irisshoor

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by irisshoor 13y ago
Thanks, you're welcome to take Takipi for a test drive and let us know what you think :)
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Unchecked checked exceptions, nice trick (timboudreau.com)
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by irisshoor 14y ago
One thing which worked very well for me is focusing only on one thing per email. Startups always have this conflict of trying not to spam their users too much but still making sure they know everything. The outcome is that every time they d
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by irisshoor 14y ago
Being on both sides of the mentoring table, it's definitely an important topic which is hardly covered. One thing I like doing is in case I do use one or more of the tips given by the mentor, email him/her and tell them how it worked out,
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by irisshoor 14y ago
Great article. Sharing the actual emails (full version) really makes the difference. I struggled with this problem as well in two different startups (getting B2B product into main stream tech blogs). Two things helped me - 1). trying to wra
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by irisshoor 14y ago
This is one area you don't want to hack a solution quickly, but want to use something that's been tried and tested in the field. You can be on the bleeding edge when you have time to iterate and fix things, not when you have just one shot.
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by irisshoor 14y ago
I think one of things that is a key de-motivator for devs is having to work with other engineers that don't really care about the quality of code they write, as they don't perceive software as an art-form or craftsmanship, but more as somet
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by irisshoor 14y ago
I think people get too caught up on the verbosity side of code. Most devs spend considerable amounts of time debugging, and that's probably the suckiest part of the job. The amount of time spent writing the code (especially for someone who
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by irisshoor 14y ago
A pop song (even a teriffic one) has a shelf life of a few months, whereas code running in production, either foundational or in larger systems may be there for years. That's where developers need to build things that last, and things turn
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by irisshoor 14y ago
More than once I was the only female in a team (including a 20 people team). I think that the initial reaction of most of the team members is not about 'hey, look, it's a girl! what are we suppose to do with it?' like it sounds on the artic
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The Best App That No One Writes About But Every Founder Should Have (businessinsider.com)
1 points by irisshoor 14y ago|1 comments
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by irisshoor 14y ago
The key thing which helped me reach bloggers was understanding that they're not interested in covering my start-up, but in getting more people to read their blog. Give them all the materials they need to write a good post - great story, som