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by ruairidhwm 5y ago
- https://www.joshwcomeau.com/ - https://www.kalzumeus.com/ - https://pomb.us/ - https://jvns.ca/ - https://monicalent.com/ - https://www.tania
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
You wouldn't believe the lack of efficiency in law firms (much of the cost of which is passed to clients). When I tried selling SAAS to law firms, there was a degree of resistance because efficiency threatens the charge by the unit mod
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What Is a Functor in JavaScript?(ruairidh.dev)
2 points by ruairidhwm 6y ago|0 comments
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
AskPorter | Remote (UK) | https://askporter.com We are a Google and VC backed Digital Assistant SaaS platform helping clients deliver better services to their customers. We are now seeking multiple full-time Software Engineers t
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
Sure - I just didn't make enough money from it. Looking back, there was potential but I didn't have enough experience to grow the product, and my technical skillset wasn't anywhere close to the level I've reached working
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
Worked as a lawyer but was coding on the side. I started making legal technology products and selling them as SaaS. Then I decided I loved that way more, moved to Spain, started doing freelance development, and eventually got hired full ti
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Introduction to Micro-Front Ends(ruairidh.dev)
1 points by ruairidhwm 6y ago|0 comments
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
As others have said, tests are a great place to start. They give a bit more context. I also like looking for the entry point and seeing how the environment is created, and step through it from there. Hopefully not self promotion, but I wrot
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
Really nice idea, great execution. Also great to see an Edinburgh company :)
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
Stripe's interview process was really enjoyable. Professional and was relevant to the role.
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
Andrew and Sarah at Canny are both awesome and have a brilliant product. Would definitely recommend people apply!
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
Found this online and thought it was a good summary!
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Five common mistakes with React Hooks(lorenzweiss.de)
2 points by ruairidhwm 6y ago|1 comments
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How to build your own mock functions(ruairidh.dev)
3 points by ruairidhwm 6y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: What are your favourite bash aliases?
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Build Your Own Jest(ruairidh.dev)
2 points by ruairidhwm 6y ago|0 comments
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by ruairidhwm 6y ago
Location: Glasgow, Scotland Remote: Yes. Willing to relocate: Not immediately but potentially down the line. Technologies: React, Node, GraphQL, Postgres, TypeScript. Happy to learn others! Résumé/CV: https:/&#x2F
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by ruairidhwm 7y ago
I just got laid off from a small startup because of COVID. Incredibly bleak given that they were a great company but nobody saw a situation where pretty much our entire market disappeared overnight with low chances of it returning in the ne
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by ruairidhwm 7y ago
https://ruairidh.dev It's a mix of my projects (things like computer vision for face detection, and recognising knives in images), to beginner articles on JS. I'm a former lawyer turned software engineer, and am docume
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Show HN: A cat GIF for all your PRs(github.com)
1 points by ruairidhwm 7y ago|0 comments
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by ruairidhwm 7y ago
Better Dev Link ( https://betterdev.link/ ) is excellent!
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by ruairidhwm 7y ago
I wrote a quick blog post over the weekend on my approach for understanding a new codebase as it's a position we've all been in. I saw a thread about this the other day and wanted to hear from more people on how they do this!
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Tips on Understanding a New Codebase(ruairidh.dev)
1 points by ruairidhwm 7y ago|1 comments
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by ruairidhwm 7y ago
Interesting idea but here are a few points you might want to think about: 1. I don't imagine that most people us an app for the daily running of a household. I can see this working better for students in private accommodation, room mat
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by ruairidhwm 7y ago
I lived in both Madrid and Barcelona for about a year each. They're very different cities. Madrid: I'd say this is more of a working city and has less of the mad tourism / party scene. There's a good tech scene present,
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by ruairidhwm 7y ago
This was a small project for me to solidify my own learning. It's very basic and essentially recognises my face, and tells anyone else to 'go away' using my computer's text-to-speech engine. Although it's a silly si
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Show HN: Building a basic AI-powered security camera(ruairidh.dev)
5 points by ruairidhwm 7y ago|1 comments
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by ruairidhwm 7y ago
I moved off medium to self-host my blog via Gatsby and Netlify. It's a far nicer experience and I wouldn't go back!
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by ruairidhwm 7y ago
Nice! I actually approached this problem from the other side a few years ago and made a service which let brands purchase the rights to users' Instagram photos. It was definitely an interesting experience, but this is a great way to he

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