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by vanessa 14y ago
Batman movies would be great for this list - he's one of the few superheroes that doesn't claim to have any actual super powers, but rather derives his power from kickass, well-engineered gear.
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by vanessa 14y ago
CodeMontage's fee covers the cost of helping you find projects that are right for your level (perhaps you can navigate this on your own, but many people new to development and new to open source struggle with this), facilitating feedback an
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Future Software Superheroes - It’s time for your CodeMontage(developersforgood.org)
6 points by vanessa 14y ago|4 comments
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by vanessa 14y ago
Cool post! I've seen a lot of beginners learn to code (I started a non-profit to help bring more women into software development) and while we're addressing the issue of code literacy, there's still a huge skills gap between those who "can
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Interactive Visualizations of HN Data(hnews.phpfogapp.com)
5 points by vanessa 14y ago|0 comments
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by vanessa 14y ago
Really great point re: ignoring self-proclaimed awesome anything. I automatically filter out meaningless words, but I also read through job posts quickly so sometimes I'm inexact and accidentally filter out the entire post. I guess it's up
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by vanessa 14y ago
Being any kind of founder is all about shipping - closing the gap between idea and execution. Melissa learned to code on the side, while running a business, and most importantly, she actually shipped that code. This isn't about perfect cod
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How We Added Time Travel to Paperless Post(dev.paperlesspost.com)
1 points by vanessa 14y ago|0 comments
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by vanessa 14y ago
1 - Everyone has something to offer! Maybe you can offer feedback on an entrepreneur's concept, in trade for hearing more about whatever you want to learn about their business? 2 - Ohours has the ability to cancel and send messages to peopl
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Graphiti: An Alternate Frontend for Graphite(dev.paperlesspost.com)
61 points by vanessa 15y ago|19 comments
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Piercing the Tech Networking Bubble with Open Mentoring(vanessahurst.com)
22 points by vanessa 15y ago|3 comments
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Data-driven Time Management(vanessahurst.com)
4 points by vanessa 15y ago|0 comments
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by vanessa 15y ago
I think iOS shows something slightly different about the employer's motivation, since they're deliberately including iPad by saying iOS vs narrowly referring to iPhone. Do you think charting them separately and also together would be better
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HN "Who's Hiring" Language, Framework, Data, & Mobile Trends(blog.hirelite.com)
70 points by vanessa 15y ago|23 comments
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by vanessa 16y ago
Is it possible the company may not have more than 6 months of runway? 1000 hours couldn't possibly be a well-scoped amount of work. You're not being given the security or compensation a full-time hire deserves OR the finite scope a contract
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by vanessa 16y ago
Sony: "Oh, no! Not a hacker! They're the ones that know when we sneak DRM into our products and rat us out to our customers!" The hacker solidarity here is awesome, but I agree let's not overestimate Sony's recruitment team.
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by vanessa 16y ago
I think the author probably meant this on a broad, business and marketing strategy level, but the concept holds for programming and database design as well. Until you have worked with highly scaled or long-lived programs, you probably shou
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by vanessa 16y ago
Thanks for posting this - I think regardless of market rate you've identified a key problem in the hiring industry, especially in software. The incentives for recruitment agencies/headhunters to do ridiculously shady things like copy your a
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by vanessa 16y ago
You'll need to tell the employer before signing any paperwork, for sure, but you don't necessarily need to mention it in your first or second interview unless it comes up. I'm not suggesting you deceive the employer, just that you can take
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by vanessa 16y ago
This comes without the bogus $30/mo Pro membership fee PayPal charges for checkout on your site. I have limited experience with both, but sounds like a score for Amazon to me.
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by vanessa 17y ago
What a generous offer! Thanks for sharing your experience. One of the key things Catchafire is hoping to do is guide non-profits to determine discrete, short-term projects. Clear goals help them get organized and have been proven to facilit
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by vanessa 17y ago
I’m working to startup a web service called Catchafire that connects professionals who want to volunteer their skills with non-profits and social ventures who need them. Catchafire just finished a pilot program in NYC – I was able volunteer