What a twist that my regret is not that I have spent so much time of my youth on the internet but that I have not spent more time on the internet when it was still good.
For me it is very different use cases. Copilot often prevents me from needing to write mundane blocks of code, as it will often fill in what I'm looking for after I write the function name.
If I'm still unsure how I might approach a certain problem, or if it isn't immediately clear to me how I'd write the function I want, I might type in a prompt to ChatGPT and see what it comes up with. But it would really slow down my workflow if I had to prompt ChatGPT for every mundane function I plan to write.
IMO everyone produces some terrible work early in their careers. It is part of the learning/growth process. I wouldn't want to work for a manager who told me "This is terrible", nor would I dream of saying that to an employee of mine, it would unnecessarily break their spirit. I think that would cultivate the type of environment where people are afraid to voice their opinion for fear of being embarrassed, etc.
Growing up in the suburbs with two parents working, and myself and my brother both playing sports on different teams, we would've had a hard time getting by with less than 4 cars.
What are the "all things equal" here, though? I would tend to disagree that someone who can complete the coding challenge faster is the objectively better candidate. Especially if we are talking about leet coding, where there are people who study their asses off and memorize the common leet code problems. Or maybe the coding challenge isn't leet code, but just so happens to be something that the candidate has done before, or has done recently. Just because one candidate lucked out and has done this very specific thing, doesn't mean they are better than a candidate who could figure it out in half a day, if given a little more time to do so.
You people are so bent on arguing the unarguable that the arguments are so unnecessarily argumentative.
The interviewer and the hiring company does not have a God's eye view of the candidate and must work within the limitations of the hiring process. The best one can do (without resorting to metaphysical processes) is to make a decision that has the highest expected value (or highest chance of hiring a good candidate).
The fact that there could be a candidate that lucked out because they were prepared for the specific set of questions you asked is not specific to live coding problems. You could have asked them anything and they could have lucked out and just happened to be prepared for the answer you were expecting.
That said, I can tell you for certain that if given a task that the average candidate takes 10 minutes, and a candidate completes it in half a day, you're looking at a 0.1x developer right there. That's by definition.
Any material you’d recommend on this topic? It’s a topic that I’ve been thinking about a lot to try and reform myself from being such a people pleaser.
I got there acting, especially on stage. I started about 15 years ago, in community theatre and indie movies.
At first, it was just for the fun, it’s an amazing feeling, but over time it became more about the collaboration and trust with my scene partners, regardless of the role: the more you open up to each other, the better the result.
As a 36 year old that recently moved yet again to a new city (the third time in my adult life), I've had decent luck joining recreational sports leagues. Lots of leagues will have options to sign up as a "free agent", which usually means you'll get placed on a team with other free agents, which tend to be others in the same boat of trying to meet new people. If you aren't necessarily the athletic type, bowling and kickball are pretty good options. I've found that most of these leagues (especially if you sign up for the novice/recreational level) are NOT very competitive, and most people are just out to have fun, meet friends, possibly have some drinks, etc.
How has that worked out for you, in terms of health? Obviously it is anecdotal, but I'm still curious. I've been plant based for 5 years. Trying to determine if it is a life long thing for me or not.
I'll answer. I have limited myself to vegan food for the last 17 years or so.
Buy good cookbooks. Bring your own food to things. That basically sums up our success sticking with it.
Health-wise, my health markers are extremely good. No B12 or iron deficiency. I attribute a ton of this success to consistent physical activity, though, particularly weight lifting.
Regarding physical activity, it comes easy, I am in way better physical health than the bay majority of my peers, if not for my asthma issues. I associate that, again, not with the diet, but with general physical activity.
Basically, the diet doesn't hurt, and statistically isn't likely to help you. The important part is the ecological cost of a diet full of meat, imo, or if someone eats enormous amounts of meat and ends up with a physical malady from it.
Vegan for nearly 7 years here. Got all my blood work back a couple months ago and I couldn't be healthier! I don't even know much about nutrition tbh. I eat a variety of things, make sure I get B12, and just try to eat green things at every meal. My body is healthy, my conscience is at ease, and I've never enjoyed food more.
