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philmander | 3 years ago | on: Hey, GitHub – Waiting list signup

This is effectively a new higher level programming language without a fixed syntax. Describing more the "what", not "how", and being much closer to natural language over computer language.

The voice part seems like an (albeit important) accessibility add on.

I'm sure it won't be perfect but an amazing step forward in the evolution of programming languages

philmander | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: How did you learn to draw diagrams?

Good intro to using UML effectively: http://agilemodeling.com/essays/umlDiagrams.htm

philmander | 6 years ago | on: Show HN: I've made a rotary dial number input, because why not?

Works for me on Chrome/Android

philmander | 6 years ago | on: Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Two-Hour Marathon Barrier

They did exactly this two years ago and failed

philmander | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2019)

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Looking for engineers with leadership ambitions and a passion for building innovative, quality software using agile principles such as BDD, CI/CD, pairing etc.

Stack: React.JS, Node.JS (ES6 & Typescript), Express, GraphQL, MongoDB, AWS & Lambda/Docker. Cucumber/Jest for testing and Jenkins for CI/CD.

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philmander | 6 years ago | on: Substantial Rise in Catalytic Converter Thefts

Poor cat

philmander | 6 years ago | on: Can I Email: ‘Can I Use’ for email

I needed this 14 years ago

philmander | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2019)

Currently scaling our Engineering team by 5 further additions after Series B $15mn funding in July 2019.

We are SaaS scale-up building technology to help businesses hire better and faster. We imagine a world where people are hired based on ability and personality and not on their resume.

Looking for engineers with leadership ambitions and a passion for building innovative, quality software using agile principles such as BDD, CI/CD, pairing etc.

Lead Frontend Engineer (Architect) | Senior Frontend Engineer (React, NodeJs), Fullstack Engineer X2 (React, NodeJs, MongoDB) | Freelance Data Engineer (Python)

Stack: React.JS, Node.JS (ES6 & Typescript), Express, GraphQL, MongoDB, AWS & Lambda/Docker. Cucumber/Jest for testing and Jenkins for CI/CD.

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philmander | 6 years ago | on: How Weight Training Might Change the Brain

In rats

And it does change the brain in rats. It might change the brain in humans.

philmander | 6 years ago | on: How Utrecht Became a Paradise for Cyclists

I should have said "misleading"

philmander | 6 years ago | on: How Utrecht Became a Paradise for Cyclists

This isn't accurate. They were not made for bikes.

Is was only in the 70s and 80s when there was a revolution in the introduction of cycling infrastructure.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2011...

philmander | 6 years ago | on: How Utrecht Became a Paradise for Cyclists

This has been such a positive change in Amsterdam

philmander | 7 years ago | on: Domain Storytelling: A DDD tool to visualize domain stories in the browser

There seems to be some overlap with a UML business use case which can be used for modelling requirements.

philmander | 8 years ago | on: Transpiled For-Of Loops Are Bad for the Client

One upon a time web developers had to wait for browsers to support new features. Using Babel does not automatically mean that this no longer true.

philmander | 8 years ago | on: The Myth of the Cool Tech Girl and Why She's Dangerous

I don't know. It all seems very alien to me. But I often see blog posts like these which make it seem ubiquitous.

philmander | 8 years ago | on: The Myth of the Cool Tech Girl and Why She's Dangerous

How widespread is the "toxic bro culture"? Is it regional or a particularly silicon-valley thing. Is it more common in startups or with younger employees?

Do most techies personally relate to this sentiment?

philmander | 8 years ago | on: Surviving injuries from falling

Not a counterpoint at all. Without his aikido skills he might have sustained a much more serious injury!

philmander | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Starting a project today, which web framework would you use?

I started one recently with Preact + Mobx. Very happy with it

philmander | 8 years ago | on: M.M.A. Fighter’s Pummeling of Tai Chi Master Rattles China

The belief in chi/qi power is deeply rooted in Chinese martial arts. Something that has no scientific basis.

The point here is not which fighting style is better, but that the tai chi master does not have any mystical or superhuman chi power he can draw upon to defeat his opponent. This is "the fraud" Xu Xiaodong wished to expose.

philmander | 9 years ago | on: A response to “An experienced JavaScript dev’s account of learning React”

It's often seen as an advantage of React that it's just a view library and not a framework. But if you want to build any reasonable kind of modern web app, you'll need those extra elements like routing and state management. You effectively must piece together your own framework and the cognitive overhead of this is huge. At least for the first time anyway.