Does anyone have a design doc format that they prefer for backend development? We’ve been working with ADRs, is that similar or the same as a design doc?
PS. I like the approach. Sounds like something I read before where devs would throw away their code everyday until they were satisfied with the result.
I tried it with a Russian movie [1] and Polish subtitles. With a single pass it was still off a bit, and dual pass didn't really work super well either. Nevertheless, interesting technology!
Oh good to know! Never tried that combination before. Maybe this was due to the model pre-trained with the speech in English. Nonetheless, have you tried switching off the stretch with "-so"?
If I have a relatively focused task to work on, but I also have meeting in the middle of the day, can be a 30 minute call, I know I will not succeed. I really need that build up and then hold on to that momentum. And after, even when I'm satisfied and happy with my work, its super hard to let go. I will keep looking into improvements during the evening and will linger on it in bed.
I still have to figure out how to deal with this. But then I'm only 29 and just starting my professional career, so enough time to learn and grow.
It is and it isn't. There are professional athletes who start doing their sport at 7. If you start at 29, you'll quite probably never make it to the top. At the same time, you could surely make it to the top of an orthogonal career, such as one of the top coaches.
On the other hand, things that mostly stretch your mind, such as science disciplines, you can do well in your 70s, 80s, or possibly even 90s. If you start at 29 with studying physics, you could get on top of your field by 45-50, leaving you quite some time to enjoy your top of the field.
29 is fine to start with most things I'd guess, especially if you've got experiences you can bring to your new career that others might not have.
Thanks for sharing this article! Even though I know more people are thinking about/struggling with stress, its good to read others assessment on it.
When covid came around and I started working from home I realized how much stress I had at the office. For at least the last 2 to 3 years I would get these huge headaches which would completely disable me and completely drain my energy. I was convinced that it was purely physical for the longest time. I did yoga, worked out, when to chiropractor, ... nothing really helped. I ended up at a physiotherapist with a lot of experience, who was able to look beyond the physical. After having yet another huge headache during my work week I discussed this with her, we were looking for the what could have stressed me. It was an email.
I was working on one project that I needed to finish to continue the work of my team when an email came in about another project I had been pushing away for a while. This email reminding me of that project stressed me so much that it completely disabled me.
I still regularly have these headaches, but now I can start thinking to myself, what stresses me here? And I can focus on fixing those issues. Most of these issues aren't just an easy fix, especially now, but its helping me. I'm helping me, I'm listening to my body.
Also related to the topic of stress and its consequences is When The Body Says No by Dr. Gabor Mate [1]. He did a few talks on the subject, you can find them on Youtube [2].
What really helped me with learning programming was the focus on what I was actually building. I remember one of my first real "programs" I wrote during my studies (I was 23 or 24, so I started of later with programming as well). They all gave us these Lego Mindstorm sets, which you can control through this little UI interface, but you could also control using C# code. With my team mates we build this little game you could play with four people, and it worked great! I wrote most of the code for it, knowing very little programming at that moment. I wrote the entire flow in one script, no classes or OOP, I was so proud!
Still I can only learn a new language or framework if I have a project that grabs my attention. So I would say don't start off with teaching "progtamming", like, what 'public static void main' means. Start with letting them create a simple CRUD app or little game through programming. And build from there. I like the process of programming but what I like most is interacting with my creation.
Wow, great insight indeed! I do feel really afraid to ever ride my bike with my Dutch attitude outside the Netherlands now, especially without a helmet as everybody normally does here... Wow, "punishment passes", how inhuman!
Edit: I looked into it a bit more, apparently videos of our prime-minster on his bike went viral! [0], how funny for such a normal thing. The dutch comments are pretty telling indeed:
> apparently videos of our prime-minster on his bike went viral!, how funny for such a normal thing.
This is a very intentional and knowing part of Mark Rutte's brand. You often see him being filmed jumping on his bicycle - I mean, here, in the Dutch news. He is doing that deliberately to invoke national pride.
Compare image searches: "Mark Rutte fiets" (the prime-minister, apparently thousands of results), "Hugo de Jonge fiets" (the most media-friendly deputy prime-minister, no relevant results)
Also, there are frequent news stories within the Netherlands that are just "look, the Royal Family cycles".
It's something the Dutch are very proud of. Strange to claim otherwise.
Yeah I can imagine it's part of Rutte's brand indeed. And, true, I do feel some pride. Well, I guess it's nice that in incites pride and not a "Damn Cyclists" reaction. It is indeed part of our national identity.
Not Just Bikes is a great YouTube channel about cycling infrastructure in (mostly) Amsterdam. Being Dutch I never realised how much attention there is for safe and smooth traffic in The Netherlands. Being abroad right now I see that its not obvious.
PS. I like the approach. Sounds like something I read before where devs would throw away their code everyday until they were satisfied with the result.