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Re:Ask HN: What do you look for when choosing a conference? on Thursday January 18, 2018 @11:46AM (#16178527)
Good one, thanks!

Ask HN: What do you look for when choosing a conference?

Posted by finspin on Thursday January 18, 2018 @10:32AM
from the ask-hn dept.

A few days ago I put together a simple site with a list of DevOps conferences and some sorting buttons http://www.gotodevops.org/. I've overwhelmed by the positive feedback I received and contribution on GitHub from many people.Now, I'd like to improve the website and make it even more useful for people who are searching for conferences. Current list of features to add:- searchable list of...

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Re:Ask HN: What are tools for writing test case documents? on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @01:59PM (#16054348)
I would recommend automating these kind of tests using a test framework. If you do it right, the scripted tests will also serve as a documentation. Look into tools like Robot Framework, Cucumber etc.
Re:Untangling Jenkins on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @02:39AM (#16013444)
I'm currently looking into how JJB could be used for simple scheduled jobs. But isn't the setup described in the article basically the same what you can do with Jenkinsfile?
Re:Connecting a Git Repository to Amazon S3 and AWS Services on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @06:24AM (#15236983)
Regarding private git repo, have you looked into Bitbucket? They offer unlimited free private repos. I've been using them for about half a year, very happy so far.
Re:Show HN: Ever wondered what's that icon on your colleagues's computer? on Monday April 17, 2017 @10:43AM (#14131197)
Thanks for the feedback and the screenshot! Yes, there are only a few icons on the site currently, I just wanted to show the concept and get feedback before I put more effort into that.

I haven't even heard of the term menulet, will look into this.

Re:Show HN: Ever wondered what's that icon on your colleagues's computer? on Sunday April 16, 2017 @03:24PM (#14127063)
Author here. When I'm at a meeting and a colleague of mine is presenting something I often wonder what's that app they have in their menu bar. But I rarely ask because I don't want to interrupt the presentation and by the end of it I usually forget.

So I put together this simple page listing a few apps. For now it's macOS only and only has a few icons. Any comments?

Re:Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2016? on Sunday December 11, 2016 @11:31AM (#13151764)
Congratulations! How did you promote the books? What would you say was your most effective promotion channel?
Re:Ask HN: How do you choose a name for your product / service? on Thursday December 08, 2016 @06:37AM (#13129707)
Here's a story by one of the founders on how Stripe came up with the name https://www.quora.com/How-did-Stripe-come-up-with-its-name
Re:Ask HN: How do you choose a name for your product / service? on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @02:00PM (#13125152)
Wow, you can write a whole book on the topic! Lots of good info in there, thanks for sharing.
Re:Ask HN: How do you choose a name for your product / service? on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @12:44PM (#13124433)
Yes, that's what I've been thinking too. The only thing that holds me back is that I'm going to put a lot of effort into promoting the product launch and generate traffic to my domain. If I switch the product name (domain) later on, all the effort might be wasted. I know I can redirect the old domain to a new one but still, backlinks might lose some weight.

Ask HN: How do you choose a name for your product / service?

Posted by finspin on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @12:13PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Any tips you could share on how do you come up with a product name? Do you validate the name with your friends / potential customers or do you just go with the first thing that comes to your mind? I'm thinking that having a good name is quite important but is it worth spending too much time on?

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Re:Ask HN: Are you more likely to apply for a job that discloses salar... on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @02:55PM (#13117743)
This is a great angle I haven't thought of. I'm guessing passively looking candidates might be quite a big chunk of the market. Given a financially interesting offer they might apply for a job which they would otherwise just skim through.
Re:Ask HN: Are you more likely to apply for a job that discloses salar... on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @01:17PM (#13116917)
Great, I'll be in touch! :)
Re:Ask HN: Are you more likely to apply for a job that discloses salar... on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @12:37PM (#13116509)
Absolutely! Public company email is mandatory, I didn't even consider having a job ad without it. Good point about the application form, it sure makes the applicant feel like just another record in a database.
Re:Ask HN: Are you more likely to apply for a job that discloses salar... on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @12:31PM (#13116443)
I'm thinking that launching just another job board won't get me anywhere. I'll have to either a) spend heavily on advertising (which I can't afford) or b) differentiate myself from all other job boards out there.

I live in Finland (5 million habitants) and based on my research only about 5% of job ads include salary. It's not part of the culture to discuss salaries publicly so it's very well possible that companies won't be willing to go public.

On the other hand, I think it's quite promising that there are even a few companies that are already publishing their salary offers, despite most of the competition not doing it.

I see it as my job to convince them it's good for their business and start a little revolution. Maybe others will join the bandwagon?

Ask HN: Are you more likely to apply for a job that discloses salary upfront?

Posted by finspin on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @12:00PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I started to work on a job board to improve my Node.js / MongoDB skills and I'm thinking of actually launching it. But how do I make my board different from all others? I'm thinking of having a mandatory salary field so that each job would contain a salary range.Stack Overflow data shows that job ads with salary receive 75% more clicks....

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Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite podcast? on Friday November 25, 2016 @01:32PM (#13038839)
At the moment it's http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/podcasts/

Ask HN: Parents, how do you keep your kids safe on the internet?

Posted by finspin on Friday November 25, 2016 @12:47PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have a 6 year old daughter and she'd like to get her own computer. She has her own bedroom so if I don't set any rules I think she'd be spending a lot of time with the computer in her own room.I'd really like to buy her a computer. What I'm concerned about is that sooner or later she'd come across the sites that could be harmful for her.I don't think using web filters is the right way to go...

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