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Re:Ask HN: Are System Design documents out of fashion? on Thursday January 20, 2022 @02:26AM (#30005838)

At Meta, we also use them widely. They're critical to understanding large systems and how non-functional features are affected.

Re:Ask HN: Would anyone in the Bay Area (not SF) be up to try a new da... on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:29AM (#28453041)

oh wow, that'd be great! > working does that mean you've stopped? If so, what happened?

Ask HN: Would anyone in the Bay Area (not SF) be up to try a new dating app?

Posted by nextUpFANG on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @08:26PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hey, my friends and I started a new dating app because we all pretty strongly dislike what the market currently offers, specifically the time we spend from swipe --> first date.We're looking to learn how folks use our dating app, and get a more objective view on what the experience is like. Would anyone be up to try it? Completely free, all we ask is that you have a brief convo before and...

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Ask HN: What AI/ML domain should I choose at FANG?

Posted by nextUpFANG on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @09:42AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have a neat opportunity to join an AI/ML team at FANG, where I can choose the team. I have no formal AI/ML background, so would very much be learning on the job (I realize it won't be a walk in the park).The issue is, that there's mindblowing tech all over the company, and I'd like to learn all of it. How should I think about zeroing in on a domain? Domains include Ranking, Computer Vision,...

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