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saasinator

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    I'm not so sure that's a bad thing? If you understand and work well enough, what's wrong with understanding through your own idioms, etc? Of course we read a lot of people's code, …

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    Ask HN: Does reading code actually make you a better developer?

    I've been writing software for quite some time, and one piece of advice I hear a lot for improving is "read lots of code, write lots of code, repeat". I get writing lots of code-- …

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    Comment #12901985

    I personally find it useful for more than recruiting, such as sales etc. Shaving a few minutes off finding an email compounded over a day can save quite a bit of time allowing you …

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    Comment #12642225

    I tested a number of accounts, it's a legit dump. If your email is in there I'd change your password and anywhere else you re-used the password.

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    Comment #12295803

    Have a clear understanding (and be able to explain) how to design different systems. For instance, you should be able to walk through (and sketch on a whiteboard) how to design a w…

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    Comment #12230658

    You can say "no" without saying "no". Try this, "We can do that, but I've got a lot on my plate this week. Shall we log the task for next week or shuffle some tasks around differen…

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    Comment #12150795

    "Practically O(1)" == amortized constant time?

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    Comment #12147233

    You can search for people with a given title, or a company that is in a specific industry, etc. You can do boolean searches and do pretty complex searches depending on your LinkedI…

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    Comment #12146961

    I'm interested in figuring out statistics as well and I would love if someone could share any resources they use. The best tool I've found is LinkedIn search queries. It's pretty g…

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    I'll add my current three, 1) "How to Win Friends and Influence People" 2) "The War of Art" 3) "The Pragmatic Programmer"

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    Comment #12142388

    Create a "fake" Gmail account that is not linked to anything personal. Use a fake name/alias. Sign up for something like Cloud9 ( https://c9.io ) or use another synced editor like …

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    Comment #12142368

    What exactly do you not want to share? Is this solely a concern you will leak visible information on your desktop, browser, etc? Or do you have deeper concerns about the communicat…

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    Ask HN: What three books impacted your career the most?

    A young version of yourself is about to start their career and you can give them three books, but only three books, what would they be?

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    Comment #12141507

    I didn't see any mention on how to secure store the session id, only references to session data. It should be noted that information needs to be securely stored both on the client …

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    Comment #12127077

    Err-- just because someone has a side project and/or wants to make money outside of work does not mean they are underpaid or not happy. I have always pursued my own endeavors becau…

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    Comment #12097116

    Is it worth sacrificing productivity to save a few bucks? How many dollars are you wasting? Even if an engineer is 1-5% less productive, compounded over a couple years you can more…

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    Feels more like, "We couldn't afford to build offices or didn't feel like spending money on that, so we'll give you a big cheap floor with lots of distractions, but hey creativity …

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    Ask HN: Why do we still use open floor plans?

    I read within a job description, "...open floor plans inspire a constant exchange of ideas, advice, and banter.". Is it just me, or do all of those things make you cringe when you'…