chadarimura's comments

chadarimura | 15 years ago | on: HireFire - The Heroku Worker Manager

Hey Guys, I'm a co-creator/founder of SimpleWorker.com. Can't say enough how appreciative we are of the feedback both good and bad. We've been experiencing pretty strong growth and through this are identifying the sticking points and working through them as fast as we can.

The isolated code issue has been a big issue, and we're addressing this through calls like merge_gem(), and soon merge_mailer(). It's a challenging task, and we see the gaps, but we're improving every day.

Runtime: this is also a top priority. We're working with each and every customer to ensure that their workers execute quickly. 3 seconds vs 30-60 is totally unacceptable and we won't leave you hanging here.

Queue speed: we're prototyping alternatives to http queuing which will dramatically speed up queue times.

This is just the tip of the iceberg for roadmap... Great work on HireFire. I see cases for both. Potentially massive parallelization on SimpleWorker (hundreds if not thousands of concurrent jobs), advanced scheduling needs, etc.

Anyways - we're listening - so any and all feedback is well received. If anybody has needs outside HireFire, in conjunction with, or otherwise, shoot me a line and we'll get you up and running at no cost to start.

Chad Arimura chad[at]simpleworker.com

http://www.simpleworker.com

chadarimura | 15 years ago | on: Winning San Francisco's Startup Scene

To be followed up by next post: "San Francisco dating scene, city of 6's." ;)

Oh but what fun it is.

One legit addition is the weather is beautiful, just not in June, July, or August, so be prepared to get out of the city a lot. The peninsula escapes the summer gloom, where it's a steady 80-90 every day for like 6 months straight.

chadarimura | 15 years ago | on: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

Home office desk overlooking Stockton Street, Alcatraz, and Coit Tower (night view) http://www.flickr.com/photos/dustyrecords/5391404983/

chadarimura | 16 years ago | on: Ask HN: What advice would you give college students about starting a business?

Those are great topics, and I would add: "Choosing your team wisely".

A former college entrepreneur myself, it was easy in the early stages to ignore "feelings" that our founding team didn't mesh well, but as the company grew in size and responsibility, those initial feelings became show stoppers.