Sakes

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by Sakes 14y ago
There is something natural about HN. Something in the way that it has grown, slow and organically. I can not imagine that a handful of threads started by celebrities would increase the value of HN significantly. But I could see a handful o
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by Sakes 14y ago
You sound like you are doing a great job man, as someone who has lived through depression, I'd like to say that I'm proud of you. If you'd like to talk about it further just let me know.
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by Sakes 14y ago
Failure is synonymous with "Quitting" for me.
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The advice someone should consider when trying to determine if they should go to college or start a company is this.... take advantage of opportunities! Do you have an idea? Have you validated this idea in some form? Do you have access to f
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by Sakes 14y ago
This is a very good point. If your loved one told you he had a broken leg, you wouldn't try and fix it yourself, you would seek a professional.
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by Sakes 14y ago
1) Try and fix him. I know this is generally thought of as a bad idea, but I think it will be important for you to know that you did everything within your power for him in the event that something bad happens. When (adult) children lose
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by Sakes 14y ago
For me its all about the right tool for the right job. I'm not talking about languages here. Sometimes duct tape is the right tool. Sometimes a very well architected program is. It all depends on so many variables.
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He says on the landing page that it is > Latest version: 0.5 which implies that there are quite a few things left for him to do before he considers the first version complete. He probably felt that the marketing page was good enough for
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by Sakes 14y ago
It seems to me that there is nothing inherently wrong with these talented pitch men, people that get everyone excited about some venture even if there is no clear path to long term growth. If you could marry these people with others who hav
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by Sakes 14y ago
Significance of the post - This is a list of common characteristics that Jeff has seen in people he considers to be geniuses. Maybe it is possible that if us normal people adopt these characteristics into our own identity, we might be able
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by Sakes 14y ago
I'd like to start off by saying thanks for for holding my feet to the fire on this one. It has forced me to rethink what I have written which is almost always a good thing, and in this case I believe it to be good. What you have made clear
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by Sakes 14y ago
Well, I was speaking generally when I wrote that. I probably should have put in the word frequently to be more specific. I did not mean to imply that one day you will reach a point where you will never battle with a bug for over 4 hours a
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by Sakes 14y ago
You have really made me think with this comment. I will have to come back later to address it properly.
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I'm glad you liked the comment :), but I do think it is good that he has shared his feelings. Whatever you can do to gain new perspectives and grow should be done. My hope is that after writing this article that he reads through all these
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by Sakes 14y ago
I think I may have misrepresented myself. I have not avoided the buggy hell described above. I have lived through it. My point is, his problems are temporary and expected for anyone that cares to better themselves. So it is perfectly nat
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by Sakes 14y ago
This is true, but if you are working on such a large code base, and you like the company you work for, you will be working on it for a long time. You will become familiar with the coding style (or lack of style) of the original programmers
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by Sakes 14y ago
That is a good point, but I do have the perspective you talk about. I started out at a web shop for 4 years, so I'd spend a lot of time in other peoples code. I then moved on to a nice little SaaS company with a 10 year old code base whic
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by Sakes 14y ago
Now how often do you run into these subtle memory leaks? How often do you run into fundamental design flaws? Once, twice a year? If it happens so rarely, which for most developers I believe it does, why would you allow it to get you so ja
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by Sakes 14y ago
This guy has not discovered what it means to be a programmer, he is simply in a phase of his programming life. Chasing down bugs all the time? Why? I don't do this, and when I run across a bug it is usually a quick fix and not a big deal
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by Sakes 14y ago
I think your concerns are valid and no apology is necessary but it is appreciated. What I did not get into in my original post is how I am currently integrating the teachings into his life. Rule #1 for me is to never assume what my child i
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by Sakes 14y ago
I think you are correct about the short attention spans and need of quick rewards. Here is my strat to combat it. My Son is 2 yrs old, and I want to start teaching programming at 5. 2-3 work on reading 3-4 work on basic math 4-5 work on ba
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by Sakes 14y ago
This is where I currently work and It has been an amazing experience. I have grown so much as a developer here because of the culture. Kgray really gives you the freedom to explore new technologies and encourages it. On Fridays you'll of
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by Sakes 14y ago
I am blown away, these guys have hacked innovation. What this says to me is innovation is relative. If you've never seen an iPhone, and someone shows you a Samsung Galaxy, you would think it is mind blowing. As far as the true innovators a
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by Sakes 14y ago
I honestly think the differences between any starting tech is negligible. The only thing that matters is the child learns that she has the power to create (or figure out how to create) things that she wants that did not exist before she cr
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by Sakes 14y ago
It seems to me that this 11th point is in direct conflict with the 7th point. Good design is long-lasting. Iteration suggests change, and long-lasting suggests finality. Software is tricky, the needs of the users can change over time, and
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I learned something about learning today
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Thanks!
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The site was made 4 years ago using tables and images for titles. I just took the existing design and converted it to bootstrap, header tags, and paragraph tags. The titles are actual text now too. I didn't make it any wider because there
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by Sakes 14y ago
Example of not bootstrappy bootstrap. Here is a quick and simple site I did this weekend. I used bootstrap because of it's responsive design support. It makes it easy to create content that looks nice on desktops and mobile/tablet devices.
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by Sakes 14y ago
This is a good idea. And sprinkled in all the hate comments are a few good bits of constructive criticism. 1) Remove the stock photo asap 2) Clearly define why someone using Github or Stackoverflow would want your service. 3) Tell us about

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