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Ask HN: What does “enterprise software” get right?
4 points by christensen_emc 11y ago|6 comments
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by christensen_emc 12y ago
For me, learning Haskell was a supremely educational experience. There is no better way to learn functional programming techniques and you will not regret learning it. That said I can count the number of times I've used Haskell in a n
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by christensen_emc 12y ago
Elixir! On one hand it has a simple ruby-ish syntax and a solid MVC framework (Phoenix). On the other hand it has immutability, concurrency through processes and message passing (which is awesome!) and a bunch of other functional goodies. I
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by christensen_emc 12y ago
Congrats!
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by christensen_emc 13y ago
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE OR TAMPA FLORIDA My name is Erik Christensen email me at christensen.em@gmail.com I can do Rails or Javascript (Angular and Backbone) or Node or Python Recently graduated college, taking a few months off to decompress
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
I went through a period of depression two years back. My family and friends were the last people to notice it. I put on a strong face for them and went out of my way not to worry them. The people who did notice were professors and classm
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
There are many problems with the current crop of MOOCs, I'll be the first to admit that. In their current state they are not an alternative. That said, the argument advanced against them in this article and numerous times on this and other
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
Now this is awesome. No room for ads though, so I doubt anything like it will ever happen.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
Seconding Mindfulness in Plain English. I am a much healthier person today because of that book.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
Check out recipes with backbone. I was in a similar place(past to do apps, but not ready for anything substantial) and I found it to be a great help. Truth be told, there is not a lot of good literature on intermediate backbone developmen
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
http://recipeswithbackbone.com/ Check out this book. It sounds like what you are looking for.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
If I may add to this, I found it really helpful to comment out every line as I went. Even today, when I want to learn new languages or frameworks I pick a repo on github and copy the whole thing line for line, commenting as I go. I found
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
I'm the same way. I use a txt file that I keep on my desktop. It does the job.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
What they are doing is legal, yeah, but it is pretty much textbook "vulture fund" behavior.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
It seemed like a pretty obvious reference to 2666 to me. The first part of the book has a number of dream sequences where its characters will just list off philosophers and put them into groups and connect them with lines. Definitely took
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
Didn't Jobs want Apple to work on a car next?
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
The menu behind the content UI Pattern is actually one of the suggested UI patterns in the official Android style guide.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
My biggest gripe with Pulse and similar readers is that clicking on a headline takes me to an article stub with an option to click a link to the full article. Just take me to the article!
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
This may work for crude made to measure suits, but bespoke is often more about trial and error than incredibly precise measurement. It also has a lot to do with the preferences of the client, particularly with regards to the shoulders and
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
This may work for the initial fitting, but that is a relatively one. Some of the later fittings, particularly in the shoulder areas are more difficult and more trial/error.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
Do you have a tailor? I buy cheaper department store clothing and have it tailored. It fits me like a glove. The quality isn't quite the same, but the price come out in my favor.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
It may only be the top 0.01% but there are also only really a handful of established tailors who offer full bespoke. I really doubt there are more than 100, maybe 200 tops. They serve all the oil money playboys, the Chinese new wealth, th
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
Tropical weight worsted, seersucker, linen, all work pretty well. Tropical worsted in particular is what I steer my friends towards usually as it looks about the same as a normal worsted but is much cooler.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
yeah. Its a great resource but a little over the top at times and the repeated questions wear you down.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
This is awesome! Definitely using it!
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
If I may expand on this, get everything altered. Seriously, find a tailor you like and can communicate with and let them go to town on your clothes. 50 dollar pants with 30 bucks of tailoring will fit better than 300 dollar pants with no
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
Land's end canvas isn't bad if you are on a budget. You can pick up fitted oxfords for 20 bucks during some of their sales.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
I have worn plenty of well fitted suits. That said, none are true bespoke, so I can't comment there. I love suits, but for comfort's sake, a hoodie or a looser unstructured cotton jacket wins just about every time.
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
I think the focus on suits does a huge disservice to menswear and this is coming from someone who is something of a menswear fanatic. Suits are uncomfortable and expensive. They are difficult to size correctly. They have some weird conno
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by christensen_emc 14y ago
An American success story of a company led by a recently deceased charismatic visionary entrepreneur vs a faceless Korean mega corporation. It sells itself.

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