sps_jp

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by sps_jp 13y ago
Having been the person responsible for migrating data from an old system to a shiny new one, I wish I had read this a few years ago. However, since I will be embarking on rewrite from scratch project in a couple of weeks at a new position,
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by sps_jp 13y ago
I guess that's what annoyed me. At least with a blog or some other web-based joke, participation is optional and requires action from the audience. Email based jokes like this from a company I regularly receive "useful" emails from just d
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April Fools' Day != Excuse to SPAM
17 points by sps_jp 13y ago|9 comments
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by sps_jp 13y ago
Yes, my .NET experience has primarily been with C#. I'll checkout F#. Thanks!
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by sps_jp 13y ago
Yes, agreed. Well stated.
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by sps_jp 13y ago
In my opinion, early on in your career the important thing isn't so much what language you are developing in, but who you are developing with. If you aren't in an environment where there are more experienced developers that you can learn f
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by sps_jp 13y ago
Being in Tampa, FL is definitely a limiting factor in my desire to continue working professionally with Rails. However, I really do not want to relocate at this time. I guess I've been lurking on HN too long, because the availability of .
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by sps_jp 13y ago
The .NET positions are typically higher in salary, but they also have a wider range. The ROR positions all seem to be within about $10,000 of each other.
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by sps_jp 13y ago
I recently updated my resume on linkedin and dice and I am shocked by the response. I haven't actively searched for a new job for about 10 years so I didn't really know what to expect both in terms of available positions in my geographical
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by sps_jp 13y ago
I must applaud today's teachers. As the parent of two young children (5 and 8), I was surprised by the pace of learning expected of kids today. The problem is that not all kids learn at the same speed due to several factors, most importan
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by sps_jp 13y ago
For a recent application I developed, I used a series of 3 automated emails post sign-up. The first was sent right after signing up, with a "personalized" welcome that came directly from my email address. The second came 5 days into the t
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by sps_jp 13y ago
This reminds me of a novelty I created early on in my programming career. I wanted to recreate the color picker from Photoshop (I think version 4) on a webpage. This was several years before jQuery and "Googling" it would have produced m