kzisme

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by kzisme 9y ago
How did you end up getting people interested/wanting to participate? I feel like that's the biggest hurdle.
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by kzisme 9y ago
Did you blog or write about your experience at all? Are these projects you were working on before the trip - or were they a full time gig already? I'm always curious how people are able to do these sorts of things!
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by kzisme 9y ago
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I haven't ever used WhatsApp. Is there a huge benefit to using it over SMS, or something similar?
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by kzisme 9y ago
Dang - As most people I spent a lot of time on AIM. The first person (bot I suppose) I always added was SmarterChild[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmarterChild
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by kzisme 9y ago
Is it really worth switching editors between languages? I do think they it could make things harder/easier. For example if I want to switch from C# (in Visual Studio) to any other editor - it feels like a less familiar experience (and
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by kzisme 9y ago
What makes you say that?
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by kzisme 9y ago
Thanks for the link I've never heard of these before!
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by kzisme 9y ago
Interestingly enough I've been asked a few times to start coming in on weekends. I've also heard the phrase thrown around: "We'll have to start putting in extra hours during nights/weekends". I don't thin
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by kzisme 9y ago
I suppose it depends what you're buying. I've also had places who use Square tack on another 3% to cover their Credit Card fees each order as well :/
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by kzisme 9y ago
Sadly some vendors/stores don't even accept Debit/Credit here in the USA.
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by kzisme 9y ago
If I remember correctly Go's first few compiler implementations were written in C, but later were written in Go (bootstrapped by C).
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by kzisme 9y ago
That's awesome - if you don't mind me asking how did you get into that area of work/expertise?
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by kzisme 9y ago
> If you like building things, I would suggest a text editor or a GUI layout engine. For the latter, think about an intuitive declarative way of describing layout (like HTML/CSS or TeX or Tk) then implement it on native win32 API or
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by kzisme 9y ago
Sorry - by 'stuff' I meant just development work or work after graduating university.
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by kzisme 9y ago
Do you mean what sort of things have I built thus far using C#? Most have been console based applications with a GUI front end to manage settings. I've worked a little with WCF and a little more with WebAPI/REST and also Windows
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by kzisme 9y ago
Thanks for your interesting perspective :) I always think of people who use C professionally as people who have been doing it for a _very_ long time and know a lot about it. In that situation it would be exceptionally hard to find any empl
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by kzisme 9y ago
Ah I see - working remote would be nice, but that would also not check one of the boxes of employment for me. I _really_ enjoy being surrounded by intelligent people while working, and being able to bounce ideas off of them and working on a
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by kzisme 9y ago
I'm assuming you wrote this comment as a C programmer (or have used C in a professional setting?) If so - how did you get into that? I'm really looking to _build_ something rather than just going through a book or tutorial (altho
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by kzisme 9y ago
I'm curious - how long have you been doing this sort of stuff then?
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by kzisme 9y ago
Your post title says "lesser known", but it seems like you're really looking for non-tech areas which are normally less crowded. I would argue that most people would opt for more pay or better benefits or other things that a
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by kzisme 9y ago
That makes sense and thanks for the insight! Any advice is always appreciated Having not interviewed much I'm always weary of looking at job postings, interview questions, and such (for no good reason really). I've learned a lot
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by kzisme 9y ago
I've been using C# on a daily basis for ~2 years at this point. I've had that book on my wish list for awhile, but wasn't sure if I would make use of it - I'll likely order it soon.
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by kzisme 9y ago
>I've addressed this for myself by hopping jobs 3 times in 2 years, now my salary is 10% above the local market rate. How did you manage this? Did you end up switching technologies or fields? Was it just for a salary increase, or
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by kzisme 9y ago
As someone who currently works with C# - is there much of a point to learning C? I've always found it interesting, but never had a reason to jump into it.
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by kzisme 9y ago
I worry about this sort of thing often. While I don't have as much experience as OP in my current domain (Which happens to be the mortgage industry ~2 years) I still have the same feelings. Whenever I would want to get a new job elsewh
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by kzisme 9y ago
A little late to the party - but same here!
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by kzisme 9y ago
I read the article without listening to the provided clips and WOW. I'm not sure how people manage that. For anyone interested in UI/UX design for blind people Kevin Jones did a talk on it https://www.youtube.com/
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by kzisme 9y ago
I think he means if you're breathing/have a pulse (breathing onto a mirror - could be wrong though!)
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by kzisme 9y ago
> string you along with the least valuable work in terms of building your skills I know the feeling. What are you currently doing to build your skills? :)
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Ask HN: How important is it that you feel challenged at work?
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