GardenHose

Re:Show HN: Yoleo – A Beautiful RSS Reader on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @08:11PM (#5829549)

As will many. There's many powerful apps on the AppStores that are outshined by their prettier (and less capable) cousins.

Re:Poll: Full-time software engineers over 200k, how'd you get there? on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @08:55PM (#5823064)

If you're unable to expand on your role, that's fine, but as this is a huge interest of mine, I'm willing to take a shot.

What sort of problems do you attempt to solve? How much risk are you allowed to take? How much return is expected? Is it true that most quants are ungodly intelligent and frequently come from PhDs in science?

Re:Ask HN: What do you think of my idea to help create resumes and fin... on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @08:43PM (#5823028)

I like it. But, I do have a few questions:

1) How would you know who to set me up with if my information is only visible to me?

2) How can I be sure you're not data mining my information for potential profit?

3) How do you earn money?

Ask HN: How do you overcome perfectionism?

Posted by GardenHose on Monday June 03, 2013 @10:23PM
from the ask-hn dept.

How do you overcome the feeling of perfectionism?I've always wanted to learn more about software development. However, whenever I try, I self-criticize myself into giving up -- the icon sucks, the app is not innovative, the UI sucks, etc.How do I stop the self comparisons? How do I find enjoyment in something I'm not "wonderful" at?I'm 27. I know that's not old, but it feels like it when people...

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