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Re:Ask HN: Do not rent and live in basements on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @08:50AM (#30777905)
Some people have no choice. In NYC, basement apartments are the only units you can find for under $1000/month. If you're an immigrant new to the US, if you're trying to find your footing after a tragedy, or if you're a new graduate looking for your first job after school-- it works as a (hopefully temporary) solution.

Lived in a basement apartment as a child for a decade. I came out fine. But yes, would certainly not recommend if there are alternatives.

Great idea, heads up that this is a feature in Coinbase already (recurring buys).
Re:Tell HN: I just made my first sale on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @10:22PM (#24139337)
Have noticed this as well. It’s important to step back and look at longer term figures (either monthly or quarterly revenue, for instance). If you check your numbers daily, you’ll drive yourself crazy. Similar I imagine, to how newbie day traders feel, obsessing over fluctuating numbers.
When I was first introduced to data structures, I want something that I could briefly go through before interviews. I also wanted a sandbox to play with code, preferably in JS (my preferred language). This achieves both and hopefully serves as a great pre-interview refresher, perhaps on your phone right before you walk in :-)
Re:Show HN: Codelapse.com on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @09:38AM (#21452712)
Very cool! This is a feature I've partially added to AlgoDaily[1], but your implementation is a much more clean and intuitive IMO.

I assume this works the same as pythontutor.com by executing a code snippet through a debugger and playing back the execution trace. Is each code snippet custom created, or do you have a tool that generates these visuals?

[1] https://algodaily.com/challenges/reverse-a-linked-list

Re:Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space, has died on Friday October 11, 2019 @09:43AM (#21224250)
What an amazing life he had.
Re:Why you should have a side project on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @09:46AM (#21192218)
I somewhat agree. I've written about this before, but working on AlgoDaily[1] has helped me develop an amazing amount as a software engineer and entrepreneur. I've gotten to work with tech that I don't get to play with at work, learned what really makes a business tick, and have been able to network with many amazing people.

At the same time, there's been days that I've had to step back and reflect on the time spent in front of a computer, when I could've been traveling or partying like many peers.

It also can be a ton of work on top of your regular job.

[1] https://algodaily.com/lessons/getting-your-first-software-jo...

Re:Show HN: I made a jobs board for developers without degrees on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @11:08AM (#21006192)
I love this, though I'd be curious to know how often developers without degrees will actually get hired (versus those with degrees).

Some really quick feedback: I think multi-tag search is a must. As an example, I typed "nyc js" and got nothing, despite there very much being plenty of jobs in NYC with JS requirements.

I've heard the standard leadership and management questions, like:

- How would you describe your style of management?

- Give me an example when you had a problem with an out-performer.

- What would you do to keep an out-performer motivated?

- Describe a time when you took the lead on a project.

- Tell me about a time when you took ownership of a project.

- Why did you do this?

- What was the result of you taking the challenge? What could have happened if you did not take ownership?

You can find all the standard ones and how to pepare at: https://algodaily.com/lessons/beyond-the-whiteboard-the-most...

I like the concept but hate the desktop UI... why is there a fixed subscription box always on the right? Seems like a waste of real estate
Re:WeWork Parent Weighs Slashing Its Valuation in Half on Thursday September 05, 2019 @11:52AM (#20887917)
LOL wtf wrong thread?
Re:Visualisation of Insider Trades, Python, SEC-Api.io on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:23AM (#20820054)
I think this is a super cool initiative, but you'll find a lot of false positives since there's a lot of scrutiny around these guys already.

Ask HN: Best Resources for Learning UX/Product Design?

As a developer who used to work a lot on SPAs, I always considered myself pretty good at UI/UX (considering "the fold", minimizing clicks, etc.)However, recently, I've come to realize that I actually don't know a whole lot about the theory or best practices, particularly when compared to the creators of the pieces on dribbble.com or behance.Are there any books, blogs, or articles that people...

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Not OP but google around for vector-style images. There was even a Show HN project that generated them, I'll look around
Re:Show HN: I made a CRM system to make sales fun on Monday August 26, 2019 @11:19AM (#20800565)
The look and feel reminds me a lot of basecamp!
Glad you got it sorted out!

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