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avichalp

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About avichalp

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    Comment #20074232

    The Little Schemer [0] doesn't assume any prior knowledge of programming yet teaches programming and thinking in Lisp. Also, it has a lot of cartoons and jokes to keep young folks …

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    Comment #20049077

    Thanks for sharing. This is the first time I have come across this recommendation. It looks interesting.

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    Comment #20020049

    Everything by Patio11 [0]. Traction by Gabriel Weinberg [1]. Also, see IndieHackers community [2] if you are interested bootstrapping. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=p…

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    Comment #20019972

    Yes, I agree as well from firsthand experience although I would love to see a counter example.

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    Comment #20013666

    Using screens in grayscale helps to take control of your usage.

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    Comment #20007645

    If you are looking for something that helps you keep your OSS packages secure, then Snyk[0] is doing an excellent job at it. [0] https://snyk.io

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    Comment #19999136

    Good advice. Also, if you have job offerers and you are not letting them know, but your colleagues are effectively communicating job offers they have, then they will be prioritised…

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    Comment #19989247

    I am currently working on it. Cutting caffeine didn't have much impact on my sleep. Meditating and taking a long walk kept anxiety levels in check that helped me sleep better. Furt…

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    Comment #19978986

    It depends on your product, the market you are in etc. There is no silver bullet. A very generic answer would be: prices are relative. Start by finding things on the market that ar…

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    Comment #19958761

    This book is about UX. That is not how "it looks" but how "it feels". I think for UI, as mentioned in other comments you might want to check out https://refactoringui.com/

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    Comment #19958098

    Many consider Don Norman, the author of The Design of Everyday Things, father of modern UX design. If you want to absorb the basic principles of usability, you should read it.

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    Comment #19927084

    At my previous job we started out with Angular in 2017. After some time passed benefits of using React was clear to everyone in the team. We wrote new features in React. The old An…

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    Comment #19917227

    I find the concept of calm technology [0] interesting. There has been some research in this space. Calm tech provides UX guidelines to build products that are not sticky but still …

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    Comment #19907425

    A middle ground between paper and computer will be perfect for me. I would like to take notes and sketch diagrams on paper. But I want to sync them to Notion for accessing later. R…

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    Comment #19876359

    Start with Brave Clojure [0]. Then continue your journey with Joy of Clojure [1]. Keep on going with Elements of Clojure [2]. [0] https://www.braveclojure.com/ [1] http://www.joyof…

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    Comment #19856789

    I have started to treat my blog as a journal. So now I don't need to make sure if the topic is worth.

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    Comment #19856775

    Thanks! That will be a good start.

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    Ask HN: How to learn UX as a backend engineer?

    What are some good resources (books, books, videos etc) to learn UX design for developers who rarely do any frontend work? The idea is not to be an expert in UX but to start unders…

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    Comment #19816857

    Thanks for answering. > This tool is likely to create confusion and yield poor results in the hands of someone who isn’t already an expert (either through studying human vision or …

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    Comment #19816322

    I am not a designer but can this thing help you pick colours for your UI if you give it start and end colours and number of steps (ie how many colours you want) ?

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    Comment #19816228

    Talk to maintainers. Approach them on email/twitter/project specific communities. Tell them you want to contribute and how you can be helpful. Most maintainers are looking for help…

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    Comment #19816214

    Pomodoro technique has been really effective. Lifting is next on my list.

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    Comment #19805757

    When doing a SaaS chose something that will let you iterate faster. If you are solo and already experienced with C#/>NET stack, going with it makes a lot of sense.

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    Comment #19805731

    > Save yourself some grief and route your mail through the likes of sendgrid if you expect high volumes or Gmail for low volume What are the pain points?

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    Comment #19795567

    It doesn't matter. - For most new businesses the main challenge is finding a product market fit. So you should use something that will let iterate faster. - If you aim to build a g…