Google: Introducing Closure Stylesheets - <AUTHOR> http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2011/11/introducing-closure-stylesheets.html

<comment><USER2> Question #1: Why didn't Google decide to instead contribute to Less or Sass, instead of coming up with something new?

Question #2: Why did Google come out with their own solution that has matured in the vacuum instead of involving the community earlier on? This approach at best fails and at worst fragments the market further.

Observation #1: When there are two very established solutions in the market, Sass and Less, you need to point out why these two come up short and why you are coming out with something new. Simply stating "we have a Google version of the tools you already use with the same feature set" isn't a very compelling sales pitch.

<comment><USER3> I agree, I feel like they did the same thing with Dart which, imo, addressed the same problems that Coffeescript has already addressed.

<comment><USER4> Dart doesn't add much in the way of syntactic-sugar which is the only problem addressed by CoffeeScript.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER5> Redundant functionality to JavaScript is redundant. That being said I'm all for designers having baby steps they can use to simulate some of the functionality of JavaScript. After all the days of the one line of JavaScript that does that cool effect are over now that you aren't cool if you don't use prototypes and 'modules.' JavaScript is getting to the point where if you don't use at least 3 libraries to make your onclick event handler you get publicly lambast.

Also who says you need to copy the color every time you use it?

This is how it works. If you have one important property that you want to change everywhere then you use the most specific target class necessary for each of those classes in a comma separated list attached to only that property then you can change them all later or add new classes to them.

.class, .anotherClass, .yetSomeOther .moreSpecificTarget {color:blue;}

Also if you want to simulate if / then statements then you write your most general classes first followed by your more specific classes. So:

.blue {color:blue;}

.blue.darker {color:rgb(4,4,179)};

It's even better than a conditional. It's a switch.

<comment><USER6> That's not the case for variables. The case for variables is when you have a set palette for the site, and you want the border of some elements to match the background color of other elements to match the text color of still other elements. Or you want to set padding on a set of classes, but then want to set the width of your left column to be some chosen value minus the padding of the center column. Or you want to flip your layout in RTL languages so that everything is reversed.

CSS won't let you do any of this natively.

</comment></comment><comment><USER7> I started out with sass. Then I started using twitter bootstrap, which uses less, so I switched to less because the mixin syntax is nicer / simpler (easy to switch since moving in that direction is syntactically very similar). Looking at the closure syntax, it doesn't seem like much of an advantage over less. I think I'll stay where I'm at.

</comment><comment><USER8> If you want to compare that Java-ish syntax to some of the super-slick stuff you can do in NodeJS check out <http://www.jaxcore.com/jxss/> which is a JavaScript/CSS hybrid stylesheet format I came up with recently.

</comment><comment><USER9> The "Not Invented Here"-Syndrom at Google is absolutely baffling.

I can't wait until they port the entire Closure suite to Go.

<comment><USER6> To be fair, the Closure suite has been around internally since roughly 2006/2007, and before then was extracted from working code within GMail & Google Apps that dates back to around 2003 & 2004\. (I remember running across some of Paul Buchheit's code in Closure Compiler.) Prototype was brand new back then, JQuery didn't exist, SASS was several years off in the future. It doesn't really count as "not invented here" if it _was_ invented here, and just not made public until somebody else independently reinvented it.

It's somewhat unfortunate that there're such long lead times between invention & publication, but also somewhat expected for a for-profit entity where basically everyone who works on open-source does so in their 20% time. There's also a strong desire on the part of many teams working on eventually-open- sourceable code to have it running in at least one production server, stably, with widespread adoption, to work out the kinks. I've worked on two projects that eventually plan to be open-sourced (and initiated one), but the teams involved don't believe them stable enough to be opened up quite yet. (This despite one of them being in widespread use internally, and the other one running in production in both Google Search and Google Maps.)

<comment><USER10> This is like releasing an incompetable jQuery competitor just because it's been used internally for years.

This just creates more legacy code in a world full of legacy code. (By legacy I mean code that will stick around for a long time.) It doesn't really matter that Google has been developing this for years.

It would have been nicer and smarter of them to adopt Sass or Less (or at least the syntax), thereby eliminating yet another source of redundancy. It looks like it would be easy to do an automated translation of Closure CSS to either Sass or Less.

Competition on merit isn't even a question here, imho. Closure does less than Sass at the expense of a less elegant syntax.

The world of IT is full of these sorts of redundant projects. Competition is good, redundancy is not. In situations like these, people need to do is reach consensus on standardizing on _one_ great tool, or at least compatibility.

<comment><USER6> You don't get competition without redundancy.

Anyway, if I were founding a startup today, I would use the Closure suite over Sass/JQuery/random templating engine/etc. Despite having worked quite extensively with JQuery & random templating engines before Google (I even wrote a JQuery plugin that's in use at a dozen or so different companies, judging from the support emails I get), and still using them occasionally to prototype with at Google. Why? Because it's an integrated set of web tools that's better than the competition, because:

1\. There's still no alternative to Closure Compiler. It type-checks your JavaScript, checks your dependencies, globally renames properties and variables, strips whitespace, replaces expensive constructs with shorter ones, and does this all basically transparently.

2\. There's no alternative to Closure Templates if you want to fill templates on both the client and server sides (alas, if only the server side weren't Java-only). This opens up a lot of possibilities for rich AJAX apps, having an efficient JS templating language.

3\. It can globally optimize your CSS classes across JS/HTML/CSS, something that no individual library could ever accomplish. Sass will minify your CSS, removing whitespace. Closure Stylesheets will minify your CSS, and then _rename all your CSS classes to the shortest possible identifier_.

4\. All of this is easily debuggable, with development mode flags to give you the original names, so that you can use meaningful names in your source code and get fast output code that doesn't make your users wait.

5\. Closure Templates are trivially internationalizable, and it's not hard to extract all text in them for translation.

6\. Closure Stylesheets can Bidi-flip the entire page for RTL languages, so that when you want to launch in Arabic, you don't need to worry about changing all your Sass rules to include a $left variable that's 'left' in LTR languages and 'right' in RTL ones.

7\. Closure Library has a wide array of UI widgets, including some pretty esoteric ones.

I'd argue about Closure doing less than Sass. It does less _syntactically_. But that's not the point; syntax is rarely the bottleneck when programming. Closure lets you completely avoid thinking about several things that are _a pain in the ass_ to get right if you have to do them manually. Like making your JS tight and optimized so your site doesn't take forever to load. Or internationalizing - heaven forbid your users want to use a language other than English to read your site. Or creating separate debug & release versions of your code so you can understand what's going on and still release something lean & mean. Having worked in another corner of Google where many of these things are still handled manually, I guarantee you that you'll lose more productivity on them than on not having nested selectors.

<comment><USER10> Interesting points. I would never use Closure _because_ of many of the stated points, since I would never want to risk being stuck with such a monolithic set of tools. Same reason I don't want to touch GWT with a barge pole. Sass and Less, on the other hand, are particularly elegant because their stated scope is very small.

 _There's still no alternative to Closure Compiler._

Mozilla Rhino and the YUI JavaScript compressor both do the same thing (AST parsing, analysis and rewriting) and have existed for a longer time. We used Rhino exclusively for several years until Closure came along. Closure produces a little more compressed code, but Rhino had fewer bugs for a while.

 _There's no alternative to Closure Templates if you want to fill templates on both the client and server sides_

I believe there are several templating solutions that allow the same templates to be run server- and client-side. Mostly based on Node, if I remember correctly.

 _It can globally optimize your CSS classes across JS/HTML/CSS_

That's interesting and useful. How does it correctly identify JS code that uses CSS classes? Does it look for $() and .addClass() and so on? Sounds potentially brittle. Does it work with, say, Rails or Sinatra apps?

 _Closure Templates are trivially internationalizable_

I18n is a solved problem outside templates, surely. Eg., look at Rails i18n.

<comment><USER11> For renaming css class names, you explicitly call them out by doing goog.getCssName('class-name') in js and {css class-name} in soy.

<http://code.google.com/p/closure-stylesheets/#Renaming>

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER12> Ah, yet another CSS extension that adds variables and mixins. At some point, shouldn't some of these projects come together, and say "we ought to standardize this?" I realize that the CSS working group is against adding variables and mixins to the standard, but given that there are now at least three prominent (and incompatible) implementations (Less/Sass/Google Closure), it seems like it's time to fork the standard (like the WHATWG did), standardize something, and then see if you can roll that back up to the W3C (or ignore the W3C if you can't get them to accept it).

<comment><USER13> I think at this point we really don't need more of these CSS supersets but more comprehensive CSS frameworks like Compass and web framework integration with these CSS frameworks, i.e middlewares and asset management tools. I for once would love to see Compass ported to Less.

<comment><USER12> Well, yes, that's my point. We don't need more CSS supersets, we need fewer; one standard one, that is called "CSS" (or "CSS4" or whatever). That, then, can be the target for frameworks like Compass, instead of them targeting CSS 2.1/3 or targeting only a single CSS superset like Less, Sass, or now Closure.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER14> Honest question: Why would I use this over Sass?

<comment><USER15> Closure stylesheets have one feature that no other framework has-- minification.

If you view source on a lot of google sites you'll see that style class names are obfuscated.

The one caveat is that you need a sophisticated build system to pull this off (though it's easier if you use the other closure tools).

<comment><USER16> I was going to argue that Compass has :compressed output, but halfway thru, I realized you're right.

However, the beauty of Compass is that it doesn't rely on being intrinsically tied to the HTML it affects, whereas Closure stylesheets do.

All things considered, I'll stick to Compass/SASS.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER17> damnit, google. no nested selectors?

</comment><comment><USER18> on a platform without javascript and where you're unable to even multiple class elements (some eBook readers), this makes a lot of sense over LESS.</comment>


Reasons for Transitioning to Vim (from eclipse/notepad) - what do you think? - <AUTHOR> http://www.r-bloggers.com/reasons-for-transitioning-to-vim-bringing-latex-r-sweave-and-more-under-one-roof/

<comment><USER2> I think that vim/emacs against the rest of world question is becoming unbelievably boring. For on, we all have heard those arguments over and over again, so no reason to write another blog post about it.
 Vim is fast? Great. How fast are you guys typing while you code? For me there is always enough time, to switch to the mouse. Plus I nearly never use any of those great automatic formatting features all those vim people talk about. Tab key works for me. (Though some editors are really bad here, so I avoid them or turn auto formatting off)
 Maybe I'm just a slow programmer, but I mostly type a few lines of code, then think again if that's right, often enough compile and run. There is just no time to be saved for me by smart keyboard shortcuts. Sorry...
 Though some knowledge of Vim is helpful in case you don't have access to a gui. So I can use vim good enough, to edit some config scripts and for similar tasks.</comment>


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Remote : Yes. USA ONLY. NYC preferred. We want understand the business and how it makes money.

Design. Web. Mobile. Prototype. Animation. We Deliver Sketch files (preferred)

Front End: We deliver HTML/CSS/JS. (Hand Crafted) Landing page

Crafting your copy.

Business: The single necessary and sufficient condition for a business, says MIT's Bill Aulet, is a paying customer.

We know that beyond a just great app or website you also need to a solid business model and strategy, so we are partnering with a former Bain consultant (with very strong technical skills) to help you find product/market fit faster. Your app / site is not your business. We help you with business idea validation.

We build a landing page to test your idea THEN we build a very basic version and find paying customers.

We prefer DESIGN AND FRONT END WORK. If you need a backend engineer we can find one.

Rate: $100/hr.- $150/hr Working on this right now: [http://brigadeapp.com/](http://brigadeapp.com/) More work examples available with references. contact(at)qureshimedia.com (mention HN)

</comment><comment><USER30> SEEKING WORK -- Gainesville, FL -- remote/freelance

I am an experienced Python developer, having used the language in all kinds of areas and situations, including web development (Flask, Django, Pylons, Google App Engine, etc), GUI development, database access (using MS SQL Server, MySQL, and Postgres), scripting, backend development, automated testing, web crawling/scraping, data extraction and parsing/ETL, etc.

I am looking for full-time or part-time work, either one is fine. If you are looking to get a small project done, or you have an existing project where some maintenance work needs to be done on a regular basis, then I would love to hear from you.

I am also available for technical writing (I kept a programming blog for many years, mostly about Python).

(For the record: Although Python is my main programming language, I am also interested in, and have worked with, many other programming languages, including C, D, Delphi, Go, C#/Mono, Ruby, OCaml, Prolog, Lisp, Scheme, etc, on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems. I am also available to work on projects in these languages.)

Website: [http://aquila.blue](http://aquila.blue)

Email: zephyrfalcon at gmail.com

</comment><comment><USER31> SEEKING WORK | Peoria, IL | Remote | travel possible

rcummings[@]nerevu[●]com

Hi I'm Reuben. An MIT trained data consultant, open source contributor, and speaker. I use data to help software companies improve their operations, products, and services.

I've created Python libraries (riko, meza, etc.) used by organizations for ETL, stream processing, and data analysis.

Specialties: API development and integration, automation, screen scraping, and SPA development.

Rate: $5k/wk

Tech stack:

* Python (Flask, SQLAlchemy, Pandas, Twisted)

* Coffee/JavaScript (Node, Express, D3, Leaflet, Mithril)

* cloud (Heroku, DigitalOcean, AWS, TravisCI)

* DB (PostgreSQL, SQLite, Memcache, Redis, MongoDB)

Info:

* about: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/reubano](https://www.linkedin.com/in/reubano)

* portfolio: [https://www.reubano.xyz/portfolio/](https://www.reubano.xyz/portfolio/)

* SO: [https://stackoverflow.com/users/408556](https://stackoverflow.com/users/408556)

* talks: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5fKnSm4M_VWxdWRwNuXS...](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5fKnSm4M_VWxdWRwNuXSxQ3TsYFG4C_l)

</comment><comment><USER32> SEEKING WORK - Houston, TX / Remote / Travel OK

I am a full-stack web developer writing front-ends with React, Redux & TypeScript and back-ends with Python, Django or Flask, and postgresql.

I'm comfortable doing anything from simple maintenance & feature addition to creating an MVP for your project.

Some technologies I have experience working with:

        Backend => Python, golang, node.js

        Frontend => React, Redux, preact, riot, SASS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, TypeScript

        Storage => postgresql, sqlite, redis

        Cloud & devops => AWS, Docker, dokku

I cut my coding teeth writing compilers in C++ and Scheme, so I'm happy working with pretty much anything. Recent client testimonials: "Solid & dependable", "top notch coder and a compiler ninja"

You can check me out further at:

My website: [https://upvalue.io](https://upvalue.io)

My GitHub: [https://github.com/ioddly](https://github.com/ioddly)

If you're interested in working with me, you can contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com - my phone # is available on my website.

</comment><comment><USER33> SEEKING WORK - Portland, OR or Remote

I'm a polyglot, full-stack developer with 17 years experience. My specialties are Rails, Postgres and Chef/AWS. I've done several Postgres C extensions for performance and scalability, and recently I wrote my first for-pay Rust code: a small network service. I'm also very comfortable in Angular, Vue, Java, and Python. I am reliable, easy to work with, quick to turn things around, and a good communicator. I can work solo or on a team, either as lead or a team member. I value client satisfaction as highly as technical excellence.

You can see some of my recent work here:

[https://illuminatedcomputing.com/portfolio](https://illuminatedcomputing.com/portfolio)

[https://github.com/pjungwir/aggs_for_arrays](https://github.com/pjungwir/aggs_for_arrays)

[https://github.com/pjungwir/db_leftovers](https://github.com/pjungwir/db_leftovers)

If you'd like to work together, I'd be happy to discuss your project!: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER34> SEEKING WORK - Remote, Berlin, World - Content Marketing / Marketer

_______________________________

Are you looking for someone to promote your Tech Startup / Product / Idea? I love to create traction for these sorts of things. Currently I am working with other brands to get out their name. Don't hesitate to reach out to me, someone who is eager to work with you, rather than outsourcing it to a generic agency. _______________________________

What I do:

\- Content Production (Blog, Product, Newsletter, Push Notifications, Social Media)

\- Content Marketing Strategies (Long Term SEO Optimization, Newsletter Campaign (e.g. Drip Campaigns), Mailing Lists)

\- Landing Page Optimization (.e.g Guidance, SEO, Conversion Rates)

\- Dedicated Content Promotion on third-party Platforms (Social Media, Reddit, HN, Niche Websites, Influencer)

\- Social Media Channel Optimization / Assistance (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram)

\- Landing Page or Blog Setup (e.g. Hosting, Domain Registration, Initial Setup)

_______________________________

I am eager to work with you or your company on these things. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Where you can find out more about me: [https://www.iamliesa.com](https://www.iamliesa.com)

</comment><comment><USER35> SEEKING WORK

      Location: Phoenix, Arizona

      Remote: yes, almost exclusively

      Technologies: javascript (including ES6), python, work with most languages.

      https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasraynaud/

      Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

I am an independent software developer, I have a work authorization in the US. I am looking for contract work with robotics, weird algorithms, geometry, weird file formats, not CRUD.

samples:

CNC toolpath generation and execution: [https://github.com/nraynaud/webgcode](https://github.com/nraynaud/webgcode)

re-design of the geometry in a PCB EDA: [https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing- app/pull/3083](https://github.com/fritzing/fritzing-app/pull/3083)

on the fly vmdk to vhd file converter: [https://github.com/vatesfr/xen- orchestra/tree/master/package...](https://github.com/vatesfr/xen- orchestra/tree/master/packages/xo-vmdk-to-vhd)

</comment><comment><USER36> SEEKING WORK - Liverpool, UK - Remote preferred, open to a small amount of local travel.

Hi. I'm Craig. I'm a full-stack analyst developer with over two decades of experience of a wide range of full life-cycle software projects.

I work primarily, but not exclusively, with Microsoft technologies and the .NET framework, leading complex and challenging enterprise software development projects to successfully deliver robust, secure, scalable and efficient software solutions that produce genuine and quantifiable business value.

Throughout my career I've built web, desktop, server and embedded software and am just as accomplished at designing and developing a single use website for a dozen local users as I am a global microservices infrastructure supporting millions. I've helped numerous businesses of varying sizes in varying industries get their technology investment right and I can do the same for you.

Recent projects include:

\+ Successfully lead, developed and delivered complete greenfield and bespoke web site and back-end web platform for a leading UK children's charity, forming a core component of a complete brand refresh and redesign.

\+ Successfully lead project to develop industry leading anti-motor fraud website, web service, OLAP & OLTP system and data warehouse including one of Europe's largest anti-fraud databases for a Top 40 UK law firm.

\+ Successfully designed and delivered market-leading, best-of-breed corporate travel management web & desktop-based product suite for a company who, largely as a result of the technology, were later acquired in a multi-million pound deal.

Résumé/CV: [http://cv.craigtp.co.uk](http://cv.craigtp.co.uk)

Email: craig [at] craigtp.co.uk

</comment><comment><USER37> SEEKING WORK - NYC, mostly remote preferred, but open to travel for larger projects, major meetings, etc. I'm a senior iOS developer with experience as a product manager and startup founder.

Since 2010, I've built, launched, grown, and supported many dozens of complex native iPad and iPhone apps, and worked on mobile app projects with everyone from tiny startups to design shops to Fortune 500 companies to government agencies.

I have deep experience with Objective-C and Swift, as well as backend experience with LAMP (esp Laravel, WP, and others), Firebase, and Parse.

MOST importantly, I have real-world, personal experience in making sure that money spent = business results, not just reinventing the wheel with the latest developer-hyped obsessions (I love shiny toys too, but only when they support the business goals).

I focus on two things these days:

1\. Long-term maintenance and support of mobile apps, both enterprise and consumer-facing. Ensuring everything stays up-to-date with OS changes, fixing bugs, adding new features, doing redesigns, and generally making sure that your investment in an app pays off in the long run. Discounts for multiple apps, agencies (who want to resell this to their clients), and non-profits. We cover Android and hybrid apps as well.

2\. Building MVP mobile apps for startups. I help startups go from a great idea to having a polished app in the hands of their users as fast as possible. So if you have a broad concept and you need someone who understands the entire product development / startup funding / business growth lifecycle and how to get things done within those constraints, I'm an excellent fit.

I'd love the opportunity to work with you if things are a good fit!

You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com or text me at 650-646-3914

</comment><comment><USER38> Seeking short term contract work 3months - 6months.

Location: US/EST (US Citizen)

Remote: ONLY remote.

Contact: email@example.com

I'm a builder. I have extensive experience building all sorts of systems. I'm truly fullstack. I have worked professional as a developer, unix admin, database admin, security admin. The most important thing is results. My approach is understanding what is needed and why it's needed. Then building the simplest system possible. I build systems that are easy for others to work with and maintain if need be. I've worked both in startups and enteprise.

I've a preference for hybrid mobile apps & backend work, so if you want a mobile app or have a website or mobile app that needs a backend to come alive. I can deliver on that.

Technology: The current & relevant ones (There's many more)

\- Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD

\- Golang, Python, Node, Javascript/Typescript, PHP, Clojure, Lua, C

\- Angular, Django, Flask, Symfony, Laravel, Vue

\- Hybrid Mobile Development Android, iOS, Cordova/Ionic

\- Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, Mongo, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Cassandra

\- AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes

\- Restful APi, gRPC, Protobuf,

\- Karma, Jasmine, Protractor, PHPUnit, PyTest

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I make awesome things for awesome people!

A developer with a huge passion for all things JavaScript and Front End! Keen to help people solve problems and create cool things! Fortunate enough to have worked with some big names and open to various types of opportunity.

I look forward to hearing from you!

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Technologies: Javascript, ES5/6, React, React-Native, Redux, Storybook, Vue, CSS3, CSS Grid, GSAP, SASS/SCSS, Stylus, Wordpress, Animation & Canvas, Graphic design, Webpack, HTML5, pug, Typescript, gulp, grunt, Node, Angular, Backbone, marionette, MEAN stack etc.

Resume: Available on request.

Contact: [https://jheytompkins.com](https://jheytompkins.com)

Github: [https://github.com/jh3y](https://github.com/jh3y)

Codepen: [https://codepen.io/jh3y](https://codepen.io/jh3y)

LinkedIn: [https://linkedin.com/in/jheytompkins](https://linkedin.com/in/jheytompkins)

</comment><comment><USER40> SEEKING WORK: Bitcoin Based Systems / Applications Engineer

Location: Istanbul / Turkey

Remote: have EU visa, relocation not an issue

I've developed plenty of Bitcoin integrated websites, payment processors, microservices, and backend / network applications in both Golang and Node.JS using the Bitcoin JSON-RPC interface. I can integrate Bitcoin functionality on any layer of application from web to system and on any part of your business infrastructure. I have an EU passport from having double citizenship and I'm also fluent in a few European languages so we'll have an easy time communicating.

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

Example work: \- [http://cashflow.fm/doc](http://cashflow.fm/doc) (Bitcoin Cash Payment Processor made in Golang with Websocket features)

\- [https://github.com/jbirer/react-bitcoin-cash- wallet](https://github.com/jbirer/react-bitcoin-cash-wallet) (100% Client Side Bitcoin wallet made in React and Bitcore JS library)

</comment><comment><USER41> SEEKING WORK, NY / Remote

JAVASCRIPT FRONT-END Developer Consultant with Back-End & DevOps experience

      Location: NY / Remote
      Remote: Yes
      Willing to relocate: Yes
      Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tompotanski/
      Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
      Phone: (347) 745 6734 (let's talk)

      6 years of professional experience
      Good understanding of algorithms and complexity, as well as project management, sales & marketing
      Previous experience with remote teams

      Technologies: JavaScript (ES6, ES7), Python, React, Redux, JSX, Redux-Saga, Ember, Node, Express, Less, Sass, Webpack,
      Handlebars, Ansible, Gulp, Lo-Dash, Underscore, Django, Bash, Jenkins CI&D, CodeShip, Amazon Web Services (AWS),
      Google Cloud, Nginx, Sentry, Elastic, Docker, Docker compose, Nginx, Supervisor, Photoshop, Gimp, Unix, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
      Npm, Yarn, Flow, Terraform, Kubernetes, Flask, Redis

      Testing: Jest, Mocha, Enzyme, Karma, PyTest, Protractor

</comment><comment><USER42> SEEKING WORK - <USER13>

Hello! I'm primarily a back-end web developer with over ten years of professional experience (and a good deal of amateur experience before that). I've written a Drupal module in use on almost 76,000 sites as of last check. I've also done a good deal of front-end web development, so I could probably fairly call myself a full-stack web developer, but I generally prefer working on the back end.

I'm seeking remote freelance/contract work. I am US-based (Mountain time zone, currently). My rates are reasonable given my experience level and I offer discounts for payments in cryptocurrency form.

Back-end techs: PHP, Drupal 5 through Drupal 8, WordPress, MySQL, SQLite, Swift, Kitura, server administration in Linux and FreeBSD

Front-end techs: Vanilla JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, HTML5

You can find more information as well as links to my résumé and my GitHub, LinkedIn, Drupal.org, and AngelList profiles at [https://albright.pro](https://albright.pro)

Thanks for your consideration!

</comment><comment><USER43> SEEKING WORK

Remote: yes

Location: SE Asia

Languages (primary): Ruby, Python, Haskell, Rust, Elixir; Languages (secondary): Perl 6, Java, Assembly, SQL, JavaScript;

Email: [https://nullurl.xyz/7jykCWMr](https://nullurl.xyz/7jykCWMr)

Github: [https://github.com/GildedHonour](https://github.com/GildedHonour)

Web-sites: [https://gildedhonour.com](https://gildedhonour.com) (CV, contacts, projects)

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Hi, I'm Alex. I'll solve your problem in something related to programming: 1) web/mobile/desktop, 2) data science/machine learning, 3) security & 4) blockchain/bitcoin.

I'm stronger in the first 2 areas. And less strong, but pretty interested still in the last 2.

I'm looking more for long-term partnership rather than hire, get done and forget thing.

My 2 latest projects are:

      - Url Shortener: https://NullUrl.xyz

      - Online store: https://xibalba.xyz

Thanks && Cheers.

</comment><comment><USER44> SEEKING WORK - Berlin or remote

Backend: Rails, Elixir, Node, Q/KDB. Frontend: React, Angular, Elm.

I live in Berlin. More then 20 years of software development.

Rails since 2005 (and BTW, I co-authored The Rails 4 Way: [https://leanpub.com/tr4w](https://leanpub.com/tr4w)) , but lately doing a lot of frontend with React or Angular.

Have IoT/hardware experience as well. Dabble in Crypto & Blockchain but not an expert ;)

Lately also started doing some ML/Data work (R, python).

Working with Q/KDB for more then a year.

Can do on-site anywhere for a short term (couple of weeks) or remote from Berlin.

[https://github.com/vitaly/](https://github.com/vitaly/)

[http://linkedin.com/i/vkushner](http://linkedin.com/i/vkushner)

[https://www.xing.com/profile/Vitaly_Kushner/](https://www.xing.com/profile/Vitaly_Kushner/)

Skype: vitaly.k

Phone: +49 152 09235503

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER45> SEEKING WORK / Remote / Based in Los Angeles

Designer + Developer

I have over 10 years of experience as a graphic designer and web developer. I create websites, brand identities and marketing material for a variety of companies including startups, agencies and non-profit organizations. In addition to my design skills, I have thorough knowledge of full-stack web development.

DESIGN: websites, mobile apps, logos, banner ads, marketing material, advertising, billboards, trade show displays, packaging, 3D modeling, photo retouching

DEVELOPMENT: HTML, CSS, LESS, JavaScript, Angular, jQuery, Node, PHP, Django, MySQL, Bootstrap, Foundation, REST APIs, Contentful, Webhook, Wordpress, Modx, Git, Grunt/Gulp, Static Site Generators

PORTFOLIO: [http://sunderlandstudio.com](http://sunderlandstudio.com)

LINKEDIN: [http://linkedin.com/in/stevesunderland](http://linkedin.com/in/stevesunderland)

CONTACT: stevesunderland[at]gmail.com

</comment><comment><USER46> SEEKING WORK - Remote Location: Karachi

Remote: Yes

I am not actively looking right now but would not mind hearing interesting and challenging ideas.

Mostly I am involved in Python and PHP Laravel. Python for data scraping, EDA, and at times web development.

I am always in learning mode. In past few weeks, I learned and share about technologies on my blog. For instance:

\- Getting started with Kafka in Python ([https://goo.gl/nYUbdd](https://goo.gl/nYUbdd))

\- Elasticsearch and Python ([https://goo.gl/PtfFHE](https://goo.gl/PtfFHE))

\- Create your own custom crypto token and use in existing business use cases - ([https://goo.gl/rMVUWm](https://goo.gl/rMVUWm))

and many others on my blog([http://blog.adnansiddiqi.me](http://blog.adnansiddiqi.me))

Check my profile at [http://adnansiddiqi.me](http://adnansiddiqi.me)

Thanks

</comment><comment><USER47> SEEKING WORK

Location: Chicago, IL or remote

Web developer/game developer with remote experience. My interests revolve around data viz, games, and simulation work. I have 10 years total experience, 3 years remote. I'm handy at helping out with challenges related to performance or improving the visual experience of your application.

Skills: HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, React, Vue, Node.js, Three.js, WebGL, HLSL, C#, XNA, MonoGame, Unity

Linkedin: [https://linkedin.com/in/chriscajas](https://linkedin.com/in/chriscajas)

Github: [https://github.com/ccajas](https://github.com/ccajas)

Resume: [https://www.dropbox.com/s/r1syietklc2rxw8/ccajas-resume- soft...](https://www.dropbox.com/s/r1syietklc2rxw8/ccajas-resume-software- dev-2018-ln.pdf?dl=0)

</comment><comment><USER48> SEEKING WORK - Based in Cologne, Germany, remote or Europe preferred

I do custom electronics, robotics, and embedded software development - <USER7> specialize in quickly turning ideas into prototypes. I've built custom automation equipment for chemistry labs, sensors that are in use in household/utility applications, control circuitry for construction equipment, 3d printing electronics, data acquisition equipment. No project too small. Few projects too large. Deep discounts for open source hardware work.

I would also be happy to come over (anywhere in Europe) and teach any of the above skills to a small group of interested people. I've taught courses in electronic assembly (SMD), 3d printing (building/using printers, iterative 3d model design using programming) and robot design and construction. I've taught courses at several universities, hackspaces, and conferences.

</comment><comment><USER49> SEEKING WORK - Toronto or Remote

I've got things to do, I just like variety. Many companies I talk to want someone full-time and ideally onsite, and that's fine when I'm fully available, but most of the time I have work on the go, and I'd just like to be able to help more than one company at once.

I'm a consultant, so mostly I try to help people solve business problems with technology. In practice, I mostly do web/mobile/apis/cloud development and devops in Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, Scala, Swift, Ruby and Python; Ansible and Terraform with AWS; recruiting, development management and development infrastructure. Willing to do a little bit of travel, but I've got a family here in Toronto, and I'm not looking to complicate things.

[http://www.codiform.com/](http://www.codiform.com/)

firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER50> SEEKING WORK - Remote, travel possible depending on location and duration.

Location: North-east UK

What I do: Data migration, transformation, and processing. Prototype development. Feasibility studies.

In the past I've been a network engineer, run large-scale Debian installations doing devops before it had a name, and been responsible for servers in Antarctica. I have experience with a wide range of different Unix tools and technologies, at various levels of the stack. This gives me the ability—and the perspective—to pick the best combination of tools for any particular project, rather than simply treating everything as a nail because all I have is a hammer.

I focus particularly on taking on "weird" or niche data or exploratory projects end-to-end; things that wouldn't be a fit for a standard web or development agency.

Previous work:

* Custom domain specific language (DSL) to encode business rules for computer vision system (Common Lisp)

* University library data migration project, with a focus on completeness and validation. (Clojure, Elixir, Ruby)

* School data processing app (Elixir/Phoenix, PostgreSQL)

* Custom data dashboards (R, Geckoboard)

* High-reliability, long-term timelapse platform for inaccessible locations. (FreeBSD, Arduino, Python, Shell)

* Migration of existing Node.js+Firebase service to Golang+PostgreSQL on AWS

* Feasibility study investigating the possiblility of writing custom code to interface with a biometric timeclock (Common Lisp)

* Proof-of-concept hardware development for projects linking the physical and virtual worlds in real time (Arduino, Node.js)

Buzzwords: Debian, Ubuntu, AWS, PostgreSQL, Perl, Common Lisp, Clojure, Ruby, Go, Arduino / AVR, Elixir / Phoenix, FreeBSD

Got something you think is a good fit? Drop me a line at mike -at- lambdafunctions -dot- com

</comment><comment><USER51> SEEKING WORK | FULL STACK DEVELOPER | REMOTE + EDINBURGH, UK. Freelance full stack software developer with over 10 years experience including a PhD in software verification offering:

\- Web app development: JavaScript (Node.js, TypeScript, Vue, Angular, jQuery, D3), Python (Flask, Django), Java, PHP (WordPress)

\- Mobile app development: Android, iOS, PhoneGap/Cordova

\- Cloud hosting: Creating scalable apps that run on Heroku and AWS

\- SEO: On-page audits and optimisations.

\- Code quality: Reducing defects in existing projects by integrating test suites, staging + development environments, Continuous Integration, planning boards and code reviews

Portfolio and more information available at [https://www.seanw.org](https://www.seanw.org).

Recent example project: [https://www.checkbot.io/](https://www.checkbot.io/)

Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more details.

</comment><comment><USER52> SEEKING WORK - Remote / Singapore / Bali / Costa Rica / anywhere nice (give me a good enough reason to travel and I'll be there!)

I'm a Shopify Expert from Waterloo, Canada ([https://experts.shopify.com/patrick- bollenbach](https://experts.shopify.com/patrick-bollenbach)).

This means I...

\- Build and setup e-commerce stores on Shopify

\- Do in-depth theme customization jobs

\- Develop private Shopify applications for features not natively supported by the platform

I do a lot of work for startup companies in Asia/Australia, but am currently looking to do some more work for agencies in North America that are looking to get into the e-commerce game, or that have some overflow Shopify work.

Send me an email, we can chat and figure out if I can help you out.

Portfolio - [https://bolle.co](https://bolle.co)

Email - patrick(at)bolle(dot)co

</comment><comment><USER53> SEEKING WORK - <USER13>

Technologies: Ruby, Javascript, Node, React, Haskell, Devops

Portfolio/CV: www.bolton.bio

Email: email@example.com

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Hey all! My name's Neill. I'm your local linux enthusiast, web developer, cyclist, travel bug, and serial entrepreneur addicted to making cool stuff with awesome people.

I'm an experienced full-stack engineer and have been working with various companies and startups over the past four years and have taken on roles that include quality assurance engineering, frontend web development, mobile development, backend / database work, linux server administration.. if you have a vision I can own development from front to back and make it happen.

I'm always on the lookout for awesome workplaces with strong, engineering- driven culture to connect with and possibly be a part of and help grow. I learn very quickly and am always excited for whatever comes my way.

</comment><comment><USER54> SEEKING WORK

Location: Boulder/Denver, Colorado (CO), USA and San Francisco Bay Area, California (CA)

Remote: yes

Technologies: python (Django, Flask, GAE), JavaScript (React, Vue, Node), MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS

Résumé/CV: [https://www.uplift.agency](https://www.uplift.agency)

Email: email@example.com

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Are you short on engineering staff? Get a proven team ready to move your project forward!

Marius & Paul are former engineers turned freelancers. Uplift Agency is family owned.

As experienced consultants and former founders, we understand tech companies. Running a business is hard. You have to wear many hats. Let us wear the ones we're great at!

We've worked with companies like ClearCare, NerdWallet, MIT, Humble Bundle (W11), FlightCar (W13), Mozilla and more.

For more details, previous work, testimonials, please visit: [https://www.uplift.agency](https://www.uplift.agency)

</comment><comment><USER55> SEEKING WORK | Full Stack Developer | NYC or Remote

10+ years building web/mobile apps.

Educated at Stanford. Founded a startup, PeerCDN, acquired by Yahoo. Re-built the video player at Yahoo, then the 4th largest in the world.

Been working remotely for clients worldwide including Expo (React Native), Datavisor, Towerview Health, MagicPoser, etc. On both a hourly basis and flat- rate/project basis.

Technologies: node.js, React Native, HTML/CSS, JS, Design, Angular, React, etc.

Pricing: $150 hourly, flat rates: Landing Page: $5000, React Native mobile app: $15k-25k

Email: abi | at | lightwavecollective.com Website: [http://lightwavecollective.com](http://lightwavecollective.com) LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abimanyuraja](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abimanyuraja)

</comment><comment><USER56> SEEKING WORK - REMOTE Highly experienced VP of Engineering & Lead Web Developer. Skills:

* Crypto/Blockchain - building Crypto infrastructure (multiple Blockchains), customized libraries and APIs, as well as front-end (MetaMask) solutions - Highly motivated to continue working with this.

* NodeJS/Meteor/SailsJS

* Serverless (going heavy on that one)

* Cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP)

* Wordpress/CodeIgniter/Yii/Drupal (Components, Hacks, Themes) - less motivated, unless truly cutting edge (or WP VIP projects)

* CI & Unit testing - Jenkins, Mocha & Karma for JS, Toast for PHP, as well as Selenium

* Django (general Python too) - to a lesser extent

Seeking: Challenging projects. Most recently worked extensively with Serverless & AWS APIs, building cloud-related prototypes, before that worked as an AngularJS specialist.

Example work: Upon request

Location: EU

Contact: dev (at) azdv.co

</comment><comment><USER57> SEEKING WORK, Big Data Engineer, Primarily Remote (based in Eindhoven, NL)

I am a strong data engineer who is passionate about large-scale distributed systems and streaming pipelines, and cares about producing clean, elegant, maintainable, robust, well-tested Scala / Spark code.

Core Skills:

● Kafka, Spark Streaming, Avro

● Cassandra (DevOps, Data Modeling)

● Distributed Systems Coordination (ZooKeeper)

● Programming Languages: Scala (highly proficient, 8 years exp.), Python (proficient), Kotlin (getting there)

Other Skills: Git, Docker, Akka Streams, HBase, HDFS, ElasticSearch, AWS (EC2/S3/EMR).

Educational Background: Computer Science.

Solid experience working remotely.

All of my recent work history (8 years) is exclusively with startups (early- stage for the most part).

Profile: [https://angel.co/dan-serban](https://angel.co/dan-serban)

Rate: $125/hour.

E-mail address in the profile.

</comment><comment><USER58> SEEKING WORK

      Location: San Francisco
      Remote: Yes
      Willing to relocate: Possibly
      Technologies: JavaScript, React, node.js, css, Python
      Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

Hey everybody. I've created projects like Helium ([https://github.com/geuis/helium-css](https://github.com/geuis/helium-css)) and [https://jsonip.com](https://jsonip.com).

I've worked in a pretty wide set of environments from startups to big companies. Looking for the next exciting thing to work on. I currently prefer remote projects if possible, but I live in San Francisco so local is cool too.

Contact me if interested and I'll send out my detailed resume.

</comment><comment> kiril-me SEEKING WORK

Location: Riga, Latvia

Remote: Yes

Technologies: java, distributed systems, high scalability, machine learning, python, blockchain

Resume/CV: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TbFTBIiat372mZ6hW7coNBhadSj...](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TbFTBIiat372mZ6hW7coNBhadSjWmnRnIv6mTlkBU2g/edit)

Email: email@example.com

LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmenshikov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmenshikov)

GitHub: [https://github.com/kiril-me](https://github.com/kiril-me)

10+ years of large-scale distributed backend systems in Java. Architected high-load systems, load-test frameworks, web performance monitor dashboards, lambda architecture

</comment><comment><USER59> SEEKING WORK – Remote or central Virginia, US-based

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Not currently

I'm an entry level developer with skills in C++, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, and Assembly. I'm one class away from an associates in Computer Science, and have completed all the core coursework for a CS Bachelors at James Madison University. I have extensive training in networking and security through the military.

I've worked with distributed teams in the past, where I taught myself Blueprints for Unreal Engine 4, animation through Maya, and how to establish an animation pipeline.

Resume: [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uybh_vBn6iKQyHBmc1V2aIIFKj...](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uybh_vBn6iKQyHBmc1V2aIIFKjKKbZyC)

Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER60> SEEKING WORK | Native Android Developer (Java & Kotlin) | Sweden or Remote

Email: email@example.com

Github: [https://github.com/jtrollkarl](https://github.com/jtrollkarl)

Website: [https://moducode.com](https://moducode.com)

Hi there!

I am a developer fully specialized in Android and have been developing for about 4 years. Today I program exclusively in Kotlin, though I am not opposed to working with Java if necessary. I am big on best practices and following TDD as well. I have knowledge in the following Android libraries/technologies:

* RxJava2/RxKotlin * MVP Architecture * Dagger2 * Retrofit * Junit * Robolectric * Mockito/MockK *

Feel free to contact me by e-mail if you're interested in working together.

Thanks!

</comment><comment><USER61> SEEKING WORK

Location: Europe/US (an American split between two continents)

Remote: Yes (with three years experience working remotely)

Willing to relocate: Yes, for the right opportunity

Technologies: Fullstack LAMP/LEMP (Laravel 5.x, Symfony 2.x, CakePHP, PHP 7.x), MySQL/MariaDB, JS (Vue.js, React, jQuery, etc.)

Resume: I am from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and have been building web applications since 1999. The majority of my career has been full-stack web application development in both the United States and also Europe.

I am the author of Mastering Laravel (Packt) and other peer-reviewed publications, an invited speaker at LaravelDay, phpDay, and PHP UK.

[http://linkedin.com/in/chrispecoraro](http://linkedin.com/in/chrispecoraro)

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER62> SEEKING WORK - Chicago, IL - <USER13>

Skills:

– iOS Swift Development

– Augmented Reality ARKit Development

– Growth

I specialize in developing iOS apps. Several of my apps were handpicked and featured worldwide by Apple. I've built social, gaming, messaging, lending, consumer, and location-based products.

I am a startup founder, native iOS developer, and growth/marketing expert.

Experience with: Swift, ARKit, iMessage extensions, Firebase, AWS, Sketch, Heroku, HTML5, CSS3, Wireframing, UX, and SQL.

Website: [https://atmorales.com](https://atmorales.com)

Email: email@example.com

LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/atmorales0/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/atmorales0/)

If you have any questions: Shoot me a message & let's talk!

</comment><comment><USER63> \---

SEEKING WORK - <USER13>

UI/UX designer and front-end developer from Iceland with solid solutions to your frustrating problems.

\---

I can help you with:

UX Design - The most important aspect of every product if you ask me. Let's work together to make user flows, wireframes and prototypes to get a clear overview of the products goals and how the user will achieve them.

UI Design - This is where we add your brand and details to the wireframes. Everything has to be consistent with your image.

Front-end development - Implementation can be tricky. I got the skills to work with your developers, or on my own, to make your product superb.

You can checkout some of my previous work at [https://gilli.is/](https://gilli.is/)

Let's work together! Contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com

\---

</comment><comment><USER64> SEEKING WORK - <USER13>

I'm from Philly (currently in Seattle) and I'm mostly a backend developer. However, I'm open to fullstack as well.

My preferred languages are Java and GoLang. I have over 6 years of experience in backend development. If I don't know a programming language, I can definitely pick it up within a week. You name it and I'll do it :)

My LinkedIn is available on [https://linkedin.com/in/aaomidi/](https://linkedin.com/in/aaomidi/)

My GitHub is available on [https://github.com/aaomidi](https://github.com/aaomidi)

You can also send me an email at email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER65> SEEKING FREELANCER - <USER12>

Gustin is a crowdsourced menswear brand looking for a rails engineer to work with us part-time

[https://www.weargustin.com](https://www.weargustin.com)

Qualifications \+ Experience in building and scaling a variety of front-end and back-end technologies

\+ Platform utilizes Ruby on Rails, Bootstrap, javascript, pgsql, stripe, etc.,

\+ Excellent project management skills and appreciation for deadlines

\+ E-commerce and conversion rate optimization experience would be great

\+ Design and UX skills also very much appreciated

\+ 5 - 10 hours per week

\+ Long term relationship preferred (last two freelancers each worked for 2 years)

\+ We'll hook you up with awesome, American-made clothing

Please email experience and rate to email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER66> SEEKING WORK

I'm an artistic researcher / speculative interaction designer. I specialize in tuning the experience that the products provide.

I'll look at your hardware or software product and after a few weeks I'll provide you with a presentation of how it corresponds to basic human needs, and what (and how) can be done differently.

My last project was at a life science company, making the machine learning decision process more transparent. This resolved the trust issue that doctors had with decisions provided by the machine.

Résumé/CV: [https://rybakov.com/](https://rybakov.com/)

Contact: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER67> SEEKING FREELANCER - San Francisco Bay Area - Open to remote or local

We are a lean start-up in our initial iteration. Stack preferred FE: React/Redux and BE: Node.

Our technology utilizes two Real Estate MLS datafeeds (may be challenging and require sockets in the API development).

Integration with Twilio, Chat, SendGrid, etc.

Platform is competing to a semi-established brand which we plan to disrupt. If you are an extremely well versed Full Stack developer inquire. We may need a UI/UX developer/designer as well so please reach out if interested.

Prefer contract based work for this initial project.

contact me = purplerainsf1 [at] gmail.com

</comment><comment><USER68> SEEKING WORK - <USER13>

Main Tech Stack: React, Laravel, AWS, and mostly everything derived from it.

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina. We are used to working with any US Timezone

Also, work with a very small team that have immediate availability.

Rate: $75/hr.

firstname.lastname@example.com | [https://bravenew.tech/](https://bravenew.tech/) | [https://www.linkedin.com/company/24781853/](https://www.linkedin.com/company/24781853/)

</comment><comment><USER69> SEEKING WORK: Montevideo, Uruguay. GMT -3. | Remote Only | Full Stack Web Developer

I've been working remotely with Django for around 6 years now, delivering web apps and MVPs for startups.

Email: email@example.com

LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinsaizar/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinsaizar/)

Website: [https://msaizar.com](https://msaizar.com)

Drop me a message, let's chat!

</comment><comment><USER70> SEEKING WORK | Agency specialized in building and growing products | San Francisco and Pune, India We can help you with:

\- Rapid prototype development

\- Iterate product to grow

\- Build SAAS with all necessary features to serve users and grow the product

Skills: iOS/Android, NodeJS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS, Bootstrap, React, PHP, Crawling at scale, Browser Extensions, Stripe, SAAS

contact: email@example.com

website: [http://www.vshsolutions.com/](http://www.vshsolutions.com/)

</comment><comment><USER71> SEEKING FREELANCER – San Francisco Bay Area or Remote

SUPERTEAM is looking for talented freelancers to join us. We provide you with steady stream of projects and all the freedom you need.

Find out more about us from here: [https://www.superteam.io/](https://www.superteam.io/)

We have immediate need for a Product Designer (UI/UX) with experience building mobile apps (iOS/Android/React Native).

Please email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER72> SEEKING WORK – remote or Philadelphia

Freelance application development. We have done it all before. We are not an agency, just two programmers who are colocated and share an office.

We also offer NO RISK PROTOTYPING, only pay if you want it. [http://www.hyperfiddle-consulting.com/](http://www.hyperfiddle- consulting.com/)

React.js, Redux, Javascript, ClojureScript, Clojure, Scala, Java, Meteor and MongoDB, Datomic

</comment><comment><USER73> SEEKING WORK - NYC or remote

Dynamic Duo Frontend Devs

Location: NYC

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React

We're a team of two. One of us is new to web dev and the other one has 4.5 years of experience in frontend. The one that's new to web dev is looking for a project to work on, and the one with more experience will be mentoring for free. You'll get two eyes for the price of one!

We know it's a unique setup, but we think it'll be the best of both worlds!

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER74> SEEKING WORK - Remote, San Francisco, Washington D.C

I'm a full stack developer and designer.

I'll build you a minimal lovable product for a fixed $9K and in 4 weeks.

For iOS apps, I use Swift. For web apps, I use Ruby/Rails, JavaScript.

To see some of my recent work:

[https://breue.com/](https://breue.com/)

[https://dribbble.com/zachvanness](https://dribbble.com/zachvanness)

My email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER75> SEEKING WORK - Remote, Boston? - [email redacted]

Fullstack web + mobile - Primarily JS, Vue, Kotlin, Java, SQL but can pick up anything as needed.

Tech Lead @ [https://klema.io](https://klema.io) (JS, Vue, Kotlin, K8s, Azure, SQL Server)

Separate Android/iOS demo on request (Kotin, Swift)

I respond quickly to client emails and will pick up my phone. I also handle nonprofit work + rapid MVPs.

</comment><comment><USER76> SEEKING WORK - US Remote - Fullstack Developer

I have 5+ years of experience building ecommerce sites for companies of all sizes, and 8 years of experience developing overall. My expertise is with the Magento platform, but I've also built shops in Shopify and WordPress. I'm also an experienced web app developer and love tackling interesting projects.

Rate: $100/hr

Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com

Location: Long Beach, CA

Skills:

\- Elixir/Phoenix

\- Ruby on Rails

\- ReactJS and Redux

\- Magento 1 & 2

</comment><comment><USER77> SEEKING WORK Location: Croatia Remote: Yes Resume/CV:[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario- krbot-76b1a0125/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-krbot-76b1a0125/) Contact:email@example.com Skills:Penetration Testing,PHP,Java,Javascript,Digital Marketing,Wordpress,HTML,CSS,SQL

</comment><comment><USER78> SEEKING FREELANCER - Chicago or Remote

I've built a complex app for a demanding market, where bugs are not looked upon kindly. I'm using typescript and lots of tests to reduce bugs, but it's still not quite at 0.

I'm therefore looking for someone who enjoys breaking things in twisted ways to put the app through some tough QA sessions.

Contact me using: felipe at fov.space

<comment><USER78> Edit: Should have clarified it's a web app

</comment></comment><comment><USER79> SEEKING WORK from anywhere around the world | ONLY REMOTE | I'm in India

I'm a web and mobile UI/UX designer.

Experience: 7 years

Technologies/Skills:

\- UI/UX design for web, iOS and Android

\- Information architecture

\- Interaction design

\- Visual design

\- Icon design

\- Brand Identity design

\- HTML & CSS

Portfolio: [http://radesign.in](http://radesign.in)

Email: [http://radesign.in/contact](http://radesign.in/contact)

</comment><comment><USER80> SEEKING WORK - remote, short to medium term projects.

I'm a professional Computer Scientist with over 10 years experience.

blog: [http://john.mercouris.online](http://john.mercouris.online)

company website: [http://atlas.engineer](http://atlas.engineer)

</comment><comment><USER81> SEEKING WORK

Location: Bengaluru, India

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Rust, PHP, JS (incl ES8), HTML, CSS

CV: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vld4vHBkE-](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vld4vHBkE-) cPeGnleJSJiNZ4RtrHxXXTNHranVdFjE8/edit?usp=sharing

email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER82> SEEKING WORK

Location - Panama city.

Despite considering myself a Jr., which may or may not be accurate, I try doing front end stuff from scratch. My stuff would probably be prettier if I used a framework.

website: [https://talescript.com](https://talescript.com)

</comment><comment><USER83> Seeking freelancer, London, UK

Looking for a Python/Django developer and/or a Microsoft Sharepoint expert for a government contract. Work is around Victoria Station in London and is on site only.

Please contact me at harel at harelmalka dot com for the details

</comment><comment><USER84> SEEKING FREELANCER

Worldwide, REMOTE, near-total flexibility on hours. $70-100/hr. Expert Interviewer at Karat ([https://karat.io](https://karat.io))

Work from anywhere in the world that has a solid internet connection. Work as much or as little as you want. Work any day, any time of day, any number of hours -- you can do 0 one week, 50 the next week, and back to 0 the next week. Only requirement there is that we want you to roughly average at least 10 hours a week, or else the training/time investment doesn't make as much sense from your end or ours.

I know the above might sound a little strange, so a bit about the company for context: Karat is a Seattle-based startup that does software engineering interviews on behalf of other companies -- primarily first-round phone screens. Quickly-growing companies can spend a significant fraction of their engineers' time interviewing; we help take the load off. We've done a lot to make the interview experience better for all stakeholders that I could write whole essays about, but suffice it to say that candidates love working with us, clients love working with us, and we're well-funded and growing quickly as a result.

Because of this quickly-growing demand, we're looking to hire more Expert Interviewers. The ideal candidate is a software engineer with strong written and verbal English skills with at least a few years of professional experience. Interviewing experience would be great, but we spend 25 hours (paid) training you before you even start, so if you're strong technically and love working with people we can usually make it work :) Interviews are conducted over video chat, using a collaborative code editor.

Some of our interviewers are freelancers who use our scheduling model to backfill hours; others are full timers at top tech companies looking to make some extra cash; others have quit their jobs to work with us full time; some are digital nomads; one of our interviewers is road tripping around North America for a year and a half, doing anywhere from zero to 40 interviews each week depending on where he is and what the weather's like.

The application form is here: [https://jobs.lever.co/karat/d44ab283-c7c0-4bbd-b8c3-4dc0ced6...](https://jobs.lever.co/karat/d44ab283-c7c0-4bbd-b8c3-4dc0ced64c86?lever- origin=applied&lever-source=HNWHFL)

I know it's a pretty unique job, so if you have any questions reply here or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'm happy to talk through any of it.

<comment><USER85> I'm wondering, how long is each interview?

If someone wants to work 20 hours, does that mean 20 hours of interviewing?

Are there enough interviews available to be able to maintain the hours?

Just curious what a 20 hour work week would look like doing this job.

<comment><USER84> Hey, thanks for the questions. Interviews are mostly 60 minutes, though we are experimenting with longer formats (90 and 120). We leave 30 minutes at the end of each interview to complete and submit your write-up on the candidate's performance (we have a detailed rubric that you grade against for each section of the interview). As you become more experienced, you tend to need much less than 30 minutes to complete this writeup.

If you wanted to work 20 hours, that could be 20 hours of interviewing, but we also have other work you can do as you become more experienced, like helping to review interviews, mentor newer interviewers, develop and test new interview content, build features on the platform, etc. Some people prefer to only or mostly interview though, and that's fine.

There's some seasonality to interview supply just because of the nature of recruiting cycles, but we're growing pretty quickly and we've got people focused on capacity management, so that smooths things out a bit.

A 20 hour work week for some people is just 20 hours of interviewing on their own schedule; for others it's a mix of interviewing, reviewing others' interviews, and mentoring. We have some interviews who do mostly non- interviewing tasks like mentoring, or working with clients, just based on their preferences and skillsets.

Hope that answers your questions, but let me know if you'd like me to elaborate on any of this.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER86> SEEKING WORK - remote - I'm based in Portland, OR.

Skills - Linux, Ansible, Chef

LinkedIn - [https://linkedin.com/in/akulbe](https://linkedin.com/in/akulbe)

</comment><comment><USER87> SEEKING WORK Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No, but can fly within the US for brief periods

Technologies: AWS/Azure/Baremetal/DevOps/CI- CD/Jenkins/Python/Perl/Javascript/Purescript

Résumé/CV: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kikap/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kikap/)

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

ONLY PART TIME CONSULTING

DevOps Architect, Senior Technical Operations Engineer, Manager/Mentor/Leader. Expert in scaling, datacenter migrations, CI/CD process and pipelines, migration to (and from!) cloud. I'm a software architect and developer grown into the Ops role, I know how the software works at scale.

I'm most useful and worth my money on two types of assignments: 1\. Cloud migrations: between clouds (like AWS to Azure, or Heroku to AWS), to clouds (like from the datacenter to AWS), and from clouds (like when you lost your sleep over the AWS bill and consider creating your so-called "private cloud"). 2\. Software architecture and engineering: either prepare to scale or to go into production with availability, continuity, right processes, security and so on. I can look at your prototype or early production architecture and help avoid costly mistakes.

I'm also very good at hiring engineers and I can help you interview and select right people for the job. I've worked for and built excellent teams in companies of all sizes, from hundreds of thousand people to series-A startups. I also worked a lot in outsourcing and can help select and manage an outsourced team.

Some random thoughts of mine, so that you know what to expect: [https://medium.com/@kikap/how-to-hire-great- engineers-f55f3d...](https://medium.com/@kikap/how-to-hire-great- engineers-f55f3dd2125e) [https://medium.com/@kikap/how-to-not-lose-big-with- outsourci...](https://medium.com/@kikap/how-to-not-lose-big-with-outsourcing- cdb98b2cd7d0) [https://blog.rackmaze.com/what-is-the-total-cost-of- setting-...](https://blog.rackmaze.com/what-is-the-total-cost-of-setting-up-a- datacenter-90d7e7b2d91d) [https://blog.rackmaze.com/when-do-i-choose-cloud- and-when-da...](https://blog.rackmaze.com/when-do-i-choose-cloud-and-when- datacenter-a-million-dollar-literally-question-3c9f360e2183)

</comment><comment><USER88> SEEKING WORK | San Diego, CA | Remote

email@example.com

I build and maintain Rails apps and grow online communities.

I co-wrote the "Ruby Cookbook" (over 1,000+ pages of Ruby) and "Programming for PaaS" published by O'Reilly media.

I've built multiple Rails websites that scaled to millions of users, 10's of millions of database records, and hundreds of thousands of customers.

I've also raised $9.8 million from leading venture capitalists, lead a team of 45 employees, and negotiated and closed a major acquisition with a Fortune 150.

I have a proven track record of writing scalable code and growing large online communities with cutting edge content marketing techniques.

I stand out because I've been in your shoes. I know what it's like to struggle to build my dream, and I know the secrets to achieving your goals.

Reach out to me, I'd love to hear your story.

firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER89> SEEKING WORK

watchOS app development

Mountain View, CA - remote work is a possibility

firstname.lastname@example.com</comment>


Color - <AUTHOR> http://color.com/ <comment><USER2> We must at least be in a photo sharing bubble.

<comment><USER3> No kidding. It's an extension of sharing clips of text, except now it's more awkward.

</comment></comment><comment><USER4> Wow - the first thing it does is to ask you to give your name and take a photo of yourself, then it shares it with random strangers without warning or asking your permission or giving a way to delete it.

Pretty unpleasant initial experience!

<comment><USER5> probably more unpleasant for the people w/in 100 feet of me as I accidentally snapped a quick photo of my coin purse... (hopefully it doesn't get mistaken for an ariel photo of Iraq again)

</comment></comment><comment><USER6> Did anyone see dhh's tweet about this? <https://twitter.com/dhh/status/50764612001476608>

I think he may be on to something here...

<comment><USER7> That is a clever way to get liquidity out of Facebook w/o having to pull any money out of Facebook itself (hence never showing any sort of pessimism).

<comment><USER8> Instead of facebook, I'll bet they will repeat the same strategy like when Google acquired Youtube

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER9> Related article: [http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/23/color-looks-to-reinvent- soc...](http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/23/color-looks-to-reinvent-social- interaction-with-its-mobile-photo-app-and-41-million-in-funding/)

According to one of the comments at TC, the domain cost $350K. It's cool to see newer (and well-funded) startups going for non-"web 2.0" names, e.g. Path, and now Color.

<comment><USER10> It's a warning sign when startups have the cash to invest in a domain name before they have traction. Talk about putting the cart before the horse.

<comment><USER11> A domain is an asset, why would it be worth notably less after a few years if the startup were to fail?

<comment><USER12> Exactly: provided that $350,000 was a decent price (which doesn't seem too unreasonable) and the fair value does not decline they now have a $350,000 intangible asset on their balance sheet that will not likely decline in value.

You can't say the same for a similar amount of put into high end office furniture, for example.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER13> It sounds cool, but due to the name it's impossible to find in app store search.

Edit: I was able to find it by searching for "color camera group", though curiously, not "color group camera".

<comment><USER14> It's difficult to find because it isn't fully indexed in the App Store yet. I'm sure it will be easier when the download count increases.

<comment><USER15> It's difficult to find because it's getting 2-star ratings.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER16> This will become the Chatroulette of mobile photo sharing apps.

<comment><USER17> Especially in cities, where sharing photos with the people within 100 feet of you can include anyone in your 20 story apartment building. Even if the rate of obscene photos is low, just one could ruin the user experience.

<comment><USER18> What does constitute to you as obscene and why would it ruin your user experience?

<comment><USER19> Dicks, mostly.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER20> This thing's fuckin creepy. it uses the camera and mic to get my location as well. The tech sounds rad, but for privacy i wouldn't touch this thing with a 10 ft pole.

<comment><USER21> honest question, what does mic have to do with obtaining location information ?

<comment><USER22> I think the techcrunch article (linked on one of the comments) mentioned that if they can't get a gps/wifi signal they look at lighting (camera) and sound (mic) to determine if people are in the same location. Neat use of the technology but - yes, a bit creepy.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER23> It's getting hammered on the App store with negative feedback. I see a 2 star average. People are complaining about connectivity issues.

<comment><USER24> So what happens if it's a complete flop, if it never takes off at all?

<comment><USER25> Then they return whatever's left of their investor's money or pivot to a more promising direction?

<comment><USER23> I hope for their sake that they don't pull a cuil.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER26> I'm baffled and frustrated by the level of funding these guys are getting. Yes there are some interesting and smart people involved but the initial idea smacks of a solution to a non-existent problem.

</comment><comment><USER27> I just tried the app and definitely didn't like it, it mandatory requires you to give away your location information otherwise you cannot use the app. That's not the way to go guys :S specially with the recent discussions about internet privacy...

<comment><USER28> using the app without providing your location would make you a voyeur, which is not cool.

the fact that they force you to disclose your location to use it is the first thing i've heard about this app that i like.

<comment><USER27> For some reason that makes me feel uncomfortable, heres the thing: you can share picture with the friends you have around, let's say the people that's in the same room to get "different angles of the same event", if they're already with you, what's the point of disclosing my location with the app?

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER29> I think may one of those situations where they invested completely in the team?

The founder sounds like a badass but I'm still concerned about viability and revenue strategy of the company....

</comment><comment><USER30> Anyone try this? It is basically bump for photos.

</comment><comment><USER31> $41M pre launch, seriously? like i mean it.. seriously? is it to the team or the product?

</comment><comment><USER32> Burst bubble burst! Just saying....

</comment><comment><USER33> Dislike the name. Doesn't suggest anything relevant to what the service actually does. Worse, it actively suggests something else -- something to do with color, perhaps for artists or a color-involving game. I also have a personal pet peeve of people hi-jacking existing words and trying to give them an Nth meaning. If the new meaning is at least similar to one of the existing ones, fine, especially if just in a different context or field or medium. But if the new meaning has nothing to do with the original ones, it just worsens the language for everybody. And yeah, could be useful service. May make sense for some existing bigger company or social network to buy and integrate them. But $41m for this, and this stage, feels very Bubble-y to me.

<comment><USER2> How's Apple for a name? Does exactly what it says on the tin, oh wait...

<comment><USER34> That's ...err.. apples and oranges. Apple got its name before there was a web, before search engines. Plus, Apple isn't a term that is used frequently when working with computers. What do apples and computers have in common? Nothing.

Color is too generic a term and it's already used in computer lingo. This company might be able to make Color their brand, they might be able to one day own it like Apple owns apple, but it will take years if not decades.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER35> I'm interested in the exploits that may target this. First thing I would want to do is create a way to spoof my location in real-time and see what's going on in that place _right then._

Then I would want to send everyone in that area a picture of goatse.

<comment><USER36> Brilliant. Definitely on this.

If you see some photos of amused british people in their living room representing themselves as having been taken deep in the most self-regarding of san francisco's fashionable hangouts, that was us.

</comment></comment><comment><USER37> Why does your Market link not link to the app in the Market?

Especially considering I absolutely can't find it.

<comment><USER38> same here, did my best searching and still can't test it.

<comment><USER39> I think it might be out later tonight or tomorrow morning. I have been looking for it also.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER40> I would have thought they would have included a link to the app in the android marketplace on the home page. I clicked it and it just takes you to the android marketplace home. So far no luck finding on Android...

</comment><comment><USER41> I really don't understand why it needs $41M in funding. Its just another photo app...I think its more of hype than the actual useful content.

<comment><USER42> Well, you could say that for almost every other "startup". I believe there are some cool use cases here but I can't see how this will generate money.

</comment></comment><comment><USER43> Any idea why they call this app Color?

I thought the app had nothing to do with photos initially.

The only reason I read about it was that they were "given more money than Google". I wonder if that can be used as a marketing strategy. Take enough money to get yourself in the headlines and simply return it after you get it. I'm sure its illegal and it's surely unethical, but it might work.

</comment><comment><USER44> We are at the precipitous. This changes everything.

Feels epic. We're here.

<comment><USER45> precipice</comment></comment>


Scalability: a beginner's guide - <AUTHOR> http://www.scaletheplanet.com/post/scalability-a-beginners-guide

<comment><USER2> great intro post! Maybe add something on use DNS infrastructure instead of an NLB as well, as those guys are also a limited resource in the end.

<comment><AUTHOR> I touched a little on that with scaling unit segregation by subdomains, but it would be a great topic for a more advanced look. I'll keep it in mind!</comment></comment>


Ask HN: How do you make Windows sufferable? - <AUTHOR> Hi HN! I was just reinstalling windows 7 and this time I decided to try out Cygwin with apt-cyg and ConEmu and I am blown away by how awesome a combo it is. Having primarily used linux and osx for the past two years it is really nice. I can't understand how I could live without it.
I know there is the new ubuntu thing in windows 10 and all, but I didn't get to upgrade in time.
What other tools do you use to make windows more sufferable as a dev? Is it worth paying for the windows 10 upgrade if you are stuck on 7/8 and don't have any newer hardware? <comment><USER2> I can't say anything about whether it's "worth it", but ubuntu on Windows has become my default shell for everything that will run there. Which is most command line utilities, build scripts, Ansible. I still run jupyter from the windows shell since zmq has some issues, and GPU stuff doesn't work there.

</comment><comment><USER3> PortableApps is really good for keeping track of your programs, and making them, well, portable.

[http://portableapps.com/](http://portableapps.com/)

Also I highly recommend xplorer2, it's so much better than the built in file explorer: [http://zabkat.com/](http://zabkat.com/)

There's a free alternative as well: [http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/cubicexplorer_portabl...](http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/cubicexplorer_portable)

</comment><comment><USER4> WSL is a godsend [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux)

At least 10x faster than cygwin, and much more packages.

<comment><AUTHOR> But I guess it requires Win10? In that case it will be when I have to upgrade this old heap anyways :)

</comment></comment><comment><USER5> I wish windows had a iterm2 equivalent for terminal, the ability to use native copy + paste (cmd +c/v), highlight text for instant copy etc is what keeps me on mac over windows.

</comment><comment><USER6> Windows is quite sufferable for JS development: Node and NPM work fine for most things using cygwin as my preference to run it, can use Atom as an editor, git works fine etc.

For other languages like Haskell say its a no-no you really have to do it in Linux (or Mac). So I run a VM in that case.</comment>


Bitsequence has just ran away with their investors' money - <AUTHOR> https://twitter.com/TeamBitCorey/status/956858880016789504 <comment><USER2> > "3% daily lifetime income", "10% of your referrals"

Looks like generic ponzi scheme.

Maybe it wasn't getting traction fast enough, they will probably restart under another name soon.

</comment><comment><USER3> english verb correction => "has just rUn". i run. i ran. i have run.</comment>


Guide To Array Functions: Pick the least powerful tool for the job - <AUTHOR> https://jesseduffield.com/array-functions-and-the-rule-of-least-power/ <comment><AUTHOR> Hi all, I thought I'd share this guide that I wrote after coming across some weird applications of array functions in my workplace. Hopefully you like it, and I'm interested in feedback :)

<comment><USER2> I'm sharing it with my team now!</comment></comment>