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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Saturday August 15, 2026 @09:22AM (#49310328)
Social Meetup and events platform, https://matoo.events, it's up and running, but lacking users currently
Re: on Monday January 19, 2026 @02:59PM (#46683728)
A small article on data structure fundamentals, focusing on array traversal patterns in JavaScript. Quick, practical breakdown of common patterns (including 2D arrays) and how they help you write cleaner code and think better about problems.

If you are brushing up on fundamentals or prepping for interviews, this one is for you

I did this once fore awhile, and it was worth it for the period of time. But at times, having extra cash (or the expected salary based on your lifestyle) can also go a long way!

In the end, it's about managing priorities (at the time) and stress. Working less that increase focus and avoid burn out by giving you freedom to do "other" personal things.

Re:Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium on Saturday November 07, 2020 @06:11PM (#25020672)
Agree! dev.to for example is a nice place.

However, Medium is a like a book publisher for articles. It's a good way for simple and/or new articles to get an audience that wouldn't elsewise.

Re:Ask HN: What is your passive income 2020? on Sunday October 25, 2020 @09:43AM (#24886191)
That's really cool dude. Keep it up! Big ideas and concepts can come from this!
Re:Ask HN: What RSS Reader do you use? on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @05:12AM (#24763696)
Inoreader (two accounts attached together).

Currently also using NewsBlur for Stackoverflow tracking with fetchrss.com for FB and other custom feeds, however, I am moving those into my second Inoreader account.

For GitHub project tracking I use BazQux, and still do.

Re:Ask HN: Are books worth it? on Monday January 13, 2020 @05:31AM (#22033297)
Written book content is so dramatically different than online content.

The single fact that books have to be reviewed, edited, and published takes on a whole new world of quality and information.

Personally, I don't even bother with ebooks due to the lack of creditability in the quality of information and writing.

So, yes they are.

Re:Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired? on Monday October 07, 2019 @06:26AM (#21179221)
Don't want to be fired.

However, what would get me the most is the interaction/attitude between my team and boss.

Also, a terrible salary makes for a low tolerance.

From a programmatic point-of-view, inadequate framework, legacy code, and disagreeable methodologies.

If you have to ask the question, you don't need it nor truly want it, so why bother?|

A Masters is good enough; you are above most people but not too deep into the trenches.

Re:Ask HN: Does anyone still use IRC? on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @07:39AM (#20211894)
Yes.

I hate Slack with a passion. I am on 14+ servers and it's completely impossible to manage, mostly because of memory.

Recently, I've decided to make a chat client (desktop) natively with C++ for Windows, Linux, and OSX that has a smooth layout like the original AIM (very easy to use). Including, with future plans to do audio/video chats and screen sharing including file sharing.

I just hope that within time, I will be able to release something to the world.

Re:How not to hire a software engineer on Monday April 08, 2019 @05:27AM (#19603571)
I agree and disagree with a lot of points.

Most importantly, writing programs on whiteboards. I hate this, but it's an insightful way to measure the individuals thinking processing, decision-making skills, and communications skills.

Expect them to fail and see how they handle the situation and themselves.

Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with burnout as a programmer? on Friday April 13, 2018 @11:51AM (#16831164)
I agree with this; it's very important.

However, it does get tricky when your other hobbies also require you be on the computer as your job does (e.g., cryptocurrency trading, programming side projects, or editing images, making/editing videos, video games, etc.).

So, recently I've taken up gardening (got a nice piece of land) and brewing beer.

Also, going to the gym every other day or go out running. The exercise helps keep your mind and body at bay.

Re:Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator on Thursday April 12, 2018 @10:00AM (#16820971)
No. I put my complete +(country) and then the rest of my usual number and got a text. However, the text that I received was from a US number.
So you mean "Is it ethical for me to tell my employer I've automated my job?"
Re:Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B on Saturday June 17, 2017 @04:01PM (#14577468)
40-50 hours a week is NOT a healthy work/life balance. Nice try buddy.
This is a beautiful post! I'm loving what I am reading and the suggestions seem quite insightful :]

I am not sure if any of the following books were recommendation already:

- Carl B. Boyer - A History of Mathematics - William Dunham - Journey Through Genius - Philip J. Davi & Reuben Hersh - The Mathematical Experience - Martin Aigner & Günter M. Ziegler - Proofs from the Book - Imre Lakatos - Proofs and Refutations - Robert M. Young - Excursions in Calculus: An Interplay of the Continuous and the Discrete - Courant & Robbins - What is Mathematics? - George Pólya - How to Solve It - Morris Kline - Kline’s Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty

More or less a general deep understanding of Mathematics but will definitely give you a boost in a direction that you will favor.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2014) on Monday August 04, 2014 @07:18AM (#8131180)
It would had been a nice test to leave a blog post on your site regarding the position to see how many people actually take out the time to overview your company before / while applying :-p

Either way! Coolies.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2014) on Saturday August 02, 2014 @05:20PM (#8126100)
Location: Germany

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No (however I would consider only Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, or France if worth it)

Technologies: PHP, MySQL, Javascript (jQuery, MooTools, ExtJS), C#, HTML, CSS, and full LAMP server administration experience.

Resume: (upon request)

Email: [email protected]

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I am a lead developer and creator of ClausenJS and Skyfire PHP Framework. With over 10 years of professional programming and web development. I'm highly experienced and knowledgeable web developer with an extensive programming experience with PHP and has developed applications on several MVC platforms along with extensive work experience with MySQL databases; developing complex SQL queries for many PHP applications including significant AJAX experience work on web submission forms, open threads, Google and Bing map apps, and several APIs including Facebook, Instagram, and Gigya.