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Ask HN: Considerations for open sourcing a startup's code?
I am a cofounder at a small startup (http://devver.net) that will be shutting down soon. We hate to see our work completely disappear. We are currently looking for a company to pur…
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Comment #669325
Disclosure: I'm one of the founders of Devver. We're currently looking for companies with long-running Ruby test suites to try out our beta. We're also hiring http://devver.net/job…
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Comment #659142
You're right, it is a concern for many companies. However, as services like GitHub, EngineYard, and Heroku show, many companies are willing to send their code to 3rd party services…
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Comment #651686
There is not currently a way to specify the way tests are split across machines or the order. We're working on a solution but it hasn't been a problem yet for our current users. Or…
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Comment #651673
You're right - we're currently focused on large code bases with tests that take a few minutes or more. If your tests run in a second, there isn't much we can do for you. Good idea …
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Comment #651672
That's a good point. We've been thinking about how to express the speedup more clearly. This is super helpful.
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Comment #651345
Awesome feedback. We'll work on adding more info to really make the value proposition clear.
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Comment #651344
Thanks for the feedback! We've been meaning to add some real-world comparisons, but haven't gotten to it yet. Good to know that they would be valuable.
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Comment #651202
Clickable link: http://devver.net
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Ask HN: Review my startup, Devver.net: Accelerated Ruby testing
http://devver.net Sorry that the service isn't actually available to play around with yet (it's in private beta). If you sign up for our beta list, we'll work to get you an invite …
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Comment #545733
Just something to consider - there were at least two TechStars 08 teams that had summer interns that they have hired as employees. Granted, they worked more than 15 hours per week …
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Comment #545696
(Disclosure: I'm one of the founders of Devver, one of the TechStars 08 companies) I think that some of the variables will likely need to be adjusted (for example, 15 hours per wee…
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Ask HN: What's a fair policy for employee-generated IP?
My cofounder and I have long agreed that most big company IP agreements suck (we've written about it at http://devver.net/blog/2008/08/looking-for-your-first-cs-job-be-sure-to-own-…
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Comment #449318
I second Boulder. Yes, its certainly not a big city, but its got more than its share of good restaurants and bars considering its relatively small population. Beautiful weather for…
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Comment #395731
We're certainly under $10M in liability, we're confident in our model, and we're seeking less formal (but free) feedback from friends and peers on it, so I think you're right - we …
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Comment #395340
I was imagining presenting our security model to someone (or a team), having them ask questions, and then do some analysis of our systems to make sure we've implemented the model c…
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Comment #395313
Honestly, I don't really know what kind of price is standard (or even the amount of time a audit would take). Can you give me a ballpark number? Off the top of my head (which is li…
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Ask HN: Any recommended companies that can do security audits for startups?
I'm wondering whether or not a professional security audit would be a good investment. While we're working hard to build a very secure system, I think an outside perspective could …
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Comment #375640
I have a friend who works for pMDsoft in NYC. He says its got a great startup-like environment. http://www.pmdsoft.com/ChargeCapture/about_us/developer.html If you want to talk to …
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Comment #375527
We're looking for a Ruby rock star here at Devver.net ( http://devver.net ). We're a small venture-funded startup that focuses on cloud-based developer tools. We're based in Boulde…