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Re:I Love Ruby on Monday December 18, 2023 @05:03PM (#38688985)
same!
Whats the tech stack for the iOS app?
Re:Ask HN: Low-code orchestration system / SaaS on Monday October 26, 2020 @01:02PM (#24898368)
I've never used it, but https://nodered.org/ seems interesting.
Re:Ask HN: How do I understand the results of my job search? on Sunday November 24, 2019 @01:46AM (#21618843)
Its definitely worth it, if nothing else its good practice, and identification of your weaker parts (they cover a wide spectrum) would be super useful.

Also, you would be given an option to schedule a practice mock test for the final interview.

Re:Ask HN: How do I understand the results of my job search? on Saturday November 23, 2019 @01:28PM (#21615604)
Yes, this is spot on.
Re:Ask HN: How do I understand the results of my job search? on Saturday November 23, 2019 @01:19PM (#21615562)
For optimizing the top of the funnel, one approach which has worked well for me in the past is to use LinkedIn to connect with EMs who are hiring (they are looking for people like you), friends at other companies & and also accept invites from 3rd party recruiters. Good 3rd party recruiters can specially be helpful in reviewing your profile, and finding good fits. In the past they've helped me discover some very interesting companies. Getting referrals via TeamBlind is common as well.

Also keep in mind that hiring tends to be seasonal. Companies are generally very aggressive at the top of the year, and by Oct-Dec things do slow down a bit (but this is not always the case, for example if a company raised some $$$ in that period). In the past I've avoided applying to postings which are more than 3 weeks old.

You could also try services like TripleByte, which flip the funnel, and help you go directly go to onsites (there are some caveats though).

For the tech rounds, it's just more practice. Unfortunately the interview process is heavily biased towards people who practice, and has little to do with your actual abilities - and you are competing against such folks. For that I've found Pramp, interviewing.io, leetcode, educative (the grokking algorithms and system design courses), GH system design primer, (our even services like Outco.io) etc. to be very useful. The good thing is that atleast in SV these bits have become fairly standardized now, and if you spend time preparing, it significantly increases your hit-rate with everyone.

Re:Amazon Transcribe Streaming Now Supports WebSockets on Saturday July 27, 2019 @02:18AM (#20540671)
They don't seem to have an API?
Re:Ask HN: Do you keep a personal knowledge repository? on Saturday May 25, 2019 @12:56AM (#20007160)
VoodooPad, with web export.
Re:Y Combinator is accepting applications for S18 on Monday January 22, 2018 @02:52PM (#16207320)
I'm waiting for a resolution on H4-EAD. Thats going to be a very important factor for me (since my spouse depends on it).
Re:Show HN: Mockoon – mock REST APIs in seconds on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @02:11PM (#15443988)
Hi! I have been looking for something, its awesome!

Apart the main use-case, I'm also trying to figure out how to fit it for this use-case – For a specific URL I would like to capture all requests made from the frontend app (JS) in production to the backend, and then replay it for a local version of the frontend.

Re:GitHub was down on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @07:23PM (#14502368)
Not sure yet, but it seems to be due to AWS (S3 likely).
Re:Ask HN: What credit card does your US startup use? on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @02:26PM (#14100378)
Amex
Re:PayMill. Is it really a clone of Stripe? on Sunday February 17, 2013 @09:46AM (#5235328)
PayMill doesn't have a credit card vault. So it can never be or provide the same features as Stripe.
Re:Elon Musk - the Future of Energy & Transport on Friday November 23, 2012 @07:54AM (#4822039)
Wasn't this posted and trending on HN just a couple of days ago.
Re:Show HN: A Button to run an auction on your website on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @07:45AM (#4814002)
Point noted.

The max. duration of an auction is 3 weeks.

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