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This is a collection of the things I believe about software development. I have worked for years building backend and data processing systems, so read the below within that context.
What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn
What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn
Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few
particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.
This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and
considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn
in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should
never join a private company, but the power imbalance between
founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would
FWIW: I (@rondy) am not the creator of the content shared here, which is an excerpt from Edmond Lau's book. I simply copied and pasted it from another location and saved it as a personal note, before it gained popularity on news.ycombinator.com. Unfortunately, I cannot recall the exact origin of the original source, nor was I able to find the author's name, so I am can't provide the appropriate credits.
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Saya support Internet Positif untuk memblokir porn, situs judi, dan hal-hal ilegal lainnya. Tapi pemerintah dan ISP sangat konyol karena tidak mengizinkan akses ke Vimeo, Reddit, Imgur, Netflix--yang mana bukanlah situs dengan konten utama ilegal.
Install a new Ruby with rbenv on Mac OS (and make yourself a superhero)
If you're doing stuff with Ruby on a Mac, e.g. installling Jekyll or something, by default you'll end up having to use the sudo command to do stuff, since the permission to modify the default config is not available to your user account.
This sucks and should be avoided. Here's how to fix that.
Installing a new Ruby
To make this better, we are going install a new, custom Ruby. This used to be a big, scary thing, but thanks to the awesome tools Homebrew and rbenv, it's a snap.*
A word of warning: you will have to use Terminal to install this stuff. If you are uncomfortable with text, words, and doing stuff with your computer beyond pointing and hoping, this may not work well for you. But if that's the case, I'm not sure why you were trying to use Ruby in the first place.
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