alarmist

Re:Ask HN: What should I try to do while still in college? on Monday June 23, 2008 @12:18AM (#224745)

Good call on the club thing. I'm a marketing/management student and I ended up as president of the human resources club on campus. It is a good thing I did, because now I get to go to all the alumni events and meet important people I wouldn't have otherwise.

To the OP - Just get involved. Start by going to every event and club meeting on campus and stay at it until something sticks.

Re:Ask YC: What is a good (and cheap) domain name registrar? on Saturday May 10, 2008 @01:20PM (#186396)

I recently used http://domainsarefree.com/ for the first time. It was easy, and their email support is pretty quick.

Re:Ask YC: "Getting Started" guide in app. What do you guys prefer? on Friday May 09, 2008 @02:05AM (#185273)

Contextual popup bubbles are the best. If I can't figure out what a button does, I usually hover for a second for an explanation.

Re:Ask YC: Best ways to become socially adept? on Monday April 21, 2008 @05:38PM (#169938)

The exit is the hardest part - by far.

Re:Ask YC: Best ways to become socially adept? on Monday April 21, 2008 @05:37PM (#169936)

I agree with this. My biggest fear up to last year was public speaking. No matter what format it was, I just hated being in front of people. Then one day, I decided I wasn't going to suck at it anymore and I started to seek out opportunities to present, and I slowly got better. It is still pretty terrifying, but usually I'm the only one who notices.

Re:62% of bands on MySpace are inactive on Thursday April 10, 2008 @09:18PM (#160580)

The bands. I was in one for a long time, and until we finally settled on a name, we would make a brand new page three or four times a week.

Re:Ask YC: Whats your Twitter handle? on Monday March 24, 2008 @10:37PM (#145347)

What part of New Jersey are you from?

Re:Q: "Other" Startups on Saturday March 22, 2008 @12:18PM (#143375)

Speaking of a lathe, I know a few kids who recently started a custom drum company.

Re:Do college kids know how to program? on Friday March 21, 2008 @01:21AM (#142244)

Good advice! As far as the profs go, I was hoping they might know of a club on campus that was doing something other than C and Java, but it was a bust anyway. :-(

And I have seen other people try my idea in limited form, but they all sucked. Really what this is, is a way for me to help MYSELF out. But I am definitely going to stay at it and make it work one way or another.

Do college kids know how to program?

Posted by alarmist on Friday March 21, 2008 @12:59AM
from the self-post dept.

I am a college student in North Jersey, and I have - what I consider to be... - a pretty good idea for a startup. My issue, however, is that I can't find a single kid in the area who knows squat about rails or php.I don't know very much about either language enough to make a real workable product, and since I am in school, I don't have the money to hire a free lancer, so I'm not really sure...

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