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Screenshot of evalapply.org: Side-stepping the Secretary Problem, unwittingly

Side-stepping the Secretary Problem, unwittingly (evalapply.org)

84 points by pvdebbe 1 month ago | 13 comments

Blog post by Aditya Athalye recounting a hiring anecdote that avoided the Secretary Problem, framed within optimal stopping theory and the post-ZIRP software job market.

hiring secretary-problem optimal-stopping software-interviews

Screenshot of evalapply.org: How to think about software quality (2022)

How to think about software quality (2022)(evalapply.org)

47 points by adityaathalye 2 months ago | 28 comments

Screenshot of evalapply.org: Poor man's bitemporal data system in SQLite and Clojure

Poor man's bitemporal data system in SQLite and Clojure (evalapply.org)

149 points by adityaathalye 1 year ago | 39 comments

Screenshot of evalapply.org: Clojuring the web application stack: Meditation One

Clojuring the web application stack: Meditation One (evalapply.org)

140 points by adityaathalye 1 year ago | 30 comments

Screenshot of evalapply.org: Keeping it Old-Tool: REPL habits of a grug-brained Clojure programmer

Keeping it Old-Tool: REPL habits of a grug-brained Clojure programmer (evalapply.org)

63 points by adityaathalye 1 year ago | 2 comments

Screenshot of evalapply.org: Why and How I use “Org Mode” for my writing and more (2022)

Why and How I use “Org Mode” for my writing and more (2022)(evalapply.org)

175 points by sebg 1 year ago | 52 comments

How to think about software quality (2022)(evalapply.org)

135 points by adityaathalye 2 years ago | 57 comments

Screenshot of evalapply.org: Cold restart whole system after total outage

Cold restart whole system after total outage (evalapply.org)

93 points by dmazin 3 years ago | 76 comments