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in|retrospect
Personal blog · allenc.comproductivitycareer
in|retrospect is a personal blog at allenc.com about productivity and career. Since 2011, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 227 times, most often “How to get Front-End Developers”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-26, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this post as advice on how to hire front-end engineers, in response to a job ad that treats front-end work as an afterthought. The linked post is the only one cited.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
creating space for reflection
Most-linked posts?
- How to get Front-End Developers2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-01-15
- Why Javascript is a Joy2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-02-02
What Hacker News says?
People management & leadership | San Francisco | Allen | http://allenc.com I've been a software eng. manager for a couple of years now, currently a director of engineering at a mid-sized fintech company. I've always mentored other managers within the companies I worked in, but I'm realizing there's plenty folks who move into mgmt. for the first time w/o much support, and even a chat or two goes a long ways to making…
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on “Ask HN: Who's mentoring?”Submitted Why Javascript is a Joy as a story · 110 points
HN discussionJob ads like that are a HUGE sign that the company does not value Front End Engineers, and should be avoided (they are a backend company) And a link to a great article about how to actually hire Front End Engineers http://allenc.com/2012/01/how-to-get-front-end-developers/
Comment linking /2012/01/how-to-get-front-end-developers/
on “Hiring - Must be godlike to apply”Submitted How to Score a Google Onsite Interview as a story · 50 points
HN discussionAs someone who does a lot of interviews and has switched jobs six months ago, I understand how it feels, on both sides. I've written my fair amount on the topics too ( http://allenc.com/2011/04/how-to-score-a-google-onsite-inter... and http://corner.squareup.com/2011/10/why-we-pair-interview.htm... ). I think a part of it is ego, especially nowadays - some really good engineers are doing their own startups now, and…
Comment linking /2011/04/how-to-score-a-google-onsite-interview/
on “Technical interviews in the US compared to the UK”Submitted The Hubris of Front-End Developers as a story · 26 points
HN discussionhttps://allenc.com/ -- My blog, mostly on eng. management topics plus other personal interests, occasionally submitted on HN.
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on “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?”Submitted You Don’t Deserve a House in the Bay Area as a story · 20 points
HN discussionSubmitted Skills for Aspiring Engineering Directors as a story · 19 points
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HN discussionSubmitted Working Harder Is Not a Good Career Strategy as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Not Everyone Wants to Work for Equity as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted How Minimalism Becomes Homogeneous and Unfriendly as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Good UI Begets Great UI as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Learn to Be Bored as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Privilege of Meaningful Work as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Can the Enterprise be Consumerized? as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Javascript DOM blocking as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The “Computers” Section of the Bookstore as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Seniority, as a Measure to Increasingly Undefined Problems as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted I Built My Own Financial Planning Spreadsheet as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Data Sync Not Invented Here as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Speed of Mobile Is Too Fast for the Internet of Things as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Quick Thought on H1Bs and Profitability as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Missing Gap Between College and Self-Taught Programming as a story · 3 points
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