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Thanks for the heads up. Fixed.

Show HN: Browser based sythesizer, drum machine and squencer

https://github.com/madmonk13/modal-16

Inspired by the recent Boards Of Canada announcement, I've been in a low-fi electronica mood lately and was going back and forth with Claude on how to design similar instruments in the browser that fit the genre. One thing led to another and pretty soon I had a fully browser based polyphonic synthesizer / drum machine / sequencer.The interface and workflow was heavily inspired by the...

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Ask HN: Moving from Dev to PM

Like many, I'm struggling to find a new role and am thinking it may be time to pursue a new career. I'm kicking around the idea of moving more towards a scrum master / project manager role. Have any of you made the jump and, if so, any recommendations on how to make (or not make) the change?

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2025) on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @03:43PM (#44437360)
Location: Northeastern Ohio, USA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Angular, Node, Javascript, Typescript, Jasmine, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, Bash, Git, React, HTML, CSS

Résumé/CV: Please email me and I will send.

Email: [email protected]

Re: on Monday April 14, 2025 @02:14PM (#43684409)
Good point.
Re: on Monday April 14, 2025 @02:04PM (#43684301)
Thanks! Yes, I made it with Auxy.
Re: on Monday April 14, 2025 @02:03PM (#43684270)
Good suggestion!
Re: on Friday April 11, 2025 @02:26PM (#43656839)
I've been playing with this for quite some time and I think it's finally ready for public consumption. All feedback welcome.
Thank you for reminding me about Telefon Tel Aviv.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2025) on Monday February 03, 2025 @02:01PM (#42921543)
Location: Vienna, Ohio

Remote: Remote, Hybrid

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Typescript, Angular, Node.js, PHP

Résumé/CV: Available On Request

Email: [email protected]

I wrote a webapp to pull your local covid wastewater data from cdc data. It's still working, so they either left their feeds in place or haven't gotten to them yet.

https://madmonk13.github.io/covid_ww_levels/

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2024) on Monday December 02, 2024 @03:37PM (#42300136)
Location: Vienna, OH

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Typescript, SASS/LESS, Angular, Node.js, PHP

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KkWCSuZO_R5vnfXgiofcvZbgIBv...

Email: jeff.ulicny (at) gmail.com

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2024) on Friday November 01, 2024 @07:58PM (#42022813)
Location: Northeast Ohio, USA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript, ECMAScript 6, Typescript, Angular, Node.js, PHP

Résumé/CV: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jkmajk2jxh17b4dze0wa9/Jeff-Ul...

Email: [email protected]

I have 18 years of experience in a variety of scenarios. 80% frontend, 20% backend.

Ask HN: Has Anyone Interviewed with Otherbranch?

As the title says, has anyone interviewed with Otherbranch (https://www.otherbranch.com/) and, if so...What was your experience?Did you think their assessment tasks and questions were relevant to the position you're seeking?Do you feel their assessment was accurate?

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2024) on Monday September 02, 2024 @04:15PM (#41428453)
Location: Vienna, Ohio, USA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Angular, Adobe Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, Bash, Bootstrap, CSS, HTML, Javascript, Jasmine, JQuery, Node.js, PHP, React, REST APIs, SASS/LESS, SQL, Typescript, Webix, Wordpress

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1El3FrdvgE_VFo-_oOC41dOJnZ1O...

Email: [email protected]

With over 16 years of experience in developing user interfaces that seamlessly interact with backend data, I am confident that my skills and background make me a strong candidate.

In my most recent roles at Sngular and Acrelec America, I have successfully integrated multiple APIs to create streamlined and user-friendly customer experiences. Prior to that, I spent 14 years as a key member of the Services Development team at Digital River, where I specialized in developing solutions that interfaced SmartChannel with client and third-party APIs, as well as creating reporting interfaces to deliver clear, actionable insights.

My technical expertise includes client-side development using TypeScript, Angular, JavaScript, and various third-party libraries such as Bootstrap, jQuery, Webix, and React. While I have experience with server-side development in PHP, my primary focus has been on creating robust, responsive, and intuitive frontend applications.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2024) on Thursday August 01, 2024 @04:16PM (#41133131)
Location: Northeast Ohio, US

Remote: Preferred

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Typescript, Angular, SASS/LESS, Node, PHP

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nNQRicq67nd0yw57lHT953zrslQ...

Email: [email protected]

Front end web developer with some backend experience (about 80%/20%). 18 years experience in professional development in B2B sales, Touchscreen Systems and FinTech.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2024) on Monday May 06, 2024 @10:41PM (#40281794)
Location: Vienna, OH, USA

Remote: Preferred

Willing to Relocate: No

Technologies: Angular, Typescript, Javascript, HTML, CSS, SASS/LESS, PHP, Node.js, SQL

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffulicny/

Email: [email protected]

It looks like a lot of the areas we're searching are currently on the waitlist for starlink, but I'll keep watching their map.
Checked their map and it's pretty spotty in the areas we're looking: Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, Northern West Virginia. I'll keep an eye on the map going forward to see if they expand.

Ask HN: Is Satellite Internet Viable for Remote Dev Work?

My wife and I both work from home and are looking to move so to a bigger house so we can both have an office. We would also like to move to a more rural area so that we can have more acreage. The problem is that many of the more rural areas that have the homes we're looking for are not services by high speed internet providers.Does anyone currently use satellite internet? If so, would it be...

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Re:Is there anyone here making music? on Friday March 10, 2023 @02:57PM (#35100010)
Yes, Although I'm currently a front-end web developer, my degree is in music education. I make songs mostly for my own enjoyment, but I've also made some parody songs for the Star Wars podcast "Rebel Force Radio". All my songs can be found here...

https://madmonk13.bandcamp.com/

I've also recently started the r/SongChallenges subreddit where you are given a set of constraints and have to record a song within those constraints. It's not growing as fast as I'd like as there are only currently 2 of us. We just started our 3rd challenge. If anyone wants to join, we'd love to have you!

Re:Ask HN: What would you do if you didn't have to work? on Thursday January 12, 2023 @01:04PM (#34357845)
Play piano, write music and learn more musical instruments. As a side effect, I would actually get 8 hours of sleep per night as I wouldn't have to fit my unprofitable interests in after 8 hours of work.

I would probably continue to develop, but only to scratch my own itches. Most likely musical tools that don't currently exist.

The one that really threw me was writing a function to solve a pretty advanced calculus problem. My degree isn't in CS, so I only took high school calculus and it's been so long since then it took me a couple days of study to even understand the challenge. I was interviewing for a front-end position, so it seems like overkill but I'm not going to fault them for looking for someone of that level.
The one that really threw me was a pretty advanced calculus problem. I took some in high school, but this was pretty far beyond my knowledge and had to take a couple days to even understand the requirements. I imagine I would have learned this if I had a comp sci degree, but being self-taught, I never learned that level of calculus.
Thank you. This is the kind of feedback I'm looking for.
Sorry, I think I worded that part wrong. The "coding challenges" I referred to were given to me by potential employers after the first round of interviews. I guess I should have called the "assessments" rather than "challenges". I'll make an edit.

Greybeard Cowboy Coder Looking for Advice on Being More Professional

I've been a self-taught web developer for 16 years and am currently in the job market. I've been getting some take home coding assessments that don't look like anything I've encountered in my career so far. I've always assumed that there were holes in my knowledge due to the way I taught myself, which was essentially develop the logic in my head and then look online on how to manifest that...

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2022) on Friday November 04, 2022 @03:22AM (#33463169)

  Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  Remote: Preferred
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Typescript, Angular, PHP, Node
  Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13n9HJFQU1DfVIcwFbK_2y8VrgXwKO8au/view?usp=sharing
  Email: [email protected]
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2022) on Monday October 03, 2022 @03:14PM (#33072272)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Remote: Yes, Have been working remote for 5 years

Willing to Relocate: No

Technologies: Javascript, Typescript, PHP, Node.js, Angular, HTML, CSS, jQuery, SASS/LESS

Resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3yUpNHDYRsHo9y4RHeYm_swpam...

Email: [email protected]

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