specialdragon | 3 years ago | on: My startup banking story
specialdragon | 3 years ago | on: My startup banking story
specialdragon | 3 years ago | on: DataDog is having a major outage across almost all services
Anyone know what could have caused this? Companies generally [citation needed] don't go down for half a day across all their services.
specialdragon | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: Should I learn more languages?
SOLID principles still apply, but I've found multi-threaded applications to be more sensible in compiled languages.
More SQL is valid, up to a point. Make sure you're familiar with the basic syntax for SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE.
After a compiled language, try a different scripting language: JS, Ruby, PHP. JS is interesting because it's browser based. Ruby is interesting because of its ActiveRecord layer. PHP is interesting because of its legacy, and where it's going syntactically.
I wouldn't stop there either. Once you've done the above, write a Domain Specific Language on top of one you're familiar with. I wrote my first one on top of C#.
Write a terminal only application, and then extend it to be visual. Does it have to be HTML? Write a flashcard program, there are so few about.
In my experience, Ruby was good for prototyping, and then JRuby for performance. Python was good for quick science and then R, C or C++ for performance. PHP was good for prototyping websites, and then you switch it to become the view layer with API support for scaling.
Once you've done the above, try an esoteric language such as Piet.
Definitely learn a new language.
specialdragon | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: Inherited the worst code and tech team I have ever seen. How to fix it?
specialdragon | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2021)
BuilderStorm is an established software engineering company that provides a SaaS solution to the construction industry. We're a full plot-of-land to finished-building solution focusing specifically on document control.
We're looking for a mid level full stack engineer to help with day to day maintenance of our server, but ultimately helping to reduce our backlog of issues.
PHP 7.4/jQuery/MySQL/NginX with a bit of Redis on the side.
Salary - £36,000 to £40,000K per annum
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected]. Please include a link to code examples and describe your existing server maintenance experience.
specialdragon | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Which tool do you use to create beautiful diagrams?
I've been doing a lot of flow diagrams and PlantUML has been invaluable. I specifically like it because sharing the flow means sharing some text, which itself is vaguely human-readable. There's an online renderer (bottom of the page in the above link), which means simple diagrams are also quick to create and view. It's got a few different modes that it understands but I'd definitely add it to the list when you need simple vector graphics.
specialdragon | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2017)
World First is an established currency company. We have a medium sized IT team looking for PHP developers to continue development on the existing World First systems. The stack is PHP, Apache/Nginx and MySQL.
Job links below: Senior software dev: https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=okPz0fws&s=AddThis#.VguQkA8d_D...
More information available by commenting here, or emailing [email protected] referencing HackerNews
specialdragon | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2017)
World First is an established currency company. We have a medium sized IT team looking for PHP developers to continue development on the existing World First systems. The stack is PHP, RabbitMQ, Apache/Nginx and MySQL.
Job links below: Senior software dev: https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=okPz0fws&s=AddThis#.VguQkA8d_D...
More information available by commenting here, or emailing [email protected] referencing HackerNews
specialdragon | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2017)
World First is an established currency company. We have a medium sized IT team looking for PHP developers to continue development on the existing World First systems. The stack is PHP, RabbitMQ, Apache/Nginx and MySQL.
Job links below: Senior software dev: https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=okPz0fws&s=AddThis#.VguQkA8d_D...
More information available by commenting here, or emailing [email protected] referencing HackerNews
specialdragon | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2016)
World First is an established currency company. We have a medium sized IT team looking for PHP developers to continue development on the existing World First systems. The stack is PHP, RabbitMQ, Apache/Nginx and MySQL.
Job links below: Senior software dev: https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=okPz0fws&s=AddThis#.VguQkA8d_D... Other openings: http://jobs.jobvite.com/worldfirst-uk/jobs
More information available by commenting here, or emailing [email protected] referencing HackerNews
specialdragon | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2016)
World First is an established currency company. We have a medium sized IT team looking for PHP developers to continue development on the existing World First systems. The stack is PHP, RabbitMQ, Apache/Nginx and MySQL.
Job links below: Senior software dev: https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=okPz0fws&s=AddThis#.VguQkA8d_D...
More information available by commenting here, or emailing [email protected] referencing HackerNews
specialdragon | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2016)
World First is an established currency company. We have a medium sized IT team looking for PHP developers to continue development on the existing World First systems. The stack is PHP, RabbitMQ, Apache/Nginx and MySQL.
Job links below: Senior PHP software dev: https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=okPz0fws&s=AddThis#.VguQkA8d_D...
More information available by commenting here, or emailing [email protected] referencing HackerNews
specialdragon | 10 years ago | on: Littergram: Cleaning Britain one picture at a time
specialdragon | 10 years ago | on: Littergram: Cleaning Britain one picture at a time
The reason for bringing it to HN's attention was because I too read about the service on the BBC News website and their plight with Instagram.
I was a little perplexed - it's a British company, operating entirely within the UK - why is Instagram getting involved? The 'gram' prefix has been around for quite a while [citation needed], is it an infringement of trademark? Then again, the company is posting pictures with captions, which is very Instagram-y, so I can see a certain level of cross over.
specialdragon | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2016)
World First is an established currency company. We have a medium sized IT team looking for PHP developers to continue development on the existing World First systems. The stack is PHP, RabbitMQ, Apache/Nginx and MySQL.
Job links below:
Senior software dev: https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=okPz0fws&s=AddThis#.Vtbc6cf_hs...
Software dev: https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oqLm2fwj&s=AddThis#.VtbdEzouGk...
QA: https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oCMs2fwC&s=AddThis#.VtbdRerkMr...
Others: https://hire.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Careers.aspx?c=qj2aVfwa...
More information available by commenting here, or emailing [email protected] referencing HackerNews
specialdragon | 10 years ago | on: Citizen uses OpenCV to track speeders near his home
specialdragon | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)
World First is an established currency company. We have a medium sized IT team looking for PHP developers to continue development on the existing World First systems. The stack is PHP, RabbitMQ, Apache/Nginx and MySQL.
Job links below: Senior software dev: https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=okPz0fws&s=AddThis#.VguQkA8d_D...
More information available by commenting here, or emailing [email protected] referencing HackerNews
specialdragon | 10 years ago | on: Google is Forcing Routebuilder to Shut Down
- Open source it (with or without the wrapper to Google Maps).
specialdragon | 10 years ago | on: This page streams information about the pages I'm visiting on the internet
WebSocket connection to 'ws://icra.eu-gb.mybluemix.net/ws/browsing' failed: Error during WebSocket handshake: Unexpected response code: 400
