hellisonwright

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   by hellisonwright 11y ago

   This is spot on. These days the pressure of achieving A* grades in maths and further maths for maths applicants definitely reduces pupils' capacity for taking additional modules 'for fun'. The standard offer for top universit
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   by hellisonwright 11y ago

   As someone going through this process at the moment, I find it unlikely that a candidate who could naturally cope with the Oxbridge courses would struggle with the further maths content in isolation. For all its flaws, the course is largely
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   Researcher behind stem cell discovery found guilty of scientific misconduct(independent.co.uk)

   6 points by hellisonwright 13y ago|0 comments
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   Computer cracks Erdős puzzle – but no human brain can check the answer(independent.co.uk)

   2 points by hellisonwright 13y ago|1 comments
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   Adobe unveils $9.99 'lite' version of Creative Cloud(creativebloq.com)

   2 points by hellisonwright 13y ago|1 comments
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   by hellisonwright 13y ago

   I would love to get an internship somewhere but I'm not sure I know the right people to find one that will accept me. I don't normally upload my projects to Github as I'm never quite happy with them...
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   by hellisonwright 13y ago

   Thanks for your advice, I agree completely that it's important to look cross-discipline. Also, I find that generally Java for web development has a pretty bad image here on HN but maybe I'll take a look.
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   by hellisonwright 13y ago

   Thanks for the ambitious words ;) I'll see what I can do!
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   by hellisonwright 13y ago

   I do understand the difference between design and development and I would be the first to admit that design isn't my strongest point. Thanks for the feedback.
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    I know the basics of JS but have never done a serious project with it. The advice was really helpful by the way.
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    Yes, I do quite a lot of music as well. (I play the cello / electric cello!)
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    Thanks for this advice. It's probably the best I've seen in these comments.
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    I developed that case study for a client when I was 12 and so many of the techniques used were very immature. The site was done in the Joomla CMS. Also, I have already taken the dev-tools course and it was very useful.
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    Wow! Thanks, this is a really useful list of resources.
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    This is really helpful feedback, thank you very much.
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    Done
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    Update: I've edited my name out of the submission text
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    As I have said in another comment, I normally meet my clients personally and so they normally do know my age/name. It would be fantastic if you could point me in the direction of someone who could help me with this.
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    I mentioned my age simply to help people understand my position. I generally find clients by meeting them personally so they do normally know my age. I understand my design isn't great and I will try to focus on my development work. I
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    Yes, my main skill set is certainly not in design. Most of my recent work has been with building Django backends etc.
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    I've had a brief look at functional programming style before but it never stuck. Which language would you recommend to someone of my skill level?
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    by hellisonwright 13y ago

    Thanks for the advice, I agree the case study isn't a great example and I will change it soon.
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    Ask HN: I'm a young developer. What should I do next?

    18 points by hellisonwright 13y ago|55 comments