Then it transitioned to plants and trees: aster, begonia, willow, maple. I had a shift in life where I began to value the organic world more than dry, boring metals.

2. Yes and no. Emotionally, yes. I felt a lot more desperate and took negative signals in the process far more personally. No in that I think the market is chilly to begin with and so my layoff was not a contributing factor to how the process went.

3. Nah, if anything it socially improved my life. Got back into touch with a number of former colleagues/friends and had more time to shore up my personal life while going through my job search.

All in all this sucks, no way around it. But we're gonna make it through.

Remote: Preferred (US timezones)

Willing to relocate: no

Technologies: Python, Django, Flask, Falcon, peewee, Golang, JavaScript, React, HTMX, HTML, CSS, (Postgres)SQL, Redis, Objective-C (professionally), Swift (hobby), AWS, GCP

Résumé: https://joeylange.com/resume.pdf // https://linkedin.com/in/josefdlange

Email: josef.d.lange@gmail.com

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I have ten years of industry experience and with it I am almost certain I would be a benefit to any team. I am energetic, full of ideas, and laser-focused on good user experience through good engineering. I am motivated in particular to work on products that directly improve the lives of the people who use it. I'm looking for a senior-level role with opportunities to mentor other engineers and grow into more leadership and management, with good organizational support, as a next step.

For example, I had a second major in theatre, but I had no delusion of working a living in theatre that could compare with the kind of career that a CS degree typically delivers. It was and is a personal passion of mine, and to be able to deepen my understanding of it in an academic setting was valuable and rewarding to me personally.

Studying theatre paid dividends in other ways as well. Managing a production is a beast, and you learn a lot about how to manage people and get things done. Dramaturgy, often called literary analysis, was quoted by my professor (a scholar on the topic) as "what are the parts, and how do they go together?" -- a shorthand that I still use to this day when thinking about a new system.

If it wasn't clear already, I had a very positive experience in my studies at a Liberal Arts school, where the connections between fields, and the value they can offer each other, are a big focus.

Just taking on a second major won't necessarily pay off, but keeping in mind the holistic point of your education may create an outcome where the sum is substantially larger than its parts.

`chat-commit -m "Implemented a new view that returns random images of kittens"`

Yields a new commit with new code that does what the commit message says :-P

You control the operator, who is pushing or riding a mower, and it's up to you to get complete coverage of the lawn area. You can upgrade your equipment over time (wider deck, better turn radius, etc). Extra points for more efficient coverage, and maybe some way to earn extra points for stylish mowing (good, even stripes on the diagonal, etc).

One day I'll get around to it...