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by struppi 15y ago
Yes? ;) No, sorry. I guess it really was a redundant response. Anyway, I used this reference for the first time. I said it because I think a JVM written in JS is remarkable - This is something I would not have expected anyone to do. Not a
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by struppi 15y ago
wow, atwood's law at work :) http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2009/08/all-programming-is-...
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by struppi 15y ago
This is true, he asked google to add those people. Anyway, I sometimes wish it would be easier to see who already is a Google+ user and who is not. Also, I don't think this feature would be a problem in Germany (or here in Austria for that
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by struppi 15y ago
If the 800 days are work days this means 4 years of work. ~200000 dollars really is not much for this time frame - you could even call it a bargain :) Anyway, I think I won't donate since I feel like I might lose the money when the goal is
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by struppi 15y ago
It looks really nice, but I am not sure what I would use it for. But maybe that's just me. Anyway, I find the idea quite interesting!
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by struppi 15y ago
Thanks for the well written summary of this problem! I'm in a similar position as you are. We have a "hero who gets things done" - he is really good at writing quick prototypes that somehow work, but his code is unmaintainable and not even
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by struppi 15y ago
This is great advice. I never thought about it that way - that it really is just a matter of combinating skills. But now, as I read it, it seems obvious. Also, becoming top 25% in two or more different areas might take some time (maybe even
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by struppi 15y ago
Clickable links: https://github.com/dtanzer/resdroid http://davidtanzer.net/node/102 http://davidtanzer.net/resdroid
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Ask HN: Do Android-developers want this: resdroid
1 points by struppi 15y ago|1 comments
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by struppi 15y ago
I guess I'll have to write a follow-up on my blog mentioning your site ;) An embeddable widget would be nice - back then when we implemented it we simply created dynamic gif images you could easily embed anywhere you wanted. If you have any
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by struppi 15y ago
It looks nice! It remindes me very much of an old project I had once - presentmood.com (now offline). I wrote about the history on my blog: http://davidtanzer.net/node/82 I hope you have more success with your project than I had back then
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by struppi 15y ago
Me too, but for me this is just a gut feeling. I guess the OP was more interested in possible justifications for a decision than the decision itself. Can you provide some reasons for what you have said? I would be interested too. I personal
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by struppi 15y ago
Nice! What surprised me is that I gut relatively good scores despite not knowing very much about the subject.
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by struppi 15y ago
Did you even bother to read the article? It is about free play - outdoors - that kids organize for themselves. And how they can learn self disciplin and social behaviour from that. Not about video games or any of the other stuff you wrote a
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by struppi 15y ago
At home I have a Hag Capisco: http://www.haginc.com/products/hag-capisco/ I have the saddle seat chair without head support (the 8106) and I love it! It is quite expensive, but totally worth the money. I have also brought this chair to th
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My DroidCon UK summary (with some pics)(davidtanzer.net)
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by struppi 15y ago
I only create folders for my emails when I am forced to use Outlook - like on-site at my current main customer. The search functionality of outlook simply sucks, I can't find anything using it. At my own computers, where I use decent email
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by struppi 15y ago
That's maybe the best way to drive a 12 year old _AWAY_ from software development. What's really interesting is building stuff and seeing how it runs. When working alone you don't need to design with models/diagrams (heck, you probably don'
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by struppi 15y ago
Ah, I forgot, all generalizations are wrong ;) Sometimes presenting every point on a separate slide works quite well - never done it myself, but I have seen some good presentations where this technique was used. I guess this could become qu
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by struppi 15y ago
You don't ever need bullet points. Also, I don't really like lots of code on slides (maybe one or two lines are ok), better code live in those situations (yes, this is possible, I have done it a couple of times). You should always have a st
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by struppi 15y ago
I did that by email for some years now: When I find an interesting project that I can't do myself I forward it to fellow freelancers, and I recommend my friends to potential clients. There's nothing in it for me in the short term, but I bel
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by struppi 15y ago
I have not read it myself (yet), but Garr Reynolds ( http://www.presentationzen.com/ ) recommends this one "Brenda Ueland: If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit". Maybe that helps.
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by struppi 15y ago
Chad Fowler wrote an interesting blog post roughly about this topic in 2003: http://chadfowler.com/2003/02/06/attention-span-challenged - Working like this also works for me (at least most of the time ;) ).
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by struppi 15y ago
If you are interested in computer programming and electronics, than do that. It is a fun field to work in, and you can get very good jobs in IT (for various definitions of good: Interesting, challenging, well paid, several career paths, ...
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by struppi 15y ago
I hate it when I go to a website and there is no information about the company/thing/whatever, but there is a field where you can leave your email. I don't like the idea that I have to be invited to learn more about what you're doing!
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by struppi 15y ago
It's really just a little twitter-like web app. Nothing big or special, but maybe I'll put it online when done - just to ensure my web server doesn't get bored ;)
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by struppi 15y ago
Did you read "The passionate programmer - creating a remarkable career in software development"? I really loved that book, it contains a lot of practical tips and advice for how to improve your skills (among other things). I read books on t
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by struppi 15y ago
Data visualization in .NET for a client (I'm a freelancer). http://gclimbing.com (written in Java with a custom web framework) and my blog as side projects. I also want to start another little side project, either in Ruby on Rails (I want
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by struppi 15y ago
5. Diversity. As a freelancer, I have worked on several large projects and a couple of smaller ones in the past few years. I saw many different processes and learned the advantages and disadvantages of them. I had to learn and use new techn
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by struppi 15y ago
Learn by doing - yes, this is very important. I also like the points "post your code for review" and "ask for help". I guess you can improve the quality of your code pretty quickly with a little bit of help from others.

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