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Re:Poll: HTML 5 or Native mobile development ?
on Friday November 29, 2013 @08:17AM (#6819270)
Native will always perform better.
I personally use Cocos2dx HTML5 which then can be compiled to native iOS and Android code, and can be run in a browser.
Re:Goread - Open Source Google Reader clone in Go
on Monday August 19, 2013 @07:42AM (#6236642)
Great job. I have been working on a similar Google Reader replacement using Ruby and Ember.
Re:Poll HN: POP or IMAP?
on Thursday July 18, 2013 @09:24AM (#6063422)
IMAP is great. I am now having all my email address forward to Gmail and then use the Gmail app on iOS.
The more that is in the cloud, the happier I am
PS4 runs Orbis OS, a modified version of FreeBSD that’s similar to Linux
Re:Our SQL interview questions
on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @10:56AM (#5780389)
I have just been on the job market looking for a senior PHP position. There were so many companies that requested tests from me. Either in the form of online tests, or tasks which I had to complete and return. While I do understand the need for them (having had to hire other developers), some of the requests were quite outrageous.
1 particular company basically wanted an entire application to be developed in an evening, and I was giving strict instructions to focus on security and not allowed to use external libraries. After submitting this elaborate task, I was still criticized on using PDO (which is standard with PHP...).
IMHO, sometimes the lengths employees go through to find a developer are so ridiculous that they actually drive away people.
Re:How mitmproxy works
on Thursday May 16, 2013 @04:55AM (#5717568)
mitmproxy = Malcolm in the Middle Proxy?
ProjectLocker: Pulse
Re:PHP Commandments
on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @10:15AM (#5632284)
Couldn't agree more with E_ALL|E_STRICT.
The current legacy system I am maintaining took me 2 weeks to clear up 90% of the NOTICE errors for using undefined variables etc.
Dirty code is dirty, and it is because of this that PHP has received so much negative publicity.
Jedi Knight 2 And 3 Source Code Released
Re:Favorite Unix Commands
on Monday January 07, 2013 @04:10PM (#5023280)
Ctrl+l is my most used command. I need a clean terminal
Show HN: Our new ISP website
Re:Build it with me: Hacker News Reader App
on Thursday November 08, 2012 @04:18PM (#4759891)
Choose to go HTML5 + Phonegap and we could possibly talk
Re:Whatever It Takes: Visualizations in E-mail with d3.js
on Friday November 02, 2012 @10:20AM (#4732687)
Like you say, it's normally just for eye candy
Apple’s Lost the Ability to Sell Under the iPhone Name in Mexico
Jetstrap - The Bootstrap Interface Builder
Jquery function demos for aspiring web developers
Re:The real reason why no one should use PHP
on Friday July 06, 2012 @08:17AM (#4207411)
The lack of internal documentation may turn away a small bunch of people, but definitely not a reason to discredit the language.
Re:Bitmit - Buy and sell goods with Bitcoin
on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @02:16AM (#4197901)
This works well for those who spend their life on /r/girlsgonebitcoin (NSFW)
Microsoft tries to sex-up Azure by likening CSS to LSD, XML to ecstasy
Smartphones set to become the fastest spreading technology in human history
Re:Google Translate Beatboxing (click on the speaker icon)
on Tuesday May 08, 2012 @11:08AM (#3943953)
Mind == blown
How to 0wn conference proceedings
Firefox Australis: One browser interface to rule them all
Re:The 501 Developer Manifesto
on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @08:00PM (#3855675)
In my opinion, people who love programming and spend they free time programming as a 'hobby' are normally a lot better developers with a thirst to better themselves. I see this at work. Plenty of our devs program as a job, but those who have a genuine interest in programming are capable of a lot more.