@sd141414: Stack knowledge fades in six months. Default behavior doesn't. The best hires I've made all had a side project nobody asked for.

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kenadamss16
Kena Dams :
I know many good software developers that do zero projects outside of work.
2026-07-02 18:53:13
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united_cafe_cr
united_cafe :
it can be exhausting and recipe for burnout though
2026-07-02 21:57:34
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mahsahndo9e
mahsahndo9e :
bro did u write this video's script with ai?
2026-07-03 20:16:30
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epicloss
EpicLoss :
Lame. The interview is greatly overrated.
2026-07-05 02:48:38
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venificium13_2.0
Venificium13 2.0 :
thanks for making me feel better about all my half built apps
2026-07-02 18:34:19
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ub3macapun0
Jom :
Me and my peers (we're 5) are senior software engineers, 10 years+ of experiences. We built ourselves living life better when no one paid us. We don't want any involvement of being a software engineer on how we spend our free time. That's the true answer.
2026-07-02 22:56:37
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tiktoker1000101101
tiktoker1001 :
Taste, quality, caring. very valuable in the age of ai code
2026-07-02 20:05:31
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maydaymike1991
Michael McDonald :
very good filter. it reveals evidence to the question "How much do you love engineering?" You cannot "create passion" inside of someone else... But if it's already there, then it can be harnessed.
2026-07-02 19:28:06
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odhiamboostine
dev.austine :
ask me
2026-07-02 18:03:18
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11clover11
Charles Bloom859 :
I have been listening to you for several months now. you have been a sane voice that helped keep me grounded as I learned to build. the voice that kept me asking, "what is the question that I don't know how to ask" as I continued to add to my understanding. I would credit your videos for helping me understand that I am largely building nice, full stack demos - not ready software. This video lands differently than your other videos. This video asks the viewer to ask themselves, "who am I?" rather than "what am I doing?"
2026-07-03 15:38:20
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browncownowbuthow
fng00001 :
that is a fantastic interview question
2026-07-04 04:26:15
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mikehawk429
Critlist :
I restored a terminal based video game written in the mid 80s 😅
2026-07-04 21:11:44
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jamesxabregas
James X :
I just going to put aside the fact your cadence sounds like ChatGPT… because I agree with you but also disagree with you. The thing is it depends on what sort of personality you want for the role. The person you described makes a good innovative leader. But they are not always the most disciplined because they are seeking challenge and novelty. There is another personality type of lead engineer that is a very good collaborator but maybe not a good initiator. These people are the people you want on your team to help you focus your projects. Otherwise if you hire 10 people each with 10 unfinished GitHub projects you’ll just be left with 100 unfinished GitHub projects.
2026-07-04 00:34:17
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warcraft2arena
Warcraft Arena :
imo if you're a good engineer you can just know if someone knows what they're talking about by asking questions
2026-07-03 18:41:33
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stepweaver1
stepweaver :
I can’t stop building! I build everything! I’m in a new job and already built a tool for it. No one is using it. I’ll test it. Maybe I’ll get others to use it. We’ll see!
2026-07-04 01:47:36
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insanemito
insane mito :
man why did I smile when ya said that I immediately thought of all my projects lol
2026-07-04 17:14:28
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twentyfour_13
𝓭𝓮𝓿🅞🅢 :
thoughtbi was a scatter looking at my unfinished projects 🤪🤦🏽‍♂️
2026-07-04 20:57:49
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vitalii5050
[object Object] :
You sounds like a my previous employer in outstaffing company, they gave me an opportunity to add to my CV work experience on their open source project without compensation until they find me a paid project, thank you but I am not interested in it. Am I bad engineer? It maybe, but I got two offers after 1 month of job search and this is enough for me to not feel imposter syndrome
2026-07-03 17:13:24
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xxjjjfhhsf
M386 :
Nothing for my first 15 years as a developer. Now with AI, I created over 30 projects already
2026-07-02 20:11:55
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dieselmightynutz
DieselMightyNutz :
100%
2026-07-02 18:14:48
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tytermin8tor
TyTerminator :
Its passion
2026-07-03 02:12:50
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freeagent870
interdurozw :
I built me a guitar tab scroller that uses all the viewport, whether small or large and renders the notes dynamically. No more constraints on having say 3 measures wide. If I have a vertical monitor I use all the width. Landscape same. I’m 10 feet away, zoom in. Sorry… you asked 😁
2026-07-05 04:25:15
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leekichko
Lee Kichko :
100% this.
2026-07-02 19:21:03
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juanitomint
juanitomint :
I wrote a BPM suite for process automation
2026-07-05 03:07:48
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aeznchronicle
chronicle :
Absolutely
2026-07-02 17:57:57
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