luisehk's comments

luisehk | 4 years ago | on: Facts don’t change our minds (2018)

This reminds me of a scene in The Sopranos where Tony talks about homosexuality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=688XMcEchFQ

Tony starts going off on a homophobic rant, the therapist asks the right questions, and Tony slowly realizes that he doesn't really care about a person's sexuality.

luisehk | 5 years ago | on: What distinguishes great software engineers? (2019) [pdf]

I think the term has negative connotations because of people who build the wrong thing before asking critical questions or clarifying anything that would help shape the requirements.

I understand some people enjoy being just implementers, though. I don't think that's enough but to each their own.

luisehk | 5 years ago | on: How to Improve Bluetooth Audio Quality on Linux

This is why I switched to Windows and now use Linux on a VM, after more than a decade of using Ubuntu as my host OS. I couldn't have a decent Bluetooth audio experience after years of tweaking.

luisehk | 5 years ago | on: A terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day at Slack

Because Discord is very gaming oriented. But yes, Discord is great.

luisehk | 5 years ago | on: A grandmaster who got Twitch hooked on chess

As a casual player, I've been enjoying it. High-level games are sometimes hard to follow but it has motivated me to get out of my comfort zone and get better at chess.

luisehk | 5 years ago | on: Most complete guide on design sprints

I understand your point and I agree, but have you read the book? It's useful for managing stakeholder expectations and to fight scope creeping by keeping things simple.

luisehk | 6 years ago | on: GitHub for mobile is now available

I understand some folks may find this helpful but I'd rather not normalize working from my phone.

luisehk | 6 years ago | on: Offering software for snooping to governments is a booming business

This is why software engineers should also study some humanities.

luisehk | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Cons of Being on a Remote/Distributed Team?

Bonding. You need to make an extra effort to get to know your remote teammates.

luisehk | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are some of your recent successes?

How do you feel after cutting out alcohol and weed? Have you noticed any benefits?

luisehk | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you keep your programming motivation up?

I don't do side projects, I have other hobbies. Whatever exciting thing I want to do as a Software Engineer I'll do it during my work hours.

luisehk | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do I take my consulting business to the next level?

I highly recommend reading this: https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/consultin...

luisehk | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Any cheaper but good alternatives to DigitalOcean?

Linode is half the price of DigitalOcean.

luisehk | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Best Alternative to TravisCI?

Gitlab CI

luisehk | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to be productive with big existing code base

Do they have good test coverage? That's key. If they don't, start with that.

luisehk | 7 years ago | on: Reasons Employees Prefer to Work Remotely

Yep, working remote is awesome. Just consider not everyone is a good remote worker, so you need to filter out a lot of people who want to work remote but don't have the skills (yet).

luisehk | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Work-life balance?

30 mins is an estimate, but also they are simple recipes, 3-4 ingredients max. More complicated stuff I save it for the weekend.

luisehk | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?

Principles by Ray Dalio. It provides a good principle-based decision making framework, and I also found his own principles to be interesting and insightful.

luisehk | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Work-life balance?

Yeah, I've been in the hospital twice in the last 2 years thanks to the stress of running a company and obsessing about being productive. I've made lifestyle changes and they've not only made me more productive but also healthier physically and mentally.

Lifestyle changes:

  - Live near work to avoid traffic
  - Work around 35 hours a week
  - Don't take my work home
  - Don't even think about work on weekends
  - Do things that make me happy and unrelated to work
  - Don't stress about attending every tech meetup
  - Moderate alcohol consumption. Used to drink everyday
  - Exercise but don't obsess about it
  - Understand building a successful company takes years of work
  - Therapy. Don't need it as much anymore but I check-in on a monthly basis
  - Constantly remind myself that Health > Happiness > Work

Usual routine goes like this:

  - 6:00am: Wake up, make breakfast, shower, etc.
  - 7:20am: I'm at work at 7:30 am (10 mins commute)
  - 7:30am: Meditate 20 mins
  - 7:50am: Set objectives for the day
  - 8:00am: Get stuff done. (insert productivity tips here)
  - 3:30pm: Eat lunch
  - 4:00pm: Get home and relax
  - 4:30pm: 20 mins workout at home
  - 5:00pm: Spend time with my wife and disable phone notifications
  - 6:00pm: I may play the guitar, play videogames or watch some Netflix 
  - 8:00pm: Make dinner, probably some new recipe I found on the internet
  - 8:30pm: Watch some TV show or read a book, or just chill
  - 10:00pm: Get to bed

EDIT: formatting.

luisehk | 9 years ago | on: The Basics: Kubernetes, Mesosphere, and Docker Swarm

It is cool for big teams where operations play a big role, but I've found myself switching back to Heroku for some small (as in team size) projects.