chitchcock

Stevey's Google Platforms Rant

I was at Amazon for about six and a half years, and now I've been at Google for that long. One thing that struck me immediately about the two companies -- an impression that has been reinforced almost daily -- is that Amazon does everything wrong, and Google does everything right. Sure, it's a sweeping generalization, but a surprisingly accurate one. It's pretty crazy. There are probably a hundred or even two hundred different ways you can compare the two companies, and Google is superior in all but three of them, if I recall correctly. I actually did a spreadsheet at one point but Legal wouldn't let me show it to anyone, even though recruiting loved it.

I mean, just to give you a very brief taste: Amazon's recruiting process is fundamentally flawed by having teams hire for themselves, so their hiring bar is incredibly inconsistent across teams, despite various efforts they've made to level it out. And their operations are a mess; they don't real

nicoleslaw

Tiny Content Framework

About the project

This is a tiny content strategy framework focused on goals, messages, and branding. This is not a checklist. Use what you need and scrap the rest. Rewrite it or add to it. These topics should help you get to the bottom of things with clients and other people you work with.

Give me feedback on Twitter (@nicoleslaw) or by email (nicole@nicolefenton.com).

Contents

dideler

Note: I'm currently taking a break from this course to focus on my studies so I can finally graduate

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Introduction
3. Interactive Start
4. Linux and Server-Side Javascript
5. Linux Command Line
6. Linux Development Environment

smcoll

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from __future__ import unicode_literals
import uuid

from django.db import migrations, models


def fill_mymodel_uuid(apps, schema_editor):
    db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
    MyModel = apps.get_model('myapp', 'MyModel')

mathewbyrne

function slugify(text)
{
  return text.toString().toLowerCase()
    .replace(/\s+/g, '-')           // Replace spaces with -
    .replace(/[^\w\-]+/g, '')       // Remove all non-word chars
    .replace(/\-\-+/g, '-')         // Replace multiple - with single -
    .replace(/^-+/, '')             // Trim - from start of text
    .replace(/-+$/, '');            // Trim - from end of text
}

sktse

How to Keep Pull Requests Manageable

• There are a lot different things you can try to keep pull requests manageable.
• These pointers are not meant to be rules, but merely guidelines when possible. Due to the nature of what you are working on, some of these techniques may not be possible (or incredibly difficult).

• Either way, here are some tips to help make people not want to claw their eyes out reviewing a pull request.

The Basics

• These are the fundamental basics to a pull request and ALL pull requests should have these, regardless of how small or meaningless it is.

j-faria

import numpy as np 
import cStringIO

filename = 'example.rdb' 

def read_rdb(filename):
    """ Reads a .rdb file with possible comments '#' and header
    col1 col2 col3
    ---- ---- ----
    Returns a numpy record array

daveliepmann

Implementing the k-means jump method: Part One

This paper:

Finding the number of clusters in a data set: An information theoretic approach

CATHERINE A. SUGAR AND GARETH M. JAMES

>Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

thismatters

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from __future__ import unicode_literals

from django.db import migrations, models
from django_cryptography.fields import encrypt

app_with_model = 'account'
model_with_column = 'User'
column_to_encrypt = 'email_address'
column_field_class = models.CharField

WAUthethird