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No, if it's a hobby, it's supposed to be enjoyable. I do enjoy programming. I could enjoy iOS development as much as Android development or server development so why not combine th…

Was that an autocorrect error: "ramen profitable"? I like it, but I'm looking for more than ramen money. I'm guessing you meant "really profitable".

I enjoy Android development, but I've never really made much at as a hobby. I was thinking of starting iOS development or maybe Alexa Skills development. In your opinion, what's th…

This sounds like a great way to get everybody in India to watch it.

If you love Java but hate JavaEE, check out Spark Java: http://sparkjava.com/

Why didn't they just ADVERTISE the tuition as $12,000 (or maybe $15,000) rather than $36,000 if they were discounting the tuition for 67% of the students anyway. A lot of people pr…

Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. I think the "niche" suggestions were the most helpful. I haven't had much feedback from Show HN. Just FYI, the project is a mathematical orie…

Yes. OnlyOffice. There's a community edition. https://www.onlyoffice.com/download.aspx

Both GM and Ford have been hiring a lot of software engineers in Detroit in the past few years. The problem is that they need NASA-style software engineers (crazy-anal nit-picky co…

I wonder if you could get the same benefits by just blowing up a balloon.

Sounds like someone has discovered cats.

Actually, this happened BEFORE the summit. Feb 22nd. The summit was Feb 27-28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_North_Korea%E2%80%93Unite...

I'd like to point out that microservices are not always as cheap as you may think. In the AWS/Lambda case, what will probably bite you is the API Gateway costs. Sure they give you …

I think you must mean USB-C ports. There are no standard USB-A ports on the MacBook Pro any longer. https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/

How's the trackpad compared to the Mac's? I don't need force touch. Just smooth precise scrolling. The trackpad is actually one of my top considerations when buying a laptop becaus…

Just FYI, Kahn Academy's Linear Algebra course is great. Very thorough and well-thought-out.

I think the only part of Android that's under GPL is the Linux kernel. The rest is under the Apache license.

I've been to Pittsburgh too, and I do think that a possibility. One advantage that Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill has over Pittsburgh is weather. Amazon is very fault-tolerant minded. …

I agree. There's a huge tech workforce in RTP, very good universities, affordable costs of living (which I suppose translates to affordable business property). Another indication: …

To everybody posting about not working on a side project because of children, I would ask you to reconsider that if you're truly passionate about something and want to develop it. …