💡 What if you built an organization based on merit, not CVs, human biases, or legacy credentials? You would grow faster at a lower cost! I have written extensively about the benefits of remote work and freelancing in modern organizations. But recently, one of my subscribers asked me to elaborate how to hire freelancers effectively … Read more
What Is Amazon CodeWhisperer? Amazon CodeWhisperer is a machine learning-powered coding assistant that provides real-time code recommendations and suggestions. As you write code, CodeWhisperer generates contextually relevant suggestions based on the existing code and comments, ranging from single lines to complete functions. It can scan your code for security issues, enhancing the overall quality and … Read more
💡 Disclaimer: I own TSLA and this is not investment advice. Most people, when thinking about Tesla, primarily consider its car models like the Model 3, Model S, and the recently launched Cybertruck. Enthusiasts often discuss its role in promoting safe driving, the potential of its robotaxi fleet network, and the expected profits these innovations … Read more
Income Calculator To calculate your income percentile (US data), enter your current age and gross income (pre tax) and hit “Calculate”: Enter Your Age: Enter Your Income ($): Calculate Percentile For instance, if you’re 40 years old and you’re making $120,000, you’re in the top 10% of earners: How Did You Calculate This? The data … Read more
Two days ago, I shared this blog article with you and other Finxters: 🧑💻 Recommended: The Return of Mass Unemployment – Intelligent AI Bots, Expensive Capital, and Recession In the email, I wrote: “As a business owner, I’d rather hire one skilled prompt engineer than ten graphic designers.” I already expected to get some pushback … Read more
In this article, I’ve compiled the 16 greatest quotes by Charlie Munger. I’ve consumed hundreds of hours of video material and myriads of quotes. These are the ones that I found most helpful to help Finxters stay on the right side of change. 👇 Life’s Challenges and Opportunities #1 – “Life’s Series of Opportunity Costs” … Read more
The future is bright. Yet, negativity bias is a well-documented phenomenon in cognitive science: As a result, third-party input data flowing into your brain is biased towards negativity. From LLM training, we know what happens with input data biases – they become output biases ingrained in the neural nets. But any bias is dangerous: “What gets … Read more
Question ⚡ Problem Formulation: If you’re a coder writing articles on WordPress, you often have to make selected text inline_code. The standard approach is to select the text, click the small “v” symbol to expand the formatting options, and choose “Inline code” from the dropdown menu. But this is cumbersome if you have large amounts … Read more
As I strolled down memory lane today, my mind wandered back to my university days. Those were times of sitting on crowded lecture hall floors, straining to follow along as professors delved into complex theoretical computer science, for instance. Within minutes, many of us were lost in a sea of jargon, our understanding dwindling with … Read more
This article shows you the most profitable programming languages in the world. I compiled the average income of all programming languages and sorted them in a descending manner in the following table: Job Description Annual Average Income Erlang Developer $138,000 Haskell Developer $126,000 Go Developer $124,000 Scala Developer $119,000 Python Developer $114,000 Solidity Developer $107,000 … Read more
In the age of alien technology — large language models (LLMs), advanced AI and machine learning — it’s easy to fall into the belief that human roles, especially in tasks like software engineering, are on the verge of being replaced. I’m definitely guilty of prematurely announcing various job roles dead, even though they are not … Read more
The Finxter mission is to help you stay on the right side of change. In this article, I’ll philosophize on the question: Why do some benefit from change while most do not? It’s tough to see through the many layers of societal and cultural obfuscation. But simplification helps, so here’s a simplified categorization into three … Read more