J-dawg

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   by J-dawg 12y ago

   Estate Agent. They used to add value in 2 ways: 1) a shop window on the high street to display homes for sale, and 2) the ability to produce high quality photographs and printed brochures. Now 1) is a website and 2) is trivial thanks to dig
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   by J-dawg 12y ago

   To add to this question, I'd love a simple primer on how the blockchain works. I understand that mining Bitcoin is the process of bruteforcing a hash function which is derived from a previous part of the blockchain. To transfer ownersh
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   by J-dawg 12y ago

   I'm curious about how you crowd funded your bootcamp fees. I mean, I'm aware of sites like GoFundMe, but that seems to be mostly used by people in serious need of help for things like medical bills and legal fees. How do you convi
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   Ask HN: How do you live in the moment?

   4 points by J-dawg 12y ago|5 comments
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   by J-dawg 12y ago

   I'm also self taught, but just starting out. I'd be very interested to hear about how you got started, got your first job, and ended up making a decent career (if you don't mind sharing). Do you feel like not studying CS has
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   by J-dawg 12y ago

   Thanks for your post, I found it encouraging. I still don't quite understand the logic behind posting intimidating-looking job ads. It seems the likely outcome is scaring away the "shy but potentially good" candidates like th
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   Ask HN: What skills should an aspiring web developer focus on?

   7 points by J-dawg 12y ago|6 comments
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   Ask HN: What do you look for when hiring a junior/trainee developer?

   2 points by J-dawg 12y ago|2 comments
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   by J-dawg 12y ago

   It's a shame more employers don't share your approach! Out of interest, what's in it for you? Why not just hire an experienced dev for £37k and save yourself a year of training someone? What are your requirements for a junior
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    by J-dawg 12y ago

    Thank's for the advice! I'm fine with "sucking it up". I'm prepared to work for ~£15k for 12 months. It's enough to pay the bills (just) and if I received some quality mentoring / training and developed my
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    Ask HN: What's up with junior developer salaries? (UK)

    25 points by J-dawg 12y ago|41 comments