Orca
Re:Programming Is Not Fun
on Friday November 19, 2010 @04:35PM (#1922891)
Programming isn't as fun as building and creating.
Re:The difference between Apple and everyone else
on Thursday November 11, 2010 @11:39AM (#1894272)
It's the balance between engineering and design. Apple naturally knows how to find that center, most others seem to skew too far in either direction.
Re:Ask HN: quitting programming?
on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @11:28AM (#1890834)
I had similar feelings a couple of years ago. I was a .net programmer for 10 years and seriously considered going to dental school.
Instead I bought a MacBook last thanksgiving and built an iPhone app that Apple featured and subsequently sold very well. The Mac world was a completely new area as well as mobile (was doing enterprise software). It has made programming fun because I also run a small business with it. In addition, running a small business I'm using open source software to build my new website and learning python on django has been a pleasure.
At least for me programming is fun again, but also because it's helping towards my goal starting a company.
Re:Is The Silicon Valley Talent Shortage Getting Worse?
on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @03:21AM (#1889618)
I've noticed a surge in contacts from recruiters, almost daily now from linkedin asking if I'm looking. Last year was a very different story.