I wouldn’t trust them writing emails.

PHP likes to have a word with you. (:

Yes, totally agree, and it applies to formats and language syntaxes even if braces are used.

I recently switched to gnome-web (epiphany) from qutebrowser because it has gotten better in the past months. If a page makes the browser slow, I blame the webpage. In most cases, I can avoid the shitty webpage.

But still, I hope it catches up for the instances I have no choice and open a different browser for a specific webpage.

“I cannot attend EOD daily today, I have to get the kids from school early.”

I have a blocker for Friday afternoon meetings.

VSCode has theme support; there are light themes, that are not so bright and dark themes that aren’t that dark.

I prefer a very dark gray, a very good font (Iosevka, tuned to my needs) and an appropiate font size (because wearing glasses).

I hope, I never get this senior title. It is complete BS to me. And I am glad, that my junior status is gone for good and I have a job title that does not try to tell something about my expierience!

What about time on a different planet? What would be a common time"zone" for Mars and Earth?

But sometimes Copilot just uses too much words to present the answer, so I use ChatGPT which can be personalized.

(Maybe it is possible with Copilot, too, maybe I have to ask how to do it)

I salute you.

But which version?

While this is very funny, I think with PHP you can achieve error traces like in Java, nowadays. And no, I am (not) a senior PHP developer. ^^

Edit: I used PHP-4 ages ago and now I am relearning >=PHP-8. Not sure whether junior or senior.

Granted, they have config files, but they suggest using the gui for beginners. I don’t know. WTF!!

Using multiple nginx servers can increase robustness and ease deployments. I never wrote anywhere that I would use one server for one application. In fact, I do the opposite thanks to nginx. But there is a point when someone wants to split up different types of web applications, for instance some of them need node, the others need php or something entirely different that would conflict with the other two. This way configs can be changed during a deployment in production while others don’t need to be touched and unaffected services are not interrupted not even for a very short time.

I agree with the author: Only GUI config? WTF!

If a gui does make the configuration harder then it is a bad tool for the job. Your claim is partly, that OLS makes things easier. I think, the struggle with the gui config illustrates that it doesn’t. If cannot debug a problem with that gui or do not know what an abstract gui setting does, then it actually pretty bad.

Btw. Nginx configuration can be separated into seperate files and through proxy_pass seperated onto seperate servers.

A bad keyboard can be distracting.

Actually, I have it the other way around. I bought the same keyboard I use at home for work as well. Imagine, you have to switch employers and get a new keyboard in the office. A nightmare!

I am using a Planck keyboard (40% of the keys a regular keyboard has). This is way outside your 50,- €$£ price range, but I think, it is worth it: Fully customizable key layout and different more silent switches for work.

I never would go wireless for a keyboard that is not connected to a TV. That reminds me, that I hate the mouse I have to use at work, it is wireless! I guess I buy a second G203 for work, too (without RGB). [=

No, I don’t think so.

It just takes a bit longer for some to grasp certain concepts of a programming language. If I think I need more time I try to solve an issue for my own projects first. When I need a thing for work, it won’t be the first time anymore I see a particular problem and deal with it faster.

I consider myself an average programmer, but I am also proud of the programs that do some valuable things for me and I can rely on. You can always go back to your old code and optimize it as soon as you learn new things.

I have respect for those who seem to program only at work and don’t show when they are in trouble (stressed because of deadlines), but in the end their code works, too, after it came back from the second review.

Where I work now, I had to go through one management-level interview and one assesment center for 4 hours. Since then they changed it to 2 interviews up front (the second more technical). The idea was to spare the time and ressources for the assesment center if the second interview reveals that the candidate is not what we are looking for.

If I had a say in that I would combine the first two interviews into one. This way the management could judge the candidate by their responses to techincal questions at the same time, even if they cannot tell whether it is false or not.

I was already on the other side of the table for the assesment center. I had to give an evaluation for a part of the tests for new candidates who made it already to the first two interviews. Both of them finally got an offer, one of them declined.

I still find we are doing too much. I find the programming challange a bit stressful. Programmers not used to be watched solving a complex problem may fail at this. When I was on the other side of the table I asked whether they wanted a bit of time dealing with it alone, so they did and the result was not perfect, but we discuessed it and in the end I noticed that they did know what to do. I may have indirectly tested whether they are a teamplayer or not. I considered this a plus and told the management, that we can work with them and that they will learn quickly.

Now back to my own situation: I did not write an application for the job I am now on: I used honeypot.io to have companies find me. And I told my self that I only have 3 applications pending at the same time while I wait on this platform. I had only one additional interview with the recruiter from Honeypot; it was a very relaxed conversation and they optimized my profile for me, reflecting exactly where I stand with my skills (social skills as well). My own applications went nowhere and I may know why: I just did not fit to them as I thought I might. It only took 2 days after my profile was online when my current employer contacted me. One week later I had an interview. It felt like they are applying to me. I said yes to the assessment center and here I am. I can only recommend to take it a bit slow, to be able to recover from negative responses to applications and maybe make use of platforms like Honeypot which reverse the application process.

I am out of probation now and think I have many years ahead in this company. I whish everyone this satisfaction and a salery that fits the needs and your livestyle!

I work 36 hours, so Friday is only until lunch. So far, it was always possible to start the weekend directly after the lunch break. (:

I could only make the switch to my custom layout on the Planck, because the small size of the keyboard makes it possible to use it everywhere.

I have 4 of them with identical layout. (: I cannot type on regular keyboards anymore. ^^

Maybe the Ergodox is for you: https://ergodox-ez.com/

I am using a Planck 40% mech keyboard I consider high-end (as in personal endgame) and my base layout is euro/iso, but I have a custom layer for programming related signs like the $-sign. This way I have a better experience than I would have with a US-layout.

Programmers using mainly US-layout is a false assumption. I have only 2 out of 10 colleagues using it.