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   by limedaring 7y ago

   Hey, I’m the program manager at TinySeed, I’ll be hanging here through the day to answer questions as well. Ask us anything!
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   Open Sourcing Urllib3’s Finances(medium.com)

   1 points by limedaring 7y ago|0 comments
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   by limedaring 8y ago

   Thanks for the nitpicks! Going to update the Mac version too when I release the Linux/Windows versions, this is super helpful.
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   by limedaring 8y ago

   Hey, author/illustrator here. Of course this pops up on HN while I'm on a transatlantic flight. Thanks for all the nice comments! I made this specifically for folks who've only used GUIs and are used to having a designed shel
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   by limedaring 9y ago

   I wrote Hello Web App to teach Django + Python web app development by talking readers through creating a unique project (using a project template described in the tutorial): https://hellowebbooks.com/learn-django I'm
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   by limedaring 9y ago

   Right? I talked a bit in IndieHackers about this ( https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/failing-to-find-a-dev... ) — 2017 was our best year ever because I hired someone to manage the business (she's a part of the
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   by limedaring 9y ago

   Hey HN, Way back in the day when I first working on what'll become WL, I wrote about my experiences learning to code and posted it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2227770 It's been a fun, rocky, educati
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   Why I’m selling WeddingLovely, my 8yr old company (with $62,000 revenue in 2017)(medium.com)

   15 points by limedaring 9y ago|3 comments
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   by limedaring 9y ago

   If you don't mind me tooting my own horn, I wrote an intermediate-level book for Django: https://hellowebbooks.com/django-intermediate-concepts/ I found a lot of beginner and a lot of advanced stuff, so I decided
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    Show HN: I wrote a book (Hello Web Design) to teach design to programmers(hellowebbooks.com)

    1 points by limedaring 9y ago|0 comments
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    by limedaring 9y ago

    I wrote Hello Web App to teach web app development with Python and Django: https://hellowebbooks.com/learn-django The HTML version of the book is free: https://hellowebbooks.com/tutorial/ Proud to have
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    by limedaring 9y ago

    Author of Hello Web App here — thanks for recommending! I actually moved the entire tutorial online recently, you can read it for free here: https://hellowebbooks.com/tutorial/ It's written in a way to help you bu
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    by limedaring 9y ago

    Could you try to build up confidence by speaking at smaller/tiny groups that are on your side (peers, friends) and work your way upwards? Counteract the terrible feedback from those managers (ugh, sorry that happened to you) with more
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    by limedaring 9y ago

    For https://hellowebapp.com , it was running Kickstarter campaigns to promote the books. It's a really effective way to do a "pre-order" campaign for the book, start a lot of conversations, and start building my em
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    I'm the author of Hello Web App ( http://hellowebapp.com ) and I'm currently in the middle of writing Hello Web Design ( http://hellowebdesignbook.com ), which I just finished a Kickstarter campaign for last mo
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    Justin Jackson — https://devmarketing.xyz/ and https://tinymarketingwins.com/
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    Here's hoping! Travel wise it might be hard — all my sessions were denied this year so it's a lot harder to attend. But still might happen. :)
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    Nice to see this here! I'm the author, happy to answer any questions anyone has.
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    Some amazing non-male developers: — Jen Simmons: http://labs.jensimmons.com/ — Julia Evans: https://jvns.ca/ — Lea Verou: http://lea.verou.me/ — Mina Markham: http://mina.codes&#
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    I think you'll like Hello Web Design then, since my number one push is for shortcuts and easy guidelines to remember, then teach a bit about the theory and fundamentals (usually taught the opposite way and shortcuts are usually not tau
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    Aw yay! Super proud of that talk, it's my favorite. :)
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    Show HN: My Django book, Hello Web App, is now free online

    28 points by limedaring 10y ago|4 comments
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    I'm the author of the article, happy to answer any questions anyone has!
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    Design for Non-Designers: Part 1(medium.com)

    1 points by limedaring 10y ago|1 comments
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    I'm the author, happy to answer any questions anyone has! Also, here's the presentation I gave at View Source Berlin, which is a pretty good start to the information I will be going over in the book: https://www.youtube
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    Show HN: Hello Web Design, design fundamentals and shortcuts for hackers(kickstarter.com)

    9 points by limedaring 10y ago|1 comments
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    I have an Art & Design degree with a graphic design concentration, and nowadays I'm a designer/developer/entrepreneur/bit of everything. I wrote a post quite a bit ago about my process learning how to code: https:&#
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    On hiring a virtual assistant – something I should have done years ago(medium.com)

    1 points by limedaring 10y ago|0 comments
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    I'm using PrintNinja ( http://printninja.com ) - they also do the printing for me, and they've been phenomenal. Great quality, reasonable prices, absolutely stellar customer service. The fulfillment is relatively new, an
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    by limedaring 10y ago

    So the year they were wrote (first book came out May 2015, second book in Dec 2015), I made $15k profit. Mainly because I did two Kickstarters for the books + the launch campaigns. Of course, 2015 (and a bit of 2014) was when I was spending