“You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid.” - Franz Kafka
This is from C++23, right? I wonder how available this is within compilers and how many shops plan on moving to this version of the standard and how long that will take.
I imagine targeting C++17 or 20 for 'modern' would be practical enough considering thats what you are most likely to run into in a professional setting.
The Linux kernel received a new scheduler not too long ago (https://lwn.net/Articles/925371/), so I'm not sure how relevant the critiques about CFS are.
> A dumb phone - small and minimal functionality, easy to forget about
This requires more diligence, but can't you create the experience you want on a smart phone (no social media, disable all notifications, etc.) without giving up utilities that provide actual value, such as GPS / navigation?
> Exercise - no headphones, a gym provides background music and enough human contact to keep boredom at bay
Interesting. I feel like I am more distracted and unfocused when I listen to the gym's music (sometimes their music just doesn't match the intensity of the workout) or when I socialize between workouts.
To point 1, this almost feels like catch-22. While sleep may be a way to recover from stress, stress is probably the single thing that impacts my sleep the most (aside from alcohol consumption, which is much easier to control).
It seems weird that Thomas Pynchon's name is nowhere to be found on this page or any other context about the source of this story (its from Gravity's Rainbow). There are also spelling errors.
I think the subheading may be a better title -- 'This is the story of how I prepared for a decade to graduate in 3 months.'
This seems feasible only for a specific set of people: those with previous experience & looking specifically for the credential and not so much the learning experience that comes with a traditional 4 year degree. Not to take away from the author's achievement, I just think it would be misleading to imply that this is a path that most people can take.
For Computer Science, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman with Julie Sussman.
For programming, Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective by Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron
The first is Understanding Power by Noam Chomsky. This was the first political book I had ever read and it completely rocked my world. I knew the US was involved in some nefarious stuff, but never to that extent. Completely changed the way I read news / history & how I react to current events.
The other book is Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon.
I haven't been looking lately, but in the past year, I had no problem getting interviews at FAANG, some unicorns, and some series C/D startups. I didn't even have to apply for several of the positions, a recruiter reached out to me.