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New comment by scrapcode in "4chan Sharty Hack And Janitor Email Leak"

scrapcode — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:11:50 +0000

Whoosh

New comment by scrapcode in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2025)"

scrapcode — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:13:16 +0000

Hi Scott! Are the posted salary ranges annual?

New comment by scrapcode in "Vets Who Code"

scrapcode — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:27:42 +0000

Thanks for this. I've been dabbling with code for ~20 years, have the diploma and the t-shirt, but I lack the mentorship. I feel like it would be even more helpful in this time as I attempt to pivot from my general-IT career with dev as one tool into solely development. So, anyways, thanks for sharing additional resources.

New comment by scrapcode in "Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator"

scrapcode — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:17:03 +0000

I've (mostly quietly) enjoyed the "vibe" of HN for well over a decade now. It's certainly a major contribution to maintaining enjoyment in the crazy world of tech. Thank you for your contributions to this community which remains so special to an entire industry.

New comment by scrapcode in "Ask HN: Why don't hiring managers provide feedback?"

scrapcode — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:29:54 +0000

Hard to say - but giving without the expectation of return can certainly lead to future gain. I highly respect the company that did schedule a feedback session and it certainly made them one that I will continue to watch for opportunities rather than just a position opening that popped up on a stream of jobs that I happened to find.

I'd be willing to bet they at least think there is some metric being improved there. Possibly assuming it might garner more interest as a desirable workplace during an staffer's market.

New comment by scrapcode in "Ask HN: Why don't hiring managers provide feedback?"

scrapcode — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:29:03 +0000

That makes sense. I guess I was only considering what my own response would be to receiving feedback. I think I'll just change my approach to just trying to articulate genuine appreciation for the opportunity to interview in the first place, and see if that sparks any love my way.

New comment by scrapcode in "Ask HN: Why don't hiring managers provide feedback?"

scrapcode — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:20:06 +0000

Thank you for the valuable feedback, and positive nudge. I am trying to get creative in how I introduce myself to organizations to make a good first impression without coming off as "creepy," i.e. trying to connect or send a message with hiring managers on LI for example.

New comment by scrapcode in "Ask HN: Why don't hiring managers provide feedback?"

scrapcode — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:15:17 +0000

I say average as I'm at about 60 for the past 60 days. Some days 0, some days 15. As an attempt to increase my success rate I have limited most of my applications to specifically target my most comfortable stack as well as focusing on orgs physically close to me that are seeking to fill hybrid positions. I check daily, but the supply of positions that meet that criteria go through waves.

I certainly do apply for remote-only positions as well if I match the requirements really well, but everything in the intermediate to mid-level range is getting 800-1,000 apps per week.

New comment by scrapcode in "Ask HN: Why don't hiring managers provide feedback?"

scrapcode — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:08:41 +0000

I have been trying this approach to some extent, but with a non-existent network it has essentially boiled down to using LinkedIn Premium features to guess who within the org might be close to the area the position is for. Thank you for the well wishes.

Ask HN: Why don't hiring managers provide feedback?

scrapcode — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:32:00 +0000

I have been applying for SWE positions for nearly 2 months now, at an average of 1 application per day. Of the 37% that have responded, nearly 70% have been rejections, to which I send a message thanking them for consideration and asking if they have any constructive feedback in how I might improve either my application, interviewing (if applicable), or my KSAs.

Most ghost at that point with zero response, some have explicitly replied by saying they will not give feedback at all. Only one organization gave any feedback at all, and they really took it to another level by scheduling a 30-minute call with an HR rep to have an entire feedback session.

I’m currently pivoting from a decade+ long career in government, albeit technical and involving development, and the feedback would be immensely valuable to me. It’s difficult for many of these organizations to find a person to actually request feedback from, but even when you can, seems unwilling to offer it.

Is there a liability reason here, or is it just a sheer volume problem at this point in the market?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43411738

Points: 18

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New comment by scrapcode in "Tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action Compromised – used by over 23K repos"

scrapcode — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 01:57:17 +0000

Are there examples of these types of actions in other circles outside of the .NET ecosystem? I knew about the FluentAssertions ordeal, but the Moq thing was news to me. I guess I've just missed it all.

New comment by scrapcode in "We built a crowdsourced interview question database for tech interviews"

scrapcode — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:12:07 +0000

If I had that leverage, I certainly would hard-pass, but the market just isn't there right now. I have hands-on dev experience (and the education) in different roles, but none of those roles are solely as a "software developer," so just getting the opportunity to do these goofy things is almost necessary just to get a seat at the table so to speak to begin talking about my background and KSAs. One thing to note is it is all perms given through the browser.

The most recent example for me was even worse- the position was for a web dev asking for experience in C#/.NET. The integrated IDE had all of the usual spyware did not actually compile anything or run any example checks. Then it proceeded, without any brief at all, to ask 7 more 'optional' gotcha-like questions on C pointers and nuances.

It's a terrible time to want to pivot into dev full-time, from the lense of being in the job market anyways.

New comment by scrapcode in "We built a crowdsourced interview question database for tech interviews"

scrapcode — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:28:19 +0000

I've had two "Online Assessments," as they're called, in the past couple of weeks and they're even weirder than that now. The request access to my desktop, webcam, microphone, akin to a proctored exam. They don't let you use your own editor, or even leave the window. There is no one there to interact with, ask clarifying questions, etc. It then plays everything back with keystrokes sync'd to video/audio for the reviewer.

If I have to go through that bullshit, I would at least like the opportunity to use it to show how I think, ask clarifying questions even if it is just to show understanding of edge cases, create some small talk, etc.

New comment by scrapcode in "IBM completes acquisition of HashiCorp"

scrapcode — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:14:06 +0000

I agree that it doesn't make much sense. You would think if you're even close to being considered they'd want to keep the bridge intact for next time.

I wonder if there is some kind of legal liability involved with sharing feedback with potential candidates? I know this is sometimes the case for referrals/what can and cannot be sad in a reference check, etc.

New comment by scrapcode in "IBM Completes Acquisition of HashiCorp"

scrapcode — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 01:24:26 +0000

What do you expect is the reason this happens? I would suspect your skill assessment after a handful of interviews is sound and most people liked you. Do you think you just run into a person eventually that doesn't vibe?

New comment by scrapcode in "Ask HN: What projects do hiring managers like to see?"

scrapcode — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 03:11:25 +0000

For my current situation, which is essentially a career field switch, I try to balance the possibility of running into someone like you in an interview (which I think would suit my situation best) and getting to the interview to begin with. I essentially work outside of the development industry, but develop internal tools/automate tasks in other tech areas.

I sometimes feel like I would have the leg up in the arena of understanding the business needs, methodologies to get there, etc- but am afraid I'm getting skipped for not sprinkling enough stack-terms and not having much experience with the need to scale across a large user base.

I appreciate your comment and will continue to learn everything I can about an org prior to discussions. Very helpful, Thank you!

New comment by scrapcode in "Ask HN: Do you practice lucid dreaming?"

scrapcode — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:19:30 +0000

I very rarely over the past 15+ years have had/remembered having a dream, and oddly that seems to have started being the case after trying to practice lucid dreaming. Most of the dreams I do have seem to be when I nap on the couch during the day (which I can probably count on one hand how many times I have done in 15 years).

Is that good/bad/neither?

New comment by scrapcode in "Ask HN: Is anyone still using Dreamweaver?"

scrapcode — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:57:53 +0000

Ah, the nostalgia. Dreamweaver was pivotal for me in my early teens to be able to copy other sites code to see how things were built out and learn HTML + CSS.

If I remember correctly, it was really the only way to go to make image maps when those were a thing.

Ask HN: What projects do hiring managers like to see?

scrapcode — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:13:39 +0000

What types of example projects do hiring managers like to see in a portfolio for junior/intermediate devs?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43134745

Points: 3

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New comment by scrapcode in "Johnny.Decimal – A system to organise your life"

scrapcode — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:50 +0000

Same. A very simplified version of bullet journaling does quite a bit for me to track tasks. I basically just use three bullets ( - for information, * for an item requiring action, and > to indicate i need to keep moving that task forward).