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by semicolonandson 6y ago
Given that many readers of HackerNews have an entrepreneurial side and are therefore interested not just in software — but in the business of and marketing of software —, you might get value out of my channel. Basically my story is that is
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Rethinking PID 1 (2010)(0pointer.de)
4 points by semicolonandson 6y ago|0 comments
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
Previously the website did focus on other areas, but it wasn't worth the increase in stress. I studied law in university so I have a good eye for what makes decent law notes. The same isn't true in other subject areas.
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
These screencasts had such an impact on me that they inspired me to have a go at making my own set of screencasts aimed at non-beginners (a rarity with programming videos) My guiding principles when recording my (now over 25) videos are: -
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
I've been lucky enough to be independent for 10 years thanks to a web-app (Oxbridge Notes) Along the way, I learned a lot concerning both system design (e.g. dependencies, CI testing, monitoring) and also the marketing side required to
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
These companies came to Ireland not because of this but because of lower corporate taxes and an English speaking population; they arrived long before privacy regulation was on the table in Europe.
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
This study is for parents born in the 1910s to 1920s. The reasons for being childless then are vastly different to today, so I doubt the results carry.
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
1. I vlog about my 10 year perspective on maintaining and growing my software business (a web app marketplace I bootstrapped in 2010). Things like architecture, stability, performance,seo etc. I'm a strong believer in ignoring the fash
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
Becoming proficient with tools that allow me to pry into running processes and see what they are doing under the lid e.g. lsof to see files and ports opened up by a process strace to look at what system calls to the Kernel by program is mak
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
I'm someone who values tinkering time greatly and low-hour work weeks (at least WRT "work" work) are a priority. I've gotten to this stage from two different directions: 1. Developing a relationship with a 'principa
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
If you're an experienced programmer whose interests lean towards more timeless technologies (unix, system design, vim, databases, uptime etc.) and/or have an entrepreneurial bent and want to learn how software businesses are run (
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
I've blogged on and off since finishing college 11 years ago. Some posts about programming got millions of hits. But this was mostly a decade ago. Today it is very difficult to find readers for blogs. This is due to: 1. Professional co
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
For the vim enthusiasts reading, I'd like to bring to your attention some other resources released in the last few months — ThePrimeagen (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ENHE5xdFSwx71u3fDH5Xw — Vim Tr
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
Very very worthwhile investment of your time. I dived into the topic two years ago using Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach ( https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Networking-Top-Down-Approach... ) As someone with about ten y
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
Been indie 10+ years (aged 23-34) and can definitely say that — once it works out — the autonomy and independence make it an absolute dream lifestyle. Some pointers and observations I've learned along the way. 1. The hardest part of pe
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
In order to get over camera shyness and also to build up career capital, I started a YouTube channel four months. It's now reached 1.4k subscribers. Topics: — behind the scenes code and marketing tours of my 1-man web-app biz (it'
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
Great question. There's a good Stack Overflow answer here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/207919/sponge-from-...
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
Sure it would be nicer if good products were automatically successful on their merits alone. But the world is a very, very big place. Therefore a major part of the problem resting on your shoulders as a business owner is getting your produc
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
I'm using something called MixMax ( https://mixmax.com/ ) It has a lot of bells and whistles, but I use it only for scheduling meetings over email.
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How to Make Less Dumb Mistakes When Programming Part I/III [video](semicolonandsons.com)
1 points by semicolonandson 6y ago|0 comments
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
That's beautiful.
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
The world needs this. I'm eagerly awaiting your release. Free free to ping me at release.
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A Guide to Autodidactism(jackkinsella.ie)
25 points by semicolonandson 6y ago|11 comments
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
Congrats and nice idea. I noticed quite a few web-apps already listed. I'm curious what approach you used to reach these developers?
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
I'm not sure if this scratches an itch for you, but I would learn more about business via the route of launching a small side-hustle. By having skin in the game, you'll learn a lot about product trade-offs, marketing, selling, etc
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
As someone who grew a site from nothing to 200k/monthlies, here's my advice: 1. The best way is if you get people to link to you. This comes down 20% to having better content and 80% to putting in the legwork to share your work an
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
I can offer some advice from the perspective of an indie-hacker who has been independent about ten years via an e-commerce thing for law students (Oxbridge Notes). I view each marketing activity — be that a reddit ads campaign, a series of
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
This is the core question I'm focusing on in the learning curriculum of my screencasts https://www.semicolonandsons.com/about I'm betting on - unix-like systems - SQL-like systems - vim - "core" aspects
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
Good logging for me involves: - aggregation from multiple systems - one-line per event (so I can use unix tools) - (ideally) enough information to replay some action in the event of a bug - being able to live-tail it within seconds - puttin
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by semicolonandson 6y ago
I'm working with a team that provides booking systems for COVID-19 testing. The software is legit, works with some of the nation's best labs, and has even been used by the government. Seems like the kind of software that Apple&#x2

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