Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
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Re: Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
#2I don't know if the lag is from the HN rush, but this app needs more caching (the about page took 30+ seconds to run).
Speaking of the About page, it should list where the data came from.
Another helpful feature: a generated list of the companies for which you have the most data for, so that seeing the list is just a click away rather than having to type it in.
edit: the source information is mentioned on the front page: Salarly does not rely on self-reported salary data but uses the salary data of foreign workers in the US. This salary data must be reported to the Department of Labor and is available on their website.
Re: Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
#3It's on Heroku - looks like they're on the free plan, and need to spin up some dynos (and get the caching that comes with paid database)
Re: Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
#4Is there result caching? Do you execute the query completely every time?
For results with statistically low numbers of data points, does it make sense to show them? They really distort the reports and there seem to be a lot of records for which this is the case.
Re: Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
#5I don't know if the lag is from the HN rush, but this app needs more caching (the about page took 30+ seconds to run). Speaking of the About page, it should list where the data came from. Another helpful feature: a generated list of the companies for which you have the most data for, so that seeing the list is just a click away rather than having to type it in. edit: the source information is mentioned on the front p…
That seems like a significant-bias for salary.
Re: Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
#6It's on Heroku - looks like they're on the free plan, and need to spin up some dynos (and get the caching that comes with paid database)
MOAARRRR DYNOSSS.
Re: Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
#7sadly, I'm just getting an Application Error:
Application Error
An error occurred in the application and your page could
not be served. Please try again in a few moments.
If you are the application owner, check your logs for
details.Re: Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
#8I don't know if the lag is from the HN rush, but this app needs more caching (the about page took 30+ seconds to run). Speaking of the About page, it should list where the data came from. Another helpful feature: a generated list of the companies for which you have the most data for, so that seeing the list is just a click away rather than having to type it in. edit: the source information is mentioned on the front p…
That seems like a significant-bias for salary.
It is, but so are self-reported industry salaries. This isn't perfect data, but it is (fairly) reliable data that all comes from one place.
Re: Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
#9sadly, I'm just getting an Application Error: Application Error An error occurred in the application and your page could not be served. Please try again in a few moments. If you are the application owner, check your logs for details.
Actually, application error is probably good advice anyway.
Re: Salar.ly - real salary info for tech jobs
#10It's on Heroku - looks like they're on the free plan, and need to spin up some dynos (and get the caching that comes with paid database)
No need for more dynos if it was cached properly