Hacker News with Generative AI: Feedback

Ask HN: Why don't hiring managers provide feedback? (ycombinator.com)
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.

Hiring, Software Engineering, Feedback, Job Hunting, Interviewing

18 points by scrapcode 38 days ago | 41 comments

Techie pointed out meetings are pointless, and was punished for it (theregister.com)
When asked to offer honest feedback, maybe pause to ponder how well you play office politics

Workplace Culture, Feedback, Technology

44 points by rntn 68 days ago | 49 comments

Ask HN: Solo developer building a product? Show us your work and get feedback (ycombinator.com)
Are you an indie hacker building a product?<p>Show your work, and we’ll share our initial feedback!<p>Please, let’s make it a positive, constructive thread.

Solo Development, Feedback, Startup, Indie Hackers, Community

17 points by mgl 81 days ago | 28 comments

"Life Without Stars? Request for feedback on a chapter of a non-fiction book (theeggandtherock.com)
Last year, the James Webb Space Telescope made a startling new discovery about how, and where, planets can form.

Space Exploration, Astronomy, Science, Writing, Feedback

12 points by JulianPGough 113 days ago | 6 comments

Show HN: SurveyMoji – An easy way to get realtime feedback with a link/QR code (surveymoji.com)
Emoji surveys are a quick way to get feedback from your audience during a video call or conference.

Surveys, Feedback, QR Codes, Video Conferencing, Tools

16 points by zoidb 147 days ago | 6 comments

How to give a senior leader feedback without getting fired (weskao.com)
How can you help a senior leader see they’re making life harder for themselves and their team?

Management, Leadership, Feedback, Workplace Dynamics

407 points by RobinHirst11 154 days ago | 327 comments

Delivering actionable feedback (posthog.com)
"Delivering actionable feedback is hard. You need to be brutally honest while at the same time not discouraging."

Feedback, Communication, User Experience, Product Development

97 points by carlual 164 days ago | 21 comments

Ask HN: How can I grow beyond being an engineer that just completes tasks? (ycombinator.com)
I’ve been given the feedback that I do an excellent job completing the tasks I’ve been given, but that I could grow further by identifying proactively identifying issues and proposing solutions.

Career Development, Engineering, Feedback, Personal Growth, Software Development

12 points by lostmyotheracct 185 days ago | 6 comments

Engineering Managers' Guide to Effective Annual Feedback (peterszasz.com)
As we’re entering the last quarter of the year, the time has come when many tech companies start their yearly feedback cycles, providing formal feedback on the performance of their employees.

Management, Human Resources, Software Engineering, Feedback

4 points by BerislavLopac 186 days ago | 0 comments

Engineering Managers' Guide to Effective Annual Feedback (peterszasz.com)
As we’re entering the last quarter of the year, the time has come when many tech companies start their yearly feedback cycles, providing formal feedback on the performance of their employees.

Engineering, Management, Feedback, Performance Reviews, Human Resources

12 points by mooreds 200 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: LLM fine-tuning SDK and would love your feedback (luminolabs.ai)
Welcome to Lumino AI, a cutting-edge fine-tuning platform that empowers you to customize open-source large language models to suit your specific needs.

Generative AI, Machine Learning, Software, Feedback

14 points by ecballer17 201 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: Internal feedback tool for webapps, how to QA? (ycombinator.com)
We are a small team, somewhat struggling to collect/work through feedback we get from our team members. This mostly relates to frontend features / changes.

Software Development, Web Development, Quality Assurance, Feedback

3 points by philiiiiiipp 208 days ago | 4 comments

Concord had a dev culture of toxic positivity that halted any negative feedback (twitter.com)

Software Development, Workplace Culture, Feedback, Toxicity

93 points by xnhbx 217 days ago | 78 comments

GitHub taught me to micromanage (matthewrocklin.com)
Feedback is critical to performing good work as a team. Good feedback cultivates quality work and professional growth. Bad feedback degrades quality and erodes relationships.

GitHub, Software Development, Feedback, Team Management

69 points by Tycho87 226 days ago | 61 comments

I give you feedback on your blog post draft but you don't send it to me (2021) (pdf.zone)
You have opened the Post Editor, and found within yourself the courage to type Content. Critically, you have yet to click “Publish”.

Writing, Feedback, Blogging, Creative Writing, Productivity

226 points by Tomte 226 days ago | 95 comments

Work with people who tell you when you're stupid (gkogan.co)

Work, Feedback, Productivity, Self-Improvement

63 points by gk1 232 days ago | 26 comments

Why giving feedback (whether it's good or bad) will help you hire (interviewing.io)

Feedback, Hiring, Job Interviews

10 points by stephenbez 249 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: Do you struggle taking good pics? (ycombinator.com)

Photography, User Experience, Feedback

21 points by ryshbg 254 days ago | 36 comments

Constructive ways to say you think something is a bad idea (englishwithkirsty.com)