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Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by aik »

kayoone wrote: post #60
aik wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very interesting. What do you think is responsible for this? How did it come about? My understanding is that the education system in Denmark (and their core educational values) is different than most places.

All of scandinavia is really good in IT in regards to their tiny population. They also often have the best gamers/clans in the world :) Most of the year its very cold, IT infrastructure was very very good 10 years ago already and the countries are wealthy and have very good educational systems.

Yeah true. However from my understanding a country like Finland focuses on different things than Denmark. Look at their rankings on the international PISA tests for example. Finland scores are great, Denmark not as much (18th I believe). I remember reading at some point (though now I'm not finding it) that Denmark focuses a bit more on personal development relatively, while Finland (and most other places) on the knowledge (math/science).

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by pdelgallego »

oellegaard wrote: post #64
pdelgallego wrote: post #61

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It was that or the weather :)

No-one would move to Denmark for the weather. Trust me, I'm Danish.

I was kidding. I moved to CPH three years ago from Andalusia, Spain. I am still in shock

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by messyp »

throwawayCPH wrote: post #37
hjalle wrote: post #36

I'm pretty sure you already thought about it, but you might consider Sweden (Malmo) as well, since it's really close to CPH and will probably increase your chances of staying in that area at least, although it's not Denmark.

Yeah, Malmö is also an option, although I'm not sure how big the tech community is there?

oh yeah, I forgot about these guys: http://www.jayway.com/jobs/

They're hiring iOS devs and seem like a good company. Offices right next to the central train station too.

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by madd »

Stegger wrote: post #74
thlt wrote: post #9

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I sincerely don't think anything wrong with that. He has worked for Yahoo & Facebook and can find a lot cooler companies in SV than in Denmark but love is something more important than that.

I would consider that remark biased. Sweden and the swedes is okay, but a bit envious of Denmark. Anyways, you could try to post your story on amino.dk It's a startup site though, but that could lead to a fast employment. I hope you found a nice girl, and welcome to Denmark.

I guess he was referring to Silicon Valley (SV) - not Sweden.

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by stelian »

Try starting a company. You'll probably have to have some money to start, but I'm guessing that's not a problem.

Look for other americans on forums. They should know the drill.

Look for an authorized translator. Born in US. She can probably advise you the best.

Search for a way to get an extension. Even if that means you have to go back to US for a couple of months. If the girl is serious she should still be in Denmark 3 months later.

Bottom line, avoid begging for a job.

Re: Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?

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Post by jacknews »

kayoone wrote: post #60
aik wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very interesting. What do you think is responsible for this? How did it come about? My understanding is that the education system in Denmark (and their core educational values) is different than most places.

All of scandinavia is really good in IT in regards to their tiny population. They also often have the best gamers/clans in the world :) Most of the year its very cold, IT infrastructure was very very good 10 years ago already and the countries are wealthy and have very good educational systems.

True. Although I recall a couple of studies in the early nineties that measured skill levels, and also "claimed skill levels". Scandinavia was top-tier in actual skill levels, but a country-mile winner in claimed skill levels.
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