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"... ASP.NET 2.0, C# 2.0, SQL Server 2005, Web Services ... 5 years experience working with Microsoft technologies such as Asp.net, ASP or SQL Server ..." al

"... ASP.NET 2.0, C# 2.0, SQL Server 2005, Web Services ... 5 years experience working with Microsoft technologies such as Asp.net, ASP or SQL Server ..." all the great hackers are lining up for this one. "... As a result we will be building up a large team of 20 to 30 employees over the next few months. ..." Missed that one, why so large? "... Having built systems that take orders and credit card transactions previously is a strong plus ..." MS for RT systems. Do-able but not pretty.

rms 19y ago
This site wasn't built by a great hacker so he doesn't care about hiring great hackers. I doubt Markus would want to switch architectures so an elite lisp hacker that will refuse to work on MS isn't what Markus wants. The design is even worse and sometimes the site's UI doesn't even function. The girls are much uglier/less successful than match.com or OKCupid too, there's probably some explanation for that.
- jamongkad 19y ago
  Although you've got to give him credit with what he has achieved so far with MS technology. I always wondered why did he use it in the first place though....on a related note yeah I've noticed that there are some inconsistencies with the UI. It wouldn't hurt for him to try to correct that.
  - rms 19y ago
    I give him a lot of credit for what he's done. I would assume he used MS tech because that's what he was familiar with.
  - bootload 19y ago
    "... I always wondered why did he use it in the first place though.... ..." Same here. The cost alone would be one hurdle. The other is access to tools, languages, code and fixes, resouces. It's a matter of taste I guess.
mynameishere 19y ago
all the great hackers are lining up for this one Hmm. Yeah, he's processing millions and millions of requests a day off of one web server. I really don't think that (ahem) great hackers like having the power of MSFT technology thrust in their face.
- corentin 19y ago
  http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html :)
- bootload 19y ago
  "... Hmm. Yeah, he's processing millions and millions of requests a day off of one web server. ..." I wouldn't say It's not possible, just painful. Firstly there's the cost (os, tools, languages) and externalities (bugs, slow code updates). I don't know if I could face going to work using such a crappy environment again. As for the number of transactions, you cannot deny this. The real test will be adding the financial transactions and converting hits to dollars. I like people succeeding - it just makes me wince (personal prejudice) thinking of the technology choice.
aston 19y ago
why so large? 20 employees wouldn't be completely unreasonable. Not all of them would be straight up coders, of course. Then again, with the traffic numbers he claims, I think he could justify having half the engineering power as someone like Facebook.
- omouse 19y ago
  It's unreasonable to go from 1 or 2 people to 20 in a short period of time. If he did the hiring over a year then it would be much more manageable.
- bootload 19y ago
  "... 20 employees wouldn't be completely unreasonable. Not all of them would be straight up coders, of course ..." I'd agree with this bit, but it's the timing. It really depends on exit strategy. I'm not sure at what stage the coy. is at - it hasn't been sold, has it received funding? Investing in 30 extra bodies is a lot. It takes a long time to employee quality people and is certainly against grain. One hiccup in the market and could be a Ev of Prya (Blogger).

rms 19y ago

This site wasn't built by a great hacker so he doesn't care about hiring great hackers. I doubt Markus would want to switch architectures so an elite lisp hacker that will refuse to work on MS isn't what Markus wants. The design is even worse and sometimes the site's UI doesn't even function. The girls are much uglier/less successful than match.com or OKCupid too, there's probably some explanation for that.

jamongkad 19y ago
Although you've got to give him credit with what he has achieved so far with MS technology. I always wondered why did he use it in the first place though....on a related note yeah I've noticed that there are some inconsistencies with the UI. It wouldn't hurt for him to try to correct that.
- rms 19y ago
  I give him a lot of credit for what he's done. I would assume he used MS tech because that's what he was familiar with.
- bootload 19y ago
  "... I always wondered why did he use it in the first place though.... ..." Same here. The cost alone would be one hurdle. The other is access to tools, languages, code and fixes, resouces. It's a matter of taste I guess.

mynameishere 19y ago

all the great hackers are lining up for this one Hmm. Yeah, he's processing millions and millions of requests a day off of one web server. I really don't think that (ahem) great hackers like having the power of MSFT technology thrust in their face.

corentin 19y ago
http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html :)
bootload 19y ago
"... Hmm. Yeah, he's processing millions and millions of requests a day off of one web server. ..." I wouldn't say It's not possible, just painful. Firstly there's the cost (os, tools, languages) and externalities (bugs, slow code updates). I don't know if I could face going to work using such a crappy environment again. As for the number of transactions, you cannot deny this. The real test will be adding the financial transactions and converting hits to dollars. I like people succeeding - it just makes me wince (personal prejudice) thinking of the technology choice.

aston 19y ago

why so large? 20 employees wouldn't be completely unreasonable. Not all of them would be straight up coders, of course. Then again, with the traffic numbers he claims, I think he could justify having half the engineering power as someone like Facebook.

omouse 19y ago
It's unreasonable to go from 1 or 2 people to 20 in a short period of time. If he did the hiring over a year then it would be much more manageable.
bootload 19y ago
"... 20 employees wouldn't be completely unreasonable. Not all of them would be straight up coders, of course ..." I'd agree with this bit, but it's the timing. It really depends on exit strategy. I'm not sure at what stage the coy. is at - it hasn't been sold, has it received funding? Investing in 30 extra bodies is a lot. It takes a long time to employee quality people and is certainly against grain. One hiccup in the market and could be a Ev of Prya (Blogger).