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by lastofus 11y ago
Everyone forgets that Gevent has been around for years, and lets you write completely synchronous looking async code.
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by lastofus 11y ago
I have the same feelings about "modern" JS development. Knockout.js is worth checking out. It can be picked up in a day or so, and can be integrated into existing sites easily. I actually started down the road of learning Backbone
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by lastofus 11y ago
Hunters Point (part of Bayview) is also a superfund site. That might be a bit of a turnoff as well...
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by lastofus 11y ago
You mention you are a loyal C developer. As someone who learned C as my first language and used it for years (along with C++ and Java), I found I enjoy programming significantly more when I'm using an expressive high level language lik
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by lastofus 11y ago
Even better in natural hot springs
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by lastofus 11y ago
It sounds like you have "new hotness" syndrome. Port your PHP/Perl/Bash scripts to Python. Fabric is fantastic for system admin scripts. Use Ansible if you need something more heavy weight. Go is a great language, but sh
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by lastofus 11y ago
If one of the many schema migration solutions out there doesn't work for you, hacking one together is simple enough: * Put your schema/data migrations into .sql files as raw SQL * Number the files from 0001 on * Write a script to
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by lastofus 11y ago
Redis' src is very clean and easy to dive into. https://github.com/antirez/redis
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by lastofus 11y ago
Does Docker provide anything useful to someone who develops on OS X and deploys to Linux VMs (Digital Ocean, Linode, AWS)? Current setup is something like: - Develop locally (OS X) - Test deploy to local Vagrant Linux VM (provisioned by Ans
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by lastofus 11y ago
I've been slowly injecting it into a project that was previously all JS + jQuery. Things I love: - All of the view state, event handlers, and markup in a single place. This makes it super easy to reason about. - Very easy to learn and
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by lastofus 11y ago
You are almost certainly correct that the averages employee salary for a Python web dev is sub $100k/yr. My numbers were for contract/freelance hourly rates and all that entails (increased risk, no benefits, higher taxes when work
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by lastofus 11y ago
I can't speak to averages. I can only to my own experience here in the midwest. I've had no problem getting $75/hr for ongoing long term projects, and have friends who are in the same boat.
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by lastofus 11y ago
$75 - $125 assuming direct hire/contract (no middlemen), and you are in the US. It also depends on the length of the project and if 1099 vs w2.
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by lastofus 11y ago
> I think if I applied for a job I'd get rejected as there is no track record of being able to work with that tech. This is a big assumption, that is simply not true for a lot of opportunities out there. If you are able to show prof
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by lastofus 11y ago
Having interviewed with one of the companies currently listed on the jobs board, I could easily see how "having a discussion related to job placement at the company" could lead to negative feedback, and dissuade potential applican
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by lastofus 11y ago
WebRTC allows for a peer-to-peer data channel and does the heavy lifting of NAT punch through for you. I've mostly been messing with the video chat side of things recently, but would be curious to see if the data channel could be used
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by lastofus 11y ago
I found DO's support lacking when my VM instance was down and unable to be brought back up (it eventually came back up on its own a few hours later, without any explanation for the downtime). It's something that has kept me from r
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by lastofus 11y ago
This is fantastic advice. I went software engineer -> sales engineer -> software engineer without any issue career wise. Seeing the sales side of business gave me a very valuable understanding of how businesses work, which in turn has
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by lastofus 11y ago
> The Blueprint by Tyler. Really life-changing info there. I also found this life changing. I often wish I knew how to recommend it to others without having to explain its association to "pickup artists" and the shitty behavior
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by lastofus 11y ago
I lived and worked in the bay area as a software dev for a decade. I'm now living in the midwest of all places, and I'm happier for it, doing less work for more money which lets me live my life. With the cost of living so much low
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by lastofus 11y ago
Google "[language/framework/technology] interview questions" and use that as a starting point. A lot of engineers tasked to interview candidates don't actually know how to interview well on their end, and often will
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by lastofus 11y ago
10 years on, it has been use it or lose it for me. I've lost so much...
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by lastofus 11y ago
For me it has been finding companies that are so desperate for devs that they are willing to be flexible on the working at home part. This is easier once you prove yourself, and are willing to go into the office 2-3 days a week starting out
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by lastofus 12y ago
Don't rule out living in Oakland, especially around the Lake Merritt area. It's a nice downtown area (getting nicer), rent will be cheaper, and you can often get to downtown SF faster than from other parts of SF (like from the Ric
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by lastofus 12y ago
I use Django for most everything. It's like a 1 line config change to settings.py to disable the sessions middleware module (which is enabled by default on new projects). I'm assuming this would disable setting the session id cook
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by lastofus 12y ago
Pretty much any web stack will allow you to disable sessions. Not sure why you think you need something special.
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by lastofus 12y ago
Constantly trying out the "new hotness" seems to be the norm in front end dev.
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by lastofus 12y ago
I feel like py.gl needs to be a cool Python project/library, or at the very least, picked up by the pyopengl folks.
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by lastofus 12y ago
I also use Django for very small/lightweight/simple websites. Django is very good about staying out of your way if you don't want to make use of its built-in magic. If you ignore the "batteries included" parts of Dj
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by lastofus 12y ago
Depending on the client, I usually use either: - A customized Django admin interface ( https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/contrib/admin/ ). Yes it's not ideal but it's often good enou

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