Many people forget that their Amazon prime subscription includes unlimited* free photo storage (terms of use apply) I love it and it keeps getting better with each new app release. Worth checking out as an option.
I'm surprised this isn't higher. Unlimited pictures are included with Prime; I pay a little more for 1TB of video storage. It's the cheapest way to store our 15 years of stuff.
The app reliably uploads all my wife's photos via WiFi, and the website interface is good.
There are seriously dangerous attitudes in this thread regarding what constitutes token invalidation. Hire someone skilled at secure auth architecture. You should have at least 2-3 senior engineers who are very well versed in this if this company is serious about doing anything related to protected patient healthcare data. One person's opinion should never end up being the only input for super critical decisions like you are trying to make.
As a person without the degree that works at one of these companies, I can honestly say that it's incredibly difficult to get in. What I haven't seen anyone talk about is how it haunts you constantly. Not necessarily coming from other people, but knowing that if someone wanted to call you incompetent, it'd be on you to prove otherwise since you dont have the degree to back up your knowledge. I wish I could go back and get a CS degree just to tame the thought that it could all fall apart so easily.
Exactly, you took the words right out of my mouth. I'm 6 years in as a web dev and still feel the downsides of not having that paper. There is that constant, need to prove feeling that lingers in my mind. I'd love to work for a big company but I am stuck in my country. Visa approval requires that paper to prove you're skilled. Stuck with opportunities that pay really less, compared to Europe/USA. Don't know about you but, I recently decided to bite the bullet and join a CS degree on the side. Going to be tough 3 years, but it'll be worth having that paper once in for all.
> Visa approval requires that paper to prove you're skilled.
There are ways to go around that - in some countries, US among them, you can count some years of specialized work experience in the field in lieu of formal education ("degree equivalence" - I believe). I got a work visa in Canada on that basis, and later L1, H1B, and finally a green card in US, without any degree.
With respect to US specifically, google for "USCIS three-for-one" for more on this.
I don't really know - in my case, it was all handled by my employer and their lawyers; all I did was gather the documents they told me they'd need (basically whatever is necessary to prove said work experience).
Having done both startup/agency work and working as a "cog in a big machine", hands down a "cog in a big machine" is far better for someone early in their career, looking to build good engineering habits.
1) Most startup code is hot garbage.
2) High caliber engineering practices rub off on you. - Surrounding yourself with talent and writing software is the best way to be good at what you do. Being in a small startup, that is almost certainly not going to happen. The numbers just don't allow for it.
3) Don't underestimate the draw of a major player like Google on your resume. - Before working for one of these companies, my LinkedIn mailbox would get maybe one or two messages a year from recruiters. Now my problem is making sure to politely decline all of the messages I get in a timely fashion.
4) A hefty sign-on bonus, HEALTH INSURANCE, and in most cases bonuses or stock offerings normally come as part of the deal with a Google offer. - Do you want a house, car, education, children, retirement? If you answer yes to any of these, a company like Google will give you a great financial foundation to work from so that once you've established yourself you can take more calculated risks with a much better safety net.
Maybe the market's kind of hot, I've been getting recruited on LinkedIn almost since I started (non-BigTech) employment two years ago. We had a contractor fresh out of bootcamp who got recruiting messages too and left after seven months. I never considered responding because I considered it spam, but it looks like there are some good canned responses you can send: https://www.themuse.com/advice/5-email-templates-to-respond-....
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