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Re:Ask HN: Best Git workflow for small teams on Sunday November 13, 2016 @03:45AM (#12942462)
Just make sure to rebase every time you start work to avoid merge conflicts, but yes, this is the single most effective git workflow for small and probably larger teams too! I'm in a small team where the lead dev comes from a top SV company and he introduced this workflow and it works great.
Re:Ask HN: What did your 'Show HN' project turn into? on Monday July 04, 2016 @03:47PM (#12032617)
The official API doesn't support logging in sadly yet. When it does I'll add that functionality immediately.
Re:Ask HN: What did your 'Show HN' project turn into? on Monday July 04, 2016 @03:20PM (#12032497)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-client/id9394542... - iOS HN Client, currently #1 in the US App Store
Re:Ask HN: What do developers earn on toptal.com? on Monday August 24, 2015 @05:28PM (#10113022)
It would be cool to know why the downvotes.
Re:Ask HN: What do developers earn on toptal.com? on Monday August 24, 2015 @01:43PM (#10111628)
I don't agree that testing algoritmic skills shows 'a lack of competence in the interviewing process'. Quite the opposite, but I respect your right to have this opinion so let's leave this aside.

On the other hand though, publicly calling a company 'stupid' because one does not like the way they recruit employees is more than a punch below the belt. If I don't like someone's recruitment process I don't apply for a job with them, but don't go to Hacker News and call them 'stupid'.

Re:Ask HN: What do developers earn on toptal.com? on Monday August 24, 2015 @12:34PM (#10111036)
I work with TopTal and this is no throwaway account. I see very little reason to publicly slam a company one failed to get into and no reason to call it 'stupid'. Most companies do whiteboard questions during interviews, and Codility challenges are equivalent to that.
Re:iOS Offline Manager on Monday June 08, 2015 @09:29AM (#9678863)
You could try realm.io to persist data and implement synchronization manually.
Re:Why It Pays to Be a Jerk on Sunday May 31, 2015 @05:21PM (#9635606)
I'm European and once put my feet on the table when talking to a collegue on the phone. I did it because I was curious of people's reaction. Another colleague saw it and she was stunned to say that least. I quickly apologized, but that's a heck of a cultural difference spanning across the pond.
Re:How many people read HN? on Tuesday March 17, 2015 @07:19PM (#9222326)
A stat that I can share. My iOS Hacker News Client which is currenty number 4 on AppStore has between 550 - 600 daily unique users and roughly 2.5k daily sessions on average.

Ask HN: Do you use business cards?

When you pitch, offer your product/services, or network at meetups, do you handle in business cards these days? Or do you just send an e-mail to the person you're talking to straight from your phone? I am a dev sitting in front of my computer most of the time, hence this question.

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Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Friday November 21, 2014 @07:20AM (#8640915)
Hi, thanks for your feedback.

#1 Do you mean the status bar? I could easily remove it, but don't you like to know what time it is? Removing the status bar could be an option in settings in the next release. #2 I will give this suggestion a thought. Now you can go back to the previous view by swiping right. So theoretically the back arrow could be hidden too.

Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Thursday November 20, 2014 @06:06PM (#8638786)
No problem. Am hoping for at least one pull request!
Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Thursday November 20, 2014 @05:04PM (#8638460)
That's a good point. I might include setting headlines' font size in the next update. Thanks!
Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Thursday November 20, 2014 @04:59PM (#8638433)
Well, the API doesn't support viewing those posts yet.
Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Thursday November 20, 2014 @04:38PM (#8638316)
Thanks for your feedback.

I thought tapping the title and going to the article in the comments page could be counter-productive if one slightly missed the back arrow. I need to give it a thought again.

It's a good idea to make the entire comment tappable instead of just the small button. I haven't tested the app on a physical iPhone 6 yet.

I'm not sure about the arrow. It still takes up less space than the navigation bar and immediately goes away.

Main and comments views are basically a table view with UITextViews displaying attributed strings. I did my best to convert HTML to attributed string in no time, so I'm surprised by the stuttering as you scroll. It doesn't occur on my iPhone 5s. I need to investigate that.

Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Thursday November 20, 2014 @04:17PM (#8638203)
Initially there was an orange navigation bar in this app, but I got rid of it completely for the sake of more screen-space.
Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Thursday November 20, 2014 @03:49PM (#8638043)
Once those feature become available in the API, I'll definitely add them. Thanks!
Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Thursday November 20, 2014 @03:12PM (#8637864)
Thanks for you feedback! I'm glad you like the app.

I thought comments presented this way would be easier to read, because if child comments are indented than it's basically a waste of screen-space on a mobile device.

Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Thursday November 20, 2014 @02:38PM (#8637649)
Yep, I plan to roll out an update that will include iPad support in a few weeks. Definetely before Christmas.
Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Thursday November 20, 2014 @11:34AM (#8636543)
If this client proves popular I might write one for Android too.
Re:Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API on Thursday November 20, 2014 @11:30AM (#8636513)
None that I am aware of.
Re:Pulling JPEGs out of thin air on Saturday November 08, 2014 @03:55AM (#8576389)
The author of this article is a hacker from the time, when the word hacker meant something different than it does today. I remember his website from my early teens when I started using the internet via a dial-up connection back in 1998. Lcamtuf, glad to see you're still around. Your fellow countryman.

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