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by babul 18y ago
Somethings to remember as we build our products/startups. Light, and easy on the eye too.
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Creating great products and services for an uncertain world(slideshare.net)
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by babul 18y ago
More detail http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=218387
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by babul 18y ago
Thanks, must have missed this.
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by babul 18y ago
There is a good example I used a while back to build-up a java GUI with appropriate-state java actions and views which I shall retrieve when I get home. It is pure java without any third-party libraries needed. It basically load/saves confi
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by babul 18y ago
Hardcoded multiple screens with bits enabled/disabled is a very bad idea for many reasons and is worth avoiding simply to be able to manage complexity and coupling/cohesion issues in your system.
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by babul 18y ago
Should/is there any guidance to use on HN? Is it doomed to be another digg/reddit/etc. clone?
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by babul 18y ago
With all due respect, am I alone in thinking there is a lot of echo in HN at the moment, with much of it not really hacker related? Example... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=218496 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=218540 http:/
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by babul 18y ago
This is essentially the same as http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=218496 (without the login needed for those who don't want to sign-up with another site) ...and some reasoning is explained at http://broadstuff.com/archives/1031-Why-w
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by babul 18y ago
I spent several days in April/May fixing problems caused by this SQL hack at the place where I am contracting :(
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by babul 18y ago
Really annoying. Why can't people build things to help others not hinder them?
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by babul 18y ago
Anything that encourages Linux use (especially by Windows users) is good. Until people are exposed to other systems, they will never really appreciate how poor Windows is at many things.
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by babul 18y ago
I agree. In my past experience I have found it actually better to build all the domain elements (model) first based on command line usage, as it more clearly and accurately defines the problem (focus is not lost on GUI issues), and then w
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by babul 18y ago
As mentioned in the article, this is analogous to Facebook, and although the idea is it will help Selling Manager take off as a platform (those who have used it know how bad it is) and at the same time remove the appeal of other third-party
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by babul 18y ago
As someone who is does some contracting my suggestions would be... A). Ask/call around your network/contacts and get information direct. This may also land you a job too. B). Ring around the leading job agencies in the area you intend to wo
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by babul 18y ago
eBay has seen the light???
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by babul 18y ago
A lot better than I thought it would be. Thank you for exceeding my expectations.
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by babul 18y ago
Ubuntu would not be my first choice for building cloud compute server clusters (there are better *nix distros). Am I missing something?
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by babul 18y ago
Get traction, build a large user base, and the money will follow ...this seems to be general startup mantra. But $1B in revenue even from 118M users is a steep target, and most sites would be happy with $7 per user. In this respect I think
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by babul 18y ago
I am sure I read exactly the same article about a week ago?!?
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by babul 18y ago
In initial stages there will be a slow down until they learn to use the tech. Grades etc. may fall as there are only so many hours in a day and if you spend time away from books/study to spend it learning to use a computer by yourself or wi
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by babul 18y ago
I have seen first hand how being poor forces you to innovate in such countries. Hence, I agree with pg and the like that startups should be poor at the begining stages too.
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by babul 18y ago
Laptops provide them more opportunities for them (via understanind/access to tech), but being poor, I dare to say they will find more innovative uses.
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by babul 18y ago
App Engine is good and everything but at present still has too many restrictions e.g. limited python/django implementations. Without being able to use many of the python/django libraries, it makes life much harder.
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by babul 18y ago
Plus web apps will soon be big business in India as it allows them to compete in international markets with stronger currencies (i.e. USD/GBP is greater then Indian Rupee) without the associated export/manufacturing costs, and the benefit o
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by babul 18y ago
They spent a lot of time building them for others (outsourcing) and now are builing it for themselves (entreprenuering/producing). The same model as the far east with cheap manufacturing of electronics goods in the previous decades. After a
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by babul 18y ago
I like to play puzzles like this just to get in to different mindsets from my own. Often I find it is better to do it yourself, and then have another go using the tips provided. Sometimes it helps me into different ways of thinking than I w
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by babul 18y ago
I see many software companies post (recruitment) puzzles on their sites and you and actually tell a lot about the company by the puzzles they use.
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by babul 18y ago
Or get a day job/contract. I did just so I would be forced to sleep and get up at 'normal' times. ...so far so good. A hidden benefit that never occured to me is all the prety girls I now meet with no extra effort. (day<girls<ni
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by babul 18y ago
Well put. A problem many who are starting out face is contingency if things go wrong i.e. startup fails. It is easy to say do another one, but without funding/investors this can be hard and people must eat and bills must be paid. Hence with

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