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xackpot | 13 years ago | on: PHP frameworks: Which would you pick and why?

When I decided to rewrite my webapp, I considered switching from GWT front end and php backend to an MVC framework. I wanted to try django so I started re-writing my app with it. But I found the learning curve to be too steep and I didn't want to spend the amount of time I was spending learning Python and Django. So I gave up and tried CakePHP, Symphony, CodeIgniter. I found CakePHP and Symphony to be difficult to set up. I may have done something wrong, but eventually when I started with CodeIgniter, everything seemed like a breeze.

So CodeIgniter seems to be the best for me.

xackpot | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: Interest Groups Around Places

Well, the idea took shape when a few people at my work place wanted to form a private group of marathon training group, but didn't want to use work emails or meetup.com as it was too expensive for such a casual group. That's when I realize that there is an audience for casual interest groups where people just want to communicate through threads in a conversation and not worry too much about maintaining it.

xackpot | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Web app architecture

Using #! (hashbangs) in not advisable as you will be presenting different pages to the users and the web crawler for the same URL. If you can make sure that you present the same content to the users and the crawler then you should be fine.

Anyways, the preferred method for such single page seo friendly URLS is to have hashbang in them. E.g. domainname/#!/category/value. When the search engine crawls to this page it will crawl to domainname/?_escaped_fragment_=/category/value. So for the crawler you will have to write search engine friendly page with all the info that you want it to index. But also make sure that the same info is presented to the users. The UI could be different in both the cases but the content should be same. When the search engine indexes these pages, it will present the url in #! formats in the search results. For more details check out the link that mileschet has provided.

xackpot | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: YC Reject. Is there a way to know the reason for rejection?

That would be a pretty bold move. But say, you wouldn't want some random co-founder to work on a project with you until you are very comfortable working with him/her. I guess that's pretty much the case with YC too. They are looking for founders with whom they think they will be most comfortable working with.

xackpot | 13 years ago | on: YC Rejection Emails Are Out

Got a reject. I kinda feel relieved now. Time to focus on how I can do better with my project. All the best guys.

xackpot | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Technical Question: Django for web/mobile app

Thanks. I started to look into Pyjamas which is all goodness of GWT but written in Python. Node.js and Restify look good. I will need to explore more on these. The main reason I wanted to have multithreading in my app was to send notification emails on a separate thread than the main one, when an action is taken by a particular user and others interested in that action and are subscribed for notifications. It's like follow/notify model. I haven't found a solution for this yet.

xackpot | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: DotCloud vs. Heroku as a server platform for a mobile app?

I have no experience with Heroku, but I would definitely recommend Dotcloud. I run my webapp, iphone and android app with the same backend on dotcloud and I can scale it up or down depending upon the traffic. Except for a few minor issues the service is holding up pretty good.

xackpot | 13 years ago | on: I want to (finally) learn mobile app development... suggestions?

When I wanted to develop a mobile app, I started with PhoneGap and then Appcelerator, but I really didn't like the outcome. The UX didn't cut it in terms of visual appeal. Then I decided to learn Obj-C and started to go through the Stanford lectures on iOS 5. The only thing I did for 15-20 days was to listen to all the lectures without even jumping into coding. After the lectures were over, I started to work on the exercises. That helped me a lot. I didn't have any idea how Obj-C works and did a whole lot of research after each lecture what it was about and what constructs were used.

I would recommend anyone who wants to learn iOS programming to go through the Standford lectures (https://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/ipad-iphone-application-de...) and do the due diligence after each lecture to get in-depth knowledge. It is going to take time, but it is worth it.

xackpot | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: iPhone App I've been building is in the store

I love the interface and the colors. Also a nice use of tabs on the top. Here are a few questions and comments that I have: 1. How does one edit a list and add a picture? 2. Can a note be smart enough to fetch a relevant picture and display it alongside? 3. There should be an info page explaining all the buttons on the tabs. Some are obvious, but I couldn't figure out what other buttons are for.

Overall, warm colors and a fresh design to look at.

xackpot | 13 years ago | on: What happened since "Show HN"?

I got some good review comments on my Finderous mobile app. Now I am pivoting it to make open/closed location based groups. Similar to meetup but a lot more casual.

xackpot | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: Summon the Warrior

I just listened to the audio. I practice positive affirmations myself and your scripts associate a visual+auditory elements to the affirmations, which is great. I think I will have to make a habit of listening to them daily.
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