A one-side-project-per-month challenge

Post by orthoganol » Fri, Dec 30, 2016, 9:13 PM UTC

SEJeff wrote: post #105

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The most important outcome for me when I did this (for 6 months) was my own webapp generating infrastructure, modules for common things with a whole lot of scripting to integrate 50-80% of all features (payments, chat, onboarding flows, landing page templates, dashboard templates, checkout flows, profile creation, etc.) depending on the app. Of course, building this infrastructure took about 4,5 months to put togethe…

Well if you're a Python person, Django is amazing, and if you're a golang person Gin Gonic is amazing. Not everything webapp is Rails, although Rails is wonderful for prototypes. The only two very large rails sites I was ever consciously aware of were Twitter (now all java) and Groupon (now mostly node).

Post by SEJeff » Fri, Dec 30, 2016, 10:37 PM UTC

orthoganol wrote: post #111

SEJeff wrote: post #105

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Well if you're a Python person, Django is amazing, and if you're a golang person Gin Gonic is amazing. Not everything webapp is Rails, although Rails is wonderful for prototypes. The only two very large rails sites I was ever consciously aware of were Twitter (now all java) and Groupon (now mostly node).

Kickstarter, AirBnB, Github, Scribd, Bleacher Report, Hulu, Codeacademy, the 100+ startups that message me for interviewers every year, etc. I was only making claims for rapid prototyping. I still contend for prototyping there is no better framework than Rails. From the start DHH designed Rails specifically for prototyping of web apps, and your custom prototyping infrastructure will sit very nicely on top.

Post by franciscop » Sat, Dec 31, 2016, 7:55 AM UTC

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I like this idea, I've got a handful of side project ideas that I always go back and forth on having/losing steam on and I end up never finishing them. I also go back and forth on whether my side project should be open sourced or not. Why did you decide to open source all of your personal projects? What if it became something great that you later find out could be sold for extra income, would you regret open-sourcing…

> Why did you decide to open source all of your personal projects? What if it became something great that you later find out could be sold for extra income, would you regret open-sourcing? I think that's a decision to be based off of what it is. If that's a concern, and if open source has limited inherent value to you or the project, perhaps it shouldn't be. For me, i highly doubt my currently projects will make any…

Post by nickpsecurity » Sat, Dec 31, 2016, 4:34 PM UTC

kLeeIsDead wrote: post #114

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I doubt it given all the IT people, including HN readers, saying the college grads usually cant program worth anything. Whereas, the people who learned a creative, building skill by building straightforward or creative solutions to various problems often program better. Surprise! The vast trove of empical data out there on activities like programming suggest that practice is main way people get better. There's also a…

Uh..... I don't disagree with you, but you're responding to something I didn't even say....

Post by kLeeIsDead » Sat, Dec 31, 2016, 6:09 PM UTC

nickpsecurity wrote: post #117

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Uh..... I don't disagree with you, but you're responding to something I didn't even say....

You actually didn't say anything. You implied 7 arguments existed that would dismiss the comment. Your comment itself was a dismissal with no content. So, I instead argued against it by using the status quo of evidence on going to college vs practicing a skill for building a hands-on skill.