During one of my interviews in late 2023 - early 2024, a person asked me: “Who cares about the language we choose or frameworks or type system… all that matters is a working product”. I wrote about it already, but I used a clumsy analogy with building a house. Recently, however, the internet (or at least, the algorithms that take care of my YouTube feed) started buzzing with news about the problems at Boeing....
It’s the beginning of 2024, layoffs happen on every corner, and I’m one of those who were affected. One thing I’ve been reminded of is that interviews are tricky for me. As controversial as it sounds, it gets even trickier when I am asked questions related to my area of interest. It’s easy if you don’t know anything about a subject - admit it, and that’s it. But when you’ve been working in the field for a few years and you know the question is related, but you can’t remember some of the details - that’s when it gets interesting....