Closing out the 36th year of life. professional Another year of having a job in big tech. s'been good. My role has converged into a generalist one. I do whatever needs doing, right away. For the first eight months of the year I was using Cursor, thinking that
Eager to close the book on 2024. Summary For most of the year I've been drawing down reserves (financial, emotional) while continuing to tread water in other dimensions. Professionally For most of the year I was passively interviewing and looking for roles that would be a better fit
I've used ChatGPT/Copilot a lot in the last few months. I still haven't arrived on a really clean workflow, but my usual process looks something like a one of/a combination of the following: * Using ChatGPT to format some boring XML/JSON/Whatever that is
I did an AI-powered interview some time back. Or, I should say, I did like 45 seconds of one and then decided it wasn't for me. I totally understand the appeal on both sides for the AI interviewer. The candidate can do it whenever, the employer can churn
Most of the people in my professional network are in tech, and many are going through layoffs or searching for better positions right now. It's clear from anecdotes as well as data that the tech industry is shedding many jobs as firms adjust to higher costs of capital.