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by scottyallen 14y ago
Very awesome:) It's _almost_ fast enough to feel like you're modifying it in realtime on my macbook air. This is a great demo of what might be possible with this responsive programming approach.
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Thanks, I'm plenty aware of gdb and debuggers:) (ex-google software engineer, etc etc) Go watch the video. Bret presents a very cogent vision for a dramatic improvement on most of today's standard engineering/design tools.
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Good point, I hadn't thought about the fact they might be polling for changes. Might be better if livecoding used an event based model to check for updates...
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by scottyallen 14y ago
This would be a great demo to see running in a responsive programming environment, ala Bret Victor's amazing Inventing on Principle talk ( http://vimeo.com/36579366 ). I want to be able to click on hex values and get a color picker that up
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Which school?
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by scottyallen 14y ago
There's a video further down the page that shows a prototype working, with accompanied sound. When I saw that, it became clear why the sound of the product isn't in the top video:)
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by scottyallen 14y ago
I hate open office plan environments. I feel very lucky to work from my own home office full time now. That being said, I've done my time in open offices. Some things to try: - Try saying "No" to interruptions. This is probably better w
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Here's their original trailer, which made me fall in love with the idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6O5QXj6n18 Alas, it turns out falling in love with the idea of the game wasn't the same as falling in love with actually playing the
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Who's up for a road trip from the Bay Area? Bonus points if you have a livestock trailer or something to tow it with. Somehow I don't think my Prius will cut it...
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by scottyallen 14y ago
You should put your email in your HN profile so people can email you directly (the email field isn't publicly visible). In the meantime, shoot me an email at scotty@appmonsta.com. We help businesses better understand mobile apps and app ma
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by scottyallen 14y ago
I'm a fulltime developer, and a macbook air 13" is my main machine. I love it, and wouldn't trade it for anything. The battery life is better than I've ever had before (4-5 hours in real world scenarios), and the portability can't be beat
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Yep, I understand that. Still, spot pricing it relatively consistent over time, with occasional temporary spikes. A dynamic web version with this format would work too. It's less important to me that I can print it out, since I probably w
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by scottyallen 14y ago
This is very useful. Spot instance costs would be really doubly useful, particularly if you can put them alongside on-demand costs.
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by scottyallen 14y ago
This is standard practice in NYC and SF. If you're going to look at an apartment, you bring your checkbook and are prepared to leave a deposit on the spot if you want the place.
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by scottyallen 14y ago
I run a business(appmonsta.com) that relies heavily on a whole bunch of various periodic processes running when they should. I'd easily pay $19 to worry less at night about whether everything ran like it should have. I'm not sure whether
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Have you tried craigslist? "Technical cofounder seeks business counterpart(must have MBA) to join forces and take over the world. Must be willing to work for equity at the start." Quality of your MBA matters too, not just affordability. Yo
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by scottyallen 14y ago
I think he already has:) Look around you at all the people playing. Hint: the ones writing code are winning...
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Pro tip(and something that patio11 excels at): Talk to people who aren't engineers or otherwise in the software industry. They make notoriously difficult customers.
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Contract or FTE?
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Isn't this the same setup that pivotal has been using for a few years now? They have a bunch of details in a 2010 blog post here: http://pivotallabs.com/users/jsusser/blog/articles/1505-pair...
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by scottyallen 14y ago
Check out http://www.apptopia.com/ I haven't sold an app through them, but it looks great. Similar to Flippa, but mobile only, and perhaps better and more credible than Flippa. It's great to see someone finally doing this right...
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by scottyallen 14y ago
I have a chronic neck issue. I've tried a bunch of high end chairs, and had the best luck with a Steelcase Think. It's very possibly too small for me (I'm 6'1"), but everything else I've tried flairs my neck in bad ways.
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6.5 Million LinkedIn Passwords Reportedly Leaked, LinkedIn Is “Looking Into” It(techcrunch.com)
1 points by scottyallen 14y ago|0 comments
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by scottyallen 14y ago
When answering technical questions or writing code on the whiteboard, think out loud as much as you can. Getting the right answer is often less important than showing that you're smart and know how to think through problems. Think about i
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by scottyallen 15y ago
You're right, it's not a high pressure donation situation (hacker dojo is _way_ more in your face about it). However, there are two donations bins right in front of you when you walk in the upstairs door into the space. I just really want
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by scottyallen 15y ago
To set the record straight: Noisebridge is NOT free. There's membership fees just like all the other hacker spaces, and there's rent and bills to pay to keep the space open and the lights on. Even if you're not a full dues paying member,
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by scottyallen 15y ago
They don't generate anywhere near the heat nor use anywhere near the amount of energy the servers do. I imagine this wasn't a big part of the equation. Google is incredibly secretive about datacenters and servers. Speaking as a former en
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by scottyallen 15y ago
Since when does being married preclude getting a phd? I know multiple married phd candidates...
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by scottyallen 15y ago
You should be upfront about this with them, before you take the job, rather than trying to cover your ass if they find out about it. Most companies I've worked for in California (where, granted, noncompetes are not enforceable) had me fill
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How to use Twitter to measurably test content for FB/G+/etc(blog.appsumo.com)
2 points by scottyallen 15y ago|0 comments

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