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Re:Decoupling in Depth on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @03:17PM (#41724120)
> Your readers are not determined invaders. They want the interface to suffice. Give them a bit of explanatory distance, and they'll find a reason to turn back.

This also gives credence to cascading explanations for a codebase. I only want to plumb the depths if I'm starting from the top, or rise a few levels if I'm starting from the bottom, until I have a sufficient mental model to move forward. Rarely, in the context of producing code or reviewing it, am I looking to understand the entire system in that instant.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2017) on Monday May 01, 2017 @02:23PM (#14240077)
Staples SparX | San Mateo, CA; San Jose, CA | ONSITE, Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers (Clojure and JavaScript)
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Analysts
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 21 billion dollar business). Our service stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented with 10ms SLAs. Our data pipeline and model generation is Python and Spark. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized product recommendations, and multi-variate testing targeting 50 million users. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists. We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2017) on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:27PM (#14080650)
Staples SparX | San Mateo, CA; San Jose, CA; REMOTE friendly | Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers (Clojure and JavaScript)
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Analysts
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 21 billion dollar business). Our service stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented with 10ms SLAs. Our data pipeline and model generation is Python and Spark. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized product recommendations, and multi-variate testing targeting 50 million users. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists. We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2017) on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @05:47PM (#13546179)
Staples SparX | San Mateo, CA or REMOTE | Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers (Clojure and JavaScript)
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Analysts
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 21 billion dollar business). Our service stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented with 10ms SLAs. Our data pipeline and model generation is Python and Spark. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized product recommendations, and multi-variate testing targeting 50 million users. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists. We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2017) on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @12:42PM (#13311013)
Staples SparX | San Mateo, CA or REMOTE | Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Analysts
   * Data Scientists

SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 21 billion dollar business). Our service stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented with 10ms SLAs. Our data pipeline and model generation is Python and Spark. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized product recommendations, and multi-variate testing targeting 50 million users. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists. We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2016) on Thursday December 01, 2016 @12:22PM (#13081239)
Staples SparX | San Mateo, CA or REMOTE | Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists. We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2016) on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @12:04PM (#12847060)
Staples SparX | San Mateo, CA or REMOTE | Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists. We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2016) on Monday October 03, 2016 @05:01PM (#12631277)
Staples SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists. We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2016) on Thursday September 01, 2016 @02:53PM (#12407903)
Staples SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists. We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2016) on Monday August 01, 2016 @11:42AM (#12203268)
Staples SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists. We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2016) on Friday July 01, 2016 @08:31PM (#12020780)
Staples SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists. We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Twilio opens trading at $23.99 per share on Thursday June 23, 2016 @12:17PM (#11962166)
Kenny's a coder!

I think this is actually pretty incredible. They got trader who's been there for 35 years writing his first Twilio app (and first app ever) live and it works. It feels like an awesome message that we can empower people to code with the right tools and they can feel incredible doing it.

Well done, Twilio!

Edit: And we just finished a conference call with Kenny that he created and we all chanted his name. This is amazing.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2016) on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @01:16PM (#11816197)
Staples SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists.

We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:500 Lines or Less on Sunday May 29, 2016 @10:41AM (#11796507)
From your reference.

> However, descriptive grammarians (who describe language as actually used) point out that this rule does not correctly describe the most common usage of today or the past and in fact arose as an incorrect generalization of a personal preference expressed by a grammarian in 1770.

> Many supermarket checkout line signs, for instance, will read "10 items or less"; others, however, will use fewer in an attempt to conform to what is incorrectly perceived as required by the prescription although this is in fact a clear case of hypercorrection as explained in Pocket Fowler’s Modern English Usage.

> Less has always been used in English with counting nouns. Indeed, the application of the distinction between less and fewer as a rule is a phenomenon originating in the 18th century.

Re:WebGazer.js: Eye Tracking on the Browser on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @04:26PM (#11772794)
Remote usability testing would be fantastic. This could be useful for local testing as well. Having a library or tool that could generically sit in front of a site to show where users look when taking action X sounds beneficial to me.

I can also imagine on a lighter note this being used for games where you look to where you want to move a character (maybe blink twice for confirmation).

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2016) on Monday May 02, 2016 @11:48AM (#11612434)
Staples SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists.

We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Questions to Ask a Potential Tech Employer on Thursday April 14, 2016 @05:48PM (#11500590)
I really like this question and I'll be reserving it for future use.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2016) on Friday April 01, 2016 @12:48PM (#11406305)
SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists.

We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2016) on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @02:06PM (#11205173)
SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists.

We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Pandora Is Said to Have Held Talks About Selling Itself on Thursday February 11, 2016 @03:15PM (#11082845)
Not the best, but https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/12202/is-there-a....

Additionally, Pandora does have an API that allows you to pull your favorites. https://6xq.net/pandora-apidoc/json/

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016) on Monday February 01, 2016 @12:21PM (#11013244)
SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists.

We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Design Patterns in Clojure on Saturday December 19, 2015 @05:32PM (#10765146)
> Reverse sorting should keep subscripted users on top.

Will userOrdering.reversed() account for this?

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2015) on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @10:22PM (#10660698)
SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists.

We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Google launches offline maps on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @05:34PM (#10543132)
Actually, it has still existed, just hidden. You could navigate to a part of the map, remove your search query. And you can save the map offline.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015) on Monday November 02, 2015 @10:34AM (#10492322)
SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists.

We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015) on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @01:37PM (#10154232)
SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists.

We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015) on Monday August 03, 2015 @12:58PM (#9997705)
SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists.

We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2015) on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @12:55PM (#9813314)
SparX - San Mateo, CA - Full Time

Looking for:

   * Software Engineers
   * Dev Ops
   * Data Scientists
SparX is a small engineering team focused on applying online machine learning and predictive modeling to eCommerce (impacting a 24 billion dollar business). Our stack is 100% Clojure, service oriented, targeting 50 million users with 1ms SLAs. We apply engineering and data science to tough problems such as dynamic pricing, shipping estimations, personalized emails, and multi-variate testing. We are always looking for talent in data science, engineering and devops. Bonus points if you can bridge 2 of these together. We love people with strong fundamentals who can dive deep.

We're a small team, so you will have an opportunity for a high-impact role, targeting over 50 million users. But our best perk is our colleagues: a diverse and extremely talented team of seasoned engineers and data scientists.

We are located in San Mateo, walking distance from the Cal-Train station. Come visit or apply online at http://staples-sparx.com.

Re:A Formula for the Number of Days in Each Month on Saturday December 06, 2014 @02:58PM (#8709982)
#([31 28 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31] (dec %))

> Why is it any better/faster than a simple switch case like this in Clojure

It's not about better or faster. It's fun to think of things like this. :)

Re:Newsletter #4 – Thanksvimming Day on Tuesday November 25, 2014 @11:14AM (#8658277)
I've been immensely pleased by the professionalism and high-sense of collaboration on this project. I think ego has been kept out of the gates of Neovim. Happy Thanksvimming!

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