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Re: Show HN: RemoteCoder.io – A jobsite for remote programmers

#123

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Thanks, this should now be fixed.

Getting this one: {"type":"MongoError","msg":"E11000 duplicate key error index: remotecoder.users.$email_1 dup key: { : null }"}

Sorry, that should also be fixed now. Thanks for all the feedback (bugs and otherwise).

Re: Show HN: RemoteCoder.io – A jobsite for remote programmers

#124

I filled out the entire job posting and it won't let me submit. Anyone else having this issue? says I need to fill out everything above but everything is filled out.

Hi, it's probably an incomplete company URL (need the http:// part) and other such things. One immediate improvement I intend to add on is form field highlighting - so it will show you which fields are yet to be filled in correctly.

thanks but that's not the issue. I have that.

Re: Show HN: RemoteCoder.io – A jobsite for remote programmers

#125

Ah yes, a job for "Anywhere in San Francisco" right on the front page. edit: Make that four that say that. What is this I don't even.

Yep, I'm going to email them about that. That's not what this job board is about.

Jobs which are "under review" are now shown as such on the site.

Re: Show HN: RemoteCoder.io – A jobsite for remote programmers

#126
I have several thoughts on this "open-source" software contribution mania:-

1)Will you not hire a "salesperson" if they don't make sales calls in their free time, or a baseball team won't pick a player if they don't play in their free-time?

2)IMHO hiring should be a "selection" process and not a "rejection" process. Your application at this point looks like a "rejection" system.

3)Having github/open-source contributions is based on a lot of factors such as availability of free-time(being a good engineer dosen't necessarily mean one has to write code in their free-time), passion for a particular project/domain etc. Too much of anything causes burn-out.

4)Just because a lot of companies have this criteria, it does not make it a valid one. There's a lot of "herd" mentality in technology recruiting.

5)As a business decision I would think you should make open-source contributions optional and let the employers decide if they want it or not.

Re: Show HN: RemoteCoder.io – A jobsite for remote programmers

#127

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Yeah, sorry about the lack of search and the hotlinking. I wanted to build this quickly and validate it before going any further. As for the job types, yeah I know - I have to admit that when I build this job board I initially had remote web developers such as myself in mind.

Which is totally fine! I'm more of a systems programming kind of guy, and it is still doable remotely. Just seems to be a distinct lacking of those job positions for remote work.

That's true, I'm not even sure if there are many such remote systems programmings jobs out there waiting to be advertised. In any case I'm open to adding that in as a category if the demand for it goes up.

Re: Show HN: RemoteCoder.io – A jobsite for remote programmers

#129

I have several thoughts on this "open-source" software contribution mania:- 1)Will you not hire a "salesperson" if they don't make sales calls in their free time, or a baseball team won't pick a player if they don't play in their free-time? 2)IMHO hiring should be a "selection" process and not a "rejection" process. Your application at this point looks like a "rejection" system. 3)Having github/open-source contributi…

I agree with all of your points, and indeed Github authentication is optional for the jobs posted on the site. I admit I did initially have it turned on by default (because I really liked the feature) but now it's off by default given the general feedback I've received. And I'm glad to see that companies who do care about it are using it when posting their ads.

Re: Show HN: RemoteCoder.io – A jobsite for remote programmers

#130

Hi, this is my first potentially revenue-generating project, that I built in 2 weeks. There are still a few features missing (e.g. CV upload) but the general functionality is there - including the Github authentication. Would love to hear what people think :)

Congrats on the launch! It's getting to be a pretty crowded space, but hopefully you can bring something new to the table!

-Matt @ https://www.wfh.io

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