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Show HN: LaraJobs – Jobs for web artisans

36 points by ilandsman 12y ago

_pmf_ 12y ago
web artisan - now there's a word I hoped nobody in their right mind would be conceited and deluded enough to use.
- tnorthcutt 12y ago
  From the guidelines[0]: Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face to face conversation. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - dai_pole 12y ago
    Would someone not say that in a face to face conversation? I certainly would. I think the phrase web artisan is embarrassingly twee, like most (over)usage of the words artisan/craft etc. etc.
- colordrops 12y ago
  Seems to be for Laravel programmers, which is a PHP web framework labeled as made for "web artisans" by its creator. Still conceited and deluded though
  - ilandsman 12y ago
    It's built by and around the Laravel community but it's not exclusive to Laravel just like any Laravel programmer is not only a Laravel programmer. They are of course PHP programmers and many (most) also know other back end languages, front end, etc. Even the jobs up during our soft launch reflect this. You'll see jobs for Rails developers and customer support already listed as well as general PHP developers, non-Laravel specific.
    - drz 12y ago
      If this is the case, I'd also question the decision to launch on larajobs.com, moreso than the slogan.
- damon_c 12y ago
  ar·ti·san a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand. Why does the use of that word with regards to web/programming raise such negative feelings? Just wondering, no affiliation...
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  - mgkimsal 12y ago
    "Unicorn Alchemist" is what it says. If you knew him, you'd know that's he's not taking himself too seriously there.
drz 12y ago
"Web artisan" makes me think of Etsy, etc. This is just a developer freelancing site. Call it what it is.
- followchrisp 12y ago
  Developer recruitment site; so apparently calling it "what it is" isn't as easy as that...
- euphemize 12y ago
  I think it's a reference to how Laravel defines its framework: "Laravel - The PHP framework for web artisans."[0] Still not sure if it's a good idea to piggyback the expression though. [0] http://laravel.com/ http://laravel.com/
- ilandsman 12y ago
  It's not primarily a freelancing site, most jobs will be full time as the jobs up there now are.
Irish 12y ago
Jaysus lads lighten up
- thebigkick 12y ago
  here here. It's just a catch phrase. Sorta like at Subway where they are "sandwich artists". I doubt they go around calling themselves that. Anyhow, as a front end "artisan", Laravel is pretty awesome to work with. Especially the Blade templating system.

36 points by ilandsman 12y ago

_pmf_ 12y ago

web artisan - now there's a word I hoped nobody in their right mind would be conceited and deluded enough to use.

tnorthcutt 12y ago
From the guidelines[0]: Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face to face conversation. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- dai_pole 12y ago
  Would someone not say that in a face to face conversation? I certainly would. I think the phrase web artisan is embarrassingly twee, like most (over)usage of the words artisan/craft etc. etc.
colordrops 12y ago
Seems to be for Laravel programmers, which is a PHP web framework labeled as made for "web artisans" by its creator. Still conceited and deluded though
- ilandsman 12y ago
  It's built by and around the Laravel community but it's not exclusive to Laravel just like any Laravel programmer is not only a Laravel programmer. They are of course PHP programmers and many (most) also know other back end languages, front end, etc. Even the jobs up during our soft launch reflect this. You'll see jobs for Rails developers and customer support already listed as well as general PHP developers, non-Laravel specific.
  - drz 12y ago
    If this is the case, I'd also question the decision to launch on larajobs.com, moreso than the slogan.
damon_c 12y ago
ar·ti·san a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand. Why does the use of that word with regards to web/programming raise such negative feelings? Just wondering, no affiliation...
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- mgkimsal 12y ago
  "Unicorn Alchemist" is what it says. If you knew him, you'd know that's he's not taking himself too seriously there.

drz 12y ago

"Web artisan" makes me think of Etsy, etc. This is just a developer freelancing site. Call it what it is.

followchrisp 12y ago
Developer recruitment site; so apparently calling it "what it is" isn't as easy as that...
euphemize 12y ago
I think it's a reference to how Laravel defines its framework: "Laravel - The PHP framework for web artisans."[0] Still not sure if it's a good idea to piggyback the expression though. [0] http://laravel.com/ http://laravel.com/
ilandsman 12y ago
It's not primarily a freelancing site, most jobs will be full time as the jobs up there now are.

Irish 12y ago

Jaysus lads lighten up

thebigkick 12y ago
here here. It's just a catch phrase. Sorta like at Subway where they are "sandwich artists". I doubt they go around calling themselves that. Anyhow, as a front end "artisan", Laravel is pretty awesome to work with. Especially the Blade templating system.