luxphl

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by luxphl 6y ago
The same way anyone would come up with a time estimate if asked how long it would take to mow the lawn with a pair of scissors or lawnmower -- experience and extrapolation.
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by luxphl 6y ago
Check out the sibling comments. Complex does not mean hard to use. My car is complex, but it's pretty easy to get a driver's license. Gatekeeping refers to making it seem like it's too hard to get into and therefore not worth
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by luxphl 6y ago
That's fair. I have an app that is rendered server side (Node.js/Express) and the frontend is built with jQuery. Made sense at the time. But I ended up adding two very interactive modules and decided React was best for them and ad
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by luxphl 6y ago
I have worked as a consultant for 5 years where I billed people for my time, and paid at least $200k to other contractors in that period for help on projects; it's not made up and it is based on my experience tracking my own time and p
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by luxphl 6y ago
I truly do not think it's a lie. Not sure why you think it's a thrill. It's saved me hundreds of hours, if not more. It's certainly faster to use jQuery to change a CSS attribute than it is to setup a React project but w
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by luxphl 6y ago
The calculator on my desk is a (relatively) complex set of circuitry but it sure saves me a lot of time when I do my taxes
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by luxphl 6y ago
This is what I meant by gatekeeping; there is common misconception that you have to go looking for a library to solve a problem. And it makes it seem like there's a higher barrier to entry than there is. But the reality is that React i
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by luxphl 6y ago
I empathize with the author but client-side technologies like React have a pretty clear advantage that explains why they're popular: for the people that are tasked to make websites (i.e. us, HN readers), they're easier to work wit
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by luxphl 7y ago
SEEKING WORK -- Philadelphia, PA I've successfully worked remotely with companies in NYC, Chicago, and California. Also open to occasional travel. Hi, I'm Julius! I'm looking to get started on something new soon. Preferably a
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by luxphl 7y ago
I have a company I started with 2 university professors in the geospatial analytics space and as I work on building out the tech I am increasingly anxious about spending since we're pre-revenue and it's all out of my pocket for no
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by luxphl 7y ago
Completely fair! Just not the right tool for us & our work.
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by luxphl 7y ago
We've been building a lot of content systems lately and found Wagtail to be pretty useful ( https://wagtail.io/ ). We build pretty much everything on Django so it's a natural fit for us. Understanding the models and