dieterrams

The downside is that I'm usually lazy/reluctant to delete the extras, especially when there's a tossup as to which is the "best", so I end up with tons of photos I don't want in my library.

It is absolutely true that code cannot be fully self-documenting, and the idea of writing self-documenting code isn’t to suggest that it can be. E.g., why things were done a certain way is not readily expressible through code. And it’s often helpful to give a plain-language overview of the purpose and responsibility of a class, for example.

In my experience, writing as “self-documenting” code as possible is vastly preferable to a culture which cares more about writing comments for everything than writing readable code. People end up writing obligatory but worthless comments; comments are strewn everywhere making it even harder to read or skim code; and you end up getting vastly more comment rot.

I’m starting to get the impression, though, that if I want to be happiest as a Big Tech Co. engineer, I really just need to work at Google.

I’ve had work experiences that were completely free of this sort of thing, but at small to medium-size startups. My current employer, not so much.

You’re right, of course, that I need to be assessing specific opportunities. I guess I’m just trying to see if there are any broad difference between public tech companies.

That, and the (usually) better work/life balance compared to startups.

This isn't always true. Some interviews are really about solving the problems as fast as possible. And lots of interviewers are looking for exactly the answer they have on hand, and will think you're doing it wrong if you come up with a different, but equally valid (or better!) solution.

Even by an analytic philosopher’s standard, your summary is rather uncharitable and reductive.

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You seem to be getting pretty worked up about this. The reason I don’t think the claim is obviously untrue is because I believe the magnitude of wealth involved, and often the scale of operations/actors, increase the probability of actions ranging from morally dubious but legal to outright criminal.

Per one of your other replies, we can quibble about the quote and what “behind every great fortune” means, exactly. You seem to be interpreting it to say that criminal action was a major factor responsible for the fortune, while I interpret it more loosely, the impact being irrelevant.

At any rate, I doubt the quote is meant to be taken strictly literally, and is more of an aphorism.

Berkshire Hathaway was investigated for insider trading, resulting in Sokol’s resignation. Four former execs of BK’s General Re were found guilty of fraud.

They seem to assume this a priori.

If you’re not already aware, this line of research generally falls under the term ‘embodiment’. George Lakoff has written a few books on the matter.

Not everyone will be delisted, the usual tools of extrapolation and demography are still available to the historian, and merely because information is not accessible via Google does not mean it is not available.

You can actually sign up for a Messenger account independently of a Facebook account. However, this doesn't seem to be well supported. There is no way that I can tell to delete a Messenger-only account, or to remove contacts that were automatically uploaded from your phone.