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Re:Show HN: Outfox. Beautiful drag and drop email on Sunday May 26, 2013 @10:18AM (#5771132)
The screenshots and website are polished and look really interesting, however without a "free" trial upon registration a working demo is lacking. Am I missing it?
Re:Better Place to file for bankruptcy on Sunday May 26, 2013 @10:13AM (#5771112)
Aside from the huge money lost the investors have, my heart goes to the ~1000 car owners that are now stuck. I hope that there will be some money left to compensate them for being true early adopters and believers.
Re:Messaging updates for iPhone and a new look for iPad on Tuesday April 16, 2013 @01:31PM (#5559508)
totally agree, but then again.. who isn't copying?
Re:On being a single founder for 7 years on Sunday April 14, 2013 @05:42AM (#5546471)
it's nice to see something that could be left as a side project evolving into a functional and hopefully successful product. Good luck! Did you switch programming languages in the process?
Re:The trick to good software design on Sunday April 14, 2013 @04:42AM (#5546347)
I agree - not all developers can become good designers
I also feel that it's too soon to judge Facebook Home. If this is only good for Facebook fanatics, do they really need it? I think that Facebook needs to come up with a better advertisement to show how Facebook home helps my mother, or someone who isn't that into Facebook, but uses it from time to time.
Re:Guilt when hiring employees on Sunday April 14, 2013 @03:31AM (#5546218)
Entry level is entry level in my mind. If someone did a pivot in his career at the age of 40 (was a teacher/mother/whatever before) they should get special care, but not special salary. Remember that a "senior software engineer" position isn't for seniors, it is just for those with a few years experience in the field. Age (and gender.. and nationality, religion, etc) shouldn't matter.
Re:The trick to good software design on Thursday April 11, 2013 @07:51AM (#5531290)
The point is valid, although I believe the author misses the point of design by contract - if you don't explain, how will someone off site, or a few years from now will understand? Moreover, the buzz on the street is TDD which must know what the constraints were, before checking if they weren't broken