Project notes, questions I am still working through, and thoughts on programming, AI, books, and life between Russia and China.
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AI already handles a lot of junior implementation work, which makes the first job harder to get. But maybe some of these people are already doing mid-level work — and maybe the labels are what need to change.
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Why an interview question needs the conversation around it, and how I keep that information while building a question bank.
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Building projects and explaining the decisions behind them are different skills. On technical interviews and finding the words in English, Chinese, and Russian.
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How I set up a VPN on an Ubuntu server, what each step does, and how I worked through the problems along the way.
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On San Francisco, Shenzhen, 卷, and realizing that you do not have to be inside a race for its pressure to follow you home.
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On AI pressure, the fear of falling behind, and choosing to learn and build at your own pace.
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