Hi! Yes it’s been awhile since my last post but just a lot
of things going on lately and also learning algorithms takes A LOT of time and
energy. But at least this time I am motivated: I realized this is the final
frontier in what I should learn... and I may need it to really get a job that doesn’t
feel like work and pays appropriately…
Also... it seems understanding, implementing and applying this stuff to solve real problems... is kind of interesting....
I’m also on vacation (at home) this week so clearing up a
lot of things lower priority things on the To Do List, in particular my Quora Reading List.
Below, I've categorized each into it's own section.
I’m not too serious about working here yet but I was
reminded of all the algo stuff by one of their recruiters, so I guess for me it
would be a dream goal. Icing on the cake… but honestly… free food is great
but I use a lot of their apps … and I’ve found a lot of issues and annoyances…
But... at work I have been complaining for months about
a bug in an internal API my team uses. I know the manager directly so finally
he said “here’s the source code; you figure it out”. I did… after looking
through a few code files in less than 30 minutes… So lately I've also been thinking that I need a change...
https://www.quora.com/I-just-had-a-first-interview-at-Google-I-coded-the-right-solution-on-the-board-but-the-interviewer-helped-me-several-times-along-the-way-How-likely-am-I-to-pass
Interviewers at Google are more interested in your thought process and ability to solve problems than your ability to answer a single questionhttps://www.quora.com/Does-ones-extreme-knowledge-of-Android-programming-alone-able-to-fetch-that-person-a-job-at-Google
No. Google, like most companies of that caliber, doesn't care much about which programming languages/technologies you know.
...
To be perfectly honest, people who define their programming skills by their languages/technologies tend to struggle more.
I have seen others whose projects
were designed so well and the people on it were so knowledgeable that he could
take 3-week vacations without a hiccup. Jokes about job security aside, Google
is smart enough to value the latter more because it is a cornerstone of good
leadership. Moreover, it has the added bonus that people will want to work on
your project because they learn a lot and have a chance of growing
Hm…. Since I can take vacations without my code blowing
up in Production am I a good developer who automated and documented a lot of
things… or just working on a tiny project?
https://www.quora.com/Google/How-much-math-do-you-have-to-know-to-work-at-Google-as-a-Software-Engineer
Good to know
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-hard-to-get-a-job-at-Google
Based on Stephen Kurtzman’s answer I might have a chance… if I can learn all
that stuff… and they actually do something that interests me…
https://www.quora.com/Is-working-at-Google-overrated
Apparently not... Not sure what projects though… the one’s I see are pretty….
Meh…
Software Development Questions
I think Quora feels that most of what I like (and I guess
that’s true) so I get a lot of these on my Feed.
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-biggest-myths-software-engineers-believe
Funny but... Not me…
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-reasons-a-company-should-choose-Scala-as-its-programming-language
Maybe time to revisit functional and Scala. Also Akka…
Solid experience in all of this
takes a while, but it's one of those situations where being ahead keeps you
ahead. Once you have breadth and depth, you'll be stronger and more flexible
than most professional programmers, which will help you find better and more
challenging programming jobs, which will allow you to learn from the work and
from others and keep improving your skills quickly.
It’s a pretty long list though and I really doubt I want
to know C++…. But actually I think I have like 50%+ already..
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-growth-stages-of-a-programmer
Stages are pretty interesting and varied…
So these last few again seem to be saying… revisit functional
again…
Investing
Another topic I am kind of interested in… when I am not
being burned by Mr. Market
Miscellanous
Random questions I’ve seen or asked.
The total US household value is $70
trillion so $16 trillion debt is nothing
Except 90%+ of that can just leave if the government
wants to repay debt?
But the other problem they say is this is structural (I
agree) but… we have a do nothing Congress (OK they can fight like 5 year olds)
and they seem to be here to stay… maybe Trump should be President?... At least
he’ll do something… I would hope…
Some good laughs
Alright "that's all folks!"
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