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hanula | 11 years ago | on: How to write a developer resume that will get you hired

As I am currently looking for work, I had to update my resume, but then I decided simple text processor would be just boring and I created themed HTML/PDF resume generator in Python that takes simple YAML data file. It worked pretty good.

There is already JSON Resume [0] initiative but YAML feels much more natural when writing semi-structured text.

Here's the source if anyone's interested: https://github.com/hanula/resume

[0] https://jsonresume.org/

hanula | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: What (side) projects are you working on?

Few things:

- http://wwwino.pl - wine search engine for Polish market. [Python/Pyramid/ElasticSearch]

- http://betafrontpage.com/ - Startup frontpages easily browse lots of startups and gather ideas for your own product/startup. [Python/Pyramid/Docker]

- https://thingr.com/ - Collaborative Knowledge Organizer. Early stage. [Python/Pyramid/PostgreSQL/ElasticSearch/Celery/MicroServices/Docker/NLTK]

- Python microservice framework. A work in progress on small personal-use framework to run micro services that help in everyday life/work.

Everything actually first announced here right now.

hanula | 12 years ago | on: I am a successful software dev but I have a serious drinking problem

First of all, it's great that you are sharing this publicly. It's a big first step to recovery. I can't tell you much as I'm only 31 and I enjoy alcohol, sometimes in larger doses but it's part of my culture and local way of life.

I can only tell you that beating the thing called "alcoholism" is to decide to stop drinking. That's it. My father after many years did it, one day, just like that. No one belived him. He's over 60 now and enjoys alcohol in very normal way. My friend, also 31, quit drinking completely 3-4 years ago and he was a person who drunk unbelievable amounts, even to me, just crazy. Now because of health problems he's 100% sober and he's fine! He's happy and can enjoy everything he was doing before.

So. People will tell you that it is a disease, that you are sick and you won't be able to quit on your own.. Wrong. It's only about you, your decision, your life. Take care and ask yourself some hard questions. Self-awareness and self-acceptance is the key.

hanula | 12 years ago | on: Only a few countries are teaching children how to think

Thanks for pointing that out, so I can specify more on the topic. It's exactly why I'm astounded as everything back in 1998 looked like going into worse and ever since, I only hear how the level of education goes lower and lower (exact science especially; math and physics). I cannot give you specific sources as I find it from time to time while listening to podcasts about popular-science and technology where highly skilled and respected professors complain sometimes about current education level and the lack of plan for the future.

hanula | 12 years ago | on: Only a few countries are teaching children how to think

I would say the same, it's quite a shock read such a statement. On the other side I value my education I had in Poland only because it was hard sometimes and I was looking into how to hack the system and outsmart teachers' questions/assignments (math especially). Education system I had ten years ago was focused on memorization, "soft" subjects and skills (languages, first language) while math and physics weren't valued that much. On a maturity exam in 1998 we had an option (for the first time for everyone in the country), to choose between old style exam (Polish and second subject) and new style with obligatory math, much more tests and subjects, everything you could easily pass if you just know how to think. Old style was all about evaluation of how much did you remember from past 4 years... I was the only one in the whole school to choose the new form, where everyone else picked up this dumb but safe archaic form. I could also say a lot about technical universities in Poland.. I didn't graduate actually, after spending over 8 years there, failing stupid, uninteresting subjects, fighting stubborn teachers. Had great scores in subjects that actually interested me. This education system forces you to learn unnecessary things, to remember results and less to know the thinking process. Angry and mentally ill teachers making you suffer for minor or no reason at all. I know plenty of fellow countrymen similar process made them stronger but saying our system is good is far fetched.
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