here at my university I get uncomfortable. And I feel like a code generating machine, where I cant afford enjoy the activity by honing my assignment. Will this change when (if) I become a working programmer?","time":1289073825,"title":"Ask HN: Must programmers be fast?","type":"story","url":""}],[1873413,{"by":"alnayyir","descendants":120,"id":1873413,"kids":[1873729,1873800,1873599,1873762,1873909,1873923,1873534,1873924,1873477,1873714,1873793,1874340,1873739,1873984,1873519,1874051,1873653,1873694,1874531,1874430,1876646,1873875,1873840,1874025,1873702,1874285,1873952,1874609,1873803,1874149,1873672,1873833,1873752],"score":53,"text":"I bought the domain to force myself to do something with the free time I'll soon have an abundance of.

I want to see more young programmers doing systems programming and making cool things with the language that forms the basis of almost everything we use.

What do you want to see covered in a 'book' that purports to teach C the hard way? :)

I will be following Zed's example, although I'll be influenced by my learning under K&R. I really do want to be demonstrating proper, modern C.","time":1288969511,"title":"What do you want to see in Learn C The Hard Way?","type":"story"}]]

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