samlev

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This account got zombied for some reason.

Not sure why.

  1. Creating a robust sprint system (UDK) (emil.lightmindedstudios.com)
  2. I've started writing a "learn to program" book, focusing on presenting a very low barrier to entry. What I need is feedback as I go from a few people of different levels of skill from non-programmers to the programming…

  3. I've been reading HN for a while, and thinking about start ups/business ideas for longer. One thing that keeps showing up are these 'sexy start ups' which seem to be make-or-break ventures. They're trying to bend the…

  4. Simple question that I ask because I'm curious. What do you use to try to explain technical ideas to non-technical people? Mine is most commonly a car analogy - not that I know much about cars, but a certain level of…

  5. First thing's first: I'm not looking for work right now. Second thing's second: I'm not looking for back-patting, or false sincerity. I'm asking for honest opinions from people who I trust to know. OK, down to business.…

  6. First I'll start off: http://pastebin.com/ATdDUStd That was from January 2008. I was young and stupid. I'm probably just as stupid now, but at least I can see now how stupid that was. So let's open up the shame files,…

  7. Do you have a couple of good friends who you bounce your ideas off? Do you throw your ideas out on twitter, and see if there's a response? Do you keep a blog somewhere with all the pieces of something (possibly) that…

  8. UX Design: Planning for interaction (blog.code-for-causes.org)
  9. I have brought this up in a couple of communities, and the response is always interesting, so I'm going to bring it up here, too. I believe that the way programming is taught in university (in particular "Intro to…

  10. Multiplayer Conway's Game Of Life (gameoflife.samuellevy.com)
  11. I'm sure that I'm not the only programmer who has ever felt the need to build something new. I can't be the only one who wants to build something quick for the instant gratification of completing and showing off a new…