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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Reliable mail deliverability is no small problem, however, and one that by and large has already been solved by other providers. If a new competitor enters this market that competitor will have to solve this problem again without being able
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Seek legal council now. Other than that: What does your contract say about this? Even if the contract does say something like "contractor has to be proficient in these technologies: ..." and explicitly mentions Node.js defining wh
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Yes, but asylum and immigration are two different matters. They often get mixed up and as far as the individual is concerned one eventually might lead to the other but a country could very well opt against immigration while still granting a
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Most software development methodologies - including what's become of some of the supposedly "agile" ones - are a vain attempt at formalising and industrialising a process that's inherently non-industrial. Writing softwar
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
If you use your GitHub profile as part of your personal brand / marketing then these things absolutely are relevant. As a developer in a professional context you'll hardly ever work alone or be the sole contributor. Even if you us
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Find out who the owner is and approach them outside of business hours (this one doesn't just apply to German businesses). Businesses with foot traffic can become very busy during business hours. Therefore, employees won't have the
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
The C64's BASIC prompt. The concept of a computer booting into an environment - an empty canvas, if you will - that allows you to immediately create something was ingenious. Similarly, what sparked my interest in web programming was t
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
That's the Malthusian hypothesis, an assumption that has been repeatedly and consistently disproven since it has first been formulated more than 200 years ago. Strangely enough, it's still surprisingly popular. Groups like the Clu
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
- The Tim Ferriss Show - 99% Invisible - The Freelancers' Show, podcast about the consulting business: Sales, pricing, positioning, marketing in general - The Allusionist, a podcast about language - Hanselminutes, tech podcast by Scott
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
From a business perspective a simple solution could be hiring a virtual assistant who vets incoming calls and only routes legitimate ones to employees.
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Yes, PivotHelper is an integration of these components (as mentioned in the project's README file): * PivotTable.js * PrimeNG TurboTable (for filtering) * SheetJS (for importing not just CSV files but Excel files, too, as well as expor
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
I've just released a new version that fixes the issues reported here so far. Thanks a lot for your input!
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Sorry for that. Downloading the sample datasets could indeed be unexpected. I'll clarify this by adding a hint.
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
This might be an issue with SheetJS, the library used for reading data from input files. If you create a GitHub issue with some example data for reproducing the problem I'll look into it.
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Thank you for these very useful suggestions. I'll look into it.
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Show HN: PivotHelper, utility for generating Pivot tables and charts(bjoernkw.github.io)
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
> For any other conceivable use case, a database and a contract between parties are a superior solution. Only if that contract is reasonably enforceable and all parties involved trust the party that controls the database - if there'
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries probably is as close as it gets to what you’re describing. Anything more specific can’t take variations in context and market development into account. There’s no cookie cutter way of creating a successful sta
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
You might find these results interesting: https://bjoernkw.com/2016/01/15/survey-for-it-freelancers-ho... They're from a similar survey I conducted about 3 years ago.
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I get your point. However, is a client who tries to play down the value you create for them really the right client? If what I can contribute has so little value to the client why would they need my services in the first place? As for vastl
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Speech therapists need to have an in-depth knowledge of how speech organs such as the larynx work mechanically. This includes not just their function as a speech production device but their other functions, too. Additionally, speech therapi
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Show HN: Hex to RGB(bjoernkw.github.io)
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Many important aspects about estimation, hourly rates and breaking such a project down into smaller, more manageable parts have already been brought up in this thread, which is why I'd like to offer a different angle on this, i.e. valu
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Martin Fowler’s website is a cornucopia of patterns that are conducive to gradually improving the architecture of large, sprawling codebases. Take the strangler pattern, for instance: https://www.martinfowler.com/bliki&#x2F
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Yes, about ten years ago when founding a startups because we thought it might be useful for press releases and similar publications. It probably wasn't the best way to spend our limited resources at the time. However, the pictures were
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
GitHub Pages, Google Forms, WordPress, Mailchimp. Angular, Spring Boot and PostgreSQL if it actually turns out to be something for which there’s sufficient demand.
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
First, salaried rank and file software developers on average certainly don't make 300-400k per year. Those working at Silicon Valley FAANG companies still account for only a minute percentage of software developers in the US and certai
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Freelancing always is a business. It doesn't matter if it's run on the side. While you can outsource aspects such as marketing and sales you should be aware that in that case not only will you be leaving a lot of money on the tabl
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
Please see this previous comment of mine and the resources it refers to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15910781 The gist is: If you want your business to be independent, sustainable and profitable in the long run bui
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by BjoernKW 8y ago
I'm an independent IT consultant. I provide software-based solutions to business problems. I design and create software that makes business processes more efficient and I coach software developers in the use of frameworks and best prac

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