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Re:Ask HN: What is your main source of energy? on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:43PM (#27390317)
Acai and Jesus

Ask HN: How do people feel about Puppet?

No doubt, Puppet is one of the popular configuration management tools. However, I recognize that times have changed, tools like containers and k8s may reduce their market share.Puppet's competitors like Chef, Ansible, and Saltstack have all been bought up by larger companies so the channel and partner influence they have is massive over Puppet.They tend to release and EOL products too from what...

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only do one side project. not more.
Re:Ask HN: Advices for Burnout and Depression? on Saturday May 22, 2021 @07:45AM (#27245585)
Stop fapping. Take up some martial arts like Muay Thai or BJJ.
I prefer to stay in the same domain i.e. payment for a long period of time. There's a reason for this. First off, I will build a far better resume by showing that I am specializing in a niche (payment). Second, you will get to know almost everyone in the domain so you will have no issue in getting a job provided you're decent in what you do.
Re:Ask HN: How to Ask for a Raise? on Saturday May 15, 2021 @11:52AM (#27166298)
You can gather all your achievements and additional responsibilities that you have taken for the past year, and show it to your boss. It may help to also build a case by getting the market rate for your role. Bring it to your boss nicely and tell him that you like working here but you feel that you deserve a raise of x amount. Then let him respond.