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I've been interviewing for a 'Dev Shop' that does software development work for Big Bank Corp. So there's some sort of relationship where Big Bank Corp. has their own in-house engineers, who also work alongside 'Dev…

I'm a self taught developer, so I've never had to do things like unit tests, git repo management (dreaded merge conflicts!), code reviews, etc. Aside from writing good clean code, what are some processes or topics that…

I've been buying cryptocurrencies and I'd like to leave instructions for my family to restore them should something happen to me. They're non-technical so the simpler for them, the better. I was thinking I could just…

I taught myself iPhone development and the last few years have been shipping apps and making a living as an indie developer. I also did a 6-course certificate program at a local university (CS1 & CS2, Unix, etc.). I've…

I'm a self taught developer of 5 years, took a programming certificate at a local University which covered data structures and algorithms but not very practically. I'd like to know enough to be able to pass an…

I'm an indie app developer and I mostly enjoy working on that end of the stack (UI, UX). I taught myself programming about 4 years ago, shipped millions of downloads, had an app acquired for a small sum, etc. I also…

Just curious how effective people are at project multitasking or how possible it is. I work for myself so I have quite a lot of time, but I feel like two projects would be difficult for me to focus on, that the…

I'm interested in learning more about how I can train myself to be "tougher". My desire for this has arisen primarily through my kickboxing training, as I'm now pushing myself to new limits (running 5km where I couldn't…

For 4k video to work on the internet, it seems we need a few factors: 1) filming devices/media (which we seem to already have available) 2) high speed internet 3) 4k monitors. High resolution media and capture devices…

I was just reviewing a bit on Peter Thiel's idea of secrets[1], and how marginally simple secrets have to grow really fast to make sure competitors can't catch up. I was questioning whether or not this was true. Does…

Does anyone know where I can get some data that perhaps show the % of each mac that make up the mac market (macbook air, pro, iMac). Ideally perhaps by year and model? Thanks

Background: I taught myself iOS app development and have been doing so for about 3 years. I have enough income/savings to survive for a while, so there's no rush, but I've been considering finding a job, perhaps at a…

I was reading an interview with Jeff Bezos and he says, "Publishers are having unparalleled profitability, and the book industry is in better shape than it ever has been, and it’s because of e-books. The Kindle team…

I enjoy reading about startup and business strategies by the likes of Thiel, Andressen, etc. I like how its multi-disciplinary, covering economics, history, politics, statistics, etc. They get to predict the future and…

Came across an old startup ideas post by PG. In it he mentions photo/video sharing. http://old.ycombinator.com/ideas.html "There may ultimately be 30 different subtypes of image/video sharing service, half of which…

I consider myself an entrepreneur, I taught myself programming over the last 2.5 years. I have some iOS apps which make me enough money to survive but have enough money banked to survive otherwise. I feel I don't have…

My portfolio: http://i.imgur.com/aDJPg6Z.png Held AAPL since last year. Got lucky with my NFLX timing. I bought GPRO mid-day on its first day, its the stock I'm least sure about so I may sell on any negative news. AMZN…

I've been considering doing PRK laser eye surgery but haven't found much data on the risks and outcomes. Was wondering if any hackers have had this procedure, researched it, or hacked any meaningful data on its…

HN, like most of you, I want to be successful. My dream is to build something to the likes of Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat. (I like consumer apps). However, I've done a lot of reading on the origins of these…

I'm about 1.75 years into learning software development. I went to business school but figured I wanted to be in technology, so I started with developing iOS apps. I've shipped 2m downloads since starting, and I make an…