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Re:Berlin Brandenburg: The airport with half a million faults on Saturday June 29, 2019 @10:46AM (#20312876)
Here's a terrific video that explains some of the history and current issues surrounding Brandenburg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll58ZrIupKA
Re:Ask HN: Is there a “product launch as a service” company? on Sunday March 26, 2017 @07:45PM (#13964069)
I run a company that among other things, works with mid to early stage startups (as in, some folks with an idea). We help them build the product (design, development), launch it and do marketing. My email is in my profile if you have any questions, etc.

I recommend nailing down exactly what you think an MVP should look like and iterating on early customer feedback.

It's important to stress that we are there to help startups augment their teams at later stages, but by no means can we replace the culture and passion of a dedicated team working night and day to make your dreams come true. We can build you something fantastic, help you grow a user base, but at the end of the day the road to most effective profitability and vision is in the hands of the founder.

Re:We Hire the Best, Just Like Everyone Else on Friday March 04, 2016 @08:21AM (#11223523)
I really agree with the sentiment of audition projects. The interviews I have enjoyed the most all involved some sort of take-home project, although I have never been paid for one. On that note, how expensive does it become for a startup to dole out many interview projects across a wide range of candidates? I think a better strategy would be to conduct preliminary interviews and then based on some granularity, assign projects. One more issue I have with take home projects is that it is not always possible to tell who did the work. When it comes to interviews at startups I doubt that there would be much cheating, but for large companies where candidates are more easily able to slip through the cracks, I image this may present an issue. Can anyone speak to this experience?
Re:Foundations of a good UI on Monday July 27, 2015 @10:04AM (#9955233)
What do you think about consistency between a mobile app and a website? Logos and other such assets aside, is it valuable to keep the colour scheme the same, and keep UI elements such as buttons the same?
Re:Show HN: InterviewTable – Coding Interviews W Engineers from Google... on Monday April 13, 2015 @09:36PM (#9371584)
Interesting. Would they eventually let other engineers sign on, resulting in a sort of tutoring platform for coding interviews?
Re:Show HN: Littlebox, a pure CSS icon library – worth continuing? on Friday February 13, 2015 @05:11PM (#9047555)
Oh yes absolutely. Theses are fantastic icons, really well done man.
Re:Ask HN: Do you feel like your potential is being wasted? on Monday January 26, 2015 @12:11PM (#8948118)
To me it sounds like you don't like the work you do, and going to university to do an undergrad won't get you a better job (assuming you still want to work in tech?). The best way to get a job you might like more is to learn some new skills and pivot your career.

I'd also like to mention that going to a prestigious university has generally no bearing on the jobs you get, it's the people. As a result hiring companies (in the tech sector) don't really care where you came from as long as you can prove your value.

Re:Composer.js: a framework for building complex single-page applications on Sunday January 25, 2015 @03:35PM (#8944147)
Composer was built specifically as a Backbone.js replacement to support Mootools

But why?

Re:Computer 'Web' to Change Billion of Lives (Yeah, Right) on Sunday January 25, 2015 @01:48PM (#8943789)
Gave me a good laugh... but hey, i'm not sure I wouldn't say the same thing today about something that seems crazy then turns out to change the world.
Re:Uber Said to Raise $1.6 Billion in Convertible Debt to Expand on Wednesday January 21, 2015 @08:25PM (#8926955)
I meant raising money from Goldman Sachs' private wealth management clients specifically, I think the OP implied there was a pattern.
Re:Uber Said to Raise $1.6 Billion in Convertible Debt to Expand on Wednesday January 21, 2015 @03:32PM (#8925535)
So is this a usual trend with companies seeking IPO in the future?
Re:Ask HN: What is your process for planning/starting a new project? on Monday January 19, 2015 @10:20PM (#8915309)
Your process sounds pretty effective to me, especially for a shop with 4 people. I've also only really got experience working with smaller teams. The only thing I would say I do differently before I commit to any ideas and wireframe is to ask everyone part of the team what they think, especially if they are not developers.

Ask HN: What makes a great intern?

Posted by Gyonka on Monday January 19, 2015 @10:13PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've interned twice before and really tried to learn as much as I could. I am about to do so again this summer. I would love to get some public opinion on what makes the best interns, and how to maximize the opportunities.

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Re:FuzzBeed – Randomly generated BuzzFeed on Sunday January 18, 2015 @07:39PM (#8909665)
I thought it did just because of the URL name switching, but I see your point. Thanks.
Re:FuzzBeed – Randomly generated BuzzFeed on Sunday January 18, 2015 @05:20PM (#8909186)
If you are downvoting my comment, please tell me why so I can improve my comments in the future. Cheers
Re:Dijkstra on Haskell and Java (2001) on Sunday January 18, 2015 @04:31PM (#8908988)
I suppose you are correct, although all the training I received for software engineering was in straight OOP Java. I really dislike java in general.

Now I write mostly in python and go, learning a bit of haskell.

Re:Dijkstra on Haskell and Java (2001) on Sunday January 18, 2015 @04:16PM (#8908912)
I agree with him in the sense that these are CS courses, and in in such a way Haskell ties together well with the math that one learns in a CS program. Keeping that in mind it makes sense to only have taught Java in courses specifically designed for developing software.
Re:FuzzBeed – Randomly generated BuzzFeed on Sunday January 18, 2015 @02:19PM (#8908486)
School has late starts on some days, and most people had no idea when they were so I threw this together one day real quick to be able to check; then shenanigans ensued and we had an alternate website set up, see slatetart.tk
Re:FuzzBeed – Randomly generated BuzzFeed on Sunday January 18, 2015 @02:07PM (#8908444)
Yeah... we both needed resume padding for university.
Re:FuzzBeed – Randomly generated BuzzFeed on Sunday January 18, 2015 @01:54PM (#8908378)
Well done :P

I've pulled similar shenanigans, I made one website for my school: http://latestart.cf

Then later: http://slatetart.tk

Re:Anyone interested in teaching arc? on Sunday January 18, 2015 @12:57PM (#8908182)
No problem - I think you will really be able to do anything you like, 3 years or not. If you are really set on learning Arc I know you will do fine. Since you aren't looking for a job or anything, and I guess just want to learn in you spare time, Arc should be completely O.K to learn.
Re:Anyone interested in teaching arc? on Sunday January 18, 2015 @11:19AM (#8907851)
Sure, I could pick any language and learn it as a first time programmer (essentially). I could learn Haskell as a first time developer too. But should I? Comparing Arc to Python is not only a comparison of syntax and coding style, which by any means is a minute detail in this case seeing as they are both easy to grasp and relatively succinct, but a comparison of resources and community as well. Python for example is the language of choice at many schools and universities for first time programmers. The community is much larger and more developed. There are many more resources for python that I can find and know of than for Arc.

Arc might be a powerful language, but I find little reason to choose it over Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.

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