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In that spirit, I wanted to mention a similar project I have been working on for past few weeks: https://firstdevjob.com https://firstdevjob.com It's specific

In that spirit, I wanted to mention a similar project I have been working on for past few weeks: https://firstdevjob.com https://firstdevjob.com It's specifically aimed at helping people find their very first dev job (mainly for people who are trying to transition into tech). Right now there are three parts that help with different aspects of the process: - jobs: jobs for junior positions(through AngelList, HN etc.) - posts: knowledge in the form of articles. (from learning to code to interview prep) - stories: interviews of people who have successfully made the career switch to development If you are a developer who is looking for his first(or maybe 2nd?) developer job, I would love to have your feedback!

zaneyard 10y ago
Thank you for this! I coming up on graduation and am looking for my first job. Perhaps I am a narrow use case, but I would like to see a distance slider for the filter; I am looking to relocate to the SF area but I really don't care what city it is. Also, it would be nice to see a little bit of information underneath the posting before you view the full ad: maybe show the "skills" section from AngelList? Again, thanks! I already applied to FormSwift through your site.
- lalwanivikas 10y ago
  Awesome! Hope you get an offer from there :-) Both your points make sense. Reg distance slider - do you think option to input state can be an alternative? Would that work for you?
  - zaneyard 10y ago
    Personally, they both make sense to me. I've always seen a slider option but I'm sure it's more work to implement. State could be an easy way to search on a bigger scope. I feel like you would have to ask yourself how most people use these features: perhaps someone is searching for the city they live in and are willing to commute "30 miles." They certainly wouldn't want to search the entire state of Texas. Is that the major use-case for users of your site? Forgive me if I'm using an incorrect logic here as I have never done user interface testing but this seems like the sort of thing to think about when designing features. Honestly though I love the simplicity in design of your site, but the way your job-tile elements are created they're just begging to be clicked on to expand them for more detail.
    - vram22 10y ago
      Great user interface points, and not just because they match your current need.
anaxag0ras 10y ago
Could you also add a tag/filter for remote jobs? Thanks.
- jachee 10y ago
  Honestly, your first dev job should probably NOT be remote.
charlie7587 10y ago
Thank you so much for making this. I graduated in December and I've been having a rough time finding all of the junior positions that more obscure companies may be offering. EDIT: Also as a suggestion, it would be cool to filter by full-time/part-time/contract if possible
dylanjsa90 10y ago
I just tried the search and couldn't seem to get any results to appear for Seattle. I tried "Seattle", "Seattle, United States", and "Washington" and the top result was never a job in Seattle or in Washington. Now it's certainly possible there's no jobs listed in Seattle however I don't see how I would be able to check. So my feedback is this, maybe give some thought on the way you'd like to handle queries that don't have any matches rather than what appears to be random listings when it occurs. Edit: Appears to be working correctly now.
ejanus 10y ago
Looks great , but some openings need someone with 4 years experience. That doesn't sound like entry level stuff.
- lalwanivikas 10y ago
  Sorry about that. And thank you for pointing it out! It's really annoying when the title says junior and then description asks for few years experience. We are working hard to prevent such cases.
kevindavus 10y ago
I like the premise, but maybe next time you talk about it say 'If you are a developer who is looking for your first(or maybe 2nd?) developer job, I would love to have your feedback!' No need for gendered pronouns in a general description.
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zaneyard 10y ago

Thank you for this! I coming up on graduation and am looking for my first job. Perhaps I am a narrow use case, but I would like to see a distance slider for the filter; I am looking to relocate to the SF area but I really don't care what city it is. Also, it would be nice to see a little bit of information underneath the posting before you view the full ad: maybe show the "skills" section from AngelList? Again, thanks! I already applied to FormSwift through your site.

lalwanivikas 10y ago
Awesome! Hope you get an offer from there :-) Both your points make sense. Reg distance slider - do you think option to input state can be an alternative? Would that work for you?
- zaneyard 10y ago
  Personally, they both make sense to me. I've always seen a slider option but I'm sure it's more work to implement. State could be an easy way to search on a bigger scope. I feel like you would have to ask yourself how most people use these features: perhaps someone is searching for the city they live in and are willing to commute "30 miles." They certainly wouldn't want to search the entire state of Texas. Is that the major use-case for users of your site? Forgive me if I'm using an incorrect logic here as I have never done user interface testing but this seems like the sort of thing to think about when designing features. Honestly though I love the simplicity in design of your site, but the way your job-tile elements are created they're just begging to be clicked on to expand them for more detail.
  - vram22 10y ago
    Great user interface points, and not just because they match your current need.

anaxag0ras 10y ago

Could you also add a tag/filter for remote jobs? Thanks.

jachee 10y ago
Honestly, your first dev job should probably NOT be remote.

charlie7587 10y ago

Thank you so much for making this. I graduated in December and I've been having a rough time finding all of the junior positions that more obscure companies may be offering. EDIT: Also as a suggestion, it would be cool to filter by full-time/part-time/contract if possible

dylanjsa90 10y ago

I just tried the search and couldn't seem to get any results to appear for Seattle. I tried "Seattle", "Seattle, United States", and "Washington" and the top result was never a job in Seattle or in Washington. Now it's certainly possible there's no jobs listed in Seattle however I don't see how I would be able to check. So my feedback is this, maybe give some thought on the way you'd like to handle queries that don't have any matches rather than what appears to be random listings when it occurs. Edit: Appears to be working correctly now.

ejanus 10y ago

Looks great , but some openings need someone with 4 years experience. That doesn't sound like entry level stuff.

lalwanivikas 10y ago
Sorry about that. And thank you for pointing it out! It's really annoying when the title says junior and then description asks for few years experience. We are working hard to prevent such cases.

kevindavus 10y ago

I like the premise, but maybe next time you talk about it say 'If you are a developer who is looking for your first(or maybe 2nd?) developer job, I would love to have your feedback!' No need for gendered pronouns in a general description.

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