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by lastofus 12y ago
If the goal is Google or Microsoft, then this is the correct answer. A solid foundation in algorithms and data structures is a strict necessity when applying to those places as a developer. Analysis of algorithms can be a bit intense, and a
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by lastofus 12y ago
Do you have any resources for learning cool advanced SQL like this? I've used CTEs in the past, just from reading about them in the documentation, but I feel like I'm only scratching the surface of what's possible out there.
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by lastofus 12y ago
You are right in that the Django ORM will always be relativly simple, but it does have some GROUP BY support: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/topics/db/aggregation/...
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by lastofus 12y ago
I found Knockout to be a great middle ground for when "I can do this in jQuery, but it's gona be messy" and "I'm building a SPA". It hits the sweet spot between easy learning curve, abstraction, and interacting
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by lastofus 12y ago
I read GEB not long after finishing a CS degree. Still had to try bloody hard to wrap my brain around it all.
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by lastofus 12y ago
I noticed the same flickering in PyCharm (Python flavored Intellij Idea). I hadn't realized it started after upgrading to Yosemite but it makes sense now. I had assumed it was caused by upgrading to PyCharm 4.0 from 3.x.
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by lastofus 12y ago
Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja - http://www.manning.com/resig/ Javascript: The Good Parts
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by lastofus 12y ago
I've found that Draft Control is excellent easy to use version control for Word/Pages http://www.draftcontrol.com/
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by lastofus 12y ago
How much are you realistically looking to spend on the services of a developer? Without knowing this, it's impossible to recommend the best value for the buck.
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by lastofus 12y ago
Knockout.js is fantastic. I thought this was a good comparison: http://www.scottlogic.com/blog/2014/07/30/spa-angular-knocko...
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by lastofus 12y ago
Django and Rails are pretty much equivalent these days in just about every meaningful way. I've gone Django for no other reason than I much prefer Python over Ruby. This is not to say Ruby is a bad language, but I much prefer Python&#x
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by lastofus 12y ago
Google HR disagrees with the the assumption about GPA correlating to ability http://www.businessinsider.com/how-google-hires-people-2013-...
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by lastofus 12y ago
Quotas are not the answer... (I can't think of anything I've read recently that hinted as such) The answer is similar to the answer for problems that have been recently highlighted by the Ferguson catastrofuck. And that answer is
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by lastofus 12y ago
As not a FB app dev, what did FB do to screw over everyone?
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by lastofus 12y ago
That skill set can open the door to a sales engineering position for a software company. It's decent money and you can often take part in both worlds doing technical stuff but still taking part in sales calls and prospect interaction.
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Architecting Large Single Page Applications with Knockout.js(blog.stevensanderson.com)
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by lastofus 12y ago
It should also be noted that node.js jobs are practically non-existent outside of the startup scene in tech heavy cities. Best to do market research for the area one actually resides in, at least until you have enough experience to do remot
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by lastofus 12y ago
Hyperion Cantos is my personal favorite.
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by lastofus 12y ago
Most schools do this. I once heard it's to make room for sports after school, as jr. varsity and varsity teams start to become a big deal.
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by lastofus 12y ago
I wouldn't mind outsourcing some of my work but there are usually factors that stop me: * Cost: Good experienced devs in a timezone I want to be awake for to talk with cost more than I can afford to pay (generalizing here) * Management
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by lastofus 12y ago
It's not the new hotness, and not really sexy, but if you care about employability, it's hard not to recommend Java. Between enterprise backend web services, Android, and to a lesser extent desktop apps, there will be plenty of Ja
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by lastofus 12y ago
My arms/hands have been in pain for the last 8 years. The only thing that has helped is finding remote dev positions where I can set my own schedule and workload, and avoiding companies demanding 50-60 hr work weeks like the plague. I
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by lastofus 12y ago
To me this seems even worse though... I giant JS string holding a bunch of HTML. In general I like HTML in the HTML file, or in a template file. Embedding large chunks of HTML in the JS, especially as a string is not my cup of tea.
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by lastofus 12y ago
It's been awhile since I've done any greenfield projects. As such, I'm usually stuck with some ancient/crappy libs. I'm definitely a fan of Bootstrap and jQuery though. I've also been looking into sammy and ko
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by lastofus 12y ago
As a mostly backend Django dev who's only done front end with jQuery, I've been asking myself this same question but looking at other options as well. So far my conclusions have been Angular: Hesitant because of the recent 2.0 ann
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by lastofus 12y ago
How's working 2 full time jobs?
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by lastofus 12y ago
Good recruiters
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by lastofus 12y ago
1099 = 15% more in taxes you have to pay on the revenue you earn from that income source
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by lastofus 12y ago
I'm currently working remote for an LA based company. Apparently Python/Django devs are hard to find in LA... instead I hear it's a lot of Java and .NET devs. I found that surprising, considering its proximity to SV/SF c
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by lastofus 12y ago
I enjoyed learning and using it. The syntax is annoying though. These days I've been happy with Python + gevent for the kinds of things I was using Erlang for (writing load test scripts w/ lots of concurrent connections). I never

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