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We're also hiring: Ruby engineers: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=312684 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=312684 Python engineers: http://news.ycombina

by justin 18y ago

We're also hiring: Ruby engineers: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=312684 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=312684 Python engineers: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=312675 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=312675

felixmar 18y ago
Hi Justin, could you comment on why you use both Python and Ruby? It seems odd for a small company to use two languages that are very similar.
- jfarmer 18y ago
  Python for back-end (see: Twisted) and Ruby for front-end (see: Rails), I imagine.
  - abstractbill 18y ago
    Exactly. We use languages more for the libraries they offer, than for any other consideration.
  - webwright 18y ago
    We do the exact same thing at RescueTime, FWIW.
globalrev 18y ago
How are you making money? Google ads? Blockbuster movie ads? Are you making money or you only have revenue so far? Do you have any funding besides ycombinator?
- emmett 18y ago
  We're currently running ads from a couple ad networks, but we're just getting started on monetization projects. We've raised both angel and VC rounds (google for it if you want the amounts and people)
debt 18y ago
Yeah, you have lots of pedophiles on your channels. Curb that shit.
- emmett 18y ago
  We're working on it, believe me.
foobar2k 18y ago
I'd not checked out justin.tv since Justin's 24h lifestreaming event ended, but the other day I was round my brother's house (my brother is a non-techy person) and we were talking about the US Open tennis and where we should go to watch it. "Oh I know this great site which has all the sports" he says as he loads up Justin.tv. So basically justin.tv has loads of traffic because it is the hub of illegal sports rebroadcasting. I think the site is great though, so I hope after all the copyright lawyers break down your doors and you are forced to go back to "legitimate" streams only, that your growth is still strong.
- wensing 18y ago
  This happened to me too when I discovered a relative watching Major League Soccer and then noticed justin.tv in the address bar. I asked him what "PSN" (the logo plastered all over the channel) was all about, and when he didn't know I had to conclude that either: 1) it was illegal or 2) PSN was somehow paying ESPN to re-broadcast MLS games. I guess I was wrong in believing it was #2?

by justin 18y ago

felixmar 18y ago

Hi Justin, could you comment on why you use both Python and Ruby? It seems odd for a small company to use two languages that are very similar.

jfarmer 18y ago
Python for back-end (see: Twisted) and Ruby for front-end (see: Rails), I imagine.
- abstractbill 18y ago
  Exactly. We use languages more for the libraries they offer, than for any other consideration.
- webwright 18y ago
  We do the exact same thing at RescueTime, FWIW.

globalrev 18y ago

How are you making money? Google ads? Blockbuster movie ads? Are you making money or you only have revenue so far? Do you have any funding besides ycombinator?

emmett 18y ago
We're currently running ads from a couple ad networks, but we're just getting started on monetization projects. We've raised both angel and VC rounds (google for it if you want the amounts and people)

debt 18y ago

Yeah, you have lots of pedophiles on your channels. Curb that shit.

emmett 18y ago
We're working on it, believe me.

foobar2k 18y ago

I'd not checked out justin.tv since Justin's 24h lifestreaming event ended, but the other day I was round my brother's house (my brother is a non-techy person) and we were talking about the US Open tennis and where we should go to watch it. "Oh I know this great site which has all the sports" he says as he loads up Justin.tv. So basically justin.tv has loads of traffic because it is the hub of illegal sports rebroadcasting. I think the site is great though, so I hope after all the copyright lawyers break down your doors and you are forced to go back to "legitimate" streams only, that your growth is still strong.

wensing 18y ago
This happened to me too when I discovered a relative watching Major League Soccer and then noticed justin.tv in the address bar. I asked him what "PSN" (the logo plastered all over the channel) was all about, and when he didn't know I had to conclude that either: 1) it was illegal or 2) PSN was somehow paying ESPN to re-broadcast MLS games. I guess I was wrong in believing it was #2?