loftyal

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by loftyal 8y ago
Whiteboarding, Programming and Comp Sci Trivia is pretty rampant...
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by loftyal 8y ago
With interviews, you are essentially trying to predict the job performance of a candidate when they are at your company, so why not make it as close to that as possible? With face-to-face tell them to bring their laptop or you can provide o
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by loftyal 8y ago
Couldn't we just have a JS style language compile down to web assembly?
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by loftyal 8y ago
Anyone using redux, I created this using proxies - https://github.com/alnorris/redux-actiontyper
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Moving to silicon valley at 30?
4 points by loftyal 8y ago|3 comments
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by loftyal 8y ago
Takes 2 seconds to turn on incognito...
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by loftyal 8y ago
Contracting in SWE is lucrative.
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by loftyal 8y ago
What are the exact downsides of having lots of small packages? Rather than a few big ones? I keep hearing that its a complaint, but not one instance of why it is actually a bad thing.
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by loftyal 8y ago
Just FYI, Expo which is bundled with create-react-native-app would solve the problems with linear. - https://docs.expo.io/versions/latest/sdk/linear-gradient
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by loftyal 9y ago
Currently a node developer looking to move to golang. Any positions for someone with only hobby experience?
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by loftyal 9y ago
Could you give me some examples of "Computer Science has had "had tools for the right jobs"". Thanks
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by loftyal 9y ago
Most decent devs go contracting to make decent money in London
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by loftyal 9y ago
Package registries should implement some sort of required automated integration testing. If a package owner wants to update their package with what they claim is a non-breaking change according to semver, then the new version must pass all
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by loftyal 9y ago
I was headhunted for BBC in London. The salary on offer was honestly laughable for a senior position. I declined.
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by loftyal 9y ago
Ok you draw the line there, but definitions are supposed to be commonly understood, that's how language works...
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by loftyal 9y ago
How? Explain please. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrency_(computer_science) "order-independent components", which makes sense for the Event loop.
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by loftyal 9y ago
I think people should be paying more attention to the core concept of React Native, which is having a view layer that is completely native and a bridge that connects to a javascript engine. People bitch about electron which is essentially a
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by loftyal 9y ago
The solution to all of this is to use React Native, or a technology that is based on its principles to the desktop.
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by loftyal 9y ago
If I think its a good idea, and you give me equity, I wouldn't have a problem working on it.
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by loftyal 9y ago
I'm in the UK, yes you can get sued.
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by loftyal 9y ago
Doesn't help when you have notice period of 2 months
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by loftyal 10y ago
Do you have any plans for Windows or Linux? I love Paw, but would like the option of knowing I won't be left out if I decide to move away from Mac
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by loftyal 10y ago
America is much more diverse than other countries - the valley, New York, etc are very different than the deep south.
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by loftyal 10y ago
Complete lack of understanding of Node
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by loftyal 10y ago
I'm not familiar with React Native but can't you use Web Workers to get multi threading, and get around the UI stutters?
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by loftyal 11y ago
It would be much better if the payer could just use his credit card and email instead of having to sign up, people would be more inclined to use. The payee could send it to anybody (because they don't have to worry about if the payer h
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NudgeSelect: A new way to use your mouse(nudgeselect.com)
2 points by loftyal 11y ago|0 comments
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by loftyal 11y ago
? This is a real project, with working code.