For decades, everyone dunked on Japan for "missing" software. "They're too obsessed with hardware..." "They rely too much on System Integrators..." mfw everyone in SF is either pivoting to hardware or hiring SIers (*they call 'em FDEs).

Underrated AI use case: Maintain a personal browser extension. And just... change websites whenever you feel like it. Takes no time at all. AI updates the extension, which auto-refreshes E.g I added an Old/New Toggle to my Reddit and a "Resolve all" button to my Github.

I've met a few Bloomberg engineers in my Tokyo travels. Thought "Oh the news website, that's cool I guess!" Meanwhile they pay more than Google and Indeed apparently 😂 (h/t Levels⋅FYI)

Software Engineer, Agent @SierraPlatform ¥22 - 47M a year + equity 😗 People say the Tokyo market is bad, but I'm seeing more ¥40M+ data points than ever before...

Freaking out about Japan's new N2 visa requirement? It's not as bad as you might think. via /r/JapanDev:

Some good discussion in this week's /r/JapanDev General Chat thread. - AI code % @ Japanese tech companies - Current tech hiring market in Japan - Working outside Tokyo / full-remote jobs We're getting into it! Leave a comment if you've got one – I'll respond personally

Sakura holding strong @ Shinjuku central park 🌸

The "Dev Japan" meetups at Cookpad in Ebisu were so awesome Circa 2017

👀 Japan Dev - now available on the iOS app store! Android coming soon 🤖

And now, job alert emails are more personalized Don't speak Japanese? ☑️ You won't see jobs that require Japanese skills Don't live in Japan? ☑️ You won't see jobs that require you to be a resident of Japan Are you a new grad or junior engineer? ☑️ No more senior jobs