simonhfrost

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by simonhfrost 8y ago
Who should I go to for business requirements? I've been in a setup where I have a 'team lead' but generally they're the more technical person, don't have a good picture of business priority.
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by simonhfrost 8y ago
It has been occurring in (4) different companies. It's interesting you mentioned it potentially being a cultural issue as I had a similar conversation with a coworker recently. I'm considering taking a project in a nearby city to
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by simonhfrost 8y ago
Sorry I didn't make myself clear in the submission, I'm a developer and my bosses (product manager) keep getting fired/reassigned.
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Ask HN: Changing jobs as PM either gets fired or reassigned, what’s going wrong?
6 points by simonhfrost 8y ago|8 comments
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by simonhfrost 8y ago
I have a similar system but with the addition of an easily searchable 'reference' system. It serves to extract ideas from what I would normally confuse with tasks, in order to keep my task system lean and approachable. I took it f
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by simonhfrost 8y ago
https://p5js.org/ for a javascript version of Processing
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by simonhfrost 8y ago
Tech debt created from old business decisions. You want to know why we added the isPancake method? You'll have to ask Lucy who's back from holiday in two weeks, who mentioned talking to Greg the intern from last summer, who said h
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by simonhfrost 8y ago
I can’t think of 100 positions near me that suit my skillset let alone 1000-1500. Personally it sounds like your shotgun/brute-force approach is spreading yourself thin and employers aren’t finding value in a ‘jack of all trades’. I’d
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by simonhfrost 9y ago
I have frequent problems with the spotify app on Android where I have to reboot the app in order for the cast or volume request to be received. On the other hand I barely have any issues with the youtube app. Perhaps it comes down to the de
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by simonhfrost 9y ago
SEEKING WORK Location: Berlin, Germany Remote: Yes Frontend Engineer (6+ years). Experience in both building and extending complex web frontends. My experience in startups with rapidly evolving products means I can help with: scoping, techn
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by simonhfrost 9y ago
I can't comment about the rate of muggings, but ATMs are everywhere which would promote holding less cash for shorter periods of time. It's not uncommon to visit a bank in the centre city where most of the 5-6 ATMs are full of peo
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by simonhfrost 9y ago
Anyone interested in backing up their own personal (public) SoundCloud files will find this tool useful: https://github.com/mafintosh/soundcloud-to-dat
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by simonhfrost 10y ago
Are you interested in freelancers for the 'Frontend Engineer' position?
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by simonhfrost 11y ago
I agree it's important to reduce code review sizes, but I try to avoid reviews that end up leaving incomplete code in production such as having individual domain changes and feature flags. If a feature is cancelled before it's com
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by simonhfrost 13y ago
I'd personally love to see a weekly recap hosted on youtube and embedded in your site. You could do a 2 minute interview each, and further down the track start including screencaps.