david92

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   by david92 14y ago

   Python and Ruby are very similar. Here are some of the differences that I see: Python's design and community encourages a more object oriented style. Ruby encourages a more functional style. Python lacks some support for closures and inline
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   Freelancers and liability insurance

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   by david92 14y ago

   There's a monthly HackerNews thread for people seeking freelancers and freelancers looking to get hired. The thread is usually titled "Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (month year)" I think that might be worth checking out. The rates will pr
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   by david92 14y ago

   If they already have some experience with high level languages, I would introduce them to K&R's C Programming Language. It does a good job of introducing some low-level topics, like pointers and memory management. I also second the book
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   by david92 14y ago

   Ubuntu. I've found that a decent amount of software for development is just harder to install on Windows. The open source community seems to mostly be on Linux, and they often have the best support and installation processes for Linux. For
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   by david92 14y ago

   I've always liked this freelance artist's website. It does a good job of combining the art, navigation, and blog posts into one page. http://ashen-ray.com/