rinrae's comments

I agree that this was my worst talk up to date and I would rather not have it submitted.

Hint: Giving an ill-prepared talk is even worse than listening to one :).

I wouldn't really use this in a UI (it's just a workaround, not a solution), but myspace users will probably love this. (Where's the glitter?)

"Also, most job interviews are dumb, and we felt the need to point this out."

+1.

Also, I'm happy to be working in an industry where you can get a job without these kind of job interviews.

I'm not sure what you want, being able to hire developers or really develop your product yourself? There's a huge difference between the two, and the latter will probably take longer than a year.

> Am I being impatient? There's a pretty long time span between soon and ever :).

You'll need a lot of practice, (unfortunately) there are no tools to speed that up. Practice and enjoy the process.

+1 for switching because it's prettier. I like Trello, but man, it's really ugly …

wouldn't the tech talk channels (confreaks, js, TED…) make a better demo for a place like HN?

just sayin'.

awesome.

not an answer, but a comment here:

your question suggests that somebody who can learn to code can be a programmer; I don't think that's the case.

how do you define "talent"? what is that "talent" thing you mention? where does it come from?

I'm asking because I don't believe in talent, I believe in practice (and everything you need to practice a lot – stuff like dedication and perseverance).

That being said, sometimes I'd love to believe in that concept called "talent", because "I've got no talent for music" would be such a comfortable excuse.

this website froze my Chrome beta three times today, but it was totally worth it. (probably Chrome's fault anyway.)

I think the prof who taught a class called 'Web Engineering' at my university didn't even know that you could do anything with js besides validating forms … :( .

I have to admit I stopped complaining about it pretty soon, I got sort of used to not learning anything useful regarding to web development in university. shrugs

Awesome work. I'm really excited what other cool games we'll see in the near future.

yeah, because that's exactly what the internet needs … more gifs :-D .

for a moment, the animated glitter gif made me wonder if this was to become the next myspace. but the awesome stuff ppl have been doing with it fortunately proved me wrong. :)

luckily a friend of mine has one too, so I've been able to do that already.

hope to meet more ppl with magnets soon – if you ever happen to be in Germany, drop me a line :).

I got mine only two weeks ago, and I'm looking forward to exploring that new "sense".

I was kinda surprised the most frequently asked question when ppl heard about it – and the one that came pretty unexpected for me – was "why?!".

thanks for the article!

why did I expected a serious article and feel a little disappointed now?

It _is_ impossible to satisfy everyone with a single tool. But still, I'd expect some of them to satisfy some people.

Next time I meet somebody who's unhappy with their bug tracker, I'll ask if customizing it would be an option for them.

in general I don't think it makes that much of a difference. find what works for you.

(ruby-debug, for example, doesn't feel like a big, heavyweight sledgehammer, so you might just wanna try it out.)

for me, it depends on the complexity of the problem.

when there's something wrong and I have absolutely no idea where to start (which is a bad sign anyway :) ), using the debugger is easier than scattering print statements all over my code. but when one print() will probably tell me what the problem is, I don't bother using the debugger.

(… and thanks for reminding me to learn how to use ruby-debug.)

+1 for the simple design.

I'd say: You know very well what you need, so go ahead and create something that fits your needs. You'll end up with a solution for yourself, and I'm pretty sure there are people out there for whom this solution fits too. (Unless, of course, this is primarily about creating and selling a product.)

By the way, despite there being PLENTY of bug trackers out there, most of the people I talk to are not satisfied with the bug tracker they use.