Re:“I've had to relearn coding to get through the new interv...
by shaftway on Friday December 04, 2020 @12:25PM
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This doesn't feel new to me. I entered the industry in the mid-90's, so I have no reference from before that period. But I'll cherrypick a few items:
> Microsoft is building VSCode for the cloud. Few people own desktop computers anymore.
I heard the same thing in my early years about these newfangled HTML email clients. Email should be consumed using Pine or Eudora, just as God intended.
> People job hop for promos, raises, and resume fodder, not because there's an actual interest in the product.
Oh yeah. I did this for the first 15 years of my career. It was faster to get a promo by changing jobs. I didn't care where I worked, as long as the company name had prestige. I kind of still do, but I transfer internally. Same effect, but I get to keep my vacation accrual.
> Companies are trying to hire more outside of California
In my early years I worked for a company that used Russian developers for some non-critical parts because it was cheaper to fly someone out there once a quarter than it was to hire the staff in CA. This was before the massive rise of outsourcing in India. See the Dilbert cartoons about Elbonia for more.
> The web is turning into shit.
Heard the same argument about MySpace. And Geocities before that. And AOL before that.
> Microsoft is building VSCode for the cloud. Few people own desktop computers anymore.
I heard the same thing in my early years about these newfangled HTML email clients. Email should be consumed using Pine or Eudora, just as God intended.
> People job hop for promos, raises, and resume fodder, not because there's an actual interest in the product.
Oh yeah. I did this for the first 15 years of my career. It was faster to get a promo by changing jobs. I didn't care where I worked, as long as the company name had prestige. I kind of still do, but I transfer internally. Same effect, but I get to keep my vacation accrual.
> Companies are trying to hire more outside of California
In my early years I worked for a company that used Russian developers for some non-critical parts because it was cheaper to fly someone out there once a quarter than it was to hire the staff in CA. This was before the massive rise of outsourcing in India. See the Dilbert cartoons about Elbonia for more.
> The web is turning into shit.
Heard the same argument about MySpace. And Geocities before that. And AOL before that.