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   by arnvald 8y ago

   It's already started: https://medium.com/coryodaniel/from-erverless-to-elixir-4875...
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   by arnvald 8y ago

   I think I fail to understand how Lambda works better for startups. I see primarily 2 arguments. The first one is simplicity. You pack your Node.js application, upload to lambda and it works. But then in the article I see a chart with API Ga
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   by arnvald 8y ago

   There are many reasons why Chris might have been rejected. Maybe indeed Yahoo was not able to recognize his talent. But maybe the company was hiring for a specific role and found someone better? Maybe despite his skills he didn't perfo
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   by arnvald 8y ago

   Interesting, I've never heard term JAMStack before. I knew this was a common concept to have pre-built templates with JS client and API backend, but now I know it has a name!
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   by arnvald 8y ago

   These were just example questions, for example pair programming might be irrelevant, if it's not a significant part of team culture. I admit some questions here are tricky. It's hard to predict how candidate will interact with the
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   by arnvald 8y ago

   Location: Netherlands Remote: yes, preferred Willing to relocate: no Technologies: I'm primarily using Elixir, Ruby, JavaScript, I've learned plenty of frameworks, and have some limited devops experience; I'm more than happy
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   by arnvald 8y ago

   My point is when a new person joins the team, the team changes. It might become better, but it also might become worse. A brilliant programmer who treats others with disrespect might have overall negative impact on the whole team. An averag
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   by arnvald 8y ago

   As a hiring manager: your coding skills are just one of many things I look at when I decide whether I'll make an offer or not. I need to think how you'll interact with the team, whether our company culture is something that you&#x
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   by arnvald 8y ago

   It's the end for a lot of cryptocurrencies (which is good, they've been so hyped and yet most of them didn't provide any value), but not the end of the concept of cryptocurrency.
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    I suspect one of the reasons people are happy with JS (even though there's plenty of much better languages) is that it has made a huge progress. Writing ES6 after a few years with ES5 is so much more pleasant. I used to be annoyed ever
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    2007: SOAP has won and it won't change 2012: REST has won and it won't change 2018: GraphQL has won and it won't change 2023: ...
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    I like DDG, although I still need to use Google every now and then. Apple could acquire and improve DDG instead of building an engine from scratch
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    I've been working with SPAs for the last 4 years and I must say I can't decide which approach is better. I believe SPAs provide better user experience, but the cost of that is significant. Also, not every component-based page must
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    I wanted to add this, but the difference is so small now (Air is 120gram / 0.27 pound lighter) that I don't think it is really any advantage
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    I completely agree. I've been using MacBook Air mid 2013 for the last 5 years and it's a great laptop. Now I'm considering buying a new one, and Airs just don't make sense for me anymore. In Singapore the difference in p
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    Please stop criticising people for charging money for their work. You don't do that to a doctor you visit, you don't do that to a taxi driver, why do you do that to a fellow programmer?
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    I review code everyday and it's my main way of finding bugs (besides automated tests). It saves us a lot of time that I can detect issues before asking testers to run the application and go through test scenarios.
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    What's the justification here though? Saying "my code is better than other teams' even without review" does not prove that reviews are not helpful - maybe if you get your code reviewed you'll ship even fewer bugs, a
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    Apple stores are in 24 countries, excluding North America that's 22. Which means that most countries don't have a single Apple Store. So not only is your comment rude and inappropriate, it's also incorrect.
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    In some countries (or individual companies) this is done in another way - the annual salary is split into 13 or 14 parts, and the 13th is given around Christmas period and 14th around summer holidays. But it's not considered bonus, it&
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    Besides flexibility for the employer, there's one more reason why they prefer bonuses over salary raise: if you leave the company in the middle of the year, you don't get half of the bonus, you get nothing. I understand employer&#
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    Lootboxes and the general virtual in-game currencies are what pushed me away from NBA2K. I really enjoy the game, but I don't want to be constantly told to pay more and more for the game that I've just paid $70 for. I stopped play
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    Any examples, beyond news sites where 95% of users come from US anyway?
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    This is a good point. False copyright claims should be penalized, enforcing companies to improve the accuracy of their claims.
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    I got one using foreign passport. However in the first shop I tried I was told I need Chinese ID. In the 2nd shop there were no problems
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    I tried using Alipay with foreign card a year ago and it didn't work. I had to get a Chinese phone number and Chinese bank debit card to start using Alipay (this proved to be possible even on tourist visa, but only because of a friend
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    How does es6 improve readability in this case? It barely removes `{}` and replaces very clear word `function` with `const` that in most languages is associated with constant values, not with functions
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    Great article, I enjoyed reading it! Also, the illustrations are great, they perfectly fit the vibe of the article.
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    Have you checked the mobile client? The last 2 features I've noticed on Skype for iOS are: * colors - you can change your Skype colors from blue to red or green * stories - follow your friends just like on Instagram or Snapchat
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    by arnvald 8y ago

    Have you tried Boxen?[1] It allows you to automate installing libraries and running scripts by writing Puppet manifests. [1] https://github.com/boxen/our-boxen