c_t_montgomery

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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
Going to a great school (like Berkeley) will immediately help, in terms of connections and job offers. Depending on your attitude and mindset, that may be it, or it may propel you to further things in life. If you can afford Berkeley, I'd a
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
JS disabled by default - seriously? So many apps nowadays rely on it and are JS-driven. I can't imagine how that would be a better experience, regardless of what you think of the language. Can you please elaborate more on that one in partic
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
Just out of curiosity - what are your beefs with (Chrome) Web Inspector? I think it's fantastic, but am interested in hearing your opinion(s).
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
Drown yourself in code (writing and reading) and make things. Even if they are simple, or insecure, or very, very inefficient. Just make them. That experience alone will help you get better. To more specifically answer your question - find
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
Great point. I'll implement that once I at back. Was originally just thinking about simple names, as this is just a personal tool. Thanks for the feedback!
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
Sorry about the initial posting - it was working locally, but not on heroku. It's been fixed now - thanks for the feedback!
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Show HN (again - fixed now): I made this before getting out of bed this morning(isthistwitternameavailable.heroku.com)
3 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|5 comments
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
garrrh. thanks everyone - not sure why it's returning "yep". Looking into this now.
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Chrome Devtools auto save(github.com)
4 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|1 comments
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
I'm very impressed thus far. One thing - its a bit slow for me (loading in a post and starting up in general). However, that may just be my internet connection. I would love to help with this in any way possible. Let me know (email is in pr
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
It actually exceeded my expectations, which were fairly high. It goes in-depth to the point where, if you are just interested in the topic, you probably won't care for, but if you are looking to gain a more thorough understanding, it's gr
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Ask HN: Help me validate something?
10 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|0 comments
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
I had that same realization. Except I'm 21. It got me kind of bummed at, all the things I create for the web, aren't tangible. At least yet. Who knows - maybe some day they will be?
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
Keep being awesome. Just keep your head on straight.
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Ask HN: New to iPhone. What apps should I put on it?
1 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|0 comments
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
Just build stuff. I'm a student taking a semester off to work with a startup, and that's all they cared about when talking about hiring me. I'd stay that's how it is for the majority of companies too - just build things.
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Ask HN: Tips/tricks for self-hosted software?
1 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|0 comments
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
Css-tricks.com and nettuts.com both have beginner sections that walk you through html, and more importantly, building an actual site. While they're not exactly like codeacademy, they're valuable.
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
All I can say is thank you!
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
the short answer is: yes. any experience you get working at MOST startups will be phenomenal. the key is finding one who's founders are on the same page you are (work hours, personality, etc). I posted on HN about 8 months ago, came out her
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Product. Conversion. Scale(stubbleblog.com)
37 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|9 comments
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Do you use less.css and textmate? Check this out.(gist.github.com)
1 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: What are you hacking on?
9 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|6 comments
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Tell HN: I'm taking the plunge (and would love to meet up)
9 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|0 comments
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Slim: A lightweight templating engine for Ruby(slim-lang.com)
2 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|0 comments
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
This is pretty awesome - nice job with it! Just a shameless plug, I released a Domai.nr Chrome Extension just over a week ago that I think would go well with this, if you're a Chrome user. You can find it here: http://goo.gl/O8rtK
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
That's exactly something along the lines of what I'm looking for. Thank you for the tip!
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Ask HN: hacker houses in SF?
3 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|3 comments
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Show HN: Domai.nr Chrome Extension
2 points by c_t_montgomery 15y ago|0 comments
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by c_t_montgomery 15y ago
I was going to tweet this about how horrible it is, but I figured I didn't want to send people to that site. That was one of the worst pieces of reporting I've ever read.

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