Apple chip engineer returns to China, joins Fudan University(scmp.com) A former Apple chip engineer from China has left the US tech giant to join China’s prestigious Fudan University in Shanghai, underscoring the country’s efforts to attract top semiconductor talent as it seeks to bolster domestic chipmaking capabilities.
26 points by matthewsinclair 43 days ago | 18 comments
Where are all the self-directed learners?(medium.com) We received over 2,500 job applications. Fewer than 100 filled a form with open-ended questions. About 15 went on to complete a reasonably simple real-world challenge. We are a nation with the cheapest internet and a billion internet users. Where are all the self-directed learners? The eclectic ekalavyas?
33 points by toomuchtodo 105 days ago | 102 comments
What can strong engineers do that weak engineers can't?(seangoedecke.com) Right now people are blowing up on Twitter about whether the USA needs to import top talent from other countries, and if that means that American home-grown engineering talent is weak. Last month, people were blowing up over a study that purported to show that ~9.5% of software engineers do effectively zero work, and are effectively defrauding the company. And for the last ten years, people have been talking and writing about the fabled “10x engineer.”