Anyone else got this?
I've been working remotely for a Berlin-based company lately, while trying to get a work VISA and finally live there. Unfortunately, i don't have an undergraduate (or similar) degree and i've been turned down twice by the german authorities. Do you guys know any countries which are friendlier to software engineers with vast experience and certifications, but no degree?
My wife is a very talented software engineer. She's also very good when it comes to handling business requirements and communicating that to the whole team, and also sharing her experience with younger developers. However, we work in a misogynistic, hostile and sexist industry. I've lost the count of how many times she came home frustrated, angered or even in tears, after being discredited,...
I'm looking for a few content-driven APIs and RSS feeds for a mashup website i'm building. Like Yahoo! News and Flickr, which allow you to submit a GET request and get a list of items based on a specific keyword. Like getting all news about "michael jackson" and pictures of "R2D2".Do you guys know any other public APIs and RSS feeds with such feature, without rate limits?
I'm a web developer and i just arrived in Berlin from the US, with a full-time job, but i'm looking for some ways of increasing my revenue. So, guys, what are the best ways to find freelance gigs here in Germany, or other parts of Europe? What's more popular, Ruby or PHP jobs? I'm very proficient with both, but also Java and C#.
I just got a proposal from a German company. I'm a senior Ruby developer and i would like to know HNs opinion. What's the average IT salaries there? How to properly compare my salary here in the US with the one there?
I'm thinking about hosting a few webinars, but i'm looking for an open-source solution, that can be scaled easily. I know BigBlueButton, but it seems hard to setup a proper infrastructure for it. Any ideas?
Recently, i've been looking for a place on the web to publish my articles, but i'm curious about HN opinion.Should i look for something like developerWorks, SitePoint, InfoQ, or publish myself? Which websites do you think are the best for independent authors to write for?
A lot of websites with domains (and brands, as well) are using the .io TLD. I wonder why? What does I/O (input output, am i right) has to do with such businesses?
I remember seeing a jQuery lib for that. Any?
I know datatables, but isn't there something more versatile and less bloated?
I'm looking to build a small server at home. Something physically small, yet powerful, like a Mac Mini. Is there any alternatives, probably cheaper? (depending on configuration, of course)