jakeonrails

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""

       Set terminal tab / decoration color by the server name.

       Get a random colour which matches the server name and use it for the tab colour:
       the benefit is that each server gets a distinct color which you do not need
       to configure beforehand.

"""

mediafinger

How to calculate your hourly rate as a freelancer?

Many people struggle with this question. Some just try to make as much as a full-time employee makes (and ignore that they won't be able to bill as many days). Others follow tips on startup related websites that suggest to ask for 20% to 50% more than an salary would yield (and ignore the additional risk and expenses they have).

Below you will find some numbers to help you calculate how high your hourly or daily rate should be.

Your yearly income should be higher than an average salary

• You take more risk than full time employees, phases without income are likely

ganapativs

• Install iTerm2 from https://www.iterm2.com/
• Install oh-my-zsh from https://ohmyz.sh/ or https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh
• Set iTerm2 theme tab theme to Dark - Preferences | Appearance | Tabs | Theme > Dark
• Install Fira Code fonts from https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode (Clone and navigate to dstr > ttf, install all font files by double clicking)
• Install Powerline fonts from https://github.com/powerline/fonts
• Set fonts for iTerm2 - Preferences | Profiles | Text
  • Change Font to 14pt Fira code regular and Check Use Ligatures checkbox
  • Change Non ASCII Font to 14pt Fira mono and Check Use Ligatures checkbox
• Install iTerm2 snazzy theme from https://github.com/sindresorhus/iterm2-snazzy
  • Navigate to Preferences | Profiles | Color Presets > Snazzy

leonhfr

Reverse interview

Engineering

1. What tech stack do you use? Are you rolling out new technologies or sunsetting older ones? Do you have any legacy system that you need to maintain?
2. What is your maturity stage? Finding a direction, feature work, maintenance...
3. What are the next big engineering challenges you will face?
4. How are requirements delivered to the engineering teams? How are technical decisions made and communicated?
5. What level of involvement do engineers have in relation to architecture and system design? How much freedom for decision making do individual developers have? What happens if an engineer identifies areas of improvement?
6. What is the junior/senior balance of the team?