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Ask HN: Should I be concerned about using company's computer for side projects?
I'm working on a few side projects with the intention of launching them as small businesses that will hopefully generate some cash flow. The long-term plan is to get enough of these (or as few as one doing well enough) that I can bootstrap a small operation, so that I can start my thing without having to take a serious drop in cashflow from quitting my job.My concern is whether it's safe to...
Ask HN: Is it okay to copy someone else's idea?
Sometimes I see a Show HN or product launch and think "wow, I'd love to do something like that", perhaps as simple as changing the target customer.Is it okay, for example, to take an idea aimed at developers and build something almost identical, but selling to designers? If it's pretty obvious the author of the original idea plans to expand in that direction, am I crossing the line by jumping...
The title on HN is misleading. Dev Bootcamp is a company whose name in the general sense is being used to refer to similar learn-to-code schools ("dev bootcamps"). This article refers to one of the latter, but does not identify as having to do with the Dev Bootcamp.
Also, the reason is very simple: there's no money to be made in building a Hyperloop. There's a good reason Musk didn't (and won't) work on it.
In case you're unaware, we're building a new gaming console that runs on Android. We're located in San Mateo.
Why doesn't Github do email notifications for gists?
I wonder if it will be the same for JavaScript front-end frameworks, with no one gaining the greatest mindshare.
Not necessarily make any claims about what's preferable (one framework to rule them all vs many competing options) - though I'm certainly curious about that as well for the front-end frameworks.
I agree with Dustin that caring is critical to creating well-designed products, but fear the desire for perfection getting in the way of releasing.
The Myth of the A Player
Don't start your TDD with code coverage analysis
Open Notebook Principle
Coding is my new Gaming
Polite Code for the Beginner Programmer
Ask HN: How do you keep the best talent?
I've seen a number of posts here and elsewhere on recruiting top developers, but it seems one of the great challenges of building a strong dev team is keeping talent.For anyone who is running a team (or has), what have you done to keep talent?For everyone else, what entices you to leave and what can be done to keep you on board?