Refactored #087: "Cloud Ragnarök"

Wherein Chris gets fired and Frank still harbors a lot of FAANGer.

published Nov 15, 2022

Refactored #087: “Macroeconomics Ragnarök”

On this episode of Refactored…

Frank is super hype for the new God of War, if you couldn’t tell.
Layoffs.fyi is — unfortunately — a super interesting site right now.
The big bois are all announcing hiring freezes and/or layoffs right now. Most recently Facebook and Apple. Rumors about Amazon next. Chris has a somber prediction.
The guys talk resumes. Few quick tips:
- Quantify All The Things.
- Talk about you, not your team.
- Speak to accomplishments, not responsibilities.
- Highlight your role, not your company.
- Frank wrote about this topic in more depth.
The guys debate the value proposition of the cloud. dhh is moving HEY off the cloud (link to article and podcast).
Is the fediverse ready for prime time as Twitter’s future is uncertain? The guys discuss Mastodon, Diaspora, PeerTube, etc.
… and much more!

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