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by bwh2 15y ago
It was a bit of pick your poison between a gettext() alias collision, ugly namespace syntax, and potential confusion with magic methods. Hopefully too many people aren't confused.
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by bwh2 15y ago
IMO CoffeeScript exists because we can't really avoid JS for web apps. But avoiding PHP is pretty straightforward - you just use python, ruby, or whatever.
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by bwh2 15y ago
Just copying this from the docs, but you can pass an array of functions to mixin: __::mixin(array( 'capitalize'=> function($string) { return ucwords($string); } )); __::capitalize('moe'); // 'Moe'
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by bwh2 15y ago
raganwald and Ezku hit the nail on the head. Most of my work spans PHP and JS, so having consistency (something the PHP array functions particularly lack) is a big win.
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by bwh2 15y ago
You can always add functions via mixin. I'll see what I can do about the warnings.
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by bwh2 15y ago
Your problem isn't creating ideas or a hypothesis to test, it's finding problems. Finding problems worth solving is really difficult unless 1) you're already an industry insider (scratch your own itch) or 2) you listen very closely to indus
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Show HN: Underscore.php(brianhaveri.github.com)
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by bwh2 16y ago
Find a great designer. Great design can convince your editors to keep the solution in house. Great design can attract talented developers.
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by bwh2 16y ago
Union members didn't stall it, their officials did.
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by bwh2 16y ago
Agreed. I'll always take an imperfect assessment over no assessment, and imperfect accountability over no accountability. The "it's too complicated" crowd needs to get on board or out of the way.
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by bwh2 16y ago
Charge. And don't be apologetic about charging.
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by bwh2 16y ago
I've had a lot of success finding jobs online and landing subsequent interviews. Here's basically what I do: * Use Google Reader to view RSS feeds for search results from SimplyHired, Indeed, HotJobs, Craigslist, LinkedIn, and Dice. Make su
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by bwh2 16y ago
I would choose Facebook simply for name recognition. Having Facebook on your resume would carry more weight with many potential employers and partners.
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by bwh2 16y ago
YUI Base might work: http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/base/
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by bwh2 16y ago
wordoid.com helps me name projects.
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by bwh2 16y ago
Go somewhere else. You need to challenge yourself. It sounds like you know this and have already decided, but you just want social verification. Here it is.
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by bwh2 16y ago
I would use both jQuery and Underscore.js.
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by bwh2 16y ago
I would suggest learning both Ruby (plus Rails) and Python (plus Django). There are plenty of PHP shops with nasty code bases thinking (even if only superficially) about developing to those languages and frameworks. Even if that never actua
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by bwh2 16y ago
For the past few months, I've been going through this exact process, moving from NYC to Boulder. The in-person interview requirements are the biggest challenge. A few companies are willing to fly you out, some not. Many will ask you to get
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by bwh2 16y ago
A couple of thoughts: * I suspect there is a good market for this type of product, particularly if you focus on the liability and reporting benefits. * The watermelon colors need to be changed. Ideally you pick something fairly neutral so t
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by bwh2 16y ago
I would suggest pre-caching the conversion results for a bunch of popular sites. Grab the Alexa top 1000 or something. Basically, I can understand why my random site takes a little longer, but not big, fast, popular sites.
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by bwh2 16y ago
1) The idea is good. 2) The preview really needs to work. I tried a few sites (yahoo.com, reddit.com, drpepper.com, google.com) and only Google worked. Your product right now is that preview. 5) As a potential customer, I would rather hav
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by bwh2 16y ago
It seems the purpose of the class shouldn't be to give concrete tools. The purpose should be to spark their interest in technology so that they stick with it and think about how to leverage it in their setting (rural America). Specifics are
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by bwh2 16y ago
Usually I'm building something to scratch my own itch, so I typically jump right into coding. In fact, I usually don't start by thinking, "I should do this as a project." I start just by doing it to solve my own problem, then realize it's p
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by bwh2 16y ago
This is a common misconception about donations. Donating money never makes you better off financially because donations are eligible for tax deductions, not credits.
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by bwh2 16y ago
* I've never heard of "footfalls." If your company helps local businesses get started and generate traffic from Facebook, Twitter, and other sites, just say it. * I would find a way to emphasize this message: "Get special love if you're a c
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by bwh2 16y ago
I personally enjoy having producers, which in a sense are like product managers. The primary benefit is that producers can deal with the client, whether internal or external. Programming and designing require long blocks of concentration an
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by bwh2 16y ago
If the use case is people clicking next repeatedly, then I think a more practical solution is standard data loading via AJAX. Before building something like this, I would look into its effectiveness in browsers like Firefox that have prefet
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by bwh2 16y ago
Google Avinash Kaushik. Watch his YouTube videos, read his blog, etc. From personal experience, I really enjoy using event tracking within Google Analytics to understand how users are interacting with my site.
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by bwh2 16y ago
Read every article you can find on professional athletes and lottery winners that squandered millions.

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