Michael Gomez @nullbeach

c++ (unfortunate) || rust || c || python - @sonos audio distribution sw, formerly @apple silicon development nullbeach.com San Diego Joined February 2020

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

@yacineMTB it's more fun

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

who woulda thought that building a skillset at the hw/sw interface would yield such job security in the age of token spitting LLMs

Mahesh Venkitachalam @mkvenkit

2 years ago

My attempts at using ChatGPT for embedded have not yielded stellar results. No substitute for reading the datasheet. 😀

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terminally onλine εngineer @tekbog

2 years ago

there's something not right with python just the arrogance of it

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

@MiPnamic @ThePrimeagen or String, or &str, or..

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

@ptr_to_joel being a dad motivated me into sobriety and skill acquisition that I would have scoffed at 5 years ago.

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

ok so this guy's bit is just saying stupid shit right? engagement farming?

kache @yacineMTB

2 years ago

this EE shit is so much easier than computer science lmao

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i got this really fucked up doubly linked list problem in an interview that I couldn't solve and it bugged me so much that I just rehashed the most common linked list problems and concepts into my brain over the last few hours spite is a powerful motivator

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

keith is That Dude

Rachel Karten @milkkarten

2 years ago

It’s been a tough few months for Sonos. A redesign of the app caused outrage. So when a friend tipped me off to the r/Sonos subreddit filled with 261K angry people, I braced for impact. I found the expected complaints—but I also noticed they really liked an employee named Keith.

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

@AdamRackis so easy. nullbeach.com is hosted there. I am not a web dev and even my dumbass could figure out how to deploy a rust back-end via docker container. "it just works"

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

@ptr_to_joel living the dream (?)

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

I was really nervous about an interview I had this morning but my fundamental knowledge of DATA STRUCTURES came through. I was really nervous about getting hit with some terrible leetcode gotcha variation on a theme but ultimately the DS part of DS&A was the key to success today.

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

@ptr_to_joel who pulled guard first

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

@trashh_dev fuck it i'll fix it later

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

@GrunerMonzon You're so right, it's a pain in the ass. I think sometimes we engineers become desensitized to crappy DX. What ends up happening is investing time in some custom scripting/flow to make it smoother. It's ok for me, bc I like to tinker - but maybe we can do better as an industry.

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

I have no idea how these people solve complex bugs in a convoluted system without a debugger. I come from an embedded/OS background, there's no way I'm going to printf myself out of a corner. It has its place, and is a great way to find out where you need to set a breakpoint lol

trav @techsavvytravvy

2 years ago

it's a new era of slop specialists; output optimizers. there is no "domain expertise," only grind and ship. i don't use a debugger regularly, but they aren't as easily replaced by print statements once you're dealing with lower level code or multithreading.

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

I have a lot of terrifying but exciting interviews coming up. I never feel quite prepared enough but I can only try my best.

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

@ptr_to_joel ... i use neovim btw

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

it sucks ass. these people talking about replacing engineers are brain-dead. I'll give credit - chatGPT certainly replaced Stack Overflow for me personally. Copilot makes inserting logging statements a one-button breeze. complex logic? gtfoh it doesn't work.

patagucci perf papi @kenwheeler

2 years ago

i try so hard to like and use ai but its so fucking consistently wrong and mid all the fucking time.

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Michael Gomez @nullbeach

2 years ago

way sick.

Kevin Santo Cappuccio @arabidsquid

2 years ago

We (and I cannot stress this enough) are so back. Jumperless V5 lets you prototype like a nerdy wizard that can see electricity and conjure jumpers wherever you want. And the wait is nearly over for this particular superpower, it launches September 23rd on @crowd_supply.