Perihelion

Yes, those are the initials of an employee here. Sorry for the confusion!

Hey there, thanks for bringing this up. First, I want to apologize for the inconvenience you've experienced as a result of this issue. Second, I'd like to apologize for the delay in getting back to you on this as well.

You're right, 3+ weeks is a pretty long time for something like this to be affecting people. Unfortunately I don't have an ETA on when this issue will be resolved, but I'll be keeping tabs on it going forward. Please feel free to add additional comments to the issues if you haven't already, or you can reach out to me directly. Again, I'd like to apologize for any trouble this caused you and others affected by this issue.

Hey, thanks for the feedback. We're aware of issues people experience with latency on GitLab.com and we're working to make it better. You can see some of the history regarding this issue here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/infrastructure/issues/59

This issue was updated this morning with a plan to speed things up: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/infrastructure/issues/947

I think this is especially true in the Bay Area as lots of companies are looking for unicorns in a herd of cattle. There's nothing wrong with cattle, but places will spend 6 figures trying to recruit that 10x unicorn instead of training people.

Speaking as someone who's hired in the past, most of the CodeAcademy/bootcamp grads we turned away were turned away because they didn't have anything to show us except things they did in the program. Doing CA/completing a bootcamp tells us they know stuff, but the portfolio was an important piece because it told us they could apply what they learned. Just wanted to pass that on to anyone who is doing/considering one of these things. (Bonus points for creating unique apps that interviewers can talk to you about -- I can't even tell you how many Twitter clones I've seen.)

Agreed 100%. Growing up we didn't have money to hire people to do this stuff for us. I learned how to paint, how to hang drywall, how to do basic plumbing, how to lay flooring (tile, carpet, and wood), and odd jobs like replacing crown molding.

I'd add basic mechanics to this list -- things like changing my own oil and replacing my own battery have saved me a TON of money and there's a satisfaction that comes from being able to fix your own stuff.

You can have private repos for free on GitLab.com too.

Disclaimer: I work at GitLab.

Thanks for the feedback -- it sucks that they found so many bugs in the product. Any chance you remember what specifically they ran into?

Having just picked this one up, I can confirm it's actually worth a read. It's short but full of information that will help you design better APIs even if you've already done it.

Definitely! Shoot me an email :)

Heya, shoot me an email (amanda@gitlab.com) and I'll see what I can do about getting you some stickers. Thanks for the feedback! It's great to hear :)

He's allegedly inflated his usage numbers in order to secure/sustain membership in the PHP-FIG. There are several high-profile projects in the group, so I imagine getting your project listed as a member adds some prestige and is good for resume building.

PHP-FIG: http://www.php-fig.org/

Agreed. I think the stigma around mental illness has a lot to do with how people react to it. Society tells us it's embarrassing and a sign of weakness and many people suffer in silence until it's too late. Fortunately this industry appears to be more open about it.

I can't even tell you how many pen testers I know with criminal records. Somewhere, someone will hire him to do security.

All of the people involved have been very open about their identities and what they've been up to. It's sort of their MO. Pure speculation on my part, but I imagine it's basically a giant middle finger to everyone else.

First one, then the other.

Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!

African or European?

As a follow up, this was posted not too long afterwards: https://github.com/bundler/bundler/issues/3436

tl;dr, there's a bug where a CoC is created even if you opt-out.

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If it works but performs poorly due to poor design decisions I definitely care. Otherwise I'm with you -- I tend not to care about the skill level of the programmer as long as the application works and has no glaring security issues.

I guess it's worth noting that Linode and Rackspace can provide server management for you if sysadmin work isn't your forte.

"Most people are not willing to risk their job to find out."

And that's the part that makes me sad about all of this. People are all about "Consider the woman's feelings here!" but no one wants to consider how men feel about it because they're "privileged."

Well, at the end of the day he really is the only one who can change his behavior. I'm not saying I'll be mad if he doesn't, it was simply my way of saying "Don't give up on us because we're not all bitches."

I didn't feel that this warranted more or less blame on anyone's part. He seems like he might assume a woman is up tight based on his experiences -- I can't change how he feels about that. Unfortunately I also can't change the women that caused him to feel that way. All I can do is try my hardest to not be like the women he speaks of and ask him to reconsider his position.

I appreciate the nitpicking fwiw. I think you misinterpreted what I said, possibly due to the fact that I sometimes suck with words.

No, I recognized that this is a self-preservation tactic and (thought) I implied I wished it weren't needed.

Please read some of the other things I said -- I'm actually on the same side as him.

I disagree. There's a reason that the term "witch hunt" has the connotation that it does.

I'll agree with you partially. This sort of thing is definitely going down based on race/orientation as well, but I see less of that and more men vs women sorts of discussions.

It's not just a tech problem either. This stuff is going on all around the world. I don't claim to have solutions to these problems, but I would appreciate it if the public shaming and witch hunts would stop. I'm tired, SV. So very tired.

I've never worked at AT&T but I'd wager the same stuff went on. Perhaps you experienced the same sort of thing I did where people assumed you wouldn't appreciate their words/actions and elected to avoid you?

I see a LOT more drama surrounding the things that men have said/done. If I were a man I would absolutely be more concerned about my interactions with female coworkers over male ones.

Don't take this to mean that I think I can say/do whatever I want in this industry on account of being female -- no one is bulletproof. It just seems men are vilified more than women when it comes to these sorts of things. Maybe that's just my world view.

That hasn't been my experience. After I settled in here people eventually approached me and said they were afraid to talk to me about anything not work-related out of fear that I'd take something the wrong way.

I think men are less concerned about their ability to tell rape jokes and more concerned that anything can be blown out of proportion and taken to social media. This sort of stuff can ruin lives and I think THAT is why many men walk on eggshells. In this case, people went after pg without even hearing his side of things, and a quick browse of Twitter leads me to believe that even though he's stated his side of things people are still unwilling to change their stance on this. Instead, they'd rather be pissed off and label him as part of the problem.

In some cases what you said is probably true, but based on what I've seen they seem to be a minority. I don't think your average person honestly thinks that rape is okay, even if they find humor in rape jokes.

I apologize if it came off this way. I actually allocate blame 50% to him and 50% to the people that do this sort of thing. This is a circular problem to me. Some people seem quick to be angry about things and they lash out at people. Then the people being lashed are like "These people are CRAZY. I'd better steer clear of them." The ones lashing out may have been on the receiving end of something *ist and read into things that people say/do. This issue seems to be feeding itself. What it comes down to is this: Everyone needs to stop judging everyone based on the actions of a few people who make great waves. The tech industry isn't the only place this could be beneficial, either.

WRT calling him out on his behavior, all I was trying to say is that I disagree and wish he would consider changing his mentality going forward. I'm not mad at him for it, I'm sad that the actions of a few have caused him to think this. At the same time I was hoping to imply that I won't twist his arm because I see where he's coming from. No malice intended!