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How many software developers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? The community supplied the punch line. None more enjoyed than @jackharner's contribution:
1 developer and a 3.4 Gb node_modules folder.
@steveblue offers a nice list of concerning signs in response to What are some red flags to look out for in the first few weeks of a new dev job?:
- team members limit and dismiss tried and tested ideas
- you’re not promptly getting paid
- the team isn’t diverse
- code isn’t formatted
- code isn’t tested
- team process is waterfall
- scope creep is routine
- no one cares about UX
- you aren’t on-boarded
- when you load the app it takes a long time to render the view ( team doesn’t care about performance )
- no ones talking about any new projects on the horizon ( no growth )
Can you tell I’ve been a contractor? 👨‍💻
Replying to If the World Wide Web were re-created today with no legacy dependencies, how would it be different?, @stegriff chimes in with an interesting tidbit:
Tim BL always said that he regretted making URLs complicated (scheme, domains, and path) and not fully hierarchical. That if he were to get a do-over, instead of https://dev.to/ben/post we would have https/to/dev/ben/post. Just thought I'd throw that in as an interesting fact :)
I really liked this thread — What's your coding origin story? @nikolicstjepan talks about something that I'm sure a lot of fellow gamers turned programmers can relate to:
As a kid I played games on PC a lot. They (parents and the rest of the family) said that I was addicted and that being on the PC will never bring anything positive in my life. I said that I will one day earn for living using PC, they laughed...
@david_j_eddy provides their answer to What is your favorite interview question? I use this myself and it's a great way to get the conversation flowing:
"Do you have any questions for us?"
This is the gateway for me to start interviewing them. Culture, expectations, leadership principles, priorities, organization goals, etc, etc.
An interview is a two way exchange; when I'm done it feels like it as well.
See you next week for more great comments ✌
Top comments (3)
Thanks for the love!
I'd like to thank my dad for instilling in me such a dry sense of humor & my girlfriend for putting up with it.
Congrats to @jackharner , @steveblue , @stegriff , @nikolicstjepan , and @david_j_eddy for making the list this week!