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How do self-taught developers actually get jobs? David Christensen 168 votes I recruited a self-taught programmer a few years back. I knew him online because we both flew the same online simulator game (Falcon 4). He knew I was in software, I knew h... Read More »

What is the toughest question ever asked in any interview? Animesh Bhattacharya, Obviously a student 652 votes Well, this might be a silly story. But, I find this one interesting. (after self-introduction and blah blah...) Interviewer: All right, now what do you prefer to be asked... Read More »

What's it like being a first-time director? How do you know what to do? Peter Sohn, Director, Pixar Animation Studios 44 votes Being a first time director is a very exciting and scary position. There are things that you feel that you know how to do and there are other situations you need more help ...  Read More »

What is the programming skill that will let me start earning from it the quickest? Donald M. Vu, spreading the love through helping with answers 160 votes This might help (see image below). It lists certain programming languages that are currently in demand at the market these days: Notes from the post:... Read More »

How do I become less shy and more socially confident? Mike Xie, connector | evangelist | mentor 591 votes When I was 14 my father once handed me a twenty dollar bill and asked me to order at McDonalds. After 20 minutes I came back to him and gave it back to him. I'm 24 right n... Read More »

Am I wrong to think that programmers are overpaid? Customs4U 104 votes Ever hear the saying, "If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys?" This goes for programmers and other IT folk 110%.   I've been working for web based companies for 10 years now, an...  Read More »

How high is Uber's hiring bar for software engineers in 2015? Jérôme Cukier, software engineer 207 votes I work at Uber, so I obviously passed the Uber software interview, but I also interviewed at many other tech companies and I have interviewed many engineers for Uber.  The T...  Read More »

Will Earth look different than today after 1000 years? Tony Bridges, I read. A lot. 95 votes Yes. Potentially quite a lot, actually.   First, some things will happen no matter what. For instance, North America and Europe are moving away from each other at approximatel...  Read More »

What are the best ways to lose weight? Chris Anderson 162 votes I did this exact thing last year. In October 2014 I weighed 197 pounds. By mid-January 2015 I was down to 172 pounds. Here's what I did: First of all, this all coincid... Read More »

What is the point of pure mathematics? Michael Mc Laughlin, There is always more mystery. 104 votes In 1982 Valery Ipatov discovered how to make ternary sequences with a "cool" property. If you cyclically shift one of these sequences and find the sum of the product of the...  Read More »