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I’m wrapping up a gap year, working 40 hours a week as a software engineer, and honestly, I can’t wait to return to university. Over the past year, I’ve realized that my productivity doesn’t seem to correlate with the number of hours I work. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever been less productive than...
I've now worked in IoT for decades and have some thoughts about the transformation of the market. Specifically or what advances in hardware and connectivity have enabled.<p>People are always saying that "hardware is hard" and that often stops start-ups from venturing into the IoT mar...
Following up on [this post from 2024](https://lobste.rs/s/8vco0w/what_are_you_planning_learn_2024) I’d love to know what you Lobsters are planning to pick up in 2025!
Let's say you're being interviewed for a job position.<p>What are some questions you can ask the interviewer that put them on the defensive?*<p>I'm talking psychological games here. Something that could lower their status in the interaction.<p>I'm not interested in "credenti...
I’ve noticed a frustrating pattern across startups (at any stage, not just early): security is often neglected or downplayed. Under intense product and growth pressures, developers (who already wear multiple hats) sometimes end up:<p><pre><code> - Pushing secrets or credentials to code repos
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i’m curious to learn about the salary ranges for programming jobs in India, specifically, i’d like to understand what junior developers (0–2 years of experience) and senior developers (5+ years of experience) can expect in terms of compensation, including base salary, bonuses, and any perks.<p>If po...
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I always managed startup equity in google sheets, and tracking the different grants and vesting schedules just got really complex.<p>As I modeled different scenarios out and plugged in all the grants, it became obvious there was value in a more structured way of visualizing things - a better way to ...
We've recently launched our app called Customer Interview AI (https://customerinterview.ai/) which is an AI powered platform to help you improve your customer interviews.<p>The app allows you to create AI personas of your ideal customer profile and conduct mock interviews with th...