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by simi_ 11y ago
Can we call this the Xerox PARC syndrome?
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by simi_ 11y ago
Because the author was incapable of linking to Stephen Hawking's AMA, here it is: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3eret9/science_ama...
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by simi_ 11y ago
https://sandstorm.io/ ?
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by simi_ 11y ago
This is what I like about Go. This "small introduction" is basically everything there is to know about struct tags. Bonus, Gorethink tags [0] and how we use them at Lavaboom [1]. 0: https://github.com/dancannon&#x2
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by simi_ 11y ago
There's an ongoing Algorithms course on Coursera right now! https://www.coursera.org/course/algs4partI edit: found another one, also happening now (can't believe I missed it): https://www.coursera.
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by simi_ 11y ago
Yes! We use them to check for weak passwords server-side. (Passwords arrive already hashed, we have a large dataset of known bad passwords that we load when the application starts.) https://github.com/lavab/api/sea
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by simi_ 11y ago
My main language for the past 2 years has been Go, and I'm very happy with it (with the occasional Python and JS break). I would definitely recommend it for you, too. I've been on both sides of the hiring process and Go seems to h
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by simi_ 11y ago
It's a really cool front-end experiment, but I fail to grasp its usefulness. http://instacod.es/101573
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by simi_ 11y ago
For some reason copy-pasting some of those into iTerm2 doesn't work. http://i.imgur.com/GEMAeM8.png
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by simi_ 11y ago
If mongo impresses you, you should check out rethinkdb: https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb
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by simi_ 11y ago
The last time I used a debugger was when with VS/C# or IntelliJ/Java, many years ago. For the coding I do now, mostly Go/Python/JS, I find manual debugging techniques much more effective.
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by simi_ 11y ago
Ubuntu and Fedora come with espeak. Stumbled upon that fact when doing https://github.com/andreis/different
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by simi_ 11y ago
I had a feeling I've read about nginx before: http://aosabook.org/en/nginx.html The whole book is worth a read, although I found some sections painfully boring (perhaps my limited attention span is to blame).
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by simi_ 11y ago
Sorry, but this is hardly rocket science: https://www.google.com/search?q=ng+classy
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by simi_ 11y ago
Agreed. It's a weird thing to focus on given the topic of the article, but his writing is surprisingly good.
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by simi_ 11y ago
Or http://pinboard.in/
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by simi_ 11y ago
Template modified from here [0]; doesn't inspire too much confidence to be honest. 0: http://startbootstrap.com/template-overviews/landing-page/
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by simi_ 11y ago
I can vouch for TalentBuddy, they have a great service. If you're interviewing, I maintain a list here (that desperately needs some attention from me, btw): https://github.com/andreis/interview
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by simi_ 11y ago
So does Lavaboom (PGP encrypted email, still in closed beta). You can reserve a username here: https://mail.lavaboom.com/secure
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by simi_ 11y ago
Sure, #lavaboom on Freenode is mirrored on our Slack. Hit us up anytime :)
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by simi_ 11y ago
We at Lavaboom use PGP manifests to hide most email metadata inside the envelope [0] [1]. Inspired by [2]. 0: https://github.com/lavab/pgp-manifest-go 1: https://github.com/lavab/pgp-manifest-js 2
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by simi_ 11y ago
Or, just have a nice interface on top. Something like http://hnhiring.me/ , but with actual features - sorting and filtering, for starters. Maybe even embed that functionality into HN for "who's hiring" posts,
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by simi_ 11y ago
Maybe because they don't actually have a jobs page? http://rethinkdb.com/about/ edit: https://www.google.de/search?q=jobs+site%3Arethinkdb.com
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by simi_ 11y ago
Good luck! By the way, there is a rather popular static site generator written in Go: http://gohugo.io/
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by simi_ 11y ago
Duty Fate?
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by simi_ 11y ago
Since I'm in the same boat as you, what about Falcon? Are the extra performance and customisability worth switching? http://falconframework.org/ edit: Thank you for your reply - by the way yes, I am indeed only buildin
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by simi_ 11y ago
I just realized that in my language (Romanian), "blat" is slang for arranged match. How fitting. :)
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by simi_ 11y ago
> These days I think the only way for humanity to save face is to die off entirely. I have a slightly different theory - assholes will be assholes. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/13/science/no-time-for
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by simi_ 11y ago
Just checked it out, looks neat!
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by simi_ 11y ago
Just switched to prezto yesterday, I doubt I'll be looking back.

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