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by kenshi 9y ago
An alternative point of view, even for those entering the industry: just don't sign a contract with a non-compete clause. At some point in your career you are going to have to negotiate over terms in your contract. Best to get practice
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by kenshi 9y ago
I look forward to seeing this being integrated into every Electron app.
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by kenshi 10y ago
I don't think Swift was designed to address the problems of writing mobile apps in Objective-C. It seems more like a compiler/language developer's idea of what a good modern language should be.
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by kenshi 10y ago
What kind of programmer hasn't learnt from and embraced the fact that programmers are human and that humans make mistakes?
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by kenshi 10y ago
Thank you for taking the time to respond and the link.
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by kenshi 10y ago
Would love to hear some concrete details about this - I dont doubt you, but I think it would be helpful to have the details. Would you say you were able to write less code (perhaps reuse more code)? Were the productivity savings mostly on t
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Ask HN: What was the project you most enjoyed working on?
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by kenshi 10y ago
- Look at the market for web development jobs. - Look at the kind of skills that are being asked for. - Perhaps talk to a recruiter to see what sort of skills are in demand. - Ask someone experienced for feedback on your CV, portfolio and&#
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by kenshi 10y ago
If you want a good software development job you need to do both.
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by kenshi 10y ago
Personally I think its nice to see this kind of creation tool decoupled from a social network. I am hoping it can take Vine like videos, which I can keep and redistribute in a method of my own choosing.
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by kenshi 10y ago
> However, a "useless" commit like that probably opens the code up to merge conflicts and other problems everyone else will get on your case about. That is a social problem not a technical one. You need to sell the idea to your
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by kenshi 10y ago
Techniques and tactics I use to unplug: - Turn off notifications on your phone for everything but messaging apps. - Learn to ignore/not be bothered by unread email/messages counts. ("Inbox Zero" isn't a cure, it&#x2
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by kenshi 10y ago
I have a directory of unpublished blog posts on my hard drive. I also am writing and publishing (and not publicising yet) a series of blog posts about developing software. When I have enough posts written I might cross-publish them onto Med
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by kenshi 10y ago
I would upvote your comment multiple times if I could - compassion is something that I see expressed all too rarely online. I remember reading an interview with a psychologist who worked at a clinic dealing with videogames addiction in the
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by kenshi 10y ago
The fact John Gruber created Markdown is completely unrelated to the issue of the quality and/or bias of his blog. Also I don't see anything in the post you replied to that shows any disrespect to John.
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by kenshi 10y ago
So much of the story and motivation around FirefoxOS seemed to be: "we want to take web browser technology and build a smartphone around it." Or interpreted another way: "Our agenda is to take technology X and apply it to a p
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by kenshi 10y ago
I think I would do the following: - set up a web page with some minimal and familiar interactions. - with the adult student, visit that webpage and let them use it. - then bring up the browser's web dev tools and show them some ways th
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by kenshi 10y ago
Swift changes are harmful if you are building a product with a budget. I don't have any problem with the fact Swift is churning. I think its healthy for the language to be improved. I think it's great that there is so much open
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by kenshi 10y ago
I generally use the Pomodoro technique (25 mins of focussed effort, 5 min break, repeat). One thing I find useful to stay focussed, is when a distracting idea comes to mind is to simply write it down somewhere, so I can look into it later.
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by kenshi 10y ago
- Take a holiday. Get away from work for awhile. - Dont think about code when you are away from work. - See if you can pair with someone at work, or find someone to collaborate with (whiteboard sessions etc).
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by kenshi 10y ago
Nice. Have been meaning to play around with ClojureScript but the tooling has always put me off.
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by kenshi 10y ago
I have definitely read about a project where they made a physical model to represent/show the complexity of a software system to their clients. IIRC the project involved doing a re-write of an existing system. Unfortunately, I can&#x27
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by kenshi 11y ago
I use the Hirundo app ( https://stylemac.com/hirundo/ ) to read the official Swift mailing lists. You might find it helpful.
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by kenshi 11y ago
So thats two pretty major bugs in iOS9.3 (the failing upgrade process for older hardware is the other big issue - and Apple are getting lots of support calls about it). I really have to wonder what has happened to Apple's Quality Contr
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by kenshi 11y ago
Curious why this has been downvoted? It is clearly someone expressing their opinion/reasons why they are angry. Whether or not you agree with all the listed items is another matter?
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by kenshi 11y ago
Brilliant books, and like many of the commenters here, they were my real introduction to programming. The way they visualized the abstract concepts was fantastic. The biggest downer back in those heady 8-bit home computer days, was the plet
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by kenshi 11y ago
And there are few compelling reasons to develop sophisticated iPad apps anymore. App prices are low, the platform is buggy, and building a good iPad app is a more complex and expensive endeavour than building an iPhone app.
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by kenshi 12y ago
Then take the time to develop your social skills. Make it a priority. They are going to help you more than any technical knowledge will.
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by kenshi 12y ago
I think the demo on the landing page should be in the form of meeting minutes, rather than someone messaging a load of tasks to their (I assume) direct reports. Why? Because the feeling the demo evoked for me was: "Uh oh. This looks li
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by kenshi 12y ago
I think you need a video of your app, highlighting its unique features on your website. Like any app category, there are numerous alternatives, so you've got to really demonstrate what makes your app different and compelling.

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