cstrouse's comments

cstrouse | 15 years ago | on: Ask HN: What stack should I be using?

I think for this type of project Sinatra and MongoDB would work great. I've used this setup to build web services before with great success.

cstrouse | 15 years ago | on: Ask HN: $7000 per month freelancing

I only bring in about $2500/mo in freelance design/development work because I've not yet had success in finding good clients. Mostly I've ended up with idiots from Craigslist who insist on wasting all my time and then drag their feet when it comes to payment. Then you add scope creep and people insisting on meeting in person for a low budget project and I make almost nothing.

I really need to work on getting better clients!

cstrouse | 15 years ago | on: Chrome has transcended version numbers

I'm a big fan of their frequent updating even if the version bumps do get out of hand. Thanks Google for continuous improvements and updates!

cstrouse | 15 years ago | on: How is the iPad a revolutionary educational tool?

IMO laptops are too bulky and awkward. When I just need to take a quick note or look something up quickly I turn to my iPod or iPad. I hate to bother unpacking my laptop, turning it on, and waiting for it to boot just to do something quick.

For longer periods of use though I certainly prefer the laptop. Books are dead as far as I'm concerned. I prefer ebooks on the iPad because I can get errata updated more frequently and easily and it's easier to annotate, highlight, etc than a book.

cstrouse | 15 years ago | on: Reduce the size of your webapp by 50% *

Compression of your code is always a good idea in production. Make sure you have a backup copy though! I did it once without having a backup and it was a nightmare maintaining it until I got everything reformatted again.