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Ask HN: How would I get hired at Google? (Finishing CompSci degree)

Hey guys, I'm currently in my final year of bachelor's in computer science and informational systems at the University of Auckland, and I feel totally unprepared for the world. So I was wondering what would I have to do to go from a derpy CompSci student to a google employee? (What projects would you suggest doing? what books do you suggest reading?)

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Re:My first website a simple Recurring Payments on Sunday February 24, 2019 @09:35AM (#19238686)
Yeah Kinda, There are smart people here, So might as well :P
Re:My first website a simple Recurring Payments on Sunday February 24, 2019 @06:34AM (#19238179)
I was thinking that I would start with $5 for a lifetime while I see if anyone would be interested in the idea, then maybe expanding to $5 a month.

But Yeah, I could see that, you would attract customers that would keep demanding more and more unless they will leave. That could have been a bit of a mistake.

So I'll up it to $15 per month, Thank you for your help Pete :)

Re:My first website a simple Recurring Payments on Sunday February 24, 2019 @05:58AM (#19238102)
Killed that paradox.
Re:My first website a simple Recurring Payments on Sunday February 24, 2019 @05:57AM (#19238098)
Make those changes :) Still working on adding more detail but thank you so much!
Re:My first website a simple Recurring Payments on Sunday February 24, 2019 @05:47AM (#19238081)
Why do you think that Pete?
Re:My first website a simple Recurring Payments on Sunday February 24, 2019 @05:46AM (#19238079)
Hey Sam, Thanks for your feedback I was thinking a lot of people that don't want the hassle of setting up stripe subscriptions, thus these services normally make it easier?
Re:My first website a simple Recurring Payments on Sunday February 24, 2019 @05:41AM (#19238066)
Hahaha, You're right Chris, that's a bit messed up!
Re:My first website a simple Recurring Payments on Sunday February 24, 2019 @05:39AM (#19238063)
Hey agildehaus,

Spelling Mistakes: I'm so surprised that people read those little text blurbs. Personally, I never do, but you're 100% right, I'll fix that up asap!

Lack of detail: You must have a very good eye for detail to notice the scroll thing! But thank you, It'll add a lot more detail into the website to explain each part!

Stripe Integration: For now I was thinking of using stripe as a base since I don't want to be in-charge of security for credit cards.

Annual or One-time: The site is currently set up for a one time payment to use the software just because it's a bit buggy and unstable.

Re:My first website a simple Recurring Payments on Sunday February 24, 2019 @05:28AM (#19238038)
Thanks so much for your comment Kevin!

I was thinking about targeting small businesses, or something along those lines, that wouldn't might paying more for less hassle.

But the main goal is that I want to get something up and running so I understand the whole process of launching a web app. at the end of the day, I'm hoping to get 1 or 2 customers.

PS, You're pricingbot.co website looks so amazing!

Re:Ask HN: Creative Ways You Have Gotten Users? on Friday February 22, 2019 @04:46AM (#19224169)
Thanks Gyarados, I haven't learnt anything about UX before, so I guess now is better than never!
Re:Ask HN: Creative Ways You Have Gotten Users? on Friday February 22, 2019 @04:39AM (#19224132)
Thanks for the feedback Martin! I guess your method does work, I just checkout https://superjavascript.com , seems very meta!