Justen's comments

Justen | 1 year ago | on: Ask HN: What's the most creative 'useless' program you've ever written?

I recorded my dog and made a page where you could input text and it would output morse code with his barks.

Justen | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2022)

Location: Anaheim, CA

Remote: I've worked remote for ~8 years

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node, OpenAPI, postgresql, mongodb. Some experience with python, C++, C# and .NET core.

Résumé/CV: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EE8J7r1hUuWdb5rQ-nvBnQcn...

Email: [email protected]

Hi I have lots of years of fullstack experience including leading small groups of junior devs. I'm looking for fulltime remote work using some of the tech I list above.

Justen | 4 years ago | on: Physicists identify the engine powering black hole energy beams

Would be cool to see an estimated thrust. I would guess it isn't perfectly counteracted but wonder how much that serves to push the galaxy through space.

Justen | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is a creative product you've discovered recently?

I've used this for a while to track ideas and tasks, but just recently started using it to track recipes as well. (My sous vide cheesecake recipe for example: https://workflowy.com/s/sous-vide-cheesecake/edLz9ugNA3IPrF8...)

Justen | 5 years ago | on: My friend starts her job today, after learning to program in prison

Just curious how you would typically prove you aren't being prosecuted.

Justen | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do I ask for a raise?

I recently went through some interviews and was trying to line up offers at the same time but what ended up happening was one would come in, and I'd still have a week or two process with the other company. Even telling the 2nd company I had an offer or one coming soon to speed things up made it impossible to get two offers at the same time. One offer would sit for a week and that seemed to be as long as they were willing to wait, so my question is how did you line these timetables up so that you can get more than 1 offer without risking 1 expiring?

Justen | 7 years ago | on: Tesla Model Y

You also use the sand when your tires are stuck in the snow.

Justen | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is the best thing you ever owned?

My dog

Justen | 8 years ago | on: Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL announced

It might matter for people thinking about buying another google phone.

Justen | 9 years ago | on: Where will UX Design be in 5 years?

Does anyone have any good resources for UX that they would recommend? Books, courses, certifications, or otherwise?

Justen | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What would you do with 6 months?

I'd live in other countries for a little bit at a time. Maybe a couple weeks, maybe a couple months.

Justen | 9 years ago | on: We don't need a Tech Lead

This isn't wishful thinking, I work with a 100% remote dev team and communication skills is one of the top things we screen for when interviewing. I assume other remote teams also value that skill.

Justen | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to prepare for a Front-end Developer interview?

I'm in the process of doing this and was told I needed to know sorting algorithms (among other things) so I made a barebones redux project to stuff it into. Not sure if this is your case but if it helps, take a look: https://github.com/Outc4sted/AlgorithmAtelier/blob/master/sr...

Justen | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do I have to go through recruiters nowadays, how do you find new jobs?

That's why I also made the comparison to real estate agents. They get commission as well.

Justen | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do I have to go through recruiters nowadays, how do you find new jobs?

> You're not like to negotiate a higher salary than you would without the recruiter

This is a bit facile because it depends on if you know how to ask, the financial standing of the company, if you can actually find a recruiter that'll go to bat for you, and a dozen other things that can affect the final outcome. I think the average outcome to expect however from the recruiter side of things is that they would rather make a deal now, than spend time negotiating for you. The same can be said for real estate agents. This is admittedly anecdotal from my experience, but I think a lot of people will agree.

Justen | 10 years ago | on: React/Redux Links: a curated list of tutorials for React, Redux, ES6, and more

I'm just about to start a large redesign with redux for work, and I'm just getting into Typescript vs Flow. Do you have any comments about how they compare?

Justen | 10 years ago | on: The Oldest Galaxies in the Universe

I couldn't find anything concerning what you said about SETI. Do you have a link I could get?

Justen | 10 years ago | on: Mt. Gox CEO charged with embezzling £1.7m worth of Bitcoin

That amount could be the result of all they can prove.

Justen | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Most hacker friendly laptop on the market?

I've been using a Thinkpad X1 Carbon (3rd gen) with ubuntu on dual boot no problem. It's pretty thin like that other brand, and has good battery life in both OS, like 6-9hrs depending on use. Visual studio and netflix? 6hrs. Coding in a text editor: 8-10.

Justen | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Getting stressed out moonlighting

I'll just give you my take on the situation. You can back out and maybe offer up another developer you know to replace you as a gesture of good will. Or, since you mentioned feature/scope creep, sit down with your client and come up with some precise details for what they want and what you can deliver. Right now it's just this abstract mess of a project and that can seem daunting not knowing exactly where the boundaries are.