It depends very much on your current scope of influence. It can be hard to change a whole company, but easier to start with yourself and your team. Try doing one and see how it is received.
A previous CEO used to hold breakfasts once a month. It was really informal with a mix of people and a wide variety of work related topics got discussed. We could ask him things and he could ask us things. The setting…
In the town I grew up in (South Africa), there was a planning law that prevented the footprint of a house from being larger than a certain size. It had been that percentage for years and I'm hoping that it doesn't…
There are two classes of payments - consumer and business. This API is designed for business payments. Companies that process tens, if not hundreds of thousands of payments on a monthly basis. Think about the companies…
I can also relate to the article because some hackathons that I have been to feel like you're building this thing that you know you are going to throw away. And events where you are able to use a new language you're…
* How do you handle the cost of shipping if the user is not based in the USA? * If I buy from a non-USA based site, how are the customs charges handled when the items arrives at your warehouse? * How will you handle…
I was in the same position as you but replace PHP with Java. I thought I didn't need a degree but then met people in the industry that I wanted to be like, but I was limited by not having a degree. It wasn't possible…
The article seemed common sense. I've enjoyed reading the other comments here more and found the links useful. Does anyone have good reading material on your long term financial health? (Longer term than budget and…
Does anyone know if it's possible to sign-up to trek with their kit for them to map out other remote places?
Comparing the use of positive and negative words doesn't take sarcasm into account.
Looks really excellent. Wanted to check it out to see if it's something I could get in to - didn't realise it was iPhone only until I already gave over my email address. Would be nice if this was clear on the website.
* Tell them how much money and how much time it saves. * Where possible convert time into money. * If it costs a lot of money, tell them how long it will take to recoup the investment. * Give numbers. * It is possible…
I always love reading these CV's. What do you think is the developer / programmer equivalent of CV's like this?
The real products that I've seen pinned are mostly clothing. People will pin a look or a series of pictures that build up a look. There are two drivers for this that I've seen. Either bookmarking clothes to build up a…
1. Your tag line could be shorter. What about instead of "Get SupportBee - The Simple & Snappy Email Ticketing Software that doesn't kill Your Human Face" rather using "Get SupportBee - The Simple & Snappy Email…
I have a Natural 4000 too. I had wrist pain for years and then it got drastically worse in a few months. My partner recommended the keyboard and within two weeks my wrist pain was completely removed with no other…
Another woman programmer here: I'm glad I'm not the only one who assumed this.
What did her contract say?
I thought the idea was interesting so I followed the link to your site. From the tag line, I initially thought that this was going to cost me $18 every month. It was only after reading the other text on that page that I…
I created one because when people google your name it will return as the very first result. This makes it quite useful to have all of the information that you want to be found available first instead of the random posts…
What were the most popular services that the existing business was providing? Is it possible to provide these services outside of an agency? If your mom knows where the demand was inside that agency then she should draw…
I'm a big fan of good recipe sites and this one looks like a great idea with the ability to vote and especially to view recipes by foodie. Some comments * I'm not sure if the word 'foodie' is well known * I agree with…
The current trend to offer things on HN is amazing. I can't wait until I can figure out what I can offer in return :)
"As long as you can email them to us" - is this the only mechanism for sending the photos? I realise you might have written this to simplify the page, but my first reaction was that I'd rather be able to upload them.…
University will teach you the underlying principles of computing and give you the foundation and knowledge to be a better programmer, but it won't necessarily teach you how to be a programmer. It doesn't teach you a…
It depends very much on your current scope of influence. It can be hard to change a whole company, but easier to start with yourself and your team. Try doing one and see how it is received.
A previous CEO used to hold breakfasts once a month. It was really informal with a mix of people and a wide variety of work related topics got discussed. We could ask him things and he could ask us things. The setting…
In the town I grew up in (South Africa), there was a planning law that prevented the footprint of a house from being larger than a certain size. It had been that percentage for years and I'm hoping that it doesn't…
There are two classes of payments - consumer and business. This API is designed for business payments. Companies that process tens, if not hundreds of thousands of payments on a monthly basis. Think about the companies…
I can also relate to the article because some hackathons that I have been to feel like you're building this thing that you know you are going to throw away. And events where you are able to use a new language you're…
* How do you handle the cost of shipping if the user is not based in the USA? * If I buy from a non-USA based site, how are the customs charges handled when the items arrives at your warehouse? * How will you handle…
I was in the same position as you but replace PHP with Java. I thought I didn't need a degree but then met people in the industry that I wanted to be like, but I was limited by not having a degree. It wasn't possible…
The article seemed common sense. I've enjoyed reading the other comments here more and found the links useful. Does anyone have good reading material on your long term financial health? (Longer term than budget and…
Does anyone know if it's possible to sign-up to trek with their kit for them to map out other remote places?
Comparing the use of positive and negative words doesn't take sarcasm into account.
Looks really excellent. Wanted to check it out to see if it's something I could get in to - didn't realise it was iPhone only until I already gave over my email address. Would be nice if this was clear on the website.
* Tell them how much money and how much time it saves. * Where possible convert time into money. * If it costs a lot of money, tell them how long it will take to recoup the investment. * Give numbers. * It is possible…
I always love reading these CV's. What do you think is the developer / programmer equivalent of CV's like this?
The real products that I've seen pinned are mostly clothing. People will pin a look or a series of pictures that build up a look. There are two drivers for this that I've seen. Either bookmarking clothes to build up a…
1. Your tag line could be shorter. What about instead of "Get SupportBee - The Simple & Snappy Email Ticketing Software that doesn't kill Your Human Face" rather using "Get SupportBee - The Simple & Snappy Email…
I have a Natural 4000 too. I had wrist pain for years and then it got drastically worse in a few months. My partner recommended the keyboard and within two weeks my wrist pain was completely removed with no other…
Another woman programmer here: I'm glad I'm not the only one who assumed this.
What did her contract say?
I thought the idea was interesting so I followed the link to your site. From the tag line, I initially thought that this was going to cost me $18 every month. It was only after reading the other text on that page that I…
I created one because when people google your name it will return as the very first result. This makes it quite useful to have all of the information that you want to be found available first instead of the random posts…
What were the most popular services that the existing business was providing? Is it possible to provide these services outside of an agency? If your mom knows where the demand was inside that agency then she should draw…
I'm a big fan of good recipe sites and this one looks like a great idea with the ability to vote and especially to view recipes by foodie. Some comments * I'm not sure if the word 'foodie' is well known * I agree with…
The current trend to offer things on HN is amazing. I can't wait until I can figure out what I can offer in return :)
"As long as you can email them to us" - is this the only mechanism for sending the photos? I realise you might have written this to simplify the page, but my first reaction was that I'd rather be able to upload them.…
University will teach you the underlying principles of computing and give you the foundation and knowledge to be a better programmer, but it won't necessarily teach you how to be a programmer. It doesn't teach you a…