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The Development Abstraction Layer(joelonsoftware.com)
92 points by ptn 18y ago|24 comments
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by ptn 18y ago
I don't think they need the money, I think they want it. And that's perfectly fine, they can be doing this for both the money and passion.
153.
by ptn 18y ago
I fell for this one. It's not fair if "April's Fool" is celebrated 27 Dic in my country, I will always fall.
154.
by ptn 18y ago
We are pretty behind, technology wise. We don't have iPhones in vending machines, they are a little expensive here (the iPhones). Some industries use machines more than 20 years old. The only startup product used here is Facebook. But L
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Auditory Illusions(weblog.404creative.com)
2 points by ptn 18y ago|0 comments
156.
by ptn 18y ago
That green they use is kinda hard on the eyes...
157.
by ptn 18y ago
Make that three of us. Even when I'm looking at Campfire, I'm still reading the black box through the corner of my eye. Also, I think it looks like the second half and the first half were designed by totally different guys. The first is r
158.
by ptn 18y ago
Lima, Peru
159.
by ptn 18y ago
Further, what's the y axis?
160.
by ptn 18y ago
Oops, yeah. Not a bug then :P
161.
by ptn 18y ago
Not in my case, I gave the new two points.
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I sometimes can upvote twice...bug?
4 points by ptn 18y ago|8 comments
163.
by ptn 18y ago
My Science Fair project when I was 11 was about the Fibonacci sequence. That kinda stuff is all over the place due to the golden number.
164.
by ptn 18y ago
It's pg's recipe all over: spit out a lame version 1, see what turns out to be wrong, improve, iterate.
165.
by ptn 18y ago
There's just no way to rise funds here :( My plan is to program some big stuff myself, so as to learn about design; read the code of some open source software, to learn how others design; and program something from scratch with someone else
166.
by ptn 18y ago
Im in Peru, so I first have to figure out a way to move to a startup hub and only then can I start. I'm possibly going for a scholarship to do a masters, which would delay me (I must finish it, being a scholarship I can't drop out), but a
167.
by ptn 18y ago
I think the first part is confusing in saying that "[good programmers] have a model of exactly what the computer does when it executes each statement." That makes me think of machine language: absolutely no abstraction. Good programmers d
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HTML for Beginners(htmlplayground.com)
1 points by ptn 18y ago|0 comments
169.
by ptn 18y ago
I thought the post on webapps hacking was great, succint and comprehensive. It'll be my checklist while I prepare for my first startup.
170.
by ptn 18y ago
It does show that he was pressed for time. I don't think deadlines help you focus, because fearing that you won't make it and thinking that you could have done a better work make you nervous.
171.
by ptn 18y ago
At least he praises every good work, not just his. He is quick to praise PG (check out his Software page, he implemented a filter) and anybody else who has done something cool...including himself.
172.
by ptn 18y ago
The Cathy lady he asks for opinions is his wife. Not totally unbiased, then.
173.
by ptn 18y ago
Everybody's really fond of their add-ons (I couldn't live without Tree Style Tabs), so either Google will implement them to grab more market share or hackers will add them.
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by ptn 18y ago
Google will try to make switching from FF/Safari/IE as swift as possible, which means they will have to deal with the add-ons. The "Import Settings" thingy is not enough.
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On Productivity and Time Management(calnewport.com)
2 points by ptn 18y ago|0 comments
176.
by ptn 18y ago
Yes, it was designed to be general purpose, but is it? I mean, do people use it that way?
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by ptn 18y ago
Python is a really good language, but I already know Ruby, which is good at the same things I was under the impression that Ruby was mostly used for webapps, with really little use in other areas. Is this not correct? Python is used wide
178.
by ptn 18y ago
paulgraham.com ain't a startup...?
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by ptn 18y ago
You need practise to nail something, but not that much as one would think. Once you learn to do it, the extra practise is for speed (take guitar/keyboard playing, for example). I guess you could argue that without some speed, you can't real
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by ptn 18y ago
Keyboards aren't just about memory, they are a lot slower then the mouse if you don't have almost instinctive muscle memory. Muscle memory is always instinctive, it's hardwired in the human brain. Everybody can teach his/her muscles to ac

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