silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: In what order do browser addons process a webpage?
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silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What browser extensions do you use?
Great point. This was my thought initially which is why I suggested my friend to try a donation/pay-what-you-want model [1] before even trying to charge money for it outright. This might give an indication of whether the app solves a pain point enough to make people pay for it.
[1] https://www.emailthis.me/pages/support-email-this-donation
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What browser extensions do you use?
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What browser extensions do you use?
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What browser extensions do you use?
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Found a great article but don't have time to read it now? Email it to yourself
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: 2016 JavaScript Rising Stars
The ecosystem around it also quite mature - VueRouter & Vuex are well-tested solutions in case you have a use for it.
Another advantage that it has is its documentation & guides. It is quite exhaustive and easy to follow. My only gripe was that it doesn't go into the details of building a complete "single-page-app" that uses the accompanying tools (vue-cli, vuerouter, vuex etc).
Based on my learnings over the past few months, I have started writing a small ebook that goes over the process of building a full-fledged app.
I have created a small subscription form - http://eepurl.com/cvUk5D. You can add your email here to get notified when I launch this book and also get access to the early release.
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What languages/technologies do you plan to learn in 2017?
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What languages/technologies do you plan to learn in 2017?
It has been a rewarding experience.
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What “new” programming languages will you be using in 2017
We are using it to build our newly minted startup, Metriculator - https://www.metriculator.com
This is the first functional language we are using (long time Ruby/Rails devs). We are also using the Phoenix framework.
Reasons why we chose Elixir/Phoenix -
- Immutability of data makes it easier to reason with and figure out exactly what is changed where.
- Lots of asynchronous work involved. Elixir is built for this.
- Real-time data push (Phoenix channels scale well in this respect)
- Syntax, stability and a vibrant, helpful community.
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2017)
I am a designer & full-stack developer who specializes in rapidly prototyping ideas from scratch.
Skillset:
- UI Design
- HTML/CSS/JavaScript (ES6)
- Vue.js
- React.js
- Build tools - Gulp, Webpack
- Ruby on Rails
- Elixir/Phoenix
Email: [email protected]
If you would like to see links to my previous works, please drop me an email. Thanks.
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is your side project for 2017?
Also, this book is an attempt to cement my own understanding of Vue. I don't think there is anything wrong with that.
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is your side project for 2017?
I have been working with Vue for the last 3 months and it has been a very pleasant and rewarding experience. While Vue's official guide is a wonderful resource, I feel that it doesn't delve into topics like Vuex, VueRouter, interacting with an existing API, integrating Vue into your existing project (Rails, Node.js etc) etc.
I have started writing a small book that starts off with a gentle introduction to Vue.js and then walks the readers through building a complete SPA (Single Page Application) similar to Reddit/Twitter.
This year, I want to spend the first couple of months finishing this book.
For those interested, I have created a small subscription form - http://eepurl.com/cvUk5D. You can add your email here to get notified when I launch this book and also get access to the early release.
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What's your plan for 2017?
2. Grow Metriculator - https://www.metriculator.com to at least $1000 MRR.
3. Improve my understanding of Functional programming, Elixir & Phoenix in order to contribute to Metriculator's backend development as well.
4. Start meditating (at least 5 minutes per day).
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: How did you teach yourself a second language?
I've been doing Duolingo's French lessons every day for 15-20 minutes during my commute to work. I find it quite engaging and useful.
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: What technologies will you invest on during 2017?
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are other minimal, all-content, no-frills discussion sites like HN?
For those interested in Marketing, SEO, Sales etc.
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?
I've got a few broad ideas for marketing - direct "cold-connecting" via LinkedIn, Angel; long term content strategies and Facebook/Bing ads.
Approaching brick and mortar businesses seems challening, especially since I don't have a background in sales. I have a feeling that online startups might be more approachable to begin with.
Adding Predictable Revenue to my next year's reading list. Thanks for the suggestion.
silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?