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If you are talking about receiving payments, I believe this is not possible if you reside in an unsupported country. However, if you have a bank account in a supported country I believe it could work even if you don't reside there. Best to ask Stripe support though to get a comprehensive answer...
Not fully, you cannot configure syntax specific settings (settings for different markup/programming language files) in ".sublime-project" files, only globally. Also, for ".sublime-project" files to work, you need to add the project to Sublime Text's project list. I wanted something more flexible...
Fear of vulnerability, my term for perfectionism. While external things like marketing and invoicing can be a challenge, the biggest challenge is, and always will be, your view of yourself and the world. This is were success and failure ultimately come from.
Thank you very much for your feedback!

I absolutely agree with you! This is one of the main reasons why I created SuperSettings.

I am aware of EditorConfig and I think the greatest strength of it is the ability to configure different editors with one cross-editor configuration file. However, it's greatest strength is also a weakness since it handles, like you correctly said, only general style settings. For example, an important thing for me was the ability to configure the rulers in Sublime Text, which EditorConfig can't do. SuperSettings allows you to configure any Sublime Text setting, so you can, for example, have different color themes for different folders.

Thats a good tactic, I have done similar things in the past by using mind maps to first create an overview which then created more flow and less overthinking.

"Unnecessarily complex sub systems just to get the flexibility I don't need." I would be lying if I said that I am not familiar with this... :)

Yes, in that case definitely...
Great point! This does require quiet some discipline though :)

Ask HN: How do you deal with perfectionism related to programming?

There is one thing that has held me back the most while progressing in my programming endeavors: perfectionism. It has been an enormous energy drain. I believe that programmers are especially susceptible to it since programming is a very creative but at the same time logical task with many different ways of approaching problems in a huge ecosystem. In the last few years I got to know my...

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I understand, thanks for the clarification! Certainly something to consider...
Thanks for your feedback!

Certainly... at times. However, I have spent hours before trying to find an answer or needed a good answer quickly. Was there ever a time where a service like that would have been handy for you?

Thanks for your reply!

Regarding "Maybe even without; the Apache 2 licence requires giving recipients a copy of the licence text", doesn't the BSD 3-clause license require this as well?

Does this apply to the BSD 3-clause license? As far as I can tell no, but would be great to hear other people's opinion...
Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2017) on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @12:10PM (#13765675)
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Thanks for reading! Live long and prosper!

Thank you very much for your feedback and ideas! I truly appreciate it!

Great point about having multiple people answer the question! Others also brought up that point, so it is certainly something to look out for.

The chat app idea makes a lot of sense. Why would "there weren't too many problems actually getting paid" be important for you?

Thank you very much for your feedback and ideas, I truly appreciate it!

You raise a lot of good points. One of my main concerns is the pricing model: 5-10€ would be quiet appropriate for small questions that take a few minutes to answer, but is too low for more complex questions that require research. On top of that, it also matters where the person answering the questions comes from since rates vary from country to country. I do not want this to become a place like, for example, Upwork where things tend to be a race to the bottom and you have people answering complex questions for 50 cents. What did you mean with "there's your pricing model"?

Ask HN: Would you pay $25 to get an answer to a programming question?

Imagine that you are just starting with web development and get stuck somewhere, or you are an experienced developer but want advice or a second set of eyes.Would you be willing to pay, lets say $25, to get your question answered? How about less or more?There is Stack Overflow, you might say. But on Stack Overflow, there are rules and guidelines to follow, an account to create, specific...

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Take a look at Kolab Now (https://kolabnow.com). They are based in Switzerland and are only using open source software. You can also use your custom domain with them.
Re:Ask HN: Do you still support IE11 for new projects? on Friday December 16, 2016 @01:08PM (#13195316)
Here is a list of all currently supported Internet Explorer versions (green, yellow):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_version_hist...

At the time of this writing, basically >= IE9. One could argue that this is quiet far back, but I would definitely support IE11 since it is supported on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

In my experience, IE11 has pretty good support of web technologies, so I would not go as far to call it IE6 hell.

Re:Ask HN: Do You Program on a Mobile Device? on Thursday December 15, 2016 @08:16PM (#13190298)
I mainly use my iPhone for web development when I am on the go and feel like getting some light work done. I use Textastic, a great editor for iOS. However, when I need to get more complex work done while traveling, I always take my laptop with me. This allows me to use things like Vagrant. I do not know what the situation is like on Android, but I don't see iOS replacing MacOS when it comes to web development.
Re:Ask HN: Best practices for virtualized development on Monday December 12, 2016 @02:34PM (#13161113)
I use www.puphpet.com to set up my Vagrant environments for web development. You basically configure your environment in the browser and and then download the generated Vagrant configuration that gets everything going for you.
Re:Ask HN: Are you coding on your android/iOS tablets? on Sunday December 11, 2016 @01:23PM (#13152296)
I do it when I am on the go and feel like getting some light work done. Mostly small adjustments which don't require the whole codebase but just single files. For doing more complex work I often feel to restricted: I can't start, for example, Vagrant to test my changes.

I am talking about iOS here, I do not know what the experience is like on Android. By the way, I find Textastic to be a great editor on iOS, it is a universal app, so it runs on iPads as well.

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