kabuks

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   by kabuks 15y ago

   Sorry. It's timing out. The stats page wasn't designed for many people accessing it at the same time. A few hundred queries there.
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   by kabuks 15y ago

   No. There isn't an absolute reason. It's not straight forward to implement. And will be more buggy for a while. Also, there's rumors that carriers shut down the gateways if the traffic is too high. Come to think of it there are a couple of
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   by kabuks 15y ago

   I would like to retain the other 20%
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   by kabuks 15y ago

   I considered it. A couple of things kept me from doing it: 1. 20% of classparrot well-managed will probably be much more valuable that what I can get on flippa right now. 2. The 2000+ teachers on classparrot right now seem to me to be genui
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   by kabuks 15y ago

   I definitely think the free quota should be pruned. It's also worth considering NOT using a fremium model.
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   by kabuks 15y ago

   Here are the stats http://admin:twisted@classparrot.com/stats Main expenses are hosting: $36/month on heroku, and phone numbers: $15/month for twilio The twilio bill can be calculated by dividing the number of Single Texts by 100
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   Tell HN: You can have 80% of my startup for $1

   65 points by kabuks 15y ago|39 comments
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   by kabuks 15y ago

   Folks, thanks for the great response. I just put up a site explaining the process and containing the details of the training, and an application form http://devbootcamp.com
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   by kabuks 15y ago

   Really?! It's almost 2012 and you're still using 'GAY' as a derogatory term.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    I definitely will. Thanks for framing it as a challenge :) Keeps me motivated. In truth though, I feel like the response here has been super helpful and encouraging. And the skepticism healthy and respectful. I really appreciate it.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Ofcourse. I built http://bettermeans.com Worked for MS for 4 years as lead dev. Taught workshops in high schools around the country for 4 years. I also really enjoy public speaking: http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxSF-Shereef-Bishay-Op
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Sure. shereef@gmail.com
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Great list! If you get a chance, I would love to connect and hear more about you guys have thought about. Maybe we can work together.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    The program is 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. Why not come the bay for a couple of months?
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Depends on many factors. US-wide it's 75k on average. In SF and NY quite a bit higher. http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-junior+ruby+on+... http://www.indeed.com/salary/q-Ruby-On-Rails-Web-Developer-l... http://www.quora.co
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Great question. I would sincerely hope it's the latter. Companies pay up to 25% of first year salary to head hunters (or as a referral bonus), that's the budget we are after. But you raise a very good point. We need to spell that out. Not s
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Thanks. The goal is to have people job-ready after 8 weeks. A big part of the program will be focussed on learning how to learn. And students will be learning and building software in an environment very similar to a work environment.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Great! That's all you need. Shoot me an email (in my profile). btw, it's 8 weeks, not six.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    A lot of the learning will be self-paced. So not everybody needs to be going at the same speed, and on the same page. I'm designing the program to make sure that if you have programming background, you won't be bored.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Thanks. Shoot me an email shereef@gmail.com
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Thanks. Can you give me some insight into what stands in your way? The time commitment? The tuition? Lack of interest? Just looking for as much feedback as I can get.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    It's an attempt to find 6 people who would take 2 months of their lives to learn Ruby on Rails. If anything is being tested, it's interest in the program.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Agreed. Tuition is $6k, paid over 5 years ($100/month) if you don't get hired, or don't want to get hired.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    jumar, you're contact info is not in your profile. My email is shereef@gmail.com
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Tuition will be 6k paid over 5 years ($100/month) I haven't asked the companies' permission to publicize yet. Sending them emails now, and will get right back to you once I get their ok.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Sort of. I'm a rails guy, who really enjoys being around people. And I'm asking companies to pay me to train devs, instead of find devs.
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    by kabuks 15y ago

    Great questions. A junior rails developer should have - A good grasp of Ruby - A good grasp of the rails framework - Experience pair programming - An understanding of the Agile Software Development, and Test Driven Development - Basic HTML,
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    Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)

    195 points by kabuks 15y ago|139 comments
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    ClassParrot makes it OK for students to text in class(thenextweb.com)

    2 points by kabuks 15y ago|0 comments
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    From zero to 1200 teachers in two weeks. How it happend.(classparrot.tumblr.com)

    3 points by kabuks 15y ago|1 comments