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Common Lisp vs Clojure for web apps? | itistoday: I was in a similar situation: I love LISP and I wanted to use it for web development. I spent several days looking at Clojure and Compojure for this purpose but came to the conclusion that it was far too restrictive and cumbersome for rapid web development.Then I discovered the Dragonfly framework, a web fra... |
Do you find developer screencasts useful? | assemble: No, I hate screencasts for several reasons.- I can't stream video at work. I can read documentation all day long, but streaming video, audio, etc. is not a valid use of company resources.- I can't easily find the information I need. Video is not searchable, and it's difficult to just skip to the right spot.- ... |
Want to build a team for red balloon? | mjfern: "All balloons are scheduled to go on display at all locations at 10:00AM (ET) until approximately 4:00 PM (local time) on Saturday, December 5, 2009."Unfortunately, it looks like we missed the window to participate. |
Do you find developer screencasts useful? | mattwdelong: Yes, and no.When I am beginning a subject of interest, I find screencasts to be exceptionally useful because I am a visual learner; however, there is a point that I reach in which screencasts become a hindrance opposed to a useful tool. To define that point precisely is a bit difficult, but if I had to I w... |
Which US tech events in Jan-April are worth going to? | dalke: PyCon is in Atlanta in Feb. |
Do you find developer screencasts useful? | pbh: Screencasts seem to me like they are the right tool for explaining standard paths through complex user interfaces. This is especially true of poorly documented and/or very open ended interfaces (e.g., in my case, Emacs or Photoshop). (For example, I only realised that I could open a remote MySQL prompt through S... |
The older you are, the more you want to see non-tech on HN? | rmason: I am over 50 and you don't speak for me. I want tech and startup news and nothing else. There are many other places I can go for poltics, arts and culture on the web.I value the HN community as a chance to network with like minded people. I sometimes feel isolated living in a rust belt state where coders and ... |
Do you find developer screencasts useful? | martian: Screencasts are helpful for me, but only in a few settings and with one major caveat: There should be little if any transition/fade/time-lapse in the video. A discontinuity of presentation can really make it difficult to follow what is happening.And I agree with many other folks here that a screencast should b... |
Do you find developer screencasts useful? | keyboard032: Yes, I do -- and I like 'em a lot. Although, not for everything. I love railscasts.com because of their concise and properly paced screencasts. Peepcode's, not so much. They try to cover way too much in a very short span. With that being said, I don't see them as a replacement for documention (for obvious ... |
Which US tech events in Jan-April are worth going to? | Maciek416: Not terribly far away from your April location, jsconf 2010 will be in Washington DC around mid-April. |
The older you are, the more you want to see non-tech on HN? | kbob: More non-tech on HN: No, for the same reasons others have said. That's what I'm here for. In fact, since I'm not planning to found a company, I'm more interested in the technical articles than the business stories (though I read both).More interests with age: true.Tech starts to look the same: sometimes, but th... |
Please review our garage startup | rmason: Simple to use, yet powerful is always a great combination. Quite possibly the coolest AIR project that I have seen. |
The older you are, the more you want to see non-tech on HN? | HeyLaughingBoy: I don't know if it has anything to do with age, but I am more interested in the business aspect of HN than the tech stuff. Meaningful changes to technology are slow and I can find that information all over the net.But people talking about startups, their problems and the solutions are fascinating. That ... |
Common Lisp vs Clojure for web apps? | nearestneighbor: Clojure is cleaner than CL, but SLIME does not appear to work as well with Clojure as it does with CL. For example, if you have a compiler error, you have to navigate to the location of the error yourself. If you have a runtime error, you get a Java backtrace, that SLIME does not help you with at all (... |
Common Lisp vs Clojure for web apps? | mahmud: Both Clojure and CL can do those basic things, now which one do you know best?This feature-based language choice is meaningless if you're not taking your own strength into consideration. |
The older you are, the more you want to see non-tech on HN? | Scott_MacGregor: I like the tech and industry related business posts only. There are other forums for other things. Case in point, the one or two posts linked to stories from the New York Times that seems to show up every day. While I’m sure there is a subset of us who enjoy reading the articles in the New York Times t... |
Do you find developer screencasts useful? | ericd: Ryan Bates' Railscasts (http://railscasts.com/) are uniformly excellent short introductions to different topics, and a great example of how to do screencasts right. They're short, give a quick overview of a new and relevant topic, and you can pick up a lot of little tips and tricks on how to develop in general a... |
Want to build a team for red balloon? | nohat: That doesn't really matter. the important thing is the information from others, which the people on hacker news are likely to be good at gathering. Of course more fun might be preventing everyone else from getting it... |
A site that allows you to create programs other people ask for? | somecanuck: Are you referring to reverse-auction programming sites? There's plenty of those to be found.I do not have a favorable opinion of most of them, and that's because they list the bid amount and bid text. It ends up becoming a race to undercut each other, to the point where I have seen a prject with a $10 USD b... |
Common Lisp vs Clojure for web apps? | nunb: > I'm building a somewhat complex web appI'm guessing that if you had a CL background the choice would be easy!The answer also depends in part on what your app structure's going to be like.. some considerations:A. Will you embed your UI logic in Lisp?B. How interactive do you want your application to be?C. How co... |
possible Java contract, what alternatives to suggest? | pivo: It's hard to say not knowing the scale of the application or any of it's requirements, etc. In any case, if you do stick with Java you might try out the Play framework, it looks like a nice alternative to the typical gigantic Java framework. http://www.playframework.org/I haven't used play myself, but if I had to... |
possible Java contract, what alternatives to suggest? | roam: If you or your friend are not comfortable with anything else, stick with plain Java. Check out the Play framework if you really want to prevent boredom because you've all done it before. Or Groovy.If you don't want to do Java projects in the future, I suggest getting comfortable enough with other languages and fr... |
Do you find developer screencasts useful? | YuriNiyazov: I like them in a specific situation - when I am taking a break from coding, and want to learn something new that may or may not be related to my immediate task, I prefer screencasts - video gives your eyes a rest from text, but you can still claim that you are productive in a way. |
How do you customize TextMate? | yan: I think the TextMate theme that's popular in webcasts is Vibrant Ink: http://alternateidea.com/blog/articles/2006/01/03/textmate-v...I use a clone of it for vim called Vivid Chalk: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1891 |
How do you customize TextMate? | mgrouchy: There are a bunch of free TextMate themes here http://wiki.macromates.com/Themes/UserSubmittedThemesassuming the theme that yan linked isn't the one you are looking for. |
Do you find developer screencasts useful? | julio_the_squid: I don't find screencasts useful, I suppose for the same reason I don't like video interviews. It requires a different sort of attention than text and is more time consuming. There's no cut and paste for code in screencasts, and I find it difficult to follow the flow of tutorials. I guess I'm not a vide... |
How do you customize TextMate? | marcamillion: Thanks Yan & Mgrouchy.The one that Yan posted was exactly what I was looking for, but I will definitely continue looking through those UserSubmittedThemse that you posted mgrouchy. |
Front End Development | systemtrigger: > Do you think it can be completely automated?
I think that will always depend on how complex a page/site we're talking about. If the design is standard and our toolbox (in this IDE) has all the standard "prims" then yes it's maybe automatable. But if what you're trying to build is edgy those primary bui... |
Front End Development | oneplusone: The answer in improving seed is not in more frameworks (especially crappy CSS ones), but in improving the actual browser with support for box-shadow, border-radius, and border-image, etc. which takes a significant amount of time to implement.Getting the core CSS and HTML right is such an important part of p... |
Want to build a team for red balloon? | karanbhangui: It's already been won by MIT: http://www.darpa.mil/news/2009/DARPAnetworkchallengewinner20...Moral of the story: implementation before ideas. |
How have you dealt with the sharp edges of the Macbook Pro? | pjw1187: I've had my mbp for a few months now and haven't had any problems with the edges. You could possibly try and adjust the way you access certain keys, I believe I had to make a few adjustments once I started using mine. Give it time and I'm sure you will adjust. |
How to block proxies like hotspot shield? | nzmsv: You'll never block them all, so unless there is a really good reason (such as your lawyer tells you to, like Pandora) - don't. Proxy server does not equal evil.If you don't care about blocking all proxies, just the ones most people would use, you could do two things:- Google "proxy list". See what comes up. Now ... |
Any startups offering summer internships? | andrewljohnson: If by "hiring an intern" you mean you work for us for no money, we're hiring this summer :)You have to move to Truckee, CA too. You can sleep in our spare room and eat our food if you like. |
Any startups offering summer internships? | dzlobin: I'm in the same boat as OP. Looking to spend 3 months in the bay area working with some bright young minds. We should start an official "taking interns for Summer 2010" list, but until then; please feel free to email me at dzlobinsky@gmail.com ! |
Any startups offering summer internships? | derwiki: Yelp will start recruiting interns in January. Last summer, our interns made significant contributions to the Palm Pre app and the Monocle augmented reality feature in the iPhone app -- definitely not busy work. Check yelp.com/jobs for more deets. |
Any startups offering summer internships? | trevelyan: We will be hiring in Beijing, and offering a stipend to cover airfare and cost of living (http://languagesystems.net). Strong preference for candidates with some degree of fluency in mandarin or cantonese, interest in all-things-mobile and a desire to stay in China post-graduation. Inquiries by email are wel... |
Any startups offering summer internships? | quizbiz: I don't mean to hijack the thread but I will be in Israel this upcoming summer and I would love to intern. If anyone is connected to a startup in Israel, please let me know. |
How do you customize TextMate? | Janteh: You can get the one Ryan Bates uses in his railscasts here http://github.com/ryanb/textmate-themes |
Any startups offering summer internships? | jeffiel: Twilio will be hiring summer interns, in addition to several full time positions now open... We'd love to meet you!http://www.twilio.com/company/jobs |
possible Java contract, what alternatives to suggest? | spitfire: Ada. It's what Java should have been to begin with.
Strictly typed, safety minded OOP programming language with modern features like generics and tasking (in 1983 no less).
It's designed to handle large projects over a long lifespan - millions LOC over decades.The F-16, F-15, F22, any boeing/airbus aircraft a... |
Front End Development | ScottWhigham: I think Adobe has the chance to just totally own the whole market if they will just improve the slicing/HTML output of Photoshop. At this stage of the game there aren't likely to be any new players on the graphic design side (not without significant investment). That means that it's either the graphic des... |
Who's hiring (take 3)? | codemoran: Looking for Really Really Good .NET Developers in Sydney. If you are one, or know one, apply http://bit.ly/6i5wCS |
Any startups offering summer internships? | endtime: Rocket Fuel, based in Redwood City, hires paid summer interns - and they pay competitively with Amazon and Microsoft. I don't work for them, just interviewed with them last year.http://rocketfuelinc.com/ |
Any startups offering summer internships? | profquail: Where are you based, and what are you interested in? There are folks from all over the world here! ;) |
possible Java contract, what alternatives to suggest? | andrewcooke: i think i have a similar skill set to you, but i have tried both django and scala, so perhaps my perspective can help.if you're fluent with python, django's way better than java for most web stuff. it's nowhere near as efficient, of course, but typically that doesn't matter for presentation layer (unless ... |
Any startups offering summer internships? | jreposa: We're hiring paid interns all year round. We need programmers and writers (content producers). Brooklyn, NY. Get in touch.jobs at mybanktracker.com |
Recommend a nice man-bag/briefcase | nunb: Tucano. Simple and functional portfolio type case, very slim.Also has a leather option. |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | ScottWhigham: Not normal, not by a longshot. |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | nreece: Being always angry and frustrated at work is more common than many might think, but it's certainly not healthy.Ideally, you should do what you love in order to be able to love what you do. |
Any startups offering summer internships? | ig1: There's a startup for that: http://www.enternships.com/ |
Any startups offering summer internships? | ronzensci: sorry to post a slightly tangential (but related) Ask HN: Is there any high technology startup looking to do remote hiring of grad CS engineers in advanced web technologies/wireless sensor networks - of someone with verifiable credentials (trust/integrity), a google soc finalist and with high degree of motiv... |
Has the GMail graph been published? | mcherm: I don't know the answer to your question, but I do know that one of your assumptions is incorrect. The reason for making gmail invitation-only was NOT to build a graph and keep nodes artificially small. Rather, the goal was to provide a way of ramping up usage in a controlled manner. By throttling the number of... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | andrewcooke: i find that i am happier once i have a project "rolling along" - the start and end are more frustrating, but the work in the middle is pretty peaceful.maybe you are in a transition period between projects, or need to shift to a position where you get to work longer term on a single project?[edit: this appl... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | Jim_Neath: I hope it's normal because I'm pretty much the same. |
Any startups offering summer internships? | al_: Same here, looking for a summer internship, in Europe.
Any European startup that needs an intern ? |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | roqetman: I think it's your subconsciousness's way of telling you that it's time to search for a new job. |
Any startups offering summer internships? | tptacek: We hire (paid) interns year-round; we've gotten at least one from HN. NYC or Chicago. Contact info's in the profile. |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | hackoder: You know something's not right when people say stuff like how it's normal to not be completely satisfied at work, to hate monday mornings and so on. Feels like we're being told this just so we can shut up and keep working like zombies. And it amazes me that so many people feel this way and yet nothing changes... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | bmj: Yeah, not normal. I think most of us can say that a job will have its ebbs and flows, but if you are constantly ready to blow your stack, then you should be looking for a new environment.Also, I'd split your list out. Things like bad code and unknown crashes come with the territory. That particular patch of gra... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | nkohari: Being angry at work is very common, but that doesn't make it healthy. Take it as a sign to look for another job, doing something you can take joy in. |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | edw519: Congratulations. You have admitted being at Level 3 of Pissedoffedness, the last level before the solution.Levels of Pissedoffedness:Level 0: You don't know that anything is wrong. You just think that's just the way it is.Level 1: You know something is wrong, but you don't know what to do about it, so you jus... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | Mz: It sounds like most of the stuff that sets you off is people-related. If you are an introvert, certain types of social intrusions are going to generally be harder to deal with than others. The right boss (one who respects your space better), the right type of working environment with the right type of policies an... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | diN0bot: maybe it's normal for you? |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | moe: Here's what worked for me (YMMV): Increase your rate until you either feel comfortable again - or until they let you go.Call me greedy but the question I usually end up at with annoying clients is: "Is this worth it?". Pay me enough and I'll put up with whatever you throw at me.Obviously your pain/compensation rat... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | ct: It's ok to be slightly ticked off but not always angry. Maybe it is the work conditions. If so switch jobs.However, if you've been switching jobs for a while now and still feel the same way at every job, then either you've got bad luck with picking your jobs, or you're just a bit too sensitive.At the end of the d... |
going to USA | patio11: Mariano, unless you have left out important information such as "Although I grew up in Argentina I am a U.S. citizen by virtue of being born in the United States", you lack legal permission to work in the United States unless you get a visa which permits it prior to arriving in the US. I'll just give it to yo... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | lutorm: Sometimes anger can make you stronger (give in to your anger, Luke...) But some things you can't change, you can only change how you deal with them. Unless it's caused by an immediate physical threat to you or your loved ones, anger is a choice or a learned response and you can learn to respond differently. Hav... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | papaf: I'm in academia and enjoy what I do now. However, I went through years of the same frustration. My solution was "save the interesting and creative stuff for home". I feel this talk hits the nail on the head (its not just about ACLs):
http://blog.cusec.net/2009/01/05/zed-shaw-the-acl-is-dead-cu... |
going to USA | Slashed: The same issue bothers me as well. I don't need visa to visit the states as a tourist(I need one to work there though). What if my startup will be accepted at YCombinator, will I be able to go there and work on my startup without work permit? |
going to USA | kapauldo: Mariano -Get your papers in order, get on a plane and come. Nevermind the naysayers, just do it. There are 2 kinds of people in the world- talkers and doers. Be a doer! Best of luck, I applaud your ambition. |
going to USA | rgrieselhuber: Mariano - email me at ray@firewatchingmedia.com. If you're going to San Diego, I know of one Argentinian company with offices there so it might be a good way to get in.Edit: Also, if you're just going to be there for a few months, check out CouchSurfing. I've made friends with people from dozens of count... |
going to USA | perokreco: I suggest you try couchsurfing. It will enable you to accomplish all your goals:. -Know about a different culture. -Improve my english skills. -Meet interesting people. at a much lower cost as you wouldn't have to pay hotels/hostels. |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | praptak: I believe that the word "normal" does not help here. It bundles "common" with a solid dose of "acceptable". While I think your situation is common in IT, you should definitely separate this fact from its acceptability. |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | giardini: How are you away from work? If you're rarely angry there, then it's job-related. Anger is a symptom: the cause can be genetic or environmental.One excellent programmer friend is "naturally angry". He takes medication to control it. When his pills run short, his voice level and agitation increases noticeably. ... |
Ask to be acquired? | MicahWedemeyer: Direct link: http://www.obsidianportal.com |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | chanux: I don't know but I've heard "Love what you do than do what you love" |
Any startups offering summer internships? | AlexBlom: Also in a similar boat..coming from overseas. Most interested in NY / ON, CA and surrounding regions.. |
Ask to be acquired? | vaksel: they are definitely developing a competing product, the reason they haven't contacted you, is to avoid you raising stink later: "they talked to me, stole all my ideas, then came out with their own productwhat kind of money are we talking about here? $100K sale or $10M sale?Also looking at your Alexa rank(150,89... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | jimbobimbo: I would say you're burning out. It's definitely not normal. I'd change jobs if it's possible.Same stuff happens to me. Alas, I'm not in a position to change my job easily (think immigration issues). |
going to USA | joubert: Unless you have a work permit, the only way you could "work" would be if you come in on a B1/B2 visa for "business meetings".But you couldn't get paid by a US office - it would have to be your Argentinian employer paying you and in their interest to have you here for business meetings (of course the US office ... |
Ask to be acquired? | gsaines: This is a question I'd be interested in having answered as well. I run a small educational website that has a comparative niche advantage and you're summary of how you thought web startups worked sounds very familiar. So far no expensive car. :) |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | pwnstigator: If you're "always angry", you need to get out now. If you're occasionally angry or stressed (e.g. 5 to 10% of the time) that's normal.Every job has annoyances, but if you're constantly pissed off, you need to do something. My advice would to be to start speaking out when people take advantage of you. If a ... |
Ask to be acquired? | Nischal: I've practically no experience in all this. I dream of owning a startup, growing it and have it acquired by a bigger company and yeah buying expensive cars after that.So here's some amateur advice :1. If you are the one approaching then obviously chances of you getting a good deal would be less
2. If you do de... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | robak: do you live in California / Arizona / West ? I noticed many angry people there. Almost always there are a few always angry developers/admins/whatever. Somehow never happens in the North-East... |
Ask to be acquired? | patio11: frankly at this point, it would be impossible for them not to know who we are.That might be the view from your end of the equation, where you wake up every day and check your analytics stats. However, if you are ramen profitable, your current sales are probably roughly equivalent to the healthcare costs of th... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | jarsj: I conjuncture being angry is directly proportional to how smart you are |
Ask to be acquired? | pwnstigator: Do you only have one potential buyer? Are you tied to one role-playing system? If so, that would be a problem. Support more role-playing systems and campaign types.If you have more than one potential buyer, and you want to get bought, then start spreading rumors that someone is planning to acquire you. Put... |
Ask to be acquired? | rozim: If you disrupt an existing business significantly then they can't help but be interested in you and then ideally they decide:
- to reduce the number of players in the market (by acquiring you)
- that it's cheaper and quicker to market by acquiring you rather than develop inhouse |
Ask to be acquired? | dazzawazza: Business is about making contacts with people in the industry you are in.I would call the MD of the mega-corp and ask to have a meeting about potential business overlap and how you could work together. All very informal, no money talk or specifics. It's just to see if you could work with these people.You've... |
Ask to be acquired? | brianculler: I don't think you should be too worried about it. You've got a pretty loyal (and decently sized) user base. Plus all your existing users have their content tied to your site, so don't go writing any data export features that would even allow them to jump ship.Its probably a hard pill to swallow, but you ... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | known: I think you're frustrated. Take a small vacation. |
Ask to be acquired? | richardw: Their problem is a typical build-or-buy. There's likely a price at which it just makes sense to buy you instead of building it out.Do they have any competitors who might be interested in you? Maybe a smaller game publisher?Can you leverage your head start in any way?Can you make your service more 'sticky'? If... |
Ask to be acquired? | jeromec: I'm not an expert, but I think you absolutely should approach them. When you understand the rationality behind acquisitions you can see why I'd say that. Take Google for example, who has been on a tear with acquisitions, along with others. Look at their structure, at their company direction. Acquisitions for t... |
Front End Development | nunb: http://www.medialab.com/sitegrinder seems to do exactly that.They have client website links in their gallery, and somewhere they claim that they make creating dynamic sites possible as well. |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | teralaser: Did you ever pick up a (personality) trait or habit from a co-worker, although you didnt want to ?
Did you ever have trouble understanding how a policeman ignores obvious insults and stays cool ?
Feelings are catchy like the flu, but remember you are a part of the equation too. If you treat a desperate cust... |
I'm a programmer. I am always angry at job. Is this normal? | jasonmcalacanis: This is not normal, although it might be common in the technology industry.some important points to consider:1. Stress takes years off your life. You will die early, probably of a heart attack, if you don't correct things.2. It is possible for two different individuals to look at the same exact situati... |
Ask to be acquired? | petervandijck: If you do decide to try for a buyout, do this:- increase your perceived value by adding something sexy tha looks hard to do, ie. an iphone app.- increase your value by finding another potential buyer or two (real or perceived) and make sure they know that the other buyer is in talks with you, and that th... |
Ask to be acquired? | petervandijck: Here's a thought: they are about to do 10s or 100s of thousands of dollars worth of free marketing for YOU, if you can do these 2 things:1. Be clearly better than them.2. Make sure the people they market to know there's a better alternative (you).If you can pull that off, you'd be a fool to sell. They're... |
Any startups offering summer internships? | adi92: Thank you for starting this post.. i see a lot of great job boards on the net but very few for CS internshipsI am a Junior CS Major in the US looking for internships related to Machine Learning / NLP |
Any startups offering summer internships? | jgeewax: http://www.invitemedia.com/careers/open_positions.shtml#inte... |
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