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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?

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Post by kwillets »

westoncb wrote: post #40

I'm working on a higher level, more visual debugger (video here): http://symbolflux.com/projects/avd It's cool because programmers should be able to easily watch their algorithms transforming the data they operate on. I think this is an area with a lot of potential for seriously improving computer programming: we need better instruments for making observations of dynamic program state (or dynamic database state, etc.…

At times I've added a graphviz output method to a data structure; it's pretty handy, and you don't have to do a separate design diagram.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?

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Post by protonimitate »

kalkaDev wrote: post #76
protonimitate wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey, I really like it! I've wanted to build something similar but haven't gotten around to it. Couple questions: What do the icons at the top of the page do? (The music note, rain drop, anchor, etc) I think they are some sort of filter but click them doesn't seem to do anything. A tooltip or quick note might help the user know what they are for. would you consider adding soundcloud integration? I have a bunch of play…

Hi:)) Thanks:) So I just broke those this week with an update & some refactoring, but they are for soundscapes, like rain, ocean, cafe background noise ect. - still thinking about how to group things You know, open sourcing with multiple devs is something I haven’t put much thought into - at least for this project. I will have to move around some configs and do some readme stuff but growing that collaboration muscle…

If you decide to open source it, feel free to shoot me an email at protonimitate@protonmail.com would love to contribute.

In any case, I'll be keeping an eye on the project. Good luck!

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?

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Post by simonebrunozzi »

eljimmy wrote: post #44
simonebrunozzi wrote: post #36

I am working on my own startup (since 12 months, but we incorporated only in August 2017). I am not here to publicize what we are doing, but rather to share a very important consideration. I used to work at Amazon Web Services (6 years), then VMware (2 years), then at a startup as an early employee/CTO (1 year). My job satisfaction decreased at every step. I feel so lucky and blessed to be able to work on something t…

I feel like I'm on the same path. Is this something you'd built up over time and managed to make profitable so you could go full-time?

Not yet!

I saved enough to be able to afford a 12-15 month period without a salary.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?

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Post by kalkaDev »

jf22 wrote: post #80

I built a little website showcasing minimalist packing lists called: https://onebag.travel/

hey this is really cool:) I like looking at what bags people use, its nice to see some that are 'battle tested' - for ideas on what to pick when I go travel hiking:)

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?

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Post by bobosha »

jmtame wrote: post #18

I just redesigned what an offer letter looks like. [1] I think it's cool for a few different reasons: (1) most people don't truly understand the value behind an offer from a startup. Equity for example is tricky for newcomers. (2) Most companies don't share this information unless you push them on it. I wish more companies would be transparent about it, and I think doing this will help. Here's a demo: https://coinbas…

nice work! Is this available as a service? or you planning to opensource it?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?

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Post by danenania »

kcorbitt wrote: post #77
danenania wrote: post #53

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Hey Kyle, this looks nice. I use RescueTime[1] for this purpose on desktop, but since it doesn't easily interop with mobile/other devices, it's still easy to slip into procrastination by pulling out the phone. I'll try TimeGuard as a way to fill the gap. For me, the killer feature for this type of tool would be a blanket anti-procrastination mode that works across all devices. Maybe it could even make sense to integr…

Thanks Dane! I'm working on a version for macOS next that will work together with the phone app. What OS do you run on your computer? PS Good luck with fundraising!

Thanks!

I'm on a Mac, so the macOS/iOS combo would be great for me.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?

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Post by hartator »

Been working on https://serpapi.com

We value full and unreasonable transparency both in our internal and external communications. We believe a world with complete and open transparency is a better world. It has been very interesting to try to make the search engine data world more open.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?

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Post by rublev »

jmtame wrote: post #31
rublev wrote: post #25

Working on an SMS crypto trading bot where you can text it trading commands according to whatever exchange you connected to. I've been in many situations where I needed to trade and logging into the exchange on my phone is cumbersome and could sometimes take 3+ minutes, and by then the opportunity is gone.

Do you have a link?

Still in beta on my localhost, probably launching in a few weeks. It's a fairly big project even just as an MVP for a single exchange.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?

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Post by wmurmann »

I’m working on a technical analysis alert site for cryptocurrencies. There are a few out now, but they are limited to a few TA algorithm’s and a handful of intervals.

I’m aiming to offer as many algorithms/candle intervals as I can and make them fully customizable. Also implementing a screener and the ability to test your alerts through papertrading with historical data.

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