brown-dragon

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1. 31.▲
   by brown-dragon 10y ago

   I think this is a fascinating subject! Let me dig into it and if I find something that's usable (and teachable) I'll write it out. Many comments have pointed out "How to win friends and influence people" so I'll sta
2. 32.▲
   Ask HN: What non-technical skill would help you most in your career in 2016?

   47 points by brown-dragon 10y ago|72 comments
3. 33.▲
   by brown-dragon 10y ago

   Schedule. Schedule. Schedule. It's very important that you allocate some time to each area - upto 2 hr blocks of time for coding and architecture, 20 minutes for management tasks and a block of time for firefighting/reacting. Also
4. 34.▲
   by brown-dragon 10y ago

   I've found the HubSpot Sales blog to be surprisingly good. It can get a little "spammy" feel at times but I got a lot of good advice overall. I don't know how their marketing blog is - never tried it but you could check
5. 35.▲
   by brown-dragon 10y ago

   I love the "post-release" mental hook strategy. I'll try it out :-)
6. 36.▲
   by brown-dragon 10y ago

   Fascinating talk! Thanks!
7. 37.▲
   by brown-dragon 10y ago

   Is there anything beyond the existing Rust tutorials/blogs that you would find helpful/useful?
8. 38.▲
   by brown-dragon 10y ago

   Oh man! I _so_ identify with this problem. I've been struggling with it for ages. Lately I've been trying some voice exercises and they have helped a bit but I still slip back when I'm not thinking about it.
9. 39.▲
   by brown-dragon 10y ago

   Nodejs is actually pretty easy to pick up. Any reason you don't want to get into it? Elixir and Clojure are also fascinating to me. Is there anything in particular you feel would help you more than the existing tutorials? Projects&#x2F
10. 40.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    For FP, give Elm a try. It's a really welcoming community and newbie friendly. Plus it's pure Javascript and very easy to set up and get going.
11. 41.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    For threads - check out "The art of multiprocessor programming" by Maurice Herlihy and Nir Shavit. I've found it to be really really good.
12. 42.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    Ha! This one I wish I knew!! I've been trying to make a market where cooperates pay to improve developer productivity and it's been really hard.
13. 43.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    Looks impressive! :-) All the best.
14. 44.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    Golang and machine learning/big data are excellent choices. All the best for your career!
15. 45.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    I _really_ enjoy Go. As jfoutz said above, Go is like a "better C". The "Tour of Golang"( https://tour.golang.org/welcome/1 ) is a really good place to start. Is there anything I could write that woul
16. 46.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    Do you mean online marketing tools and sales outreach for your existing business?
17. 47.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    I'd love to take this up too. Is there anything you would like in this area? It looks like the existing tutorials/blogs are working great for you.
18. 48.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    > The tricky part is that my "good code" is someone else's "bad code" I feel your pain...
19. 49.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    I have been thinking about problem (1) off and on for the last year. The best strategy I've come up with so far is to set up a ritual that I will end the day with 10-30 minutes of code cleanup. Being systematic about it helps me get ac
20. 50.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    What kinds of projects do you envision using C++ for? Do you want to learn from scratch or just the new/modern C++ parts?
21. 51.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    I've had this feeling for a while that unit testing tools are ripe for 'disruption'. The main problem I see is relating the test cases "back" to features and broken/flaky tests. For procrastination, the thing t
22. 52.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    This is a very cool intro to the new features of JS! Thanks! :-) What part here is Currying?
23. 53.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    To really "get" meta-programming, try using Lisp/Scheme. I've found that really helps to "grok" the concepts and makes it much easier to understand in C++.
24. 54.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    I can do "front-end programming using javascript" and "fundamentals of machine learning" but have no clue about "deduction systems". Amongst the two, which would you say interests you more?
25. 55.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    As jfoutz says - Go is almost like a "better" C. I really enjoyed learning Go last month (I wrote a go server for a mobile app of mine). The "Tour of Golang"( https://tour.golang.org/welcome/1 ) is a
26. 56.▲
    by brown-dragon 10y ago

    Ha! I know how you feel! Check out "Learning how to learn?" ( https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn ) - it's an excellent course that may help you out. (Though not with jiu-jitsu, kung-fu, a
27. 57.▲
    Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2016?

    63 points by brown-dragon 10y ago|125 comments
28. 58.▲
    Poll: Do you test your code? (Follow up)

    2 points by brown-dragon 11y ago|0 comments
29. 59.▲
    by brown-dragon 11y ago

    We have a test suite that tests all functionality
30. 60.▲
    by brown-dragon 11y ago

    We have a test suite that tests a few critical things