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Yeah, it's very clear that the person that wrote the above comment didn't actually grok what the purpose of the article was. Thanks for providing a counterpoint that I think actually summarizes the article correctly.

I was told at some point by someone that a layoff can’t be done based on performance, because that would mean it’s a firing instead. An amazon manager told me they were careful to avoid mentioning perf as a factor in their latest layoffs. Is that accurate and if so how does this jive with that at all?

Technicolor Tokyo 4 years ago

Well, to each their own. I find Tokyo's greenery and street gardens to be the most attractive parts of the city ;-). You're right about the lights and it's kind of hard to believe people think Tokyo looks like these pictures.

fyi to anyone seriously considering using these: neither is going to work as expected if something blocks the loop indefinitely. In other words, you won't know how long something blocked the loop until that thing has finished blocking. Timeouts for async code or limits on loop statements are still relevant.

Roast My Job Offer 5 years ago

"If you list boxes you don't have to tick, you are automatically discriminating against women. Men are more likely to apply missing skills than women."

lol. wut

Dracula Pro 6 years ago

"Hand-picked Typography"

lol

As opposed to, ya know, computer-picked typography? what is this?