silvaben's comments

silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What browser extensions do you use?

> But by and large the problem is that the anchor price for the browser and browser extensions is $0.

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?

My understanding is that an extension can be monetized in conjunction with a web/mobile app. Given the amount of free/open-source extensions, even I haven't been able to think of an extension that I would pay for.

silvaben | 9 years ago | on: 2016 JavaScript Rising Stars

Excited to see Vue doing so well on this list. I have been using it for the last few months at my day job, and I have been pleasantly surprised by it. I have tinkered with React & Angular in the past and I can second that the fact that compared to the other frameworks, getting started with Vue is a lot easier.

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 “new” programming languages will you be using in 2017

Elixir.

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)

SEEKING WORK - Remote

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?

Yes, I have shipped a production ready application that uses Vue.js extensively.

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?

Write a book on Vue.js.

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?

1. Learn content marketing & growth hacking.

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: What do you want to learn in 2017?

Yes, integrations are the key. We are currently working on a Zapier integration since that is the easiest way to connect with multiple 3rd party APIs. Later on, we will add support for Salesforce and other CRMs.

silvaben | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?

Traction book seems interesting and is highly recommended by a lot of people. I plan to buy a copy and read it over the holidays.

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.

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