Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2012) - <AUTHOR> Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location and whether remote work is a possibility. <comment><USER17> SEEKING FREELANCER (VOLUNTEERING) - <http://socialcoder.org>

SocialCoder is a non-profit that connects volunteer programmers and designers with charities for short-term voluntary projects.

We are based in the UK but volunteers have signed up from all over Europe and the US.

Signing up is obligation-free, it only means you will potentially be matched with a charity for a specific project. How much time you give is up to you - we have a library of projects so you can see the kind of time involved per project (<http://socialcoder.org/Home/ProjectLibrary>)

Reasons to sign up?

* Use your tech skills to directly support causes you care about

* Add real-world experience to your CV

* Get a professional recommendation from the charity (assuming all goes well!)

* Receive mentoring from a SocialCoder mentor (experienced leaders) as and when helpful

* Networking opportunities!

<comment><USER18> I like the idea. I have done nothing but charity work in a long time. This week I released <http://diaconia.com.py/> for a local organization.

I would only volunteer for an organization if I can identify with its goals, so I would appreciate if you'd publish them.

There are also projects listed like bug hunting or performance tuning. You should publish the technologies used in these cases too.

<comment><USER17> It has been about a month since the site went live and the first priority has been (and still is) to build up momentum with volunteers. Nonetheless I am actively seeking charities who could benefit from these kinds of projects but so far - to my frustration - I have lots of encouragement and interest but no projects started. It actually hurts to admit that in a public forum, but I can't see the point in pretending otherwise. I have met up with local charity reps who love the idea, but I guess it takes time for something like this to gain traction when charities are already invested financially and emotionally in existing programmes of work, plus funding bids, plus tenders for service provision, not to mention the ongoing stress of keeping organisations afloat in the midst of global financial problems. I've heard some awful stories about how hard it is to keep a charity or NPO afloat right now.

But that makes me even more determined. Charities and NPOs should not be (but are) the ones to suffer most when times are hard.

Regarding specific technologies; it all depends on projects and is somewhat volunteer driven. An organisation might want (just for example) to make a campaign for mobile devices but will not care about which platform (or they might care but not enough to say no to an available Android developer).

I'm also very conscious of how these projects are supported after delivery (when the volunteer finishes). It won't be good if the net result is an unsustainable support and maintenance burden, so up-front planning is needed to a) avoid that or b) plan for it if necessary.

So far all the costs have been covered out of my pocket, and when I have good month (I'm a freelancer) I will sink some more into a marketing campaign. I'm not a marketer, no sir, its a shame I'm not asking for volunteer marketers else I could tap one of them.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER19> SEEKING WORK - Remote/Freelance Python/Django/jQuery, with extensive experience building e-commerce marketplaces. I have a research background, data analysis, playing around with NLP right now.

I run a django dev shop, currently taking gigs for it. Here's my portfolio:

* <http://www.cloudshuffle.com/>

* <http://www.sidmitra.com/portfolio.html>

Contact details in my profile or the link above.

Here're some examples from my portfolio:

* <http://www.teaspiller.com> \- An online marketplace for tax experts.

* <http://www.garnishbar.com> \- social network, to share mixed drink recipes

* <http://www.fertilityplanit.com>, built their self serve ad network + billing and payments.

* <http://www.turlytag.com> \- an app to connect owners with people who found their lost items.

* <http://www.fratmusic.com> \- an online radio streaming app serving over 1.3 million uniques a month.

* <http://loudfarm.com> \- A music event site.

* <http://www.wisekangaroo.com/> \- Find a tutor.

and many more.

</comment><comment><USER20> SEEKING FREELANCER - Toronto or Remote

I'm looking for a a full-stack front end designer. This includes everything from UI/UX storyboarding to graphic design and HTML/CSS execution.

Although I started out as a jack of all trades in the web development business, I'm currently finishing up a master's in computer engineering at U of T, and I need someone to take over the front-end work.

I have three projects waiting to go, and many more in the pipeline. These aren't your regular mom and pop websites, but high-impact, high-tech web applications, which require next-generation immersive interfaces, for desktop, tablet, and mobile.

I hope to be incorporating soon, and if all goes well, I'd be happy to have you on board. If you're interested, send me a message! abrichr at gmail dot com

<comment><USER21> Hi there,

I am a big fan of lean ux and ui and I lead a team of engineers(Both backend and frontend developers,UX Engineers and UI designers) based in cochin from India.

We are well versed in building scalabale applications in the cloud and Mobile applications using html5.

Here is the link to my portfolio <http://toobler.com/portfolio.html>

If interested can we discuss this via Skype ?

Here is the skype id of our tech lead -> jerrrydon

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Zeefu www.toobler.com

</comment></comment><comment><USER22> SEEKING FREELANCER – REMOTE – Ruby on Rails, JavaScript (Backbone.js), iOS (native)

GunpowderLabs is a web and mobile development agency. We're based in Washington, DC, but we serve clients and hire developers everywhere.

We're looking for several freelance developers to work on client projects with any of those core skills:

* Ruby on Rails * Front-end (JavaScript/Backbone.js) * Native iOS

About 20-40 hours per week per developer. If you're interested to work for us full-time after a few months, that's an option, but not a requirement.

If you're great at any of those things, please drop me a line at email@example.com.

</comment><comment><USER23> SEEKING WORK, prefer remote, based in Greece.

I'm a full-stack developer, specializing mainly in Python/Django. I have a background in Machine Learning, and am passionate about working with large scale infrastructures. I've developed many products, my resume is:

<http://resume.korokithakis.net/>

My github:

<https://github.com/skorokithakis/>

I'm available for part-time to full-time work, less-than-full-time preferred. My email is in my profile, thanks!

<comment><USER24> An upvote for Stavros -- I've never hired him, but I have been a user of his products, and Stavros SHIPS, is very responsive and turns bugs into smiles... or something.

Anyway, hire him.

<comment><USER23> Thank you very much for your kind words!

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER25> SEEKING FREELANCER - PHP/LAMP Development - Newport Beach, CA, USA (Orange County)

The Boras Corporation, widely regarded as the premier single-sport athlete representation firm in the world, is seeking a freelance developer to help expand the capabilities of our internal web-based applications.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable and experienced across the entire range of the development process, from designing and polishing the user-facing bits to hacking on the plumbing.

We are open to remote workers, but would prefer someone local because a developer who latches on to this work could justify a permanent, full-time position.

A large part of the project will be bringing online older tools and datasets originally built in offline tools (Access, FoxPro, etc.) via PHP/MySQL.

A love of sports, particularly baseball, is useful, but not strictly required. We take great pride in being the best in the world at what we do, and most of us have played sports at a high level. Regardless, from top to bottom, our personnel believe in doing whatever needs to be done for the team.

Obviously we're not your typical HN poster, but if it sounds like a good fit let us know at jobs at borascorp.com.

More information about us and our work: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Boras>

</comment><comment><USER26> SEEKING WORK: San Francisco, CA (Remote OK!) -- Technical Architecture for Websites & Web Apps, UI/UX Design, Interactive Installations, Audiovisual Engineering, Creativity & Innovation.

Full stack developer. Javascript, Node.js, Redis, Amazon ec2 & S3, etc -- see links below for a full list of skills.

<http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamespollack>

<http://jamesbpollack.com>

<comment><USER27> Hey James,

Can't find an email for you, drop me a line I might have some work you'd be interested in. (my email is on my profile page)

</comment></comment><comment><USER28> SEEKING WORK - Remote - US ex-pat living in Bolivia

I'm a C#/Ruby/PHP developer that specializes in creating web applications that are responsive, fast and hand crafted. I write all of my HTML by hand and don't use WYSIWYG tools in none of my projects. I love writing semantic, lean websites that run exceptionally well on mobile devices.

My github: <http://www.github.com/sergiotapia>

My bitbucket: <http://www.bitbucket.org/sergiotapia>

I specialize in:

1\. C# - ASP.Net MVC3/4 Web Applications

2\. Ruby on Rails

3\. Ruby scripting

4\. PHP web applications using CakePHP 2.X

I speak English and Spanish fluently and have tons of experience working with remote clients.

My oDesk contractor profile: <https://www.odesk.com/users/~01c99c3199c2ba5734>

I would prefer working through the oDesk interface as it has a number of benefits both for you (potential employer) and I:

1\. You can track how much I work and what I work on. 2\. You can easily limit how many hours I can work on your project per week. 3\. I am guaranteed payment on hourly contracts. 4\. I gain precious feedback on my contractor profile.

I'm a family man of two small children, I'm looking for a stable outsourcing project that lets me work with smart people from around the world. I'm personable, friendly and not a "rockstar-programmer" - I'm here to make your job easier.

</comment><comment><USER29> SEEKING WORK - iOS & Rails Development (San Francisco/Bay Area or Remote)

 _What Have I Got?_

\- A successful iOS app on the App Store (<http://www.lineup-app.com>), experience developing iOS frameworks, building mobile backends and websites with Rails (and Heroku or AWS), and figuring out how to get things done.

\- I have worked with custom backends and Parse, I have built extensively on top of Twilio (Client and Rest API), and I pick new things up quickly.

\- I have about a year of experience in both iOS and Rails development, which means I am CHEAP.

 _Why am I different than others here?_

\- I have a double major in Physics and German from UC Berkeley

\- I lived in Goettingen, Germany for over a year and am more than conversant in German

\- I was a professional lifeguard in Newport Beach, CA for 7 years

\- Straight out of college, I worked as a paralegal at an IP law firm in Palo Alto, CA for a year

Did something up there convince you that I'm your guy? If so, shoot me an email:

email@example.com

I am a US citizen, available immediately, can pick up new projects, fix existing projects, just answer your questions, or help at any stage of your app's progress (idea, building, testing, distribution, marketing, etc.) -- I've done it all and would love to help you out.

</comment><comment><USER30> SEEKING WORK

I am a self taught designer/developer who believes in creating pixel-perfect designs and in writing clean, standards-compliant code. I have considerable experience working with Photoshop, HTML, CSS, Javascript and Ruby on Rails.

Personal projects:

\- Resumonk - <http://www.resumonk.com> \- UI Design + Front-end + Ruby on Rails

\- Engem.me - <http://www.engem.me> \- UI Design + Front-end + Ruby on Rails

\- QuotesCube - <http://www.quotescube.com> \- UI Design + Front-end + Ruby on Rails

\- Airball - <http://airball.in> \- UI design + Front-end + Desktop app (using TideSDK)

Skill set:

\- UI Design (Photoshop/Illustrator)

\- HTML(5) / CSS(3)

\- JavaScript (jQuery, Backbone)

\- Ruby on Rails, Sinatra

Links:

\- Portfolio: <http://bharani.herokuapp.com>

\- Engem: <http://engem.me/bharani-muthukumaraswamy>

\- Dribbble: <http://dribbble.com/netastica>

\- GitHub: <https://github.com/bharani91>

Please feel free to drop me a line at <bharani91[at]gmail.com> or get in touch via skype(bharani.m91).

</comment><comment><USER31> SEEKING WORK - San Francisco, remote I'm a full-stack Ruby on Rails developer, with experience in Backbone.js and Test Driven Development.

I'm looking for a 10-15 hour / week project. Available right away, charging cheaper rates as I'm starting out.

Github: <https://github.com/NatashaTheRobot> Blog: <http://natashatherobot.com/>

<comment><USER27> Hey Natasha,

Can't find any contact info in your github or blog pages. Drop me a line (email's in my profile) I might have some work for you.

</comment></comment><comment><USER32> SEEKING WORK - Remote Full-stack web developer based in Minsk, Belarus. Seeking remote work. Freelance project or contract.

Main skills: Server side: Node.js, PHP; Databases: MongoDB, MySQL; Client side: plain JavaScript, jQuery, Backbone.js, etc. Layout: HTML5, CSS3 Strong UX and basic design skills.

<http://glockanalytics.com> \- development and design. Running on node + mongodb. [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/g-lock-double-opt-in- man...](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/g-lock-double-opt-in-manager/) \- Just finished writing the successor of this plugin. Will be released next weak.(I'll put the description on my website: <http://tweakmode.com>)

I mostly do the Node.js development now, but can also do some wordpress plugin development. Sadly the rest of my projects are under NDA.

I started freelancing not so long ago, so while I don't have a good portfolio for now I'm lowering the price for my work.

Github profile: <http://github.com/neocoder>

My email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER33> SEEKING WORK - Amsterdam, London, Remote.

I am a sysadmin who loves to efficiently solve business problems. With a DevOps background, twelve years of sysadmin experience, and a passion for problem-solving, I am keen to help HNers achieve their goals.

My main areas of expertise are:

        Scaling high traffic websites

        Designing highly-reliable applications

        Building applications on AWS

        Server maintenance and optimisation

        Reducing the cost of existing AWS resources

        Developing prototypes and full sites in Django

Although primarily a sysadmin, I am also experienced with Django/Python development. I am building my own startup with these technologies, so I know the sort of problems startups face.

I am building a business around the idea of a 'sysadmin as a service' for those people who need regular sysadmin work, yet do not have enough projects to justify hiring a full-time sysadmin. Would you like a friendly expert to work on ad hoc projects and also be available for emergency support?

If you'd like to discuss any of these services in more detail, drop me an email - email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER34> SEEKING WORK - <USER16>

I have been shipping software for more than 10 years now, and love building high-quality products (or at least try my best for it!). I have recently started freelancing after my stint as a single founder, and am currently doing part-time contract work remotely for another HN member's startup.

I am proficient with Ruby on Rails and generally quite adept at picking up new technologies as per the needs of the product. I call myself a generalist, and if you are a non-technical person, I can handle most of the things for you that go in to building & launching a software product (including screen flows, server-side programming, system administration, analytics & a little bit of digital marketing.)

I am open to a potential co-founder role as well, but as you know well, a _lot_ of things need to fall in place for it. I guess it would be best if we work together on a short project first to see how good we are as a team.

Please see my profile for the contact & other relevant information. Just drop a line to say hello, it's always good to interact with fellow HN members!

</comment><comment><USER35> SEEKING WORK - San Francisco - Remote OK

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Freelancing and contracting to help bootstrap our startup, looking for ideally upwards of 20 hours a week (co-location in SF is fine. DC, Bay Area, NYC, or possibly other areas are feasible for short term deployments). Flexible up to 30 hours. Rates are flexible dependent on circumstances; will consider taking part of compensation as equity or through other creative setups. Prefer to establish long term relationships with startups.

In the process of learning:

\- Rails

\- Ember.js

\- Frontend wizardry

Existing strengths:

\- TDD

\- General full stack development from backend Java algorithms and datastore implementations all the way up to Django templating.

\- Selenium autotesting

\- Compass/SASS/SCSS

\- Continuous integration setup

\- Remote and inperson work environments

Adioso (founding team) - built the backend flight ticketing system, fare data scrapers, frontend display

TripIt (acquired) - built the continuous integration and testing infrastructure, including Selenium and iOS/Android autotesting

Google (intern) - developed autotesting tools for Google Maps

Fun facts: Avid traveler, fashion observer, Mandarin chinese speaker, cyclist, published researcher

Contact info on profile to chat/get references/talk about how I can help you!

@drh

github.com/dhackner

angel.co/daniel-hackner

linkedin.com/in/danielhackner

danhackner.com

</comment><comment><USER36> SEEKING WORK - Remote - <USER13>

So, according to my Mom, when couples have been living together for a long time, they typically take the next step in solidifying their relationship. I don't like letting my Mom down, so my girlfriend and I finally took the plunge and started a consulting company (while we bootstrap a startup).

I am half developer and half marketer. I am a web developer with an affinity for working with Python, PHP, WordPress, HTML5, JavaScript, CoffeeScript and jQuery. Front end is likely my biggest passion - I love building great experiences (including product support experiences) that generate strong word of mouth. And, I am a marketer who loves running tests, working with data, and spending as much time talking with customers as possible.

She is a marketer and writer with several years of experiencing managing marketing campaigns (utiliizing both digital and non digital medias), working as an information designer, and running public relations campaigns.

You can contact me at email@example.com or visit my website at hluska.ca

</comment><comment><USER37> SEEKING WORK - Remote | iOS Games and Apps | Cocos2d | Blender

We are small group of creative engineers and designers working on Mobile Apps and Mobile Games. We are seeking for work in native iOS Development and Cocos2D / Animation based Game Development. We are looking for startups, individuals, partners or contractors join hands with us. We can be good choice for contractors, as we are working at $ 25 to $ 30 / hr rates.

Key Domains, we have worked on * iPhone / iPad Universal Apps and Mac OS X Apps * Cocos2d / Cocos3d Games (worked with main stream Book Publisher) * PDF Engine, Socket Programming, Stock Exchange Application, Digital Play books * Task Management Apps, Invoicing App, Entertainment and Animation based Apps

We are currently providing services to San Francisco Bay based Startup , working with leading Jewelry Retail for their iPad application.

We recently released Steve Jobs Timeline Application. More information can be provided via Email. nuskhalabs[at]gmail.com

</comment><comment><USER38> SEEKING WORK - {USA | Caribbean} {American Citizen} {English/Spanish} {Remote Only}

Why me?

Last month I shipped a complete MVP. From zero to done in less than 30 days. My focus is on shipping and getting things done. I am a generalist with full- stack knowledge from back end to front end.

What I have worked with?

Languages include, but are not limited to: Python, PHP, Common Lisp, some Ruby, JS, embedded C and SQL/NoSQL.

Frameworks:

Flask, Codeigniter, Slim, Symfony2, RoR (limited), Jquery, Bootstrap and others.

What have I built?

Online payments (using Stripe integration), Content management systems, custom administrative software, e-commerce solutions, and many more.

I also work with Hardware. Will do arduino with no problems.

Right now I'm also developing Nuuton (nuuton.com), an information engine (with a search engine as the heart of the system).

Rates? Very affordable.

\- I can do daily or hourly. Hourly requires a minimim of 20 hours. Hourly rate is $60/hour for engineering projects. Daily rate is $400, with a minimum of 3 days.

I'm never overbooked, and am a full-time freelancer. Always available on Skype, email and/or telephone.

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Skype: orange.thirty Telephone: email me for details.

 _Wait, I do offer other helpful services._

Do you need to finish or publish the documentation for your project? Don't waste your time trying to do it yourself. I can, and will do it for you. Currently have completed a technical documentation project. Working on another one as we speak. Nothing is too big or too small.

Rates are $50/hour with a minimum of 20 hours for this type of service. Documentation in English or Spanish. Will translate English documentation to Spanish for the same rates, too.

I'm also a copywriter focusing on the tech industry. My work has been featured on several startup websites discussed in HN. Rates are $500 per landing page. Maximum of 2000 words. You get ten different headlines for testing. I can sell your product with ease. Get in touch.

 _Free offer:_

I will offer a free 30 minute consultation if you mention this ad. Let's talk about what you need done.

P.S. Don't be afraid to get in touch. My inbox is always open.

</comment><comment><USER39> SEEKING WORK - Remote (based in Los Angeles)

I'm a recent college graduate with a good theoretical and practical CS background. I have three years of experience with front- (HTML/Javascript/JQuery) and back-end (Django/Redis/MySQL) web development. I'm currently the technical cofounder at high-tech company using this setup for the consumer-facing part of our project. I also have extensive programming experience in C/C++ and some experience using Objective-C and XCode to write native OSX applications.

Since I'm new to the freelancing scene and looking to make a name for myself, I'm open to discussing rates and arrangements that will make you comfortable using a newbie (though I'm very confident you'll be pleased with the final results of our work together!).

I can help you with web applications or C/C++ programming. I'm looking for no more than 10-15 hours per week. Email address is in my profile. Get in touch at any time!

</comment><comment><USER40> SEEKING WORK — REMOTE preferred; based in Cambridge, UK — PART-TIME preferred

I have ten years of experience in commercial software development, including high-performance messaging systems, real-time trading platforms and desktop applications.

I am an advocate of languages with static, sound and implicit type systems; intimately familiar with C, Erlang and Haskell; comfortable with many languages, including C++, Objective-C, OCaml and Python; strongly interested in language design and implementation.

I am looking to switch away from full-time employment, in order to build up my open-source portfolio, branch out into iOS development, and bootstrap my own company.

Please let me know if I can answer any questions or assist in any way.

mietek (aFNORDt) bak.io

<http://github.com/mietek>

<http://linkedin.com/in/mietek>

<http://twitter.com/mietek>

</comment><comment><USER41> SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote is fine, we're based in London, UK and New Zealand.

We need someone to build a windows version of one of our applications. We already have the core code ported (it's in C++), we just need a user interface on top, most likely built with C#.

Development and testing will require some specialised hardware, but we can ship that to you.

firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER42> SEEKING WORK - Remote, Columbus or Cincinnati areas, or the possibility of a travel / remote combination. My specialties are Ruby, Rails, and javascript/jQuery/Backbone, but I also have a great deal of experience with Asp.net MVC and iOS. Over the past year or two, I've primarily been doing Rails development for clients, including several startups, intermixed with some consulting work as a Team Lead and Ruby/Cucumber mentor at a large financial company. Recently, I've partnered up with another great developer to form a small small consulting company called JetCode here in Columbus. Look us up!

Email: adam [at] jetcode.io

<http://jetcode.io/>

<http://github.com/adamalbrecht>

<https://twitter.com/adam_albrecht>

</comment><comment><USER43> SEEKING WORK - Native English speaker from the Philippines - <USER16>

\+ Virtual assistant: I am equipped with versatile office management skills, specializing in Microsoft Office applications and efficient communication techniques using the Internet, mobile and landline phones.

\+ Content writer: With over 10 years of experience in writing and publishing, I am able to produce enriched content for any website or print media. Favorite subjects include health, fashion, beauty, retail and up-to-date news snippets.

\+ Social media manager: Created effective and thought-compelling content for blogs and social networking portals for over 50 small-scale businesses online since March 2011 as an independent contractor.

Resume/portfolio: <http://flavors.me/TineOsorio>

For more details, please shoot me an email here: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER44> SEEKING WORK - Medellin, Colombia - Remote (or local if you pay for the travel expenses).

Hey, I'm Federico B. and I've been working in web applications (mostly Ruby and Python) for the past 6 years. Some of the startups I've worked for are Art.sy, Mentez/Paymentez and MessageParty (YC10). I've participated in the Google Summer of Code (student and mentor) and in the Ruby Summer of Code (student).

I'm a generalist that leans more towards the backend of applications.

This week I launched my two newest personal projects:

* <http://makeitpersonal.co>

* <http://webstripe.co>

My GitHub account is: <https://github.com/febuiles>

My personal website is: <http://mheroin.com>

You can contact me at email@example.com or @febuiles.

</comment><comment><USER45> SEEKING WORK - San Francisco / Bay Area / Remote OK

I'm a fullstack web developer who enjoys working on all parts an app, from frontend to backend and even some sys admin. I've been building projects for myself and several companies for the past 6+ years. I'm most familiar with PHP and Python and node.js on the backend and have recently begun using backbone.js for much of my frontend work. I'm currently the lead developer for 2 of my employer's largest sites but am looking to switch over to doing contract/freelance work again.

You can check out my latest side project <http://iwaat.com>, a search engine for web applications, which uses a combination of MySQL, MongoDB and Solr for data storage.

Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com for more info on my background and to discuss your latest project.

</comment><comment><USER27> SEEKING FREELANCER (with possible full time transition) - San Francisco onsite only please.

Hi I'm Mike,

I run an interactive agency called A Different Engine with offices in San Francisco and Brooklyn. We're looking for hackers with super strong Javascript skills to help us execute on a few projects. Most of our current projects are for connected TV's, our clients are large media and entertainment brands like Bravo, Starz and CBS Right now we've got about 3-4 months of work. This could turn into a full-time gig if everyone is interested.

The work is heavy Javascript most of the platforms we work on are HTML based, we use Backbone and Underscore and Jquery a lot and looking at possibly moving from an internal framework to something like ember or angular soon.

You can email me at email@example.com with any questions.

</comment><comment><USER46> SEEKING WORK - NYC or remote. I am a mobile engineer who focuses on Android Java development. I have built and deployed four Android apps and two Android SDKs for a number of clients, both large and small. One of the SDKs I built, SnaprKit, has over 300,000 users. You can see all of the apps I worked on in my portfolio below:

<http://www.bricolsoftconsulting.com/category/portfolio/>

I have a deep understanding of the mobile stack, having previously worked with low level C and backend technologies (PHP, some Rails). I also have previous experience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript, which comes in handy if you need me to work on hybrid HTML/native apps.

Feel free to get in touch -- email is theo---AT---bricolsoftconsulting----DOT ---com.

</comment><comment><USER47> SEEKING WORK - Remote (or Stockholm, Sweden)

Last month I helped Sweden's tax agency with their Single-Sign-On implementation. Now I want to help you with your development needs.

My main expertise is back-end systems in object oriented languages such as Java/C++/C# with a special focus on security critical systems. I consider myself a problem solver, not a code monkey and do not generally care what framework or environment I move in, since I have easily been able to pick up the information needed to get up to speed and be productive as in my previous assignments. I use to keep myself occupied with numerous sideprojects mainly for fun, helping the community or just learning a new technology.

Check out my resume/skills/side-projects at: <http://altai.se>

And contact me at: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER48> SEEKING WORK - Remote, possibly local under certain circumstances.

Full stack developer but primarily back-end focused.

Languages: Scala, Python, Java

Frameworks: Play 2.0, DJango, Spring MVC, J2EE

Front-end: CoffeeScript, JQuery-UI

Datastores: PostgreSQL/PostGIS, MongoDB, MySQL

Other: Apache CXF, SQLAlchemy. Tomcat/Apache HTTP. Heavy Linux Sysadmin. Security+ cert.

LinkedIn profile: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ericanderson>

In the past I've been developer #1 at several startups - I know small and lean and fast inside-out. I've also consulted on projects as diverse as those of the California DOJ and DonorsChoose. I'm a US citizen, HQ'd in Washington state, but in western Europe at the moment. Potentially open to CTO-level FT positions. Please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com to discuss your project and how I might help.

</comment><comment><USER49> SEEKING WORK — I'm based in England, but will happily work remotely for anyone in any location!

Looking for a freelancer who's not afraid of communicating? Someone who will always respond to your emails and who gets excited about realizing the potential of your project.

You've found him.

RECENT WORK

An on line web camera management application which allows small business to share their web cameras with multiple users. I had the task of refactoring the application to make it simple, secure, maintainable and scalable. I completed the re-write in just six days and communicated at every stage with the project owner to make sure the finished project was exactly what my client wanted.

 _Need proof?_

Read the excellent testimonial from my client at the top of my testimonials page: <http://alanhollis.com/testimonials/>

MORE ABOUT ME

More about me can be found via <http://alanhollis.com>.

My github profile is available on <http://github.com/alan01252>.

My strongest languages are PHP, JavaScript and Java. I've also got a whole heap of experience debugging and maintaining code written in other languages such as C#, Perl and Python.

CONTACT ME

Feel free to contact me via any of these methods:

Email: email@example.com

Website: <http://alanhollis.com/contact/>

Twitter: <http://twitter.com/alan01252> ( Getting new followers makes me happy! )

Skype: alan01276

Thanks

Alan

PS. I'm always looking for feedback on my sales pitch / website / and portfolio! Every piece of feedback I receive is greatly appreciated regardless of size!

</comment><comment><USER50> Looking to pick up another project as we're bootstrapping a product out of our consultancy and haven't been doing much to find new projects. I'm ex-MSFT, and I started a boutique consulting group 2 years ago. I was formerly a VP of Engineering for Good Technology, based in Redwood Shores. Email's in profile. Looking for iOS, Ruby, and Erlang projects. Can handle Scala and Java projects.

I built: <http://whisper.sh> \- anonymous social media app - fastest growing social media app in the store right now. Erlang/Ruby/iOS WatchWith - MTV's flagship social media app - itunes.apple.com/us/app/mtv- watchwith/id422366403?mt=8 VH1 Co-Star - Erlang backend, iOS app NCM's MovieNightOut (iOS and Android) Campus Sentinel (iOS/Android)

</comment><comment><USER51> SEEKING WORK - Germany/Berlin or Remote

I am a frontend web developer (3+ years of freelance experience) and working with:

HTML5, CSS3, JS, jQuery, CoffeeScript, Backbone.js

I also hack stuff for the backend:

Ruby, Rack, Sinatra, Rails, MongoDB, HAML, SASS, Sprockets

References:

\- <http://jqapi.com> (Alternative jQuery Documentation)

\- <http://usejquery.com> (jQuery Showcase and Blog)

\- <https://github.com/mustardamus/ketchup-plugin> (jQuery Form Validation Plugin)

\- <https://github.com/mustardamus/> (much more)

Links:

\- <http://mustardamus.com>

\- <http://twitter.com/mustardamus>

You can find my email address in my profile.

Cheers, Basti.

</comment><comment><USER52> SEEKING WORK - remote I'm open to some part-time freelancing to get me started in the freelancing business again. I'm a full-stack developer with strong focus on PHP for the server side part. I've been programming for +10 years, the last 5 I spent building (from the ground up) and maintaining some of the largest web sites in Slovenia (where I'm from) that have a few million uniques a month, so I know a thing or two about scaling. If you have a small-ish project that would requiere someone that can build a page from 0 to production (provided you take care of the design) or you need something fixed or extended then I'm your guy.

Contact: jan[dot]hancic at gmail

Showcase: <http://hancic.info/showcase>

</comment><comment><USER53> SEEKING WORK - Montreal. Remote / local / relocation ok. Contract / fulltime ok.

I'm a programmer with over 10 years of experience, mostly in the game industry, mostly in C++. Resume and references available by contacting me by email. See my profile for the address.

Note: I'm eligible to work in the US.

</comment><comment><USER54> SEEKING WORK - <USER16>

Web+Mobile UI designer and front-end developer.

4+ years of experience with designing usable interfaces with a focus on increasing user conversions. Designed patio11's site which increased his conversion rate and profit:

[http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/04/19/ab-testing-is- frustratin...](http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/04/19/ab-testing-is-frustrating/)

[http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/08/06/stripe-and-ab-testing- ma...](http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/08/06/stripe-and-ab-testing-made-me-a- small-fortune/)

Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript/Jquery. Knowledge of Ruby, Rails and BackboneJS.

Portfolio: <http://www.madebyargon.com>

Pricing: $45/hour, or negotiated fixed price projects.

Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER55> SEEKING WORK - Windsor, ON or REMOTE

I'm a full-stack developer focusing on Ruby on Rails as well as Backbone, Batman.js and other JS frameworks. I typically use CoffeeScript for my JavaScript needs. I'm available for both short and long term assignments, and I'm ready to jump on your project in a few days notice.

I'm also a C++ developer with about 10 years experience, and I still absolutely love doing C++ projects.

You can find me on Github at: <http://github.com/alanpca> And on twitter at: <http://twitter.com/alanpca>

If you're looking for somebody to jump onto your project and become immediately productive, you can contact me at: email@example.com.

</comment><comment><USER56> SEEKING WORK - <USER6>

Leading a small team of (6) full-stack Python web developers (working mostly with Django, some Flask and Tornado). We're into open source, love working with startups (have a few own side projects we don't dare call startups yet) and obsess over code quality.

Also have experience with frontend (jQuery, Backbone) and backend (node.js) JS, the usual DB suspects (MySQL, PostgreSQL, as well as Mongo and Redis on the NoSQL side), and running things on top of Heroku, AWS or own VPS. Also, not a designer bone in our bodies, so we love Bootstrap :)

Github: <https://github.com/dobarkod/> Blog: <http://goodcode.io/blog/>

</comment><comment><USER57> SEEKING WORK: Mainly Remote (based in Portugal can easily travel to Europe)

Team of 4 web developers and 1 web designer bootstrapping www.unplu.gg - <USER7> home energy management platform.

SKILLS:

RoR, Mongodb, Redis, Node.js / HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, javascript / Heroku, Linode We work mainly with Ruby on Rails (3 years xp) and MongoDB, while also using redis and Node.js. Realtime data is a great part of what we do and love.On the frontend we're experienced with HTML5 and CSS3, CSS3 transitions, jQuery and javascript.

We also design and code apps for iOS or Android.

What we can help you with:

We can help you define, validate and implement your vision with focus on User Experience. Develop backend, frontend or both in a integrated, consistent way. We can provide portfolio on request.

Get to us at email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER58> SEEKING WORK – Remote, I'm in Chile

Right now I'm using Tornado, Postgresql, nginx, jQuery, Bootstrap, Linux, Linode and git. Recently I've shipped this web app: <http://concejales2012.cl/> with basic SEO and it did well (20k visits in october; 60% from Google) It uses Twitter OAuth and Filepicker.io.

I'm working on two projects. Video chat app for a client and a side project.

My Github repos: <https://github.com/ccarpenterg>

Some work in Python:

<http://todolist-app.appspot.com>

<http://concejales2012.cl/>

Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER59> SEEKING WORK - Poland, Remote

I'm currently looking for work as full stack Python/Django developer.

I also have experience with Tornado, Pyramid, C++ (OpenGL and Qt) and Java. For my personal projects I use linux, nginx, postgresql, memcached, mercurial, jQuery and twitter bootstrap, but I'm also familiar with apache, mysql, mongodb, hbase, git and many other less popular stuff.

I've started my own consulting company this year and I've been working on oDesk since then: <https://www.odesk.com/users/~01af6dc541cff3a804>

<http://careers.stackoverflow.com/gvs>

E-mail: tomaszjama at gmail

</comment><comment><USER60> SEEKING WORK - Remote - United States (Arkansas)

I'm coming out of my first serious startup venture, BarBird, and wanted to get back in to consulting. I tend to specialize in full-stack implementations.

Present active skillset:

      * Ruby on Rails
      * MySQL, Postgres
      * Javascript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS

Significant experience in:

      Android, Java (SE, EE), C, Lua

Some example projects:

      * BarBird - http://blinkbeam.com/projects/barbird
      * LowerMyPing - http://blinkbeam.com/projects/lowermyping
      * https://github.com/intractablequery

Contact:

      Daniel Starling
      http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=87468011
      email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER61> SEEKING WORK - Remote (based in London)

Full-time freelancer, working remotely (although able to make meetings in London) over 10 years of PHP experience, currently mainly working on Zend apps although have experience in wordpress, silverstripe etc. Previously worked with corporate clients (Lockheed Martin, Fujitsu Siemens, Barclays) as well as media one (one of the sites I was working on was featured on a Google Chrome TV advert). Lots of experience in eLearning.

Can handle frontend (CSS3/HTML5, JS templating etc) and so can quickly put together MVPs/prototypes for clients (currently doing this for a few other startups)

Contact details and portfolio in profile.

</comment><comment><USER62> SEEKING WORK: Cincinnati/Dayton/Columbus or Remote

I'm an iOS/PHP developer in the Midwest that specializes in apps that integrate into web services and their backends. This last month I built one that does GPU-enabled image processing, and Android app that plugged into Facebook, and a web app for storing, accessing and summarizing financial documents for a Midwest VC firm.

Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and we can go over your idea for free, no strings attached. Unlike others I don't charge for or set a time limit on meetings - meetings are always free, because I want to build you the product you want. You pay only for time I spend coding.

</comment><comment><USER63> SEEKING WORK - Austin, TX or Remote

Linux sysadmin and productivity/efficiency engineer

Every hour you spend doing monotonous and repetitive tasks is one that could be spent doing something else. If a computer can do it, why not automate it? If there's people involved, let's get it down to the bare minimum.

Why choose a sysadmin? Sysadmins are devoted to doing more with less, and cutting out waste. I've saved a company six figures via storage consolidation and improved user productivity through a variety of creative IT solutions. I can help you do the same.

Services I can offer:

* Linux and HPC administration

* Server consolidation and virtualization

* Technical documentation of systems

Email address in profile.

</comment><comment><USER64> SEEKING WORK - UK, Remote (Around Studies)

I'm a university student in my third year of studies at the University of Southampton in the UK.

Paid work experience doing: \- Writing IE6 compatible JS+SVG \- Writing Python 3 to do automatic software testing, some C and C++ at the same time.

Unpaid Hackday experience: \- Analysing CCTV and crime correlations using heatmaps (Python) \- Predicting users energy usage based on their personal circumstances with a web interface (Node.js)

I particularly like Python projects but I have Java experience from uni, plenty of Javascript experience and some C experience too.

Full CV on request, I keep contact details in my profile.

</comment><comment><USER65> SEEKING WORK - Netherlands/remote

I'm an experienced professional dev with 10+ years of experience shipping software in a variety of sectors -- from high traffic & enterprise web apps, triple A game titles and Unity games to CDN's and desktop software.

Available for new projects from December. I'm happy to talk about any project, but am most interested in web apps, mobile or Unity.

My primary skilset: webservices & platform integration (Facebook, QuickBooks, etc.), C#/Unity/ASP.NET, PHP/MySQL, JavaScript (back-end & front-end)

Portfolio & resume: <http://www.dave78.com>

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER66> SEEKING WORK - Remote/Ann Arbor, MI

Modest interface design studio. One half (me) on design and front-end development, the other on project management.

Things we can make for you:

UI Kit, Prototypes/MVPs, Marketing Kit (3-4 page site, email template, twitter/facebook art), Product Sites (SaaS), Company/Product Blog

We're solid with: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wordpress Development, Tumblr Development

Check out our work and our story: <http://wellroundedgent.com>

_Something we're planning to release soon:_ <http://wrgnt.us/VBECMv>

Questions or project requests: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER67> SEEKING WORK - <USER16>

Human/machine interface designer/developer.

From scratch experience and interface design, from the napkin to nginx.

Frontend: HTML5 (Haml, Slim), CSS3 (Sass, Less), JavaScript (Vanilla, jQuery, Ember.js, Backbone.js, Handlebars)

Backend: Ruby, Rails, Mongodb (Mongoid), Postgres

Design: Pencils, pens, paper, Photoshop

NOTE: I am not available to do any work relating to social networks, online marketplaces broadly, and will have to review any consumer-focussed work before I can confirm availability. If you're working on a b2b product we're probably game though. <http://robotfuture.net/>

</comment><comment><USER18> Seeking Work - Remote, Worldwide, Paraguay

Used to work full stack in the Java land. Within the last 2 years I worked with these technologies:

Server Side: Java, Scala, Groovy, Play-Framework, Xitrum, Lucene, MongoDB, H2, MySQL, Oracle, Gatling (load testing), Ubuntu, Redmine, Mercurial, Jira, Confluence

Client Side: jQuery, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Scalate, Selenium

I am willing to travel worldwide for a time to catch up with a team or customers requirements. You can find source code on <https://bitbucket.org/parapapi> and email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.

</comment><comment><USER68> SEEKING WORK — remote, freelance, based in Buffalo, NY. Software engineer, 14 years experience, with additional background in networking, security and system administration. Emphasis on good design and maintainable code.

Back end: Python, C, C++, Java, Scala, PHP. Front end: Javascript, CoffeeScript, Ember.js, Handlebars

Previously worked providing web-based federated identity management services for the cable TV industry; cellular telecoms basestation software; security auditing and training; anti-virus enterprise management software; various web sites and APIs.

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

Immediate availability.

</comment><comment><USER69> SEEKING WORK - <USER16>

iOS / Android app development.

I'll build you an app that will literally figuratively blow your pants clean off. Also, I'll do it from $2000.

Reasons:

I've done a few of these now but the majority are in-house apps and as such I have little to show. I need to build up a bit of a portfolio that folks can actually see.

Also, due to personal circumstances, my hours are all over the place so I'm not Johnny Officehours.

I also have many, many years of web app dev and design experience. Happy to go into more detail via e-message and discuss all the bits & pieces.

Email in profile.

Quick-o site: <http://2kapp.net>

</comment><comment><USER70> Seeking Work: Chicago, IL (or Remote)

I'm not actively looking for work, but if you have a really interesting, low- level C or C++ project for Windows, Linux, or Mac that I will find challenging and intriguing, let me know!

I specialize in lower-level development, and love finding nifty solutions to difficult problems. Lots of experience in handling/serving heavy-load/high- request code on limited resources (backup applications, web servers, etc). I'm firstname.lastname@example.com, you can see my work online at neosmart.net and on the neosmart or mqudsi github pages.

</comment><comment><USER71> SEEKING WORK- Florida or remote. I am an iOS (objective-C) developer who deployed several applications to the iTunes store, including fairly sophisticated apps for business clients. I also have experience with Ruby on Rails and Ruby/Sinatra. I can develop the mobile front-end as well as the REST back-end. I have previous experience with html5, Javascript/jQuery and php's YII framework. I have worked previously as a software developer for one of the top technology companies in silicon valley. Email in the profile.

</comment><comment><USER72> SEEKING WORK - Remote (based in Central Virginia)

Expert Ruby on Rails developer, experienced with full stack development, including HTML/CSS/JS, Ruby on Rails development, and database optimization.

I've contributed to several open source projects, which are available at <https://github.com/benmanns>.

See my helpful attitude and expertise at <http://stackoverflow.com/users/234944/benjamin-manns>.

Contact me at ben at benmanns dot com or +14343218324.

</comment><comment><USER73> SEEKING WORK - Sydney / Remote

I specialize in web scraping and automated interaction.

In the past I've worked for tjoos.com and buzznumbers.com.au (both pre- acquisition) and developed the prototype for getflight.com.au.

firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER74> SEEKING WORK - We're about to launch our new service <http://freelanceleague.com> We specialize in: 1\. Logo Design 2\. Landing Pages 3\. Mobile Sites 4\. Icon Sets

Some examples of our work: <http://freelanceleague.com/static/work>

We have yet to determine prices for everything, but if you're interested then just say you found us on HN and I'll give you a discounted rate. Email me for more info: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER75> SEEKING WORK - <USER16>

I am willing to have a practical implementation experience of Machine Learning Algorithms. If any of you working on Machine Learning Algorithms and related stuff then I am available to work with you. Payment is not an issue, all I need experience. You give me assignment with guidance and I will be working on it. I am not so expert in Python but can write code and routines in it. Beside that I can code in php, Java and some other languages. Contact Details in my profile or just comment here.

</comment><comment><USER76> SEEKING FREELANCER, REMOTE, -0400 UTC to -0800 UTC

Cyanna Education Services [1] is building a web-based business workflow platform to service the education industry. We are looking for a freelance Rails developer to assist in bringing this product to the next level. If you are a self-starter and knowledgeable code wrangler, please email us a little bit about yourself, including resume and github username, to firstname.lastname@example.com (no recruiters please).

[1] <http://www.cyanna.com/>

</comment><comment><USER77> SEEKING WORK in Hamburg, Germany or remotely.

Full stack web dev with and a bit a sysadmin with focus on Ruby on Rails and Linux. Also a knack for SEO and agile team organization. I try to be able to know a little about every technical area a typical web start-up needs to cover (JavaScript, HTML, CSS, high availability, scalability, getting things done quickly, organizing remote teams, Scrum, ...), and go deep in server side development.

<http://lorenzkitzmann.de>

</comment><comment><USER78> SEEKING WORK - Slovenia, remote

Usually I'm the guy writing the first test suite for a MVP turned actual product. I am productive within a few hours of picking up a new codebase.

My favourite project is built with javascript using backbone on the frontend and node.js on the backend. I also have an affinity towards Django and Python in general.

My github: <https://github.com/swizec>

My blog: <http://swizec.com> (portfolio page is outdated)

Contact me on email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER79> SEEKING WORK - Netherlands / Remote OK

I'm an experienced Rails developer programming in ruby since 2007. I can see the bigger picture of the project with experience as a project lead, architect and business analyst. I can also take on operational tasks where my favorite tools include the Amazon stack (EC2/RDS/S3/Route53/CloudFront) and Chef for the provisioning of servers.

You can find more information on <http://www.dosire.com/> or contact me on Twitter @sytses

</comment><comment><USER80> SEEKING FREELANCER

Need a hacker with Javascript/Frontend knowledge, ideally Ruby on Rails experience and a bit of patience to rework an existing product. The product is a financial analysis package that wraps some financial analytics in an accessible UI, replete with highcharts and tables.

I'm not actually the client, just a developer on the project. I personally am flexible on qualifications and I think the client is amenable to that as well.

Don't hesitate to reach out if you think you'd be a fit.

zephyr . pellerin at gmail.com

</comment><comment><USER81> SEEKING WORK - the Netherlands / remote

Do you need to make large amounts of data accessible and useful or are you looking for someone to help with defining and building your web application? Let's talk!

My expertise is in back-end systems for building automation (integrated building management systems, visualization and analysis of sensor data in large commercial buildings, data-driven energy efficiency). Tools of the trade: Python (Django, Flask), SQL, JavaScript (AngularJS, Knockout).

email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER82> Seeking Internship - anywhere / remote

Looking for an internship in iOS before I start studies. Developed Dive Into iOS (<http://diveintoios.com>) and started a teaching company in Singapore (<http://pragmaticlab.com>) Primarily good in iOS, but willing to learn and pick up new languages/skills.

<http://sidwyn.com/Resume.pdf>

</comment><comment><USER83> Seeking work: USER INTERFACE DESIGNER (Remote)

I'm a senior UI designer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I've been working for a long time with entrepreneurs from HN from all over the world.

I have a vast experience designing mobile and web interfaces.

Please check out my work at <http://www.heynico.com> or <http://www.dribbble.com/nicogarcia>. My contact info is in my profile.

</comment><comment><USER84> SEEKING WORK - Near Toronto, ON, Canada - <USER16>

Have experience in a multitude of languages (PHP, Java, Perl, Flex, and C++ in order of experience)

Most professional experience is in the back end web development realm, have some experience with desktop and mobile application projects

MySQL, MSSQL and Postgres experience

Looking for long term projects if possible, anything in the Java sphere would be of definite interest.

Please contact me via creedis at gmail dot com if you could use my experience for your project.

</comment><comment><USER85> SEEKING WORK - Glasgow (Scotland, UK), Remote.

Web developer.

I built this in my spare time with CodeIgniter: <http://howmuchyoubench.com>

Experienced in front-end and back-end development. Main technologies are PHP, .NET, HTML/Javascript/JQuery/CSS, but quick at picking up new skills.

Email: email@example.com

Website: <http://martinw.net>

Github: <http://github.com/martinwnet>

</comment><comment><USER86> SEEKING WORK - Remote - <USER12>

I'm very good at finding solutions to difficult problems. Experienced engineer (MEng) with a good understanding of marketing.

For programming, my current favorite languages/frameworks are Ruby on Rails (7 years experience), Javascript (8 years experience)/CS(2 years experience).

To learn more:

<http://danmaz74.me/consulting/>

<http://danmaz74.me/portfolio/>

Contacts: see above links

</comment><comment><USER87> SEEKING FREELANCE - Remote dress.me is seeking a Full Stack developer to help redesign our MVP to our professional platform. Dress.me is a platform where users can get product recommendations based on their style and easily recommend products to friends.

Qualifications: Experience with PHP and Codeigniter Familiarity with AWS, Github Familiarity with Datamapper ORM Comfortable interacting with affiliate network API's Solid OO background

<comment><USER21> Hi there,

We are a team of 52 intrapreneurs based in Cochin (<http://toobler.com/staging/toobler-new/about.html#team>) , India

and would love to discuss build your Startup Program .

We are big fans of "Lean Startup" Methodology well versed with HTML 5 , PHP 5, Responsive web design , frontend javascript libraries like Twitter BootStrap, Backbone, Raphael js and backend javascript frameworks like nodejs, underscore.js

Have a look at some of the recent startup projects we are linked to from the Silicon Valley -> <http://yacket.com>

                                                                                -> http://shopboxuk.com

                                                                                -> http://bluestacks.com

and many more at our portfolio -> <http://toobler.com/portfolio.html>

Our Preferred way of collaboration is via Github - <https://github.com/jerrydon> .

Can we discuss your project via Skype. Here is the Skype id of my tech lead - > jerrrydon

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

\-- with warm regards

Zeefu Internet Marketing Manager +91 9946617371

Skype : zeefu21 Email : firstname.lastname@example.com www.toobler.com Twitter : <http://twitter.com/toobler> Linkedin : <http://in.linkedin.com/in/jerrydon>

</comment></comment><comment><USER88> SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote is fine (similar timezone preferred if possible though - we're based in NYC)

SquareMill.com - We're a development and design group based out of NYC. We have plenty of Ruby on Rails and Design work currently and we're looking for a freelancer to help us out with some of the work. Send us your info, github, or portfolio. If you live in the Americas that is a bonus (similar time zone is helpful for us).

<comment><USER21> Hi there ,

We are a team of 52 intrapreneurs based in Cochin (<http://toobler.com/staging/toobler-new/about.html#team>) , India

and would love to discuss build your Startup Program .

We are big fans of "Lean Startup" Methodology well versed with HTML 5 , Responsive web design , frontend javascript libraries like Twitter BootStrap, Backbone, Raphael js and backend javascript frameworks like nodejs, underscore.js

Have a look at some of the recent startup projects we are linked to from the Silicon Valley -> <http://yacket.com>

                                                                                -> http://shopboxuk.com

                                                                                -> http://bluestacks.com

and many more at our portfolio -> <http://toobler.com/portfolio.html>

Our Preferred way of collaboration is via Github - <https://github.com/jerrydon> .

Can we discuss your project via Skype. Here is the Skype id of my tech lead - > jerrrydon

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Zeefu

www.toobler.com

</comment></comment><comment><USER89> SEEKING WORK - Full Stack Web Developer - Remote (based in California, relocation possible)

Skills: I'm a generalist / full stack web developer. I'm comfortable with:

-Python, Django

-Javascript, Ruby, C

-jQuery, jQuery plugins

-HTML5, CSS3, Twitter Bootstrap

-MySQL, MongoDB

I have experience building business applications with Python and Django, designing and writing frontend HTML/CSS, and working with different API's.

I'm willing to pick up new languages and frameworks, have flexible hours, and am willing to pick up a project at any stage.

Contact:

email - firstname.lastname@example.com

website - davidkw.com

</comment><comment><USER90> SEEKING FREELANCER

I need some Node.js (and possibly C or C++) work done from someone who really understands a JPEG's internal structure.

Haven't gotten any great applicants yet. Here's the description from oDesk, but we don't have to work through that if you prefer not to.

[https://www.odesk.com/o/jobs/job/Node-js-Overlay-images- from...](https://www.odesk.com/o/jobs/job/Node-js-Overlay-images-from-a- Stream_~014e6e6bfa80742f29/)

<comment><USER91> You don't have any contact in your profile.

</comment></comment><comment><USER92> SEEKING WORK - Remote - <USER13>

I am a full stack web developer and consultant based in Vancouver, B.C. I provide web development and consulting services to software development companies, consulting firms, creative studios, and more.

What I can do for you:

* General technical consulting

* Web security consulting

* Wordpress themes and modifications

* Custom web development (PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JS, AJAX)

* Search Engine Optimization

* API development

* Responsive design

What I can't do for you:

* Graphics design

* Social media

* Content writing

You can contact me from my website: <http://jayhuang.org>

</comment><comment><USER93> SEEKING FREELANCER - Looking for Django/PostgreSQL web application developers. Happy to work with folks remotely. Well-capitalized, profitable business is based in Los Angeles. References from past and current freelancers are available on request. Contact: entrop at gmail or @JMayer for more info on the project. Please include relevant any GitHub / Bitbucket / Dribbble / Forrst portfolio links.

</comment><comment><USER94> SEEKING WORK - The Netherlands (Remote)

I'm specialized in front-end development, did internships at some dutch startups, currently freelancing and helping out design companies with front- end and wordpress development.

Front end Development - CSS/Sass - HTML/HAML - jQuery Wordpress Development - Theme development Contact information at my website <http://bartligthart.nl>

</comment><comment><USER95> SEEKING WORK, Kathmandu, Nepal, REMOTE - <http://www.linkedin.com/in/paudelp>

I am a founder of Manaslu Technology. I am working on bootstrapping my startup doing a product development. As a part time gig, I can work on Ruby on Rails project for about 10 hours a week. Shoot me an email at paudelp[dot]gmail[dot]com, if you are interested.

</comment><comment><USER96> Seeking work: Bremen/Germany or remote

Toolsmith and bug hunter for Unix look like systems with more than 30 years experience in programming and more than 25 years under Unix.

UN/EDIFACT, data mining and machine learning expert.

See: <http://kephra.de/dox/resume.html#en>

I have full time in nov&dez, but likely will start my next research project in January.

</comment><comment><USER97> SEEKING WORK - San Francisco, CA - Local or Remote

I'm a full stack developer, experienced in Java and Ruby on Rails stacks. I'm also a published app developer, with a game on the iOS App Store (Flake Escape) and multiple enterprise apps developed.

<http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickkleinschmidt>

Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER98> SEEKING WORK - Edinburgh UK, REMOTE

I'm a full-stack web developer (rails, backbonejs, coffeescript). Looking for part-time (10-15 hours per week) work.

Github: <https://github.com/klaut> Blog: <http://heroesneverpanic.com> (blog in a phase of redesign/rework)

</comment><comment><USER99> SEEKING WORK

iPhones and iPads and Android apps! Oh my!

<http://iphoneappsutah.com> and <http://androidappsutah.com>

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Major publishers issue joint statement to Chinese regarding expelled journalists - <AUTHOR> https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2020/03/23/an-open-letter-chinese-government/ <comment><USER2> Propaganda flying in both directions.

</comment><comment><USER3> The joint statement, an open letter really, was written to the Chinese government - not the Chinese people as the current post title implies.

The title of the WP post is "An open letter to the Chinese government"</comment>


"Embarrassing" open problems in maths - <AUTHOR> http://angryfaic.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/embarrassing-open-problems-in-maths <comment><USER2> Here's an open problem that is not hard to understand (high school math is sufficient), but whose solution would be one of the most important advances in mathematics in the last 100 years, easily:

        Let H_n = 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + ... + 1/n

So, H_1 = 1, H_2 = 1 + 1/2, and so on.

        Let divsum(n) = the sum of the divisors of n

For example, divsum(10) = 1 + 2 + 5 + 10 = 18, and divsum(8) = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 15.

Here's the problem:

        Prove that for n > 1,
          divsum(n) < H_n + exp(H_n)*log(H_n)

It turns out that this is equivalent to the Riemann hypothesis. Their equivalence is shown here: <http://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0008177v2>

<comment><USER3> The problem makes enough sense in what it's trying to prove, I can't really understand it though without knowing what it would be used for.

<comment><USER4> Used for?

Many problems in math have no intended practical uses (although uses, funnily enough, tend to turn up in time.)

Knowing what it might be used for really doesn't usually offer any special insight into the nature of the problem, nor how to solve it.

<comment><USER5> Say it this way then: why that particular equation? Something must have prompted the formulation of the question - what was it?

<comment><USER6> The questions are answered in the article. The equivalence is not supposed to be obvious even to other number theorists. Most of the article is devoted to explaining "why" it works since the actual proof is two paragraphs.

<comment><USER5> Don't know what you're talking about. The article is about unproved theorems. They are described as being simple or obvious, but there's nothing obvious about

Prove that for n > 1, divsum(n) < H_n + exp(H_n) _log(H_n)

why exp _ log? That's the question.

<comment><USER7> I believe that hyperbovine was referring to the article linked by tzs that explains the relation.

<http://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0008177v2>

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER8> For the first problem, he goes to the trouble of defining "graph" and "tree", as though his audience has no math background, but doesn't bother defining "labeled". For those wondering WTF an "unlabeled tree" is: <http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LabeledGraph.html>

</comment><comment><USER9> I'm reminded of two other "embarrassing" open problems.

A perfect number is a number whose divisors sum to return the original number. Thus, 6 is a perfect number since 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. 28 is also a perfect number since 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14 = 28. But 8 is not a perfect number since 1 + 2 + 4 = 7.

1\. Are there an infinite number of perfect numbers?

2\. Are there any odd perfect numbers?

<comment><USER10> A slight nitpick. Your definition should be a number whose proper divisors sum to the original number. Or it should be whose divisors sum to twice the original number.

<comment><USER9> Point taken, good catch.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER11> A slight typo in the author's bit (which is fascinating), the Collatz sequence doesn't terminate in a series of 1's. By its definition, once 1 is reached, the series repeats {1,4,2,1,4....}. Thus, the number of steps required to reach 1 is called the "stopping time" of the sequence. See the Wikipedia article on the Collatz conjecture for some great visualizations of low seed value termination trajectories for the Collatz sequence:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collatz_conjecture>

</comment><comment><USER12> These are not simple problems.

 _If we consider labelled trees then this question has any easy solution: there are labelled trees on n vertices. Counting the total number of graphs on n vertices is even easier. However, no closed form solution is known for unlabelled trees and this problem has been open for well over a century._

Hmm, any node can be a root node which is tricky, but not show stopper. A root node can have 1 to N-1 branches not so bad. You can order them by some sort of weight with each leaf being (depth * 2N)^N so they are strictly ordered, still looking good. But, how do you count mirror images. AKA a simple star with a center point and N edges just counts as 1.

</comment><comment><USER13> I have just found and entry on OEIS for the general formula for the first problem. <http://oeis.org/A000055>

G.f.: A(x) = 1 + T(x)-T^2(x)/2+T(x^2)/2, where T(x) = x + x^2 + 2*x^3 + … is g.f. for A000081

I havent checked it, I presume its wrong tho?

<comment><USER14> The original article asks for a closed-form solution. "Closed-form" is not precisely defined ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed-form_expression, http://...](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed- form_expression, http://carma.newcastle.edu.au/jon/closed-form.pdf)), but I do not think anybody would call that a closed-form solution.

</comment></comment><comment><USER15> Related post: Mathematical Embarassments [http://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/mathematical- embarr...](http://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/mathematical- embarrassments/)

</comment><comment><USER16> Obviously e and pi are irrational. But it has not yet been proved that e + pi is irrational.</comment>


Bi-directional, real-time Intercom-Slack integration - <AUTHOR> https://sameroom.io/blog/bi-directional-real-time-intercom-slack-integration/ <comment><USER2> I can see this working when the entire team does support, but when you have dedicated support/outreach people they will likely prefer Intercom webapp.</comment>


Google Voice Search Attack on Android [pdf] - <AUTHOR> http://arxiv.org/pdf/1407.4923.pdf <comment><USER2> You'd have to be pretty quick to get information out of the phone before the user catches on, especially if you've just asked the user to watch a video.

I just don't see this as an effective means of controlling a phone, when your primary means of "infection" involve user action.

The paper even acknowledges this, though almost dismissively: "One potential limitation of GVS-Attack is that the victim may notice the voice command played by VoicEmployer and interrupt it."

That's like, the whole reason this attack isn't very useful except in specific situations. No one's going to be running their botnet via GVS-Attack, that's for sure.

<comment><USER3> It could be used as part of the process, for example to access a URL with an android exploit on it that the user would not normally visit. It could also detect periods of inactivity, or high background noise. This is a real attack vector not worth dismissing.

<comment><USER2> No doubt, I just think the fact that the user is going to interfere with any direct exfiltration ruins this as a stand-alone attack.

Your idea, however, is exactly the "missing piece" to this attack.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER4> The same thing happened about a month ago with an Xbox One commercial that would turn on people's consoles: [http://www.businessinsider.com/xbox-one-ad- turning-on-people...](http://www.businessinsider.com/xbox-one-ad-turning-on- peoples-xbox-2014-6)

<comment><USER5> There was another one where a guy with the name "XBox Shut Off" would run around griefing players in Call of Duty and when they yell at him to stop, accidentally initiate the "off" command.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGZeU4s28kk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGZeU4s28kk)

<comment><USER6> Reminds me of the way some friends and I came up with a way to trick people into logging out in WoW. There's the /logout command, which initiates the logging out sequence. However, there's also the /camp command, which does the same thing, but a fair amount of people don't know about it. Now, logging out normally takes 20 seconds, but if you're in one of the capitals, it's instant. So we would say in trade chat(a chat channel that's only visible to people in a capital) about how /camp sets down a campfire, unwitting players would try it out, and find themselves back on the character select screen. Just a bit of harmless fun, but you would not believe how upset people would get.

<comment><USER7> Back on the quake 3 engine I used to convince users that typing /disco would spawn a giant disco ball complete with lights and music. /disco is the same as /disconnect. Good times. :)

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER8> This is only tangentially related to the topic, but I noticed the following note on the first page:

> Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for > personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are > not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies > bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. To copy otherwise, > to republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior > specific permission and/or a fee.

Is sharing to HN considered in the same vein as redistributing to a list?

<comment><USER9> Because HN is just linking to the file and the file is not uploaded on this site (in contrast to like attaching it to an email to redistribute), probably not.

</comment></comment><comment><USER10> Can anyone reproduce this? I am trying to command my phone via Chrome's web speech API but it doesn't pick up "OK Google."

[http://www.ianww.com/voice_assistant_abuse.html](http://www.ianww.com/voice_assistant_abuse.html)

Seems like this attack could be trivially prevented by disabling speech recognition while speech synthesis is running. It looks like this may already be the case for the web speech api (or the synthetic voice is just too different from mine).

<comment><USER11> _Seems like this attack could be trivially prevented by disabling speech recognition while speech synthesis is running_

The paper mentions that they save the synthetic voice to .wav files first, and only later play them back, so this would not help.

</comment></comment><comment><USER12> I wonder if it can dial 911 or other emergency numbers. If it was installed on a large number of phones then activated all at once and played one of several pre-recorded emergency type audio files, that seems like it could put serious pressure on emergency response teams.

</comment><comment><USER13> How easy is it for hackers to be able to take control of your phones camera or speakers?

</comment><comment><USER14> the attack is interesting, however what I am surprised is they have written 12 page paper on it ! the entire content of the paper can be rewritten to well within 4 pages

<comment><USER15> Isn't that around the normal compression ratio you find with academic papers? I almost always find them extremely verbose.

<comment><USER16> Yes, this looks normal for a research/academic paper. It isn't a news article. The details are important.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER17> Voice commands with via sound. news at 11.</comment>


GiftRocket - Gift Cards to Anywhere - <AUTHOR> http://www.giftrocket.com/ <comment><USER2> Clever, but you could save a lot of hassle and give a better gift by just Paypaling the money to the person.</comment>


Apply HN: ESOBO – Craiglist and Snapchat , Marries Uber - <AUTHOR> Problem : In developing countries like Myanmar and many South east Asian countries , it is hard to find shops due to poorly defined addresses .
40% of Online stores in Myanmar loses sales because the delivery person can't find address of the customer . Customers also find it hard to navigate to online stores's physical locations .
Solution : GPS Powered map-based , C2C , Real-time , Buy , Sell and Delivery platform .
- Sellers can take a snapshot of what they want to sell or advertise . It appears instantly on the map in real time .
- Buyers can discover items nearby.
- Existing shop owners can post store catalog on the map (Premium )
- Advertisers can put ads on the most crowded places (Premium ) .
- Buyers and Seller can negotiate and make deals using built-in chat , which helps easy meet ups .
Website is at : http://esobo.co
Android prototype is avaliable at :
http://esobo.co/contents/uploads/ESOBO.ME.APK <comment><USER2> I think your on-demand delivery to a GPS coordinate idea is the best part of this!

I'm not saying don't do the marketplace thing, but if "40% of Online stores in Myanmar loses sales because the delivery person can't find address of the customer" is true, then you have found an _amazing_ market to tap.

Are you based in Myanmar? Can you describe what it's like trying to get something delivered?

Is this a mapping problem, or a city organization/government problem? How many streets are missing from maps? If OpenStreetMap or Google decided to improve the maps would the on-demand delivery market still exist?

Here's what I'm picturing: A retailer has their normal store, either with WhatsApp, Facebook, or maybe even with you. They include a button that says "Buy with Esobo" which kicks the user into your app. The user gives you their payment information and when they click "confirm" your app records their current location (or desired location and time in the future) and notifies the drivers who have signed up to deliver packages. A driver clicks "confirm", drives to the store, picks up the package, and then drives to the user's location, shown as a point on a Map. You'll be relying on drivers' knowledge of the city for better navigation that you can get from the latest maps. You charge a little bit to pay the drivers, you keep a bit for yourself, the retailers are happy because they made a sale, and the users are happy because they got what they wanted for a small delivery fee.

I think this could be absolutely huge in countries without a strong centralized delivery infrastructure.

</comment><comment><USER3> First of all, while I understand that English may not be your first language, you're going to have to improve your grammar before investors will take you seriously. You post is riddled with errors in punctuation, spacing, and capitalization.

To address the content of your pitch, I don't see how your service a good solution to the problem of poor online maps. The problem of not being able to navigate to addresses sounds like a great opportunity for a better standalone mapping service.

How are you able to provide better navigation than Google Maps? Presumably you're using something like GPS in place of a street address, but a business could also distribute that to their customers via their website, which could then be used with services like Google Maps.

<comment><AUTHOR> Thank you very much for reviewing. Sorry for grammar and punctuation , I posted it in a hurry. I am editing it back now.

When deals are made , buyer and seller can see location of each other on the map , so it is easier to do deliveries and in-app chatting.

We are developing API so that existing online shops can post their items to our platform. We used OpenStreetMap . Our main focus is C2C marketplace on the map works in real-time. There is only Two , Main local e-commerce sites in Myanmar.

<comment><USER3> It still sounds like it would be more promising to focus the business exclusively on providing a better mapping service. It's hard to build out all of the functionality for a marketplace (including dealing with very hard problems such as fraud), and then also to achieve the necessary network effects. It would be much simpler and more broadly commercializable to provide a better mapping/navigation service. As a potential investor, I would worry that you are trying to solve too many problems at once.

<comment><USER4> This story about mapping in areas with no addresses came to mind: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11299646](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11299646)

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER4> The strength of Craigslist is control and providing the total user experience. Craigslist converts the sale on its own.

Visiting the website, the first thing that came to mind is why limit the service to mobile apps?

Esobo's call to action is a link to another web site owned by another company. Onboarding the user is out of Esobo's control.

Craigslist does not require an app.

Good luck.</comment>


The Basic Ideas in Neural Networks (1994) [pdf] - <AUTHOR> http://www-isl.stanford.edu/~widrow/papers/j1994thebasic.pdf <comment><USER2> Whoa, cool, the parent directory is publicly accessible! And it's chockablock full.

Of course it's indexed here:

[http://www-isl.stanford.edu/~widrow/publications.html](http://www- isl.stanford.edu/~widrow/publications.html)

With gems like: A study of rough amplitude quantization by means of Nyquist sampling theory (1956) I bet someone'll get a few days reading outta this.

<comment><USER3> I have seen somebody accessing a grading sheet from Stanford. The directory was indexed on shodan. I wonder what that was all about.

</comment></comment><comment><USER4> I wonder why it is that articles written from way back when very often seem to have a way higher average quality than the stuff written today. I'm not sure the sole reason is that the only thing that survives is the high quality stuff, or because anyone can publish anything on the web, thus lowering the bar. It feels like even the peak of what we find today is rarely as good as the average found back then.

<comment><USER5> There is an issue of survivor bias, but people with decades of experience tend to think that quality has been going downhill. If you're at a university or institution that provides archives, try scanning journals an issue at a time.

I imagine that fields vary, but in the fields that I've worked in, the quality has gone down through the decades. Part of this is increasing pressure to publish, but another factor is the growth of fields. Growth works out very well if it is natural, with brilliant professors attracting brilliant students. But problems arise when deans and funding agencies judge professors by how many people they supervise. The pool of applicants has to be pretty deep, when professors are expected to supervise 3+ students each, and those students are expected to start doing the same after they graduate.

Many research fields come from nowhere, grow exponentially for a while, and then either decline or find a non-research way to reach a steady state (e.g. entertaining undergraduates in service classes). The early stages have high- quality work, or subsequent stages don't occur. But quality might be expected to decrease in those subsequent stages, simply because the people doing the work were not selected as much for their quality and the potential for success, but rather to keep flow going in an academic pipeline.

It also seems reasonable to put all of this in the larger context of declining levels of intellectual discourse and literacy through the years.

</comment></comment><comment><USER6> Rumelhart is the co-author of a multi volume work called "Parallel Distributed Processing". PDP was the old term in use when Rumelhart and McClelland repopularized artificial neural network techniques in the 80s. Interestingly enough, rumelhart and McClelland were cognitive scientists by training, not computer scientist ones.

<comment><USER7> I think the PDP books are super interesting, have you read Jeffery Elman's Rethinking Innateness kind of a successor to PDP. Elman did some of the first work on recurrent neural networks I think

Geoff Hinton, some of who's work was in PDP, was an experimental psychologist by training.

<comment><USER8> Yes, Elman also worked on recurrent neural networks applied to language/text. A lot of word2vec stuff doesn't seem too far off when you read the articles on clustering of recurrent (hidden) layer activations.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER9> Shockingly easy to read, explained in plain language. I didn't remember neural net articles being so accessible, especially old ones.

Hints for successful application are funny to read. Each and every word in there has been the subject of tons of papers.

* spotted Hinton in references, hehe, he was famous when neural nets were a joke

</comment><comment><USER10> This explains the basic ideas really well without messing up with implementations and frameworks.

</comment><comment><USER11> This is nice</comment>


Should I take post-bacc classes in machine learning - <AUTHOR> Been out of college for about 3-4 years. These days due to a work project I find myself living near a top 3 university which has a continuing studies program that allows college grads to take classes for credit. I would like to take physics, graduate math and machine learning courses but they cost about $3k/course. Is this worth the cost or is it just better to stick with MOOCs? <comment><USER2> better than moocs, just teach yourself. learn to research. everything you learn will change anyway, if you don't learn to learn, you're useless.</comment>


Advantages Of Being A Polyglot Programmer - <AUTHOR> http://davybrion.com/blog/2011/08/advantages-of-being-a-polyglot-programmer/

<comment><USER2> I think that a serious programmer should know at least 10 different programming languages, including but not limited to (don't learn them in this order):

1) Assembler - preferably more than 1 CPU architecture. You _must_ know assembler in order to be able to reason about performance and computer architectures.

2) C - It's the most used systems programming language and will stay relevant for at least the next 10 years. Knowing what kind of assembler is emitted from C is also useful.

3) Java/C# or another flavor of Blub that works with a virtual machine, garbage collector and so on. Not really a family of languages with the most educational value but widely used

4) Lisp. Any Lisp. And some theory in lambda calculus.

5) Brainfuck. I'm not kidding. Brainfuck is to Turing machines as Lisp is to lambda calculus. Knowing how to program Turing machines with pen and paper is also useful.

6) Prolog or another logic programming language, like the one used in SICP. A whole new and different model of programming. Will blow your mind, guaranteed.

7) Ruby, Python or Javascript. A dynamic interpreted language.

8) Haskell or another functional programming language. ML dialects or Erlang might do, but I recommend Haskell for it's lazy evaluation semantics.

9) (edit) A stack based language like Forth or some of it's descendants.

10) Pick any language that will introduce a previously unfamiliar concept to you

11) Optional: Perl. I don't know anything about Perl but some people swear by it. That's a reason good enough.

Before you ask: yes, I do know every language in this list and many more. No matter what language you use to earn your livelihood, learning a language or two more will make you better at it.

<comment><USER3> > Brainfuck. I'm not kidding. Brainfuck is to Turing machines as Lisp is to > lambda calculus. Knowing how to program Turing machines with pen and paper > is also useful.

... why? when was the last time that turing machines were useful to you?

<comment><AUTHOR> It's not the doing that matters, it's that abilities that get sharpened.

No, I'm not going to be specific, because it's different for every person, but learning things like this help, even if you never actually use them as they are.

Doing calculus has helped me because it improved and shaped the way I think about how things evolve through time and space. Learning topology has helped me because I can picture inter-relationships as weird spaces, not just as lists of rules. Learning to juggle has improved my spatial awareness, and my abilities to gestalt patterns.

I don't differentiate or integrate on a daily basis. I don't prove theorems about metric, Hausdorff or Baire spaces, and I don't stand up on stage to perform as a juggler for audiences. Nevertheless, the learning has had beneficial effects elsewhere.

Sometimes it's not the skill itself that matters, it's the learning of the skill. To think otherwise is to tread an overly narrow path that leads to looking at everything new and saying "When am I ever going to use this?"

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER4> I think being too strongly tied to any one language/platform is really limiting your horizons.

Staying in your comfort zone (while obviously comfortable) can make programming seem very tedious as you kind of end up banging out the same old code over & over.

Try a totally different language for a while & when you come back to your particular Blub you might find your style has changed for the better.

</comment><comment><USER5> Polyglot should not be confused with generalists. There are many generalist programmers who drift through their careers, never becoming an expert in a field so they're easily swapped in and out, easily outsourced, and easily forgotten. Some of the specialists out there, can make some serious salary (e.g. 200-250k/year for those that can build high speed trading platforms, or 150k+ for the architects of the biggest enterprise software).

That being said, limiting yourself to one language will be equally as hurtful, as you are wearing blinders. Even if you don't know all the languages, learning why they did things (DRY, functional programming, etc) can make you a better programmer in Java or whatever language you are in. As you supplement that, you'll find overall skill increases across the board.

My personal opinion is about 1 a year will do just fine, give you enough room to learn more than a book/sample project worth, see where the language goes in a market, and give you enough time to use it for something meaingful.

</comment><comment> tomh- Its good to hear about the advantages of being a polyglot programmer, but how about the disadvantages? I think the number of recruiters requiring X years of experience in Y still outnumber the ones who can recognize the value of a polyglot programmer. Career wise, is it smart to go this route?

</comment><comment><USER6> Here is, in my mind, the #1 benefit of polyglot programming: it refines your aesthetic sense, and it also gives you a sense of intrinsic vs. accidental complexity, the former being the innate complexity associated with the problem being solved, and the latter being complexity imposed by implementation details. It's crucial to know the difference, because good software engineering is about exposing people who have to use your code only to intrinsic complexity.

Ideal engineering practice: write the "beautiful" program first that only presents the intrinsic complexity (logic of the problem being solved). If performance is an issue, then optimize, a practice that often imposes accidental complexity on the code. Put said accidental complexity behind an interface as much as possible.

C++ and Java force a lot of the accidental complexity into source code and in these languages, it's hard to pick up the difference between intrinsic vs. accidental complexities.</comment>