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by geebee 19y ago
how would you categorize something like craigslist, or 37signals? Craigslist clearly didn't intend to be huge at first (it wasn't even sure it wanted to be a web app), and Craig has made it pretty clear that he doesn't intend to IPO or sell
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by geebee 19y ago
That's an interesting point about SF vs. the peninsula. I can't think of any startups that made it big out of san francisco - though I'm sure there must be some (anyone willing to suggest a few?) There's craigslist, or course - which shou
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by geebee 19y ago
Yeah, it was just a guess. But I figure that after someone has had enough time to get complacent, he/she's probably at a pretty senior level and is making more dough.
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by geebee 19y ago
I agree. It may seem funny to think that google is better off paying them 100M for their company instead of 150K in salary - but presumably, google pays that much for startups because they're worth it. Hard to believe that a 150K house pl
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by geebee 19y ago
I know I'm chiming in very late here. The original post asked if it is "bad if I don't want to work at a C++/Java startup." Of course not. This thread has turned it around a bit - phrasing the question as if you wanted to work for a C++/J
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by geebee 19y ago
This sort of post shows how doomed some managers are. I think the question "how do I motivate programmers" comes up when the business model is "think up an idea for software, write functional specs, hire programmers, have them code it."
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by geebee 19y ago
While I'd pick Hackers and Painters, my favorite few paragraphs come from "Why to not not start a startup." http://paulgraham.com/notnot.html I find the comparison of a job to serfdom to be unsettling. Of course, a modern day cubicle dwe
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by geebee 19y ago
The article wasn't completely clear about where these millionaires are actually living. One client saved nearly 100K/year by declaring a primary residence in another state (Wyoming). Does that actually mean he/she lives there? Another thin
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by geebee 19y ago
I wonder if lisp should be included. If delphi and haskell are on the list, then it seems fair game to rank by relative rather than absolute comparisons (instead of absolute small numbers, rank by the gap between what is and what could/sho
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by geebee 19y ago
I'm not sure I agree with this article. As a developer, what I want is autonomy, creativity, and a share of the benefits. The notion that I'll be happier if you spend $400 on a new monitor or hand it to me as a bonus misses the point. I
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by geebee 19y ago
Ruby guesses where you want to go and drives you there. It's right about 85% of the time, and when it's wrong, the drive is still quite pleasant.
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by geebee 19y ago
This is a good article. I've been through something very similar myself. I spent about 5 years as a manager, and I don't really want to do "spreadsheet" management again. I want to own my project, and I don't mind being the lead with a s
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by geebee 19y ago
I'm almost 100% opposed to a certification process that denies people the right to code if they don't hold certification X. But this post did get me thinking about a different kind of certification - one based on safety rather than talent
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by geebee 19y ago
The popularity of this argument depends almost completely on who you choose for your examples. Most people seem to agree when you talk about Sergey Brin and Larry Page? They started a company from nothing, added trememdous value to the wor
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by geebee 19y ago
Another factor can be that the previous generation doesn't see what's such a big deal about a groundbreaking technology. A lot of the folks 10 years older than me had trouble seeing what was so revolutionary about HTML and a browser (you'r
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by geebee 19y ago
They guy has a point here. I think facebook wasn't the greatest example, but in general, people are in danger of ossifying as they age. I'm in my mid-30s now, and I know some people who are, or at least were, really good programmers. But
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by geebee 19y ago
Interesting article about how the lack of structure in the US (often cited as a problem in education) may actually be a boon to teens who are more interested in finding their own path. One line surprised me a bit, though: "Ben also cited ou
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The Loose Reins on U.S. Teenagers Can Produce Trouble or Entrepreneurs (nytimes.com)
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by geebee 20y ago
This might be a practical joke. Not an especially good one, but it's so over the top that I have a sneaking suspicion someone is having a laugh about all the indignity this post has generated.
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by geebee 20y ago
Would most founders be interested in finding programmers through the traditional job posting/resume/interview process? I'm thinking that to get a crack at working with really excellent programmers and founders, you probably need to be conn