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Corona Helper

Hello all,Lots of people are having problems due to the corona virus. There are lots of people who are willing to help and are attempting to organise on makeshift facebook groups. I was hoping that something could be done to connect them more efficiently so we can all get through Corona.Here is an idea for an app:* On one side a user can post their need (such as: I am out of pasta/nappies and...

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Re:Ask HN: How do you define a junior developer? on Thursday September 22, 2016 @11:39AM (#12557609)
I'm a non-technical recruiter.

I get triggered when people confuse Entry & Junior developers:

Entry - Cant be trusted on their own - need hand holding.

Junior - Can be trusted on their own - like a slow mid-level developer - might need to check their code a bit after but generally know what they are doing with a little input from more senior developers in the team.

Hello, I've been writing a lot over December due to work being fairly relaxed. Any feedback on this is most appreciated and I'm happy to ammend & add any additions that people think are relevant.
Re:Ask HN: Which recruiters do you like? on Friday August 28, 2015 @07:36AM (#10134834)
I'm a recruiter and tbh, I'm a scumbag.
Re:List of April Fools' Day Announcements on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @03:51AM (#9302214)
Coldfusion is making a huge comeback in the London Tech-Scene. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9302185
Re:The UK Ruby Contract Drought Is Real on Monday March 02, 2015 @06:33AM (#9131372)
Hey, I wrote the article, really appreciate the discussion.

Just want to reiterate that until this point, the market has been healthy and I'm expecting it to recover. The tone of the discussion here is a bit doom and gloom. I still think its got at least 2 more healthy years before it becomes how PHP is now.