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honest question, but... your wife is a developer, why didnt she make this?

sebestindragos 3y ago
She’s a junior frontend dev, no backend experience. Also building an electron app has it’s own learning curve, then distributing via app store etc. The app’s UI is actually built by her. I’m a backend dev so my UI skills suck.
- taylodl 3y ago
  Would have been a great learning experience for her and been great to put on a resume and discuss during an interview. Because you made this for your wife, who's a developer, even if only a junior developer, it has a whiff of mansplaining to it, too.
  - lostemptations5 3y ago
    I guess he could have just thrown her to the sharks instead of supporting her. But you must be right.
    - taylodl 3y ago
      Since when does a great learning experience equate to thrown her to the sharks? If I'm providing you with a great learning experience, then I'm not throwing you to the sharks. He could have mentored her and start transitioning her away from being a junior developer. I suppose that's asking for too much.
      - sebestindragos 3y ago
        Dude, you're kinda rude. You try mentoring a junior FE dev into a full stack dev in 2 months and capable to build an app end-2-end with devops and everything. We do work together on the app so she's learning stuff.
  - przemub 3y ago
    Fucking hell
    - culopatin 3y ago
      My thoughts exactly
  - culopatin 3y ago
    You have a whiff of finding non existent issues in other people’s lives when no one asked for your advice.
- latexr 3y ago
  The fact you both made it together using each one’s unique skills to solve a real problem from one of you is a good story. Consider adding that information somewhere on the website. Knowing you’re an indie husband and wife team may make some people more comfortable with the prospect of buying.
  - sebestindragos 3y ago
    We're both kinda shy and don't usually like putting ourselves out there, but maybe you're right and it could add some personality to the product.
    - latexr 3y ago
      Don’t add any personal information, you can literally say “husband and wife team” and leave it at that.
      - sebestindragos 3y ago
        that's sounds great, will do. thank you!
justanotherjoe 3y ago
i find it funny as well. He could have made it easier for her by saying she made this. But i guess it's too dishonest for the hn crowd.
- sebestindragos 3y ago
  lying that way ain't our cup of tea

She’s a junior frontend dev, no backend experience. Also building an electron app has it’s own learning curve, then distributing via app store etc. The app’s UI is actually built by her. I’m a backend dev so my UI skills suck.

taylodl 3y ago
Would have been a great learning experience for her and been great to put on a resume and discuss during an interview. Because you made this for your wife, who's a developer, even if only a junior developer, it has a whiff of mansplaining to it, too.
- lostemptations5 3y ago
  I guess he could have just thrown her to the sharks instead of supporting her. But you must be right.
  - taylodl 3y ago
    Since when does a great learning experience equate to thrown her to the sharks? If I'm providing you with a great learning experience, then I'm not throwing you to the sharks. He could have mentored her and start transitioning her away from being a junior developer. I suppose that's asking for too much.
    - sebestindragos 3y ago
      Dude, you're kinda rude. You try mentoring a junior FE dev into a full stack dev in 2 months and capable to build an app end-2-end with devops and everything. We do work together on the app so she's learning stuff.
- przemub 3y ago
  Fucking hell
  - culopatin 3y ago
    My thoughts exactly
- culopatin 3y ago
  You have a whiff of finding non existent issues in other people’s lives when no one asked for your advice.
latexr 3y ago
The fact you both made it together using each one’s unique skills to solve a real problem from one of you is a good story. Consider adding that information somewhere on the website. Knowing you’re an indie husband and wife team may make some people more comfortable with the prospect of buying.
- sebestindragos 3y ago
  We're both kinda shy and don't usually like putting ourselves out there, but maybe you're right and it could add some personality to the product.
  - latexr 3y ago
    Don’t add any personal information, you can literally say “husband and wife team” and leave it at that.
    - sebestindragos 3y ago
      that's sounds great, will do. thank you!

justanotherjoe 3y ago

i find it funny as well. He could have made it easier for her by saying she made this. But i guess it's too dishonest for the hn crowd.

sebestindragos 3y ago
lying that way ain't our cup of tea