louiswilbrink

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by louiswilbrink 5y ago
remarkable 2. I use the chrome extension to send HN articles and read it there mostly. It has cut down my article surfing/skimming significantly. As a writing pad, it’s a perfect set of functions and is the origin device of all my id
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by louiswilbrink 5y ago
Snow doesn't last 24 hours in Denver.
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by louiswilbrink 5y ago
I'm a developer in my mid-30s, I've done this twice. The first time was to launch my on consulting in a new city (Denver). I networked a ton and learned new technologies for 6 months. It yielded me the largest fee I've ever
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by louiswilbrink 5y ago
Was a rewrite the best way to increase customers? Or was there more energy and resources dedicated to marketing and sales?
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by louiswilbrink 6y ago
Just want to offer perspective from the investor side: I own just one Airbnb in a hot market (downtown, hip neighborhood) and even though bookings were cancelled in April, they’re building back up for May and summer months. It was scary fo
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by louiswilbrink 8y ago
I want to ship complete code ASAP. However, I would allow for refactoring that deletes large swaths of code. This keeps the codebase lean and maintenance low — so that you can keep up the fast pace.
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by louiswilbrink 8y ago
To add to your anxiety: right now might be the best time to negotiate for life-changing salary in your lifetime . All the market drivers are in place to make companies compete for senior/principle talent. Your salary is always a symp
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by louiswilbrink 8y ago
Same. Especially when coding, it’s one tab only and my focus is through the roof.
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by louiswilbrink 9y ago
I don’t see how this question reaches the level of patronizing. Kids take time. Not having them frees up that time — OP is curious how people spend it. What leap of logic am I missing?
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by louiswilbrink 9y ago
government’s first rule: “every worker pays taxes” Goverment’s second rule: “but if you create 5 workers that we can tax, we’ll give you a discount” I don’t find this particularly offensive. Incentives are the only way a government can inf
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by louiswilbrink 9y ago
I booked myself a tiny house for a weekend. In the evening I hit up a brewery with live music. In the morning i biked to delicious breakfast joints. In the middle of the day I journaled and coded to chill music for long stretches. Got in
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by louiswilbrink 9y ago
I turned my investment property spreadsheet into an Angular 4 web app: https://gocashflowapp.com It lets you run cashflow calculation on the go, and provides numeric keyboard since I hate typing in numbers on the full alphanumer
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by louiswilbrink 12y ago
I suggest looking into ionic framework and building a hybrid app. They have put a lot into making the workflow amazing to work with. Ionic View will let you run your app natively on a phone without having to install from the App Store or