This uses the ObjC runtime to obtain the underlying ObjC method implementation functions, to call directly, instead of relying on the runtime to call them. If you find this more elegant than a wrapper with some ObjC, good for you.
> - If I want to join a new company, a technical blog or active developer advocates help me decide. I can get a sense of a company culture through what they chose to post and whom they hire for their advocate roles.
I'm curious about this, how does this help you figure out culture? Is it a "what's their priority" type of thing? Have you been wrong before? What the company communicated public was not the reality?
Personally I'm trying to become better at gauging this myself, and I've only ever been able to make a "culture" opinion during the interview process when I get to hang out and small talk with the actual devs I'd be working with.
Generally, the more technical the Dev Revels are, the more technical is the mindset of the company.
If the DevRevel is promoting work culture 50% of their time, it‘s a priority for the employer and personally, for me, a small red flag (you might think otherwise).
Each person you are in touch with from a company gives you a sense whom they hire and what the company agenda and priority is.
Same as you, I don't bother. I've only been working professionally for 14 years, and have also gotten this advice fed to me from my friends, "write a blog", "contribute to open source", "portfolio portfolio portfolio". And never once have I gotten jobs based on these things, nor have I hired anyone based on these things. That's not to say they aren't valuable, but I don't think they're as valuable as lots of people say they are. Or rather the companies that hire people who care about these things / find them useful are a smaller segment than people think.
Linkedin is an interesting one. It's the only "social" account I have, and that's because, for me, it does provide actual value. I never post, but I get lots of messages from talent acquisition people and can see when former coworkers are available for new positions or have positions open at their orgs. So in that capacity it still provides value to me.
That being said, does anyone actually read company blogs? I can only remember a handful of posts over the last 10 years that actually held technical depth to be interesting. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, or maybe they're not intended for me.
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Software engineer for over 10 years. Generalist programmer, I've worked across many different domains. Love to keep things varied and try new things. I've worked mostly in the games industry doing backend work, lib integration, tools, etc... I'm looking for something different (not games), I love backend and application programming, open to something new. Interested in doing something with rust.
Another +1 on this. This seriously fixes a lot, not everything, but a lot. Been doing it for almost 10 years now, and when you fall off track or get in future ruts. It's such a great tool to get back on track. Getting a great workout in always seems to right the ship and set you up for course corrections. Oh also give Brazilian jiu jitsu a try.
