Brian Liao briantliao

Effective Engineer - Notes

SDE, L6, 5 YOE, 290K TC
For SDE3 Promotion, Consider working on self-projects based on impact instead of projects defined by leadership. If a customer ends up using it, it looks good from a Think Big perspective. It is powerful to have management trust you with these side excursions.
Don't Switch Teams. If you are happy with your team, work, and manager, having reputation in your organization compounds. Other managers will know your name and that you are good. This is worth a lot at promotion time.
Get good at writing narrative prose for each decision you make. Make it visible across the org. If you don't have a document for your feature, it can be misunderstood as unimportant.
Become social with your team. Laugh. Smile. Show yourself on camera. Tell jokes. Look for every opportunity to publicly call out your coworkers when they do something good. Defend your teammates. They are goin

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	_, input_file, ouput_file = tuple(args)

	youtube_links = []

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	// int for integer number: -2, -1, 0, 1, 2
	int n = 5;
	// double for decimal numbers: 2.0, -1.3, .23
	double pi = 3.14;
	// boolean: true or false values
	boolean isHappy = true;
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	char c = 'g';

	// declarations
	int a;
	int[] b;
	Car toyota;

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	int[] b = new int[10];

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	Car toyota = new Car();

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	n01774750: tarantula
	n01774384: black widow, Latrodectus mactans
	n12267677: acorn
	n03804744: nail
	n01644900: tailed frog, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed toad, Ascaphus trui
	n07734744: mushroom
	n02802426: basketball
	n02165456: ladybug, ladybeetle, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle
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	public static void main(String[] args) {
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