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New comment by 0xB0D in "AI coding at home without going broke"

0xB0D — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:26:00 +0000

If your job becomes writing complex specs to make an LLM write code, you've not optimised anything.

In fact all you've done is add a business cost.

New comment by 0xB0D in "Ask HN: What things that tech recruiters do, annoy you the most as an engineer?"

0xB0D — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:59:21 +0000

Don't run spellchecker on their adverts, what is "kernal programming"

Give highly generic position descriptions "innovative company based in your country doing stuff"

Call you up even if you haven't posted a CV in years and ask for a CV

Not listen to you "I'm a contractor, I'm looking for contracts" - "would you consider full time" - "no" . Arrive at interview to find company looking to hire full-time because hey the word "no" means something different in recruiter speak

New comment by 0xB0D in "Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlier in your career?"

0xB0D — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 07:25:30 +0000

Being nicer to people. Earlier in my career I was too competitive with other people in team's I worked in. Trying to do all the work, exclude others. It was a function of insecurity maybe.

I've learned, you need to uphold your teammates, make friends and allies.

Lonewolf teams are only ever as productive as one person. Large companies, Intel, Google, want you to act as a multiplier, not an asshole. After all they are paying everybody, not just you. If you are perceived as individually great but rotten in a team, you are simply perceived as rotten in a team.

Learn to make your team and everybody in it look good and you will see your greatest successes.