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Hiring is Broken And Yours Is Too

I can't keep track of the number of articles I've read about hiring in the past few years. Inevitably, they all follow the exact same format. First, they claim that hiring is broken. Next, they describe the hiring practices used by XYZ company. The present an extremely thorough analysis of every possible way in which … Continue reading Hiring is Broken And Yours Is Too →

RP Uncategorized 27 Comments 2019-07-272020-02-21 6 Minutes

Cracking the Senior Software Interview

The following is a post which I found on the Blind app. It covers all the preparation and experiences of someone who received multiple job offers from the best tech companies, including multiple offers in the range of $550,000/year. Because it can only be accessed via the app, I have copied it in its entirety … Continue reading Cracking the Senior Software Interview →

RP Uncategorized 3 Comments 2019-06-022019-07-14 3 Minutes

From Hello-World to Web-Launch in 2 Years

There was a time when I had never seen nor touched an IDE. I had never laid eyes on Java, SQL, AWS or even REST APIs. If you had told me that over the next 2 years I would go on to build and deploy my own web API, with the entire REST interface coded … Continue reading From Hello-World to Web-Launch in 2 Years →

RP Uncategorized Leave a comment 2018-04-292018-07-24 7 Minutes

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