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Re:Ask HN: Am I hirable? on Monday February 01, 2016 @04:25PM (#11015594)
Ping Alex ([email protected]). She's our recruiter and currently looking for "college graduates" willing to start in June. Austin, Dallas or Houston. You can mention me (Cristian) if you like.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015) on Monday August 03, 2015 @11:04AM (#9996384)
Headspring [http://www.headspring.com] | Onsite | Full-Time | VISA | Austin, Dallas and Houston, TX. Monterrey, Mexico.

Headspring is actively hiring .NET, Java and Frontend devs for all of its offices.

- Senior .NET Developer

- Senior Java Developer

- Project Manager

- Java Technical Lead

- Frontend Developer

- Technical Writer

Apply at: http://grnh.se/y4loje

(Also I think there’s an open position for a technical recruiter in Houston, I can refer you to Kristi, our lead recruiter).

At Headspring, we believe there's a better way We believe there's a better way to build software, to work with clients, and to do business. And we believe that it all starts with people.

Headspring is much more than a provider of enterprise software strategy and development, and the values that drive our company aren't just lip service. We are motivated by our daily opportunity to create a real impact in the world, and to enable our employees, our clients and our community to achieve beyond their perceived potential.

I’ve been in the company for 2 months now (Houston office, consultant/Frontend dev) and I must say it’s the best company I’ve been part of. Great culture, great talent and lots of benefits. You can see more at the company’s website, and I will try to answer as many questions as I can, either here or by e-mail ([email protected]).

Don’t miss this opportunity!

$0, 33yo, electronics engineer. Used to earn about $25k in my country (3 years experience). Now living in Mexico and pursuing a career in web development (U.S. or Europe).
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8965048 this guy uses a screen reader and recently got hired by MS. I hope you can achieve your goals!
Re:Ask HN: Learning Web Development, where should I start? on Monday April 06, 2015 @01:38AM (#9326764)
JS + html/css. Take a look at http://www.freecodecamp if you are looking for some good resources.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2015) on Friday April 03, 2015 @04:55AM (#9314966)
Location: Mexico City

Remote: yes

Willing to relocate: yes (US, Europe, Asia).

Technologies: JavaScript, HTML5/Jade, CSS/Sass, Node.js, MongoDb, Backbone, jQuery, Rx. Currently learning TypeScript.

Résumé/CV: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cberrios

Blog: http://crisberrios.github.io

Email: [email protected]

About: former electronics engineer and now starting a career as full-stack web developer. Open for contracts, working remotely or relocating to (mostly) anywhere in the world. Also eligible for H1-B1 visa (chilean nationality).

Re:Ask HN: Why all Backbone resources seem to be outdated? on Monday March 30, 2015 @11:56AM (#9290340)
I hope I find some enlightenment. Have you looked at Brisket or Rendr?
Re:Ask HN: Why all Backbone resources seem to be outdated? on Monday March 30, 2015 @12:48AM (#9287700)
thank you, I've ready Addy Osmani's book but I think I didn't grasp some of those concepts well.

About Marionette, I started searching for resources and most current blog posts seem to be about moving from Marionette to React so I'm not sure if I'm learning it.

Re:Ask HN: Why all Backbone resources seem to be outdated? on Sunday March 29, 2015 @08:14PM (#9287036)
My idea is learning Ampersand once I fully understand Backbone, but I haven't seen other prominent micro frameworks/libraries with relevant number of job postings.
Re:Ask HN: Why all Backbone resources seem to be outdated? on Sunday March 29, 2015 @08:11PM (#9287028)
Any recommendations?
Re:Ask HN: Why all Backbone resources seem to be outdated? on Sunday March 29, 2015 @08:10PM (#9287023)
Thank you, that's my original idea.

Ask HN: Why all Backbone resources seem to be outdated?

Hello. I'm self-studying to become a "full stack" web developer and I've chosen Backbone as the first frontend framework/library to learn, since it's small, widely used and plays well with React and other libraries/frameworks.However, I've found that most resources seem to be pretty outdated and it's been hard to find any tutorial or course not using RequireJS or at least the "newest" Backbone...

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