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Hi jsonne! Several of our engineering roles are listed as being in Irvine, when in fact they're remote as well. I'm not 100% sure if it's the same for marketing roles, but I would encourage you to apply!

I'm sorry about your friend's experience. As a fully remote employee, I can assure folks that "remoteness" has become a much bigger part of our culture. We try very hard to make sure that remote folks are comfortable and kept in the loop. I'm not sure what team he/she applied for, but I would encourage them to give us another look!

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Bootstrap templates require a non-trivial amount of work. Why should they not be?

On Android I've gotten great results from ChineseSkill

VSCode because the TypeScript integration is just phenomenal.

Having some side projects, being active in communities (Stack Overflow, Github), and having a constant thirst for learning new technologies have been the keys to developing my skills and acquiring jobs in startups.

fundamentals.io - An API/website for company financial data

fundament.co - Was going to use for the above until I found out fundament means "butt".

fio.link - The url shortener for fundamentals.io

hearlist.co - Email-first startup for finding new music

giglist.co - Email-first startup for job hunters

harbor.works - Multi-channel ecommerce SaaS

kapsl.com - Website builder for musicians (still one of my favorites)

quesh.co - Local Messaging Q&A App

No CS degree here, currently working as Senior Front-end developer after 5+ years in the field.

1) I found it most frustrating to try and choose between learning what's the most popular new technology and what would help me advance my career. It turns out, focusing on mastering the basics of HTML, CSS, and Javascript have gotten me much further than trying to jump on every new bandwagon that rolls by.

2) Honestly, the single greatest resource has been my side projects. All of the tutorials, training and learning from Google have been far surpassed by the amount of knowledge I've gained from sitting down and hacking on ideas. I seriously have had 1million side projects in my 5 years and each of them has been a challenge and an amazing learning experience.

Hope that helps

None of these are examples of functional programming except that you wrote some functions.

"Professional" web developer here. Indeed the reset technique is used very often. Browsers often implement default margins and padding differently. A CSS reset can give you a more reasonable baseline to work with.

While I see your point, you're comparing a closed-source proprietary platform to the web. Apples to oranges if you ask me

Considering the fact that these are the de-facto UI languages for the World's most widely deployed platform (web browsers), do you think that javascript / html / css are going anywhere anytime soon?

I'm what you would call a 'front-end' engineer. Senior front-end developer is my current title, though I'm quite capable of full-stack development. I make $103,000 annually and do not have a college degree. There has never been a job that denied me due to lack of education because I've been able to prove myself and my abilities. Going to college is a great resume boost, but has had no bearing on my career thus far.

(source: Front-end dev for 5+ years)

Yes but these devices still require a large amount of UI design/interaction. I don't see how this would change the 'front-end' ecosystem much

Care to elaborate on what potentially could replace the 'client-server computing model' in 5-10-20 years? This seems far fetched IMHO. I can only envision a future where systems place more emphasis on UI and design. I imagine this future because as our computers grow in complexity, the interfaces used to control them need to become more simple and interaction-focused.

I welcome recruiters contacting me and even sometimes go to lunch with them to really get to know them better. My opinion is that anyone out to find work for me is worth having around in times like today's.

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Thanks, you're correct.

Perhaps due to the increasing popularity of JavaScript and the decreasing accessibility or usage of Scheme.

I would like to add that you need also be the type of individual that isn't afraid to ask for what you're worth in the market. Employers will gladly pay you less if you're willing to take it.

Wow, thank you very much for the insightful response. I too am currently allocating 100% of my weekend time, and find that the statement about Friday definitely holds true for me. I think the key term is 'balance'. I'll certainly be working on finding more of that.

I feel like I create side projects due to my insatiable desire to be creating things. Sometimes I finish them. More often I do not. Every time, though, I learn something new and useful.

I really like the redesign. I've been a user of your site since it launched and enjoy visually browsing Show HN posts. Great work!

HN isn't only for tech articles. It's for articles that may interest the tech community. You'll often find posts on politics, finance, and other obscure topics as well.

I thoroughly enjoyed this article. I'm always looking for ways to improve the readability and "share"ability of my code, and the author has provided several tips that I'll be taking forward. The part on strict-ish typing is brilliant. Very good read.