simenfur

7 ms·

1.
by simenfur 9y ago
Otovo | Software Engineer | Oslo, Norway | ONSITE | https://www.otovo.no With low energy prices and long, dark winters, Norway may be the worst place on earth for a solar startup. Even so, we have been operating our solar energy
2.
by simenfur 9y ago
Otovo | Software Engineer | Oslo, Norway | ONSITE | https://www.otovo.no With low energy prices and long, dark winters, Norway may be the worst place on earth for a solar startup. Even so, we have been operating our solar energy
3.
The link between banking apps, margarine and WWII bombers(linkedin.com)
2 points by simenfur 11y ago|0 comments
4.
New lets you program any IoT object(m.fastcompany.com)
3 points by simenfur 11y ago|0 comments
5.
Distributed Eternal Bash History(blog.iterate.no)
5 points by simenfur 11y ago|0 comments
6.
Ask HN: Copyright infringement or fair/nominative use
1 points by simenfur 11y ago|0 comments
7.
Backing your car into the highway: Reverse Innovation(blog.iterate.no)
1 points by simenfur 11y ago|0 comments
8.
Killing the extra features: Lessons from gardening and a board game(edgardosavoy.com)
2 points by simenfur 11y ago|0 comments
9.
Ask HN: Kickstarter from Norway – disadvantage for US backers?
2 points by simenfur 12y ago|0 comments
10.
Flow: The Idiosyncrasy of Awesome Engineers(blog.iterate.no)
2 points by simenfur 12y ago|0 comments
11.
Consistency over Correctness(blog.iterate.no)
1 points by simenfur 12y ago|0 comments
12.
NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster, launches on Apple TV(broadbandtvnews.com)
1 points by simenfur 12y ago|0 comments
13.
Stop believing in me, please(blog.iterate.no)
5 points by simenfur 12y ago|0 comments
14.
Learn the new JavaScript features coming in EcmaScript 6(blog.iterate.no)
1 points by simenfur 12y ago|1 comments
15.
Clojure: How To Prevent “Expected Map, Got Vector” And Similar Errors(theholyjava.wordpress.com)
1 points by simenfur 12y ago|0 comments
16.
The quickest way to create an A/B test?(blog.iterate.no)
1 points by simenfur 12y ago|0 comments
17.
The Economics of Reuse(johannesbrodwall.com)
1 points by simenfur 13y ago|0 comments
18.
Talk to People and Seek Understanding(theholyjava.wordpress.com)
1 points by simenfur 13y ago|0 comments
19.
by simenfur 13y ago
Thinking that something sells itself is an engineer's mistake. I'm an engineer myself, and I have learned through experience that quality is not enough. Selling is important.
20.
by simenfur 13y ago
Most managers think that 100 plus 10% minus 10% equals 100, so I'm not too sure about those percentages.
21.
by simenfur 13y ago
I like the honest career advice :) I agree that a tech company should get top talent, but "older top engineers" are often very resistant to change. Say, as JavaScript has gotten more and more important, it might be hard for those
22.
by simenfur 13y ago
A screen capture sounds like a very good idea, as a nice way to visualize. People tend to buy based on emotions, and then rationalize with logic. The screen capture sounds like an appeal to emotions, while "the NASCAR slide" would
23.
by simenfur 13y ago
It may not always be so obvious, so I think this is good advice. It can be hard to understand where everybody comes from, and expressing the upsides in terms that others really understand can be even harder.
24.
by simenfur 13y ago
I agree that it is hard to do. If it can't be done, though, only the death of companies with old tech will make the world move on. I think 3) is a good tip, and I have seen it work for some local companies who moved to Scala (for parts
25.
Ask HN: How do you sell in a new programming language?
34 points by simenfur 13y ago|46 comments
26.
House of Cards: Lessons in Power and Politics for Corporate Entrepreneurs(blog.iterate.no)
1 points by simenfur 13y ago|0 comments
27.
Horizontal reuse in JavaScript and C#(johannesbrodwall.com)
1 points by simenfur 13y ago|0 comments
28.
A secret weapon against technical debt(blog.iterate.no)
1 points by simenfur 13y ago|0 comments
29.
by simenfur 13y ago
Appear.in is quite easy to integrate into a web app as well. Just generate a random link and send users off to chat: blog.iterate.no/2014/01/29/youtube-for-webrtc/
30.
Done in 18 bananas(blog.iterate.no)
3 points by simenfur 13y ago|0 comments

More ›