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by franl 13y ago
Great tips, thanks! I'm going to try that approach for the next 30 days: Set aside a day per topic, mixed with a couple of simple project ideas.
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by franl 13y ago
Well, I don't know for sure, but they're the five things that seem most important to me when it comes to landing a quality gig. Please correct me if I'm wrong :) They are TDD, OO-design, increase Rails mastery, refresh myself
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by franl 13y ago
In order of importance: 1. TDD 2. OO-design 3. Increase Rails mastery 4. Algorithm basics (refresher on different sorts, etc.) 5. Learn the basics of one JS MVC framework (leaning toward Angular). (I'm not starting from zero in these
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by franl 13y ago
Haha, I appreciate the frankness (seriously). Great tips, thank you! Btw, I'm not trying to become an expert in five things in 90 days. I just want to get comfortable enough in each that I can confidently tell prospective employers&#x2
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Ask HN: How do you best learn multiple tech skills in a short timeframe?
11 points by franl 13y ago|23 comments
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by franl 13y ago
I don't think 10.8 has the vulnerability. At least my MBP with 10.8 doesn't appear to have it. Both of the test URLs from HN had the desired behavior in Safari on that machine (ie they blocked content / didn't establish
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Ask HN: Do you work at Yahoo (Mail)? Please help fix this.
1 points by franl 13y ago|0 comments
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by franl 13y ago
For OSX Lion / Mountain Lion: OS X Lion In Lion, holding down a key won't repeat it, but will instead show a popup menu to select between character variations. This doesn't work well with command mode, so you may want to dis
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Key Mapping and Vintage Mode Setup for Sublime Text 2(projectpoppycock.com)
1 points by franl 13y ago|1 comments
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by franl 13y ago
Wow, beautiful space!!
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by franl 13y ago
"When the motivation came, I decided to squeeze every last bit of it before it vanished again." Amen to this. I think this is a critical attribute of super productive people. Good work, and thanks for the great reminders!
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by franl 13y ago
These $9 orange safety glasses have worked extremely well for me over the past few years: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000USRG90/ref=redir_mdp_mobil... EDIT: edited for clarity
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by franl 13y ago
Just a simple web app for people to checkin with failures and the key lessons. I wanted to have tags for different topics, and a feed based on tags you were interested in. Pretty basic. I didn't take it beyond the checkins because I co
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by franl 13y ago
What if it didn't matter if you have all the answers right now? What if it was OK if you accepted your current situation for what it is (i.e. simply a mixture of circumstances and emotions that are subject/likely to change)? What
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by franl 13y ago
Awesome man, thanks! I actually got Algorithms by Sedgewick and Wayne instead. The reviews on Cormen said it's the seminal resource on algorithms, but a little too advanced for the self-directed (non-genius) learner.
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by franl 13y ago
Awesome point. Do you have any reading/strategy you'd suggest? One thing I'm doing is open courseware like CS50 from Harvard. Do you think that sort of work is worthwhile with regard to what you mentioned? Study algorithms? D
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by franl 13y ago
Ha, I heard something like "it will be fixed on version 2" multiple times last week. The more I do this the more I realize I can only do what I can do (and try to get better where there are shortfalls in skill/knowledge). Lik
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by franl 13y ago
Aren't they taught by professors? Good point though - at the end of the day, we're all self taught. I should've been more specific: "self taught coders with no formal computer science education."
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by franl 13y ago
Awesome Adam, I think there's a lot of value in cataloging/discussing people's failures like this (so much so that I started working on something very similar a while back :) Good luck!
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by franl 13y ago
This was pretty much my plan for when my current contract ends. Glad to hear it worked for you, thanks! :)
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by franl 13y ago
Great ideas, thanks! I'm especially leaning toward the open source route for a couple of apps I'd like to build for myself.
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by franl 13y ago
I think you're right, especially for someone fairly new. It helps develop a solid foundation of overall skill, upon which one can eventually choose an area to specialize. Thanks.
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by franl 13y ago
This is one of my biggest concerns: writing code vs. developing software. I'm trying my best to follow/learn best practices, but the contract job I'm at right now kind puts quality aside in favor of "JFGID right now!&quo
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by franl 13y ago
Very cool. Part of my problem is that I'm impatient with myself as far as building my skills goes. But day after day I'm reminded that it takes time to become a "good" developer. I'm trying to take more of a long vi
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by franl 13y ago
Great points, thanks. Has this been anyone else's experience? Specialization makes sense to me (and I like the idea of deep focus), but I feel like most of the job postings I've looked at usually list a wide range of desired skill
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by franl 13y ago
Agreed. I learned this the hard/frustrating way when I tried to go this route with very little technical experience.
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by franl 13y ago
If I understand the question correctly, a shell for regular ruby, that's within a RubyMotion app.
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Ask HN: How did you go from self taught coder to professional developer?
8 points by franl 13y ago|23 comments
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Ask HN: Want to build Ruby irb for iOS in RubyMotion with me?
1 points by franl 13y ago|2 comments
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by franl 13y ago
I used to have the same sort of plan (there's something inherently attractive about it, prob something related to human psychology, not sure). Looking back though, I wish I had done more exploration while I had steady money coming in.

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