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by avichalp 7y ago
Do you suggest asking people directly what are there most pressing problems helps? Or do you think it is better to observe people struggling with something and then propose a solution and have them evaluate it.
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by avichalp 7y ago
Asking what questions they would ask. You can tell a lot about a person by the questions they ask.
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by avichalp 7y ago
There are few Rust based projects now for Full Text Search. So you can move away from JVM. - https://github.com/valeriansaliou/sonic - https://github.com/toshi-search/Toshi
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by avichalp 7y ago
Good points. If you don't find any existing solutions then is it a sign that your idea is probably not that good? Or very few people care about your problem?
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by avichalp 7y ago
The obvious advice is to go and talk to other python and Clojure developers in your area (find local meetups). Build something that you can show. Either your own projects or other open source projects. Some Clojure specific advice. Other th
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by avichalp 7y ago
Another personality trait could be if you enjoy exploring depth vs breadth. In a startup you can wear many hats. In a large organisation you are more likely to focus one to two things but you get chance to go deep into those topics.
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by avichalp 7y ago
You might like to look at https://handshake.org/
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by avichalp 7y ago
Understanding and getting comfortable with alternative paradigms. Functional programming if you do lot of imperative programming. Imperative if you do a lot of declarative programming (eg sql) etc.
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by avichalp 7y ago
I am thinking about it a lot lately. I have worked with a high growth startup (outside SV) for 2 years. And another year with a SV based but slightly less growth startup in early stage. Last year I emigrated to EU for a new job. After few m
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by avichalp 7y ago
If you are asking about learning metaprogramming as a paradigm I would rather suggest Racket. Lisps are famous for their metaprogramming capabilities and you have Clojure at the top of your list but writing macros are way easier in Racket t
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by avichalp 7y ago
Yes, it is a great course. I also keep myself updated with her newsletters and book recommendations.
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by avichalp 7y ago
Meta learning. Follow Barbara Oakley and other's work to understand the process of learning. Try practising these on some new concepts you are tackling at the moment.
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by avichalp 7y ago
Pay close attention to your diet and sleep. Try avoiding sugar and high carb foods. Try journaling your sleep quantity and quality, your moods and food you eat. Try finding pattens in the journal and keep experimenting till you find a combi
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by avichalp 7y ago
Yes, this comes up often. I think it is difficult to be disciplined about it. To catch yourself when you are not well rested and act accordingly.
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by avichalp 7y ago
Yes, this is an interesting point. I think there should be ways to do "deliberate practice" for finding better abstractions (reusable components). I would love find those methods.
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by avichalp 7y ago
Yes, I second that. I usually need to download not so big (~1 GB) files from server. I am also looking for a faster way.
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by avichalp 7y ago
I find it difficult to break after 25 minutes when I am too much into the stuff specially in between complex debugging. Then I feel like I am not doing Pomodoro right. Do have a similar experience?
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Taking a break is also hard work(sciencemag.org)
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by avichalp 8y ago
Yes, I keep a small notebook with me all the time. I jot down small flashes of insights and a-ha moments in it. Then I timely review them. I discard some that doesn't make sense anymore; improve upon the remaining and congregate them i
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by avichalp 8y ago
I am having a similar experience these days. As I am delving more into this topic here I logged some things from last month: http://avichalp.me/2019/04/06/debugging-sleep.html
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Lessons learned from getting featured on HN(getpolarized.io)
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by avichalp 8y ago
So, with this you can make `main process` in electron, obsolete?
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by avichalp 8y ago
This looks interesting. I agree with your point that there is huge gap between engineers and stakeholders. And a lack of understanding on how value is created and how it is attributed. I would like to understand how source level metrics can
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by avichalp 8y ago
Here is a collections of Gifs of a lot of personal websites collected in one place: http://umihi.co/thumbnailed-portfolio-websites/
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A Gentle Introduction to Dbus(blog.avichalp.me)
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Show HN: Reactive Web UI for Your SQL Database
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Short story about OOP and FP(feierabendprojekte.wordpress.com)
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Don't use Blockchain(hackernoon.com)
22 points by avichalp 9y ago|5 comments
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HTTP/2 Server Pushes(blog.avichalp.me)
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by avichalp 9y ago
Check these comics they are mostly about linux and networking: https://jvns.ca/zines/

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