Ask HN: What career will you switch to when AI replaces developers?
(ycombinator.com)
I'm thinking pastry chef or line cook.
I'm thinking pastry chef or line cook.
Ask HN: Jaded with AI – Alternatives?
(ycombinator.com)
Hello HN,<p>Since a young age, I've been interested in machine and deep learning. I’m currently in the second year of my Computer Science BSc (Toronto, Canada) and already have almost 2 years of experience in industry (computer vision + NLP) and over a year in academia doing AI research (both full time). Additionally, I have quite a few open-source projects (all DL-related) that have garnered over 1,000 stars in total, and some are very well-known in their respective niches.
Hello HN,<p>Since a young age, I've been interested in machine and deep learning. I’m currently in the second year of my Computer Science BSc (Toronto, Canada) and already have almost 2 years of experience in industry (computer vision + NLP) and over a year in academia doing AI research (both full time). Additionally, I have quite a few open-source projects (all DL-related) that have garnered over 1,000 stars in total, and some are very well-known in their respective niches.
How three years at McKinsey shaped my second startup
(zactownsend.com)
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
Ask HN: Best underrated way to get a job in tech during a hiring slowdown?
(ycombinator.com)
My sister-in-law is graduating at probably the worst time. I've done referrals and helped her build a portfolio, but it's pretty bleak right now.
My sister-in-law is graduating at probably the worst time. I've done referrals and helped her build a portfolio, but it's pretty bleak right now.
Ask HN: 3rd Week at FAANG and feeling imposter syndrome
(ycombinator.com)
A bit about my, I'm early 30s frontend engineer w/ no degree who started working at FAANG. Before that I spent about 12 years working at agencies doing web dev, Drupal, wordpress, etc.
A bit about my, I'm early 30s frontend engineer w/ no degree who started working at FAANG. Before that I spent about 12 years working at agencies doing web dev, Drupal, wordpress, etc.
Ask HN: I don't want to work in software anymore. Where do I go?
(ycombinator.com)
I live in NYC and I have about 6 years of experience. Out of the 4 jobs I've had, I loved one of them, but I just couldn't bear the rest. I love building software, and I've worked with a lot of great people, but the overall culture just isn't for me. I have been abused too many times.
I live in NYC and I have about 6 years of experience. Out of the 4 jobs I've had, I loved one of them, but I just couldn't bear the rest. I love building software, and I've worked with a lot of great people, but the overall culture just isn't for me. I have been abused too many times.
Ask HN: CS degrees, do they matter again?
(ycombinator.com)
I've thought about doing an online CS degree. It seems like this can be done for less than 15 grand, and also doable while still making money.
I've thought about doing an online CS degree. It seems like this can be done for less than 15 grand, and also doable while still making money.
Time to quit your pointless job, become morally ambitious and change the world
(theguardian.com)
Of all the things wasted in our throwaway times, the greatest is wasted talent.
Of all the things wasted in our throwaway times, the greatest is wasted talent.
Ask HN: What Programming Skills Will Still Matter in 10 Years?
(ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What Programming Skills Will Still Matter in 10 Years?
Ask HN: What Programming Skills Will Still Matter in 10 Years?
Burn Your Title
(eatonphil.com)
I've been a developer, a manager, a cofounder, and now I'm a developer again. I ran away from each position until being a founder because I felt like I was limited by what I was allowed to do.
I've been a developer, a manager, a cofounder, and now I'm a developer again. I ran away from each position until being a founder because I felt like I was limited by what I was allowed to do.
Burn Your Title
(eatonphil.com)
Burn your title. Burn your job description. I mean, keep your boss happy for sure. Keep your teammates happy by supporting them and building them up and communicating well.
Burn your title. Burn your job description. I mean, keep your boss happy for sure. Keep your teammates happy by supporting them and building them up and communicating well.
Ask HN: What did you learn too late in your tech career?
(ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What did you learn too late in your tech career?
Ask HN: What did you learn too late in your tech career?
Ask HN: How to transition into Robotics
(ycombinator.com)
I would very much like to work on robotics in almost any capacity and am wondering if anyone can share any tips on how I might be able to break into the industry.
I would very much like to work on robotics in almost any capacity and am wondering if anyone can share any tips on how I might be able to break into the industry.
"Just Keep Applying" Isn't Persistence, It's Insanity
(smustafa.blog)
It’s been occurring to me more and more often, lately, that as job seekers, we are told to keep doing the exact same things on a loop.
It’s been occurring to me more and more often, lately, that as job seekers, we are told to keep doing the exact same things on a loop.
Ask HN: How do you talk about past jobs you regret in interviews?
(ycombinator.com)
I'm currently interviewing for new roles and while I did do some pretty cool work in my last role, I really struggle to talk about any of it in a remotely positive away. It's a period of my life where I was mostly unhappy and the endless arbitrary deadlines only compounded it, resulting in me staying there for several years too long just from feeling too busy to look at alternatives.
I'm currently interviewing for new roles and while I did do some pretty cool work in my last role, I really struggle to talk about any of it in a remotely positive away. It's a period of my life where I was mostly unhappy and the endless arbitrary deadlines only compounded it, resulting in me staying there for several years too long just from feeling too busy to look at alternatives.
Ask HN: What's the Most Useful Piece of Career Advice You've Received?
(ycombinator.com)
The best advice I ever got was from a mentor who told me: Your network is your net worth but only if you give more than you take.
The best advice I ever got was from a mentor who told me: Your network is your net worth but only if you give more than you take.
Ask HN: What Tools Did You Use to Land Your Current Job?
(ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What Tools Did You Use to Land Your Current Job?
Ask HN: What Tools Did You Use to Land Your Current Job?
The best programmers I know
(endler.dev)
I have met a lot of developers in my life. Lately, I asked myself: “What does it take to be one of the best? What do they all have in common?”
I have met a lot of developers in my life. Lately, I asked myself: “What does it take to be one of the best? What do they all have in common?”
The Best Programmers I Know
(endler.dev)
I have met a lot of developers in my life. Lately, I asked myself: “What does it take to be one of the best? What do they all have in common?”
I have met a lot of developers in my life. Lately, I asked myself: “What does it take to be one of the best? What do they all have in common?”
Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer (2016)
(haseebq.com)
When the story of how I landed a job at Airbnb went viral, I was surprised at how infatuated people were with my negotiations.
When the story of how I landed a job at Airbnb went viral, I was surprised at how infatuated people were with my negotiations.
Ask HN: Looking to Break into Cybersecurity – Where Do I Start?
(ycombinator.com)
I have a degree in Computer Science and currently work as a frontend web developer.
I have a degree in Computer Science and currently work as a frontend web developer.
Ask HN: Struggling with Anxiety as a Developer – What Are My Options?
(ycombinator.com)
I'm a senior web developer (10 years), but in the past three years, I’ve struggled with anxiety, and my performance has suffered because of it. I started a new job last year but I was let go due to performance and am now wondering how to move forward.
I'm a senior web developer (10 years), but in the past three years, I’ve struggled with anxiety, and my performance has suffered because of it. I started a new job last year but I was let go due to performance and am now wondering how to move forward.
Ask HN: How to make money in the new age of AI?
(ycombinator.com)
Employed. Unfairly compensated. Old. Love AI. How to capitalize on the new tech wave?
Employed. Unfairly compensated. Old. Love AI. How to capitalize on the new tech wave?
Ask HN: Best and worst jobs of your career and why?
(ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Best and worst jobs of your career and why?
Ask HN: Best and worst jobs of your career and why?
Ask HN: Should I learn COBOL at 14yo in 2025?
(ycombinator.com)
I've worked in many programming languages, but are older languages like COBOL or Fortran worth looking into? COBOL certainly has a job opportunity later on since the average age of developers is over 60, they will probably hire any young person who has learned a minimum of COBOL which is already quite rare
I've worked in many programming languages, but are older languages like COBOL or Fortran worth looking into? COBOL certainly has a job opportunity later on since the average age of developers is over 60, they will probably hire any young person who has learned a minimum of COBOL which is already quite rare
My Horrible Career
(bitfieldconsulting.com)
I recently had a fascinating, and wide-ranging, conversation with ace developer advocate Zack Proser, of the highly recommended Supercharge Your Dev Skills blog. We’re both very interested in tech careers and how they work (or don’t), and Zack had some penetrating questions about my own career, and whether or not I’m any good at taking my own advice. (Spoiler alert: no.)
I recently had a fascinating, and wide-ranging, conversation with ace developer advocate Zack Proser, of the highly recommended Supercharge Your Dev Skills blog. We’re both very interested in tech careers and how they work (or don’t), and Zack had some penetrating questions about my own career, and whether or not I’m any good at taking my own advice. (Spoiler alert: no.)
Career Advice in 2025
(lethain.com)
Yesterday, the tj-actions repository, a popular tool used with Github Actions was compromised (for more background read one of these two articles). Watching the infrastructure and security engineering teams at Carta respond, it highlighted to me just how much LLMs can’t meaningfully replace many essential roles of software professionals. However, I’m also reading Jennifer Palkha’s Recoding America, which makes an important point: decision-makers can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. (Or, in this context, remain employed.)
Yesterday, the tj-actions repository, a popular tool used with Github Actions was compromised (for more background read one of these two articles). Watching the infrastructure and security engineering teams at Carta respond, it highlighted to me just how much LLMs can’t meaningfully replace many essential roles of software professionals. However, I’m also reading Jennifer Palkha’s Recoding America, which makes an important point: decision-makers can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. (Or, in this context, remain employed.)
Ask HN: Any jobs that don't force you to always be advancing career wise?
(ycombinator.com)
I’m a software developer (web, fullstack) that’s been in the industry for about 10 years now and I’ve gotten to a point where I don’t care about advancing my career.
I’m a software developer (web, fullstack) that’s been in the industry for about 10 years now and I’ve gotten to a point where I don’t care about advancing my career.
Senior engineers: Please prep for interviews
(josvisser.substack.com)
This week I am writing to you from my adopted home country of Spain. People who are not from Europe might not realize this, but Spain is the Florida of Europe, in the sense that many older Europeans of some means spend some or all of their retired life on the sunny Mediterranean coasts of this lovely country. My parents did so too and that’s how I ended up here.
This week I am writing to you from my adopted home country of Spain. People who are not from Europe might not realize this, but Spain is the Florida of Europe, in the sense that many older Europeans of some means spend some or all of their retired life on the sunny Mediterranean coasts of this lovely country. My parents did so too and that’s how I ended up here.