mhlakhani

I was talking to some friends about consulting and realized that a lot of the advice I had seen was out of date. So, dear hive mind, what advice would you give to someone starting off consulting as a software engineer / advisor in 2022?

Any and all tips appreciated, especially around setting up a corporation, legal and financial matters, etc.

When I was in college, I assumed that the difference between a junior and senior engineer was that the senior engineers wrote more code and/or just solved the more challenging technical problems.

However, after a couple of years on the job, what I've noticed from observing more senior folk is that it all boils down to communication: they are simply more empathic, effective communicators. What I've noticed is that they are better at bridging the gaps between different teams, good at project management / delegating work, and mentoring other engineers.

Given that, what suggestions do you fine folk have on becoming a better communicator and a more effective senior engineer? Are there any recommended resources / books to read up on?

I got three password reset links in my email this morning, followed by an email saying my password was successfully changed. None of these were initiated by me (I was asleep at the time). I have heard this has happened to other users as well.

Have they been hacked, or are there server problems? Have an other HN-ers experienced this?