reneighbor

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Twilio's first support hire joins engineering(twilio.com)
142 points by reneighbor 14y ago|27 comments
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by reneighbor 15y ago
I do agree with this. However, I think most online tutorials and books are skewed towards being not intellectually stimulating. Very much, "This is a loop. This is how you print." Barf. The Stanford 106a track for CS freshmen is excellent.
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by reneighbor 16y ago
I also work in a non-tech role at a startup (I run support at Twilio) and am teaching myself to code. My sentiments are quite the same as James's; it's fun and rewarding but there's so much to learn before you even know what you don't know,
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by reneighbor 16y ago
You guys are going to make Trulia look damn awesome
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by reneighbor 16y ago
I disagree. I've heard Bill Gates speak and spoken with profs who worked with him; he is deeply informed on the health and edu issues he works on. If we can get smart, creative people tackling those, all the better. Some problems don't have
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by reneighbor 16y ago
I like that it's about thinking how to give responsibly and effectively, pledging early in life so they can put their creativity to good use, as the article says. People who sign are trading ideas and logistical advice, it's like a book clu
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by reneighbor 16y ago
We hear ya loud and clear! SMS outside the US is tough to get complete coverage of, since carriers vary so widely, but it's definitely one of our top requests.
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by reneighbor 16y ago
Hi, I work at Twilio and wrote that FAQ. Clarification; Canadian customers can definitely get toll-free numbers that US and Canadian users can call. However, Canadian callers often will get misreported in caller ID, which is a deal-breaker
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by reneighbor 16y ago
That's neat. I used to live in Ann Arbor, which is a quiet student town that gets very crowded on football weekends. It would be interesting to make up a game that makes users match unlabeled traffic graphs to the towns or neighborhoods w