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by macando 7y ago
> English speakers have become the gatekeepers of science. By keeping those gates closed, we’re missing out on a lot of perspectives and a lot of good research. I'm always baffled with how disjointed and chaotic the global science c
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by macando 7y ago
That was brave. I learned how the box model works from the specification.
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by macando 7y ago
Hey once you're past the fundamentals check these two cool games out. They teach how to quickly grasp the most difficult parts of CSS - the layout. https://flexboxfroggy.com/ https://codepip.com/games&#
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Ask HN: Why Edgar F. Codd is not recognized as a CS legend?
7 points by macando 7y ago|1 comments
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by macando 7y ago
Every time this topic surfaces project management in the form of politics and pushing tickets through Trello is presented as the only option available to engineers. To me, a more natural progression is going into product management. It&#x27
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by macando 7y ago
Spotify and Apple are big, publicly traded companies. People working on their new features are seniors compensated well above 140k. In a small SaaS startup if you can design products and code your contribution can be measured in terms of mo
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by macando 7y ago
It's possible to put a price tag on a new SaaS feature. You can say "In one of my previous companies we implemented exports to CSV, Excel, PDF and our customers loved it. We can offer that feature". You deliver it and they bu
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by macando 7y ago
- In SV. - Knows how business operates. - Track record of delivering turnkey solutions. - Can bootstrap with own freelancing cash. Time for you to start your own company.
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by macando 7y ago
If you could write a blog post on how you bridged two CSS systems and why some engineers are anti-styled components you'd be a 7/7 engineer in my books. Thanks.
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Ask HN: Recommend a Good Sci-Fi Book
3 points by macando 7y ago|12 comments
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Java once they merge all the nice features from Kotlin and Scala.
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Prettier for auto formatting. Tailwind for CSS. However, the biggest win was having a custom React boilerplate better suited to my needs than anything else that's out there.
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Demand for Talent Converges on Critical Roles in the U.S., U.K. https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/demand-for-talent... - 49% of all job postings by S&P 100 companies in 2018 were for just 39 roles. The re
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by macando 7y ago
I'd say the OP is not a complete beginner. Anyhow, people should provide more context when asking technical questions. Your approach will get him to pass a standard interview for a DB dev role. However, if one wants to understand how
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by macando 7y ago
If you want to learn more and morph into a more architectural role: Data Modeling Essentials, Graeme Simsion, third edition, 517 pages.
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by macando 7y ago
Find somebody confident you can relate to. Neil Patel on why he shaved his head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoqhUhDyE9w The dude is more confident than Elon Musk. Unless you are a Thor you will always have some prejud
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by macando 7y ago
"Learning does not infinitely increase our awareness and autonomy. Sometimes it only contours out our blind spots and inarticulacies." We just get better at defending our own misconceptions.
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If you are entrepreneurial and already know one functional and one strongly typed OO language, the following will significantly improve your career more than learning another programming language. Learning to: - sell. - design. - write b
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by macando 8y ago
Many times going through code bases I have seen an entire library included for 1 method that could easily be replicated in code. I've seen this too. Initially, I thought it was an internal joke. Lastly, license type matters a ton,
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by macando 8y ago
I usually: google relevant terms -> open a few candidates in a new tab -> go through the examples -> glance at the docs -> check the pulse and popularity -> pick the best looking lib.
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Ask HN: How do you choose a new library for your project?
2 points by macando 8y ago|4 comments
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So it was the end of a long road for you. Microsoft not caring about Windows will mean Apple bumping the prices and dropping the quality of their laptops even further. There is an obvious demand in the market for HQ laptops, but no player p
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Ask HN: What technologies you stopped using in 2018?
7 points by macando 8y ago|9 comments
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30% of respondents said a lack of community challenges their remote happiness most. Newbies (those who’ve been remote for under a year) were more likely to be experiencing loneliness (33%). Those who’d worked remotely for over 7 years seem
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Logojoy raises $4.5M for AI-generated logos(venturebeat.com)
2 points by macando 8y ago|0 comments