Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2016) - <AUTHOR> Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility. <comment><USER15> SEEKING WORK - Medellin, Colombia / Remote (GMT -5) \--- I'm a software developer of mobile apps and cloud backends with over 15 years of experience developing software. After working with enterprise stacks and on-premise environments for almost a decade I started telecommuting for startups in USA in 2010 building cloud services in Rails, Node, or Go along with native apps for Mac, iOS, Android and Windows using Swift, Objective-C, Java and Kotlin programming languages.

I'm really flexible and I fit in almost everywhere, I've worked directly with CEO's, CTO's, teams of all sizes and even being the CTO myself(unicorn, CTO for Hire, whatever you call it).

I'm crazy about testing (yep, even on Mobile), obsessed with refactoring and clean code and currently available for hire full-time.

Portfolio -> [http://bithavoc.io/portfolio/](http://bithavoc.io/portfolio/) Process -> [http://bithavoc.io/process/](http://bithavoc.io/process/) Capabilities -> [http://bithavoc.io/capabilities/](http://bithavoc.io/capabilities/)

Contact -> [http://bithavoc.io/contact/](http://bithavoc.io/contact/) Github -> [https://github.com/bithavoc](https://github.com/bithavoc)

Rates ranging from $47-56 USD/hr depending on commitment.

Interested? Let's have a call and I'll tell you all about it.

</comment><comment><USER16> SEEKING WORK - <USER14>

Full-stack developer can build your MVP in a turnkey way (requirements in, working MVP or proof-of-concept product out).

Projects 1- to 6-months long with budgets ~US$15k-90k.

Services:

\- sanity-check and tighten up requirements and scope

\- estimate time/cost to implement

\- design and develop your MVP's tech stack from the data store to the front- end UI

\- perform simple server buildouts

\- integrate with SaaS APIs

Preferred tech stack:

\- Back: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails

\- Data: SQL or NoSQL

\- Front: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript

\- Server: Linux in cloud/VPS

Also do non-MVP web/systems development in Python, Ruby, Clojure, PHP, and C#. Timelines from 1 day to 3 months. Bill hourly/daily or quote.

Site: [https://jeffkayser.com](https://jeffkayser.com)

Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com or [https://jeffkayser.com/contact/](https://jeffkayser.com/contact/)

GitHub: [https://github.com/jeffkayser](https://github.com/jeffkayser)

</comment><comment><USER17> SEEKING WORK - Remote Location: I'm an American currently in India

I guess you can say I've been a software hobbyist for the past six years. I've hopped around from PHP -> Python -> C -> Common Lisp -> Clojure. My focus is web development and I am currently working on a SAAS written in clojure. By now it's around 10 KLOC and needs to be launched.

In the meanwhile, I'd like to make some food/rent money and will develop at a cheap rate until my business can keep itself afloat.

I will work for _$15 /HR_ and will do most things software related.

Some things about my tech personality:

      - Thinkpad x201
      - Emacs with Evil(vim package)
      - <USER3>

I believe I am quite competent and will deliver good value.

Please email me at email@example.com if you have interest or further questions.

Thank you and have a good day.

</comment><comment><USER18> SEEKING WORK - Lisbon, Portugal or Remote

Full-stack web developer specialized in Python (Flask and Django) with 10+ years of experience on software development.

I have a PhD and have published work in statistical Natural Language Processing, so am also looking for interesting opportunities on NLP. I have experience as teacher, so if you need one-to-one consulting or mentoring on any of these subjects (software development, web development, NLP, programming, algorithms, data processing, developing with Python and C, others?), I'm used to make complex things seem simple.

I'm currently bootstrapping my own software company ([http://flatangle.com](http://flatangle.com)) with a product almost ready for launch ([http://elements.flatangle.com/](http://elements.flatangle.com/)), but it will be great to work with you on your own projects. Check my personal website for more information, [http://joaoventura.net/](http://joaoventura.net/) or my github account for some hints on my work: [https://github.com/joaoventura/](https://github.com/joaoventura/) and [https://github.com/flatangle/](https://github.com/flatangle/).

</comment><comment><USER19> SEEKING FREELANCER, Denver, remote work is possible.

We are seeking a freelancer or agency to help us write a few python scripts for TensorFlow so that we can move away from AWS ML. Currently running a TensorFlow AMI on AWS and need help writing the python scripts to get the same predictive outputs we get from AWS ML, so we don't have to pay per record. My ML knowledge is limited so these scripts need to be well commented and easy to update: source data, column that is outcome, ID column. Our data is currently in S3 (csv) and we need to export entire lists, with an ID and the output probabilistic score (csv). We work with voter data that doesn't change much. We will do binary classification for voted/not voted data. We also do surveys, were a few thousand records have categorical response data. So we need to take the responses (1-5) and assign a categorical probability to the rest of the file based on the survey response. Data is 2m + rows, 250+ columns. Will provide data with NDA and I think this would help a lot explaining, since this is getting above my skills. Program should either decide beyes, regression, etc or use ML to find the best fit. L1, L2, etc. Limited updates on my end until I learn more and refresh on the math, well commented code is key.

firstname.lastname@example.com if you know Python, ML, and TensorFlow. If you can ask more pointed questions to get a better prospective of scope please do. Bonus if you live in Denver, you're also welcome to come in and use our office. If things work out there would be further work especially if in Denver, possibly full time with equity.

</comment><comment><USER20> SEEKING WORK Location:Greater ChicagoLand Remote: Open to remote and relocation Portfolio: [http://shareme.github.com](http://shareme.github.com) Speciality: Android(native java) Stacokoverflow Score: Top 10% Android(rated by other developers)

The name of the game in grabbing a piece of the M&A increase in 2016-2017 is an increasing MAU engine. On the Android Platform that means polished UI components integrated with Google Material Design showing a visible change in UI workflow to introduce new app features with new version of the app.

The problem is if you do new app features as UI changes(its the only way that makes sense as you have to integrate with app users perceptions and worldviews) you run into UI feature back port problems. And to be blunt honest the average android developer fails at knowing android suport internals well enough to get any UI feature back-ported correctly. But, if I pay attention to android support internals and back port the UI features correctly than the UI changes to highlight new app features becomes a breeze to implement and thus we get a potential an increasing MAUs engine(my library back ports the UI features correctly and gives a solid foundation for implmenting Material Design UI components without having to worry how to back port them and thus can focus on the UI visible changes that signal a new app feature).

Since that increasing MAUs engine is focusing on grabbing M&A and or IPO results for a start-up in the form of leveraging MAUs for MA& and or IPO it might be advantageous to begin an email conversation with me if your start-up is newly funded and seeking their first android developer.

</comment><comment><USER21> SEEKING FREELANCER: Austin, Texas or remote (US based)

Looking for a freelancer for occasional load leveling of development resources (short term too many deadlines not enough developers types of situations). We are willing to work around your availability, but if you commit we expect follow through.

.NET (C# and/or VB.NET), Javascript, MS SQL Server, git, ORMs (EF and OrmLite), both WebForms and MVC preferable

Please mail: jmaddox at intesolv dot com, share the rate you are seeking if you are willing

No third parties

</comment><comment><USER22> SEEKING WORK - Vancouver, CA / Remote (GMT -8)

Rails/JS Full Stack Developer; UX/UI Designer

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Tech stack: Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, jQuery, Ruby, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Heroku, Git

I'm a full stack developer (4+ years) with a background in UX/UI design (10+ years). I excel at helping others make great product decisions, especially in the early, exploratory phase. I've worked in roles as a user researcher, lead designer, product lead, and in conversion optimization and retention. I have SaaS product management experiences, trained jr. developers (as head instructor at a leading coding bootcamp) and have shipped multiple MVPs.

I'm currently working on my startup [https://dayboard.co/](https://dayboard.co/), and am looking to take on a project to help fund development. I'm particularly interested in building software MVPs.

LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtcchan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtcchan) Github: [https://github.com/jtcchan](https://github.com/jtcchan)

If you like to see code / UI samples, my email's in my profile. Thanks!

</comment><comment><USER23> SEEKING WORK - Washington, DC + Remote - Full-stack distributed team

Vitamin Software is the vitamin shot for your startup. We accelerate your iterations in the right direction and help your team gain focus.

We're a team of 6 full-time consultants, including 2 previous CTOs, 2 PhDs, a team leader and an art director.

Relevant experience:

* web development (Javascript, Python, Ruby, Java). Latest sample in React.js + Redux + Node.js: [http://www.directimo.ro](http://www.directimo.ro)

* design/UI/UX: check [http://www.directimo.ro](http://www.directimo.ro)

* databases (MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, Oracle DB)

* distributed systems (worked on fleets of 150+ servers, glued together with RabbitMQ, Kestrel and REST APIs)

* backend (latest sample of work: custom HTTP proxy in C++/boost supporting 1500 transactions per second, with persistent connections)

* provisioning (we like AWS, but we can easily adapt to anything - experience with Ansible and Puppet)

Oh, and we have plenty of startup experience:

* one of the partners has been an Engineering Manager at uberVU (acquired by Hootsuite), leading big enterprise releases

* we have clients from YCombinator and TechStars

e-mail: email@example.com

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

Thank you!

<comment><USER24> @aismail forgot to mention that we have Joey attend important meetings. Joey's a dog.

</comment></comment><comment><USER25> SEEKING WORK - Remote (we're based on the west and east coast of the US)

Need a native iOS or Android app? We can deliver. We're a team of three engineers with experience shipping iOS and Android apps to the App Store and Google Play. An example of what we've built can be found here: [https://itunes.apple.com/ye/app/1upside-mobile-referral- mana...](https://itunes.apple.com/ye/app/1upside-mobile-referral- management/id1042161037?mt=8)

Services we provide: \- Have an app idea? We can walk you through every step of the process, including graphic design and server development (Node.js, Docker) \- Continuous integration/deployment to Google Play and the App Store. Imagine if a copy of your app was automatically built and send to a list of alpha testers each time an engineer committed code. We can set that up for you. \- Automated testing with Xamarin test cloud. Have an app already made, but tired of getting bug reports and lower ratings on the app store? We can write a suite of automated user interaction tests and integrate them into your current build process

If you have any questions drop me a line (email@example.com)

</comment><comment><USER26> SEEKING WORK

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

Remote: yes

Technologies: python (Django, Flask, GAE), javascript (React, Angular, Knockout, Backbone, Node), MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, full stack, UX design, front-end, back-end, product management, small business, microservices (SOA), Test Driven Development (TDD), mobile web

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

Email: firstname.lastname@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!

Nervous about hiring freelancers? Question the quality of their work? We started Uplift Agency after 15+ years of combined experience to end those worries. We've worked with companies like NerdWallet, MIT, Humble Bundle (W11), FlightCar (W13), Mozilla and more.

We work to understand your product and take initiative to help your projects do even better. If you're looking for code-monkeys you're visiting the wrong zoo. We'll speak up when we think a project is heading in the wrong direction.

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

</comment><comment><USER27> SEEKING WORK - remote / Berlin

I'm a front-leaning, full-stack developer that is living in Berlin. I am American, and I have some conversational ability in German.

I have experience with every aspect of creating an application, from mockups and UX design, to graphic design, to the full-stack implementation, to deployment.

I've successfully built and sold a past start-up of mine, and have a great deal of insight with product development. Because of this, I'm probably of most value the earlier a project is in its life cycle.

Backend stack: Ruby on Rails, with DBs/data stores such as MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, Redis, Elastic Search.

Frontend stack: my strong preference is for es6 and React.js. I use current tooling (even with Rails projects) such as babbel and webpack. I am well- versed in current best practices, can build responsive mobile-friendly websites, and code pixel perfect CSS and HTML5.

I'm also a very capable graphic designer, which can be seen from viewing past and present work on my portfolio.

Portfolio: [http://eatingthe.com](http://eatingthe.com)

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

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER28> SEEKING WORK - Anywhere in US (need visa sponsorship) or remote (travel OK) - St. Peter, Russia (GMT+3)

Me: Full-stack software engineer since 2001, specializing in building custom web and cloud applications. Quick learner, early technology adopter, care a lot about best engineering practicies, visonary and thoughtful architectural decisions and great UI/UX. Check out my recent OSS projects on GitHub:

\- [https://git.io/vecVR](https://git.io/vecVR) (9k stars) - "isomorphic" web app boilerplate (Node.js, GraphQL, React)

\- [https://git.io/vojYi](https://git.io/vojYi) (1k stars) - <USER4> single-page app (React, Redux, Firebase)

\- [https://git.io/vojY7](https://git.io/vojY7) (400 stars) - database schema for web apps (MSSQL, Postgres, SQLite)

\- [https://git.io/vojYy](https://git.io/vojYy) (180 stars) - cross-platform web development /w ASP.NET Core, C# and React

      Azure, .NET, C#  MSSQL, Node.js, JavaScript, Babel, Webpack, GraphQL, React, Relay
      + a little of React Native, iOS, Xamarine, F#

You:

\- [x] Have a greenfield web application (or, web+mobile) project with a great UI/UX?

\- [x] Need a sr. level full-stack software engineer, tech co-founder, or visionary CTO in a small startup?

\- [x] Creating a robust, lasting solution with attention to details is important?

If so, let's talk! Email: hello[at]tarkus.me, skype: koistya, or twitter: @koistya

</comment><comment><USER29> Seeking Work - <USER14>

Over 10 year of programming experience in different technologies and platform. I am looking for small gigs. I am specially looking for something in:

\- Data/HTML scraping:- I use Python and have scraped and automated sites like Craiglist, Glassdoor, Amazon and a few others.

\- Web Development in PHP:- Though such kind of work is not small but no harm to listen. I can work on MVPs in short span of time. Laravel is my preferred framework.

\- Chrome Extension development. Recently released my first public chrome extension([http://adnansiddiqi.me/items/currentlyreading](http://adnansiddiqi.me/items/currentlyreading)). Beside that made numerous for personal use of my clients.

\- Chatbots:- Facebook, Telegram etc. Check my blog post about it([http://blog.adnansiddiqi.me/develop-your-first-facebook- mess...](http://blog.adnansiddiqi.me/develop-your-first-facebook-messenger- bot-in-php/))

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

Skype: sidlabs

Email: kadnanATgmailDOTcom

Thanks

</comment><comment><USER30> SEEKING WORK - San Francisco - Remote OK - Travel Possible

Experienced software developer with a history in startups.

Proficient in:

      * Python  ['django', 'flask', 'google.app.engine', 'pyramid']
      * Javascript  ['angular','backbone','node','firebase','react'];
      * Clojure  '(compojure om)
      * Ruby ['rails', 'sinatra']
      * Go {'appengine'}
      * Haskell, Prolog (and other esoterics)

We've helped entrepreneurs develop their MVP, as well as large companies develop core features. We provide services such as feature development, product management, and software auditing.

Previous engagements include Fuze, DriveShift.com, Sosh, Getaround, Codecademy, Factset, Wakemate, drip.fm, and Swiftstack, among others. Currently represented by [http://www.10xmanagement.com](http://www.10xmanagement.com)

For more info see our page at [http://turbines.io](http://turbines.io), or talk to us at email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER31> SEEKING WORK - SF Bay Area or remote

Generally available for freelance web app engineering work. I've been working with Rails and JS for ~9 years now, at all points up and down the stack. Everything from performance work on existing code to bringing up a full- fledged product from wireframes. I've also been doing some Swift lately.

In the past, I've worked with companies like CircleCI, Remind, Leap Motion, Anki, Rocket Fuel, and TaskRabbit. Before that, I had two startups of my own. In my spare time, I fly airplanes. Currently fully booked through the end of July, but I'm always happy to grab coffee and chat.

Links:

[http://toddeichel.com/about](http://toddeichel.com/about)

[http://www.github.com/tfe](http://www.github.com/tfe)

[http://www.linkedin.com/in/toddeichel](http://www.linkedin.com/in/toddeichel)

[http://stackoverflow.com/users/203773/tfe](http://stackoverflow.com/users/203773/tfe)

Contact: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER32> SEEKING WORK - Brighton, UK. London, UK. Remote.

Freelance developer based in Brighton (50 minutes from London). I am flexible, resourceful and reliable and I can help you turn your ideas into reality.

I work a lot with Python and Javascript to build rich client browser based and mobile apps. I also do hardware based projects, I have experience with coding in Assembly and C on various micro controllers and Arduino development.

I build interactive web-based data visualisations (usually with D3.JS), there are some examples at tomparslow.co.uk and I can supply a few more by email on request. I have also been working React Native quite a lot since its release last year and have an email client app built with it in the App Store.

Please get in touch!

Portfolio Website: [http://tomparslow.co.uk](http://tomparslow.co.uk)

Geeky and More Technical Website: [http://almostobsolete.net](http://almostobsolete.net)

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

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

Phone: +44 (0) 7951261227

</comment><comment><USER33> SEEKING WORK - Remote & Atlanta (remote preferred)

I'm a full-stack developer based in Atlanta. I've built a profitable startup, so I know how to solve problems and get things done with a minimum amount of direction.

I can take on projects at any stage--from sketches on the back of a napkin, to 20 year old legacy code. Whether you need someone to build and deploy a complete product from the ground up, or untangle an existing mess, I can handle it.

I'm an excellent communicator, and I will provide clear and concise status reports through every phase of the project. My job is to make sure you never have to worry about how your project is going.

I'm good with Ruby/Rails, JavaScript (plus many js frameworks--React, Angular etc...), C#, Elm, Java, Go, CSS3, and HTML5.

I also have a strong foundation in computer science (B.S. in CS and constantly learning), and experience with many other languages and frameworks. I can handle anything you can throw at me, so don't hesitate to contact me if you don't see your technology stack listed.

Rates $60-90 per hour. Weekly/Monthly discounts available.

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

Recent Client: [https://mink.io/](https://mink.io/)

LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbrown37](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbrown37)

Github: [https://github.com/learc83/](https://github.com/learc83/)

I can also bring in a designer if the project requires it. His portfolio: [http://michaelkrontz.com/](http://michaelkrontz.com/)

</comment><comment><USER34> SEEKING WORK - Remote (GMT+2)

Building software applications is as much about coding as it is about understanding and solving the actual business problems!

I'm a Zend & SensioLabs certified web developer / consultant with a focus on solving business problems and adding value through product optimisation. This can be done in many ways: creating a new application, suggesting an action plan or architecture, optimizing current set-up / architecture / applications, etc.

At the moment my technology focus is on PHP, Symfony, AWS, MongoDB, MySQL, APIs, NodeJS and Docker. I also care a lot about security (InfoSec), performance, quality, best practices & continuous learning. You can contact me for projects at [http://ifdattic.com](http://ifdattic.com)

Few of the problems I solved for my clients:

        * optimize infrastructure to reduce costs by $10000+ per year
        * implement backup & work flow to avoid using data due to
          incompetent developers
        * custom applications for improving work flows (document
          submission, sports coaching, inventory system, etc.)

Website: [http://ifdattic.com](http://ifdattic.com)

LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/ifdattic](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ifdattic)

AngelList: [https://angel.co/ifdattic](https://angel.co/ifdattic)

Twitter: [https://twitter.com/ifdattic](https://twitter.com/ifdattic)

GitHub: [https://github.com/ifdattic](https://github.com/ifdattic)

</comment><comment><USER35> SEEKING WORK - Boulder, Colorado or Remote

We are a 3-person full stack digital agency. We are looking for clients who have challenging projects and who have the time and money to prioritize quality execution. Check out our portfolio at [http://stratosphere.digital](http://stratosphere.digital). Check out our most recent client project at [http://divvydose.com](http://divvydose.com).

Some of the technologies we're most familiar with: Web and mobile design, UI, UX, iconography, illustration, design prototyping, PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SASS, LESS, Stylus, CoffeeScript, WebSockets, AJAX, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Cordova, PhoneGap, iOS, Android, Browser extensions (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), AWS, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, C, C++, C#, Java, Objective-C, Swift, QS/1, HL7, HIPAA

We bid projects or offer hourly/daily/weekly rates.

Contact: via our website or you can contact me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.

</comment><comment><USER36> SEEKING WORK - London UK or remote. NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES.

I'm a senior/lead DevOps with 15 years experience tuning & hosting web applications and I'm on the lookout for something new.

I work closely with developers throughout the application lifecycle to build scalable and long-term robust architectures. Load testing, CI, deploy systems, monitoring, config management, security audits, dev projects of my own - <USER6> name it I've done it. For larger organisations I've even led whole infrastructure teams.

Past work includes:

\+ AWS/Docker platform to securely host a large public-sector microservice- based web app taking millions of pounds per month in payments.

\+ Physical platform hosting a large, successful news site for the financial sector.

\+ Large multithreaded Python 3 application for automated cryptocurrency trading. Didn't get rich.

\+ Lots, lots more.

firstname.lastname@example.com / [https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/alex- hewson/b6/50a/8b4](https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/alex-hewson/b6/50a/8b4)

</comment><comment><USER37> SEEKING WORK

Remote: yes

Location: currently in SE Asia

Languages (primary): Ruby, Python, Haskell, Clojure, C#, Rust, Elixir;

Languages (secondary): Perl 6, Java, C, Scala, SQL, JavaScript, R;

Email: me (at) gildedhonour /dot/ com

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

Web-sites: [http://www.gildedhonour.com](http://www.gildedhonour.com) (CV, contacts), [http://www.alexmaslakov.com](http://www.alexmaslakov.com)

</comment><comment></comment><comment></comment><comment>==== I'm Alex.

I've been building web, desktop and mobile applications for the last 6 years. In 2015 I partially switched to data science: big data, nlp, machine learning, etc and this has become one more area I'm interested in.

My rate is $35/h with money back guarantee or pay after the result has been seen. If you have plenty of work I can give you a discount. I don't just do programming. Rather I solve your problem choosing the most appropriate tool and technology.

Thanks && Cheers!

</comment><comment><USER38> SEEKING WORK - REMOTE ONLY

Keywords: Spark Streaming, Cassandra data modeling.

Well-versed in digging through data to find key insights and curating a compelling story from complex analyses, passionate about delving into data from different systems, at different timescales, and in complex formats to uncover hidden relationships.

Machine Learning with Spark: Linear / Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, NaiveBayes, Alternating Least Squares (Recommender Systems), TF-IDF, Frequent Pattern Mining

Professional Background (formerly): ETL Developer / Traditional DWHs / Kimball's Methodology

Computer Science Skills / Core: Data Structures, Algorithms, Functional Programming Paradigm, Relational Databases

Big Data Framework / Core: Spark

Big Data / Other: Apache Kafka => Spark Streaming from Kafka topics

Big Data / Other: Apache Cassandra => Data Modeling

Source Control: GitHub

Source Control / Other: BitBucket

DevOps / Other: Docker / DockerHub

Programming Languages / Core: Scala, Python

Programming Language / Other: Haskell

Keen interest in experimenting with open-source Big Data technologies.

E-mail address in the profile.

</comment><comment><USER39> SEEKING WORK - Remote. Based in Los Angeles.

Designer + Developer

I have over 10 years of experience as a graphic designer and web developer. I have created 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 font-end and back- end 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, 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><USER40> SEEKING WORK - Portland, OR or Remote

I'm a polygot, full-stack developer with 15 years experience. My specialties are Rails, Postgres, Chef, and Ember, although I'm comfortable on a variety of platforms. 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:

[http://illuminatedcomputing.com/portfolio](http://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!: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER41> 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.

Contact me on Freenode IRC (nick Kliment) or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER42> SEEKING WORK Canada, Remote

I'm a data scientist with more than 10 years experience in machine learning and analytics.

I focus on thorny problems for business, the sort that IF they can be solved will move the needle in real ways. Someone else may have tackled the problem and failed, or it just looks too complex to even start. If you want to get in touch my email is in my profile.

Some of the types of things I've done in the past:

      - Scored accounts for collections agencies. Improving collections by over 30%.
      - Built preventative fleet maintenance models, decreasing maintenance costs by 23%.
      - Built an application to optimally place physical sensors for a military security application.

Currently freelancing to bootstrapping a business.

Technical skills include: Deep learning, Machine learning, Python, Haskell, Mathematica, SQL, Tensorflow, Spark, GPGPU, GIS, Big data, AWS, Devops, Agile/CI/CD, Git/HG, Postgres, Linux and others.

</comment><comment><USER43> SEEKING WORK (Denver; Remote) 2 Full Stack / Machine Learning senior engineers. 10+ years experience.

Our company has web apps used by thousands daily that run on NodeJS / Cloudant / Docker / React.

Both of us have worked with different startups and large data companies over the past decade using a variety of technologies.

Current project: [https://hyperchamber.255bits.com](https://hyperchamber.255bits.com)

Ruby code example(original authors): [https://github.com/tutumcloud/ruby- tutum](https://github.com/tutumcloud/ruby-tutum)

Python/Tensorflow example: [https://github.com/255BITS/hyperchamber- gan](https://github.com/255BITS/hyperchamber-gan)

 Additional code examples available upon request.

We <3 bootstrappers and startups.

Email me at mikkel[at]255bits.com

Polyglots - JS, Ruby, Python, Groovy, Devops, Docker, Node, React, CouchDB, SQL, Rails

</comment><comment><USER44> SEEKING WORK

Location: Rhine-Ruhr, Germany / remote. I'm fine with travelling but different rates than usual apply in that case.

Remote: Yes

IT consultant, web and enterprise software developer with more than 15 years of experience.

I'm well versed in JavaScript, HTML5 and many other web-related technologies. I'm an experienced, long-time Java developer and I know a fair bit about RDBMS as well, particularly PostgreSQL and Oracle DB.

In the past 3 years I've been developing AngularJS applications (having started with Angular 2 recently) with Java / Spring back-ends and PostgreSQL databases. Among other things, many of these applications make of use complex data analysis and data visualization (using D3.js, NVD3, Chart.js).

Website (contact): [https://bjoernkw.com](https://bjoernkw.com)

GitHub profile: [https://github.com/BjoernKW/](https://github.com/BjoernKW/)

</comment><comment><USER45> SEEKING WORK - REMOTE ONLY

I am a student of computer engineering wanting to make some real-world experience (and earn some money).

My preferred stack is Golang+PostgreSQL+GNU/Linux. I mostly do backend web development, but I am open to proposals for non-web stuff.

Things/languages I have used it the past: Java, C, Python, HTML5/CSS, Jenkins, Git, Flask, Grails, Postfix, letsencrypt, Heroky, Golang (gin-gonic framework mostly), gnu make, bash scripting, openvpn.

Some things about my tech personality:

      - Thinkpad W530
      - Comfortable in both GNU Emacs and vim (though I prefer Emacs)
      - Xubuntu + tiling WM (stumpwm)
      - run my services (email, web) on my own server
      - I like to read code, sometimes more than writing code

I can accept both wire transfers or bitcoin as a mean of payment (bitcoin is preferred). I do _not_ accept checks as payments (sorry, it takes too long to cash them).

You can see my email address in my profile page.

</comment><comment><USER46> SEEKING WORK - Berlin or remote

Rails, Nodejs, JS/Coffeescript, React, Backbone/Marionette, Erlang/Elixir, Elm

While my latest love is Elixir, I've been doing Rails since 2005.

More then 20 years of professional experience. I did it all, from Linux kernel drivers to web apps.

Since we started web freelancing in 2005, we (at Astrails) did more then 100 projects with many successful startups and bigger companies.

I have a lot of experience helping startups from early stages to production. Can help with defining the product and scope for the MVP, and general advice on how to increase your chances of success.

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

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

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

Skype: vitaly.k

Phone: +49 152 09235503

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER47> <<<<<<<>>>>>>> FEATLABS.COM <<<<<<<>>>>>>>

SEEKING WORK - Michigan / Remote

Senior Developer with 10+ years experience and excellent communication skills

Portfolio: >>>>>> [http://featlabs.com/](http://featlabs.com/) <<<<<<

Notables:

* Midwest billing rates (hourly, weekly, monthly)

* Fullstack Ruby/Rails development: frontend/backend/devops

* Javascript heavy apps with React, Backbone or your choice

* 3rd party API integrations, Financial Services, Ecommerce, Recurrent Billing, Calendars, Twilio/SMS

* Postgres, Mysql, MongoDB Administration, AWS etc

* MVP/prototypes - Innovative product development skills

* Rescue/refactor stale/failing projects

Email: projects `at` featlabs `dot` com

<<<<<<<>>>>>>> <<<<<<<>>>>>>> <<<<<<<>>>>>>>

</comment><comment><USER48> SEEKING WORK - San Francisco + Travel Welcome

We're Bitmatica. We design and build beautiful web and mobile apps.

What we do:

\+ Product Design

\+ UI/UX Design, Branding, Visual Identity

\+ Front-end Web: HTML5, JavaScript / ES6, Sass, React.js

\+ Back-end Web: Ruby on Rails, Node.js

\+ iOS and Android - Native and React Native

Latest projects include:

[1] Launched Autodesk's 3D Printer software + marketing site ([http://ember.autodesk.com/](http://ember.autodesk.com/))

[2] Redesigned and built Corax Cyber Security's product and homepage ([https://coraxcyber.com](https://coraxcyber.com))

[3] Built Nitro PDF's cloud dashboard ([https://cloud.gonitro.com](https://cloud.gonitro.com))

[4] Worked with a large US bank on two consumer mobile personal finance applications

Get in touch!

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

email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER49> SEEKING WORK - remote, short to medium term projects - firstname.lastname@example.com

I make software - mostly full-stack web development and HTTP APIs, but I'm adaptable. I have some interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning. I have minimal experience making Android apps. I can do stuff that's harder than basic CRUD apps. Stuff I know well: Clojure, Ruby (with or without Rails), Python, Django, Javascript, Lua, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SASS, responsive CSS.

Other stuff I've used for something non-trivial at least once: Common Lisp, Scheme, Java, SASS, C, PHP, Haskell, Bash, Perl, MongoDB, Mirah, Android development with Clojure. Yes, I can probably pick up that language or tool you're using that nobody has ever heard of.

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

</comment><comment><USER50> SEEKING WORK - Boulder, CO - remote is fine

I'm a polyglot developer who builds back end and web systems with 15+ years of experience. Currently seeking a part time (~20 hrs/week) contracting for the next couple of months while the startup I'm working at now ramps up.

I've done everything from requirements gathering to project management to back end data modeling to architecture to business logic to front end work with JS frameworks. I'll even hack CSS for ya, but I'm not a designer.

Tech stacks I'm familiar with: * rails * java * php

Tech Blog: [http://www.mooreds.com/weblog/](http://www.mooreds.com/weblog/)

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

Contact info is in my profile.

Thanks for your consideration.

</comment><comment><USER51> SEEKING WORK - <USER8>

iPhone / iPad, Android, Apple TV & Apple watch apps. Also API's and web stuff if you like! I'm a generalist/full stack mobile & web app dev. I mostly specialise in iOS & Android apps these days, as well as building out API's if required - and the website too, why not.

Recent work has included a cross-platform white label app and backend serving over a thousand individual apps & counting, a tablet app (iPad & Android) for overseas college students to browse matching courses/view media from prospective universities, an automotive social network app for iOS & Android.

Happy to supply links & more details on request - my contact info is in my profile.

Techblast: JS, PHP, Titanium, PhoneGap, React Native, Codeigniter, Laravel, HTML, CSS, node, Wordpress, AWS, Parse.

I'm UK based.

</comment><comment><USER52> SEEKING WORK - Primarily Remote, with potential for short on-site trips.

10 years experience across a mixture of Ops/Infrastructure and web application architecture and development, with a focus on solving unique/uncommon problems.

I'm looking for opportunities to help companies with backend/server-side architecture & development (primarily PHP MVC), system integration and/or server infrastructure setup/maintenance.

I mostly work remotely from Thailand, on a very flexible schedule (I can schedule work hours to get overlap with most other timezones when required) but on-site visits to pretty much anywhere are a possibility if required too.

Contact me via email to firstname.lastname@example.com or via Jabber/XMPP to email@example.com if you want to have a chat about what you're working on!

</comment><comment><USER53> SEEKING WORK - NCY / Budapest, Hungary + Remote - Full-stack Web / mobile development team

ZenHeads is your remote dev team at hand, team of 8 including the founders.

We help build your MVP and beyond (ref: classport.fit / trkr.net / riport.co.hu / soctics.com)

      * Mobile: preferably Xamarin MVVM Cross (Android / iOS / WinMobile)
      * Frontend: Angular, React, Redux (turning more towards  React), D3
      * Backend: Django/Python, Erlang (for soft realtime)
      * Databases: Postgres, Redis
      * Hosting: AWS or any smaller VPS. provisioning with Chef / Fabric
      * CI: Gitlab
      * Clients from NYC / high profile investors

email@example.com

[http://zenheads.hu](http://zenheads.hu)

</comment><comment><USER54> -

SEEKING WORK - <USER14>

UI/UX designer and front-end developer with great solutions to your frustrating problems. Self-motivated and easy to work with.

-

I can help you with:

* Understanding user needs and intentions trough analytics research and testing.

* Clarifying goals and planning web structure.

* Web and mobile design in general.

* Front-end development.

* Usability.

* Prototyping.

* Estimation of time needed to complete projects.

* Accessibility.

* Quality control

* And more!

-

Links:

* About: [http://axe.is/about](http://axe.is/about)

* Dribbble: [http://dribbble.com/gilli](http://dribbble.com/gilli)

* Case-studies and blog: [http://axe.is](http://axe.is)

* Twitter: [http://twitter.com/gillisig](http://twitter.com/gillisig)

* Github: [http://github.com/gillisig](http://github.com/gillisig)

Contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com

-

</comment><comment><USER55> SEEKING WORK - Warsaw, Poland, Remote

Building professional and freelance projects using many technologies including: PHP, Node.js, Go Lang, Bash, Python, Lua, MongoDb, Redis, Postgresql. Building web applications using PHP and Symfony2, Node.js and websockets, MongoDB WiredTiger, MongoDB PerconaFT, ArangoDB, Neo4j

Buliding custom solutions for data store, warehouse, streaming targeting high performance and low latency

Programming web crawlers (real-time, distributed) and scraping high volumes of data (including sites protected against crawling), bots, robots mimicking users

R&D of many areas including: - machine learning technologies and genetic algorithms to use for algorithmic trading - IoT with BluetoothLE, Arduino, RaspberryPi and custom circuits

Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER56> SEEKING WORK - San Francisco Bay Area or REMOTE

Hi, we're a web consultancy based in the SF Bay Area. Think of us as a one stop shop for everything web-related. Here are a few of the services we offer:

Development: static websites, custom web applications, new features, 3rd-party integrations

Maintenance: content updates, bug fixes, managed site hosting, status monitoring

Rescue: code reviews, architecture reviews, security audits

Technologies we work with include: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Sass, Haml, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, .NET

If there's something you're looking for that isn't explicitly listed, send us a message (it's likely we do that too)!

For more information, visit [https://spaceship.io](https://spaceship.io) or email us at email@example.com.

</comment><comment><USER57> SEEKING WORK - Remote. Based in Nepal.

Primarily Python/ Django/ Machine Learning developer with 4 years of experience. Can work with Angularjs on front-end and ionic for hybrid app. For machine learning and Data analytics related tasks I use Python, Pandas and sci-kit learn.

I have worked as a full-stack developer for a couple of startups. Currently, I am doing my Online Masters in Computer Science from Georgia Tech (Part Time).

GitHub: [https://github.com/kaflesudip](https://github.com/kaflesudip) Linkedin: [http://linkedin.com/in/kaflesudip](http://linkedin.com/in/kaflesudip) Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER58> SEEKING WORK (Freelance) - Based in Singapore (GMT+8), work remotely. Will travel for on-site training.

15 years in software industry in development and consulting. Enterprise software experience. iOS/OS X developer. Familiar with Obj-C, Swift and RubyMotion.

* Architecture and code reviews.

* In-person training for iOS app development for developers and non-developers. Separate classes. 10-15 person in a class. Email for details.

Example experience: trained existing employees in a company on iOS app development so they are better able to plan their product roadmap/design as well as hire developers

More details: [http://hboon.com/hire/](http://hboon.com/hire/)

</comment><comment><USER59> SEEKING FREELANCER - Cambridge/Boston or Remote

\---Seven League Products---

We are a new, and quickly growing, software development consulting firm. We help companies, usually in their early stage, launch prototypes with a focus on data warehousing and analytics.

We are looking to expand our network of Developer Partners.

Developer Partners:

      - learn new technologies
      - earn good money for contributing to available projects (part-time or full-time)
      - get mentorship from senior developers

Please email (see my profile) with:

      - your development experience
      - preferred software technology stacks
      - technologies you hope to learn or things you find interesting
      - anything else!

<comment><USER29> Last month I sent you mail but got no response

<comment><USER60> That old chestnut

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

I'm a Full Stack Developer. Comfortable with all aspects of web development, front-end, back-end and devops.

\- Laravel, PHP, MySQL, Nginx, Ubuntu, Memcached, Redis, Twitter API, Pusher API, socket.io

\- JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS, React, Gulp.js, Git, AWS, S3, CloudFront

\- HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Bootstrap

My portfolio can be found here - [http://chrisloftus.co](http://chrisloftus.co)

GitHub: [https://github.com/chrisloftus](https://github.com/chrisloftus)

Blog: [https://chrisloftus.github.io](https://chrisloftus.github.io)

Contact: chrisloft a.t. gmail to talk about your project.

</comment><comment><USER62> SEEKING WORK - Chicago or Remote

I'm a front-end UI web developer based in Chicago.

Note: Due to my current bandwidth, I can only provide up to 10 hours a week.

Skills: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS, Node.js, JSON, Adobe CS, Ruby on Rails, Twitter Bootstrap, SASS, LESS, Stylus and AJAX, UI Prototyping, Grunt

Experience: I have 5+ years of experience with Fortune 500 companies, digital agencies and tech startups. Feel free to drop me an email if you'd like to chat about your project (there is no pressure whatsoever to work with me!)

Also I'm cool with starting off with a trial period to see how things go initially.

Contact: sanjs255/at/gmail (Mention HN please)

</comment><comment><USER63> SEEKING WORK - NYC- REMOTE INFO: [http://qureshimedia.com/](http://qureshimedia.com/)

We've designed over 100 apps for startups and Fortune 500 companies over the last decade. Psychology first, Technology second. Specialties: MVP, product design-road map. user interface (UI), user experience (UX), digital strategy, mobile technologies and devices

Front-end development, mobile Screens. Technologies:HTML/CSS/JS REACT, React Native,Python, Rails, JavaScript, Java, C#, Swift. Ethereum Blockchain. Work deck available via email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER64> SEEKING WORK – Remote (based in Porto, Portugal)

I'm a software engineer specialized in data analysis: machine learning, natural language processing, recommendation/search engines, computational advertising, and data science. Spent most of my career in the US, working with startups and R&D labs, just recently moved back to my beautiful home country, Portugal. Check my website for resume: [http://www.cpdomina.net/](http://www.cpdomina.net/)

Looking for small data analysis gigs or bigger data infrastructure work: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER65> SEEKING WORK - Remote / Houston, TX.

I'm a full stack web developer with several years experience. I also do web scraping and automation.

Typical (but not limited to) stack:

      Backend => Python, Go, flask or bottle, django
      Database => Postgres, sqlite, rethinkdb, redis
      Frontend => Javascript, coffeescript, riot, bootstrap

Rate: $250/day (limited time offer, need work)

firstname.lastname@example.com - [http://ioddly.com](http://ioddly.com) \- [http://github.com/ioddly](http://github.com/ioddly)

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

Location: Edinburgh

Remote: Yes

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

About: Freelance full stack software developer with over 10 years experience including a PhD in software verification offering:

\- Web app development: Node.js, JavaScript (AngularJS, jQuery), Python (Flask), Java, PHP (WordPress).

\- Mobile app development: Android, iOS, PhoneGap.

\- Cloud hosting: Heroku, AWS, Google.

\- Workflow improvements: Introducing test suites, staging environments, code reviews and Continuous Integration into projects.

\- SEO services: SEO auditing and technical expertise to make required changes.

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER67> SEEKING WORK - <USER14>

Based in Edinburgh, UK.

Please find my Résumé/CV and details of previous projects here: [https://rsmith.io](https://rsmith.io) About me: Freelance full stack web developer with 5 years experience. Languages: Javascript, Python, Java, Apex (Salesforce), Ruby. Frameworks: AngularJS, Django, Flask, Cocos2d JS. Cloud: AWS, Heroku, Google, Salesforce. Workflow: Automated testing (unit tests, front-end tests, integration tests), version control, continuous integration incl. making use of staging environments.

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER68> SEEKING WORK - Remote/Freelance

Python/Django/Mobile/React/React-Native/Front-end, with extensive experience building all sorts of web applications, especially e-commerce marketplaces. I've worked a lot over the years with AWS, and have a lot of sys admin experience with config management like Ansible, Chef, Docker. I have a research background in data analysis. I also have experience with Golang, React, Clojure, scipy, numpy, pandas, scikit-learn, nltk etc. Contact details are below. Here're some recent examples from my portfolio:

* [https://healthasaservice.co](https://healthasaservice.co) \- An HR analytics dashboard to manage company health events and employee health reports.

* [https://www.igrowfit.com](https://www.igrowfit.com) \- A corporate fitness subscription platform

* [http://www.grapevinelogic.com](http://www.grapevinelogic.com) \- A platform for advertisers to work with Youtube content creators. and many more

* Turbotax CPA Select for Intuit, to help select accountants. Formerly Teaspiller.com, acquired by Intuit

* [http://publish.saxo.com](http://publish.saxo.com) \- publishing platform where anyone can publish e-books, and printed books (print on demand) and online courses.

* [http://www.hypedsound.com](http://www.hypedsound.com) \- A platform for music artists to share their content from various networks.

You can look at [http://www.sidmitra.com/portfolio.html](http://www.sidmitra.com/portfolio.html) for further links

Github: [http://github.com/sidmitra](http://github.com/sidmitra)

Homepage: [http://www.sidmitra.com](http://www.sidmitra.com)

Linkedin: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/sidmitra](http://www.linkedin.com/in/sidmitra)

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER69> SEEKING WORK - UK / Remote

Embedded software developer with background in smart meter product development.

      - Requirements capture, solution design, task decomposition, documentation
      - C, MISRA C, C++, Ruby
      - M2M protocols, especially those in the domain of smart metering (DLMS/COSEM, GBCS)
      - Automation with Jenkins and Ansible

email: email@example.com

linkedin: [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/cameronisanengineer](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/cameronisanengineer)

</comment><comment><USER70> SEEKING WORK - <USER14>

I'm a full-stack Python/Django and Javascript/React developer with 12 years of experience. I'm located in Lithuania, EU (UTC +2), but I'm able to provide some overlapping hours.

The CV is accessible at [http://careers.stackoverflow.com/msamoylov](http://careers.stackoverflow.com/msamoylov) and my Github profile is [https://github.com/msamoylov](https://github.com/msamoylov)

Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER71> SEEKING WORK - Remote, Los Angeles

Short and sweet, I'm a Sr. Full-Stack Engineer focused on Javascript (Node, React, etc) with 15+ years of experience building the web.

I'm available for remote contract work up to 20 hours a week, although for the right project, I'd consider up to 40 hours.

Tell me a little bit about your project, and I'll give you an estimate for my hourly rate and how I can help you build your dream website or app.

Michael Chisari

email@example.com

[http://michael.chisari.us](http://michael.chisari.us)

</comment><comment><USER72> SEEKING WORK

      Location: Chicago
      Remote: Yes
      Email: t.lekkas[at]practalis[dot]com

Happy to help non-technical founders solve their problems.

Experienced Python/Django developer focused on web application development and data products. Experienced in client facing project/product management roles. Experienced in using & implementing technology in order to resolve client/stake-holder issues. Experienced in managing technical teams in order to deliver on stated objectives.

</comment><comment><USER73> SEEKING WORK - France - <USER12>

      Javascript, React, Angular, Backbone, Symfony2, CSS, Vim

I have strong experience in Javascript applications and beautiful user interfaces. I love to build great products.

I'm currently looking for exclusive, full-time work with a team.

Email: jules.bous at gmail

Website: [http://julesbou.net](http://julesbou.net)

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

</comment><comment><USER74> SEEKING WORK - Remote (US) I am a senior full-stack developer and DevOps/infrastructure engineer.

Technologies: Ruby/Rails, JavaScript/React, Java, Chef, Jenkins, AWS

GitHub: [https://github.com/crwohlfeil](https://github.com/crwohlfeil)

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

You can get in touch with me at email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER75> SEEKING WORK - Remote/London

Based in London, UK.

Full-stack developer with 5 years' experience in online game development and web applications. Languages/frameworks: Javascript, Typescript, React, Node, Immutable JS, AWS.

GitHub: [https://github.com/jameslong](https://github.com/jameslong)

Current project: [https://playtopsecret.com](https://playtopsecret.com)

Email: jamesharwoodlong+freelance [at] gmail [dot] com

</comment><comment><USER76> SEEKING WORK (Dublin, Ireland / Remote) - firstname.lastname@example.com

I'm a full-stack software developer/web developer mainly working in Node.js, but with experience in PHP, NoSQL and Redis. I've built high-scale distributed systems in the past and am looking for exciting projects with huge potential.

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

</comment><comment><USER77> SEEKING WORK - <USER14>

I am a full-stack JS developer. I have 6 years of programming experience and have worked with NodeJS, Angular, PHP. I have an active Upwork (oDesk/Elance) profile that you can checkout for client history and feedback (contact me to know more).

I made a Twitter tool when I was 17 and it's a hit with 200k+ users to this day ([http://www.tweriod.com](http://www.tweriod.com)).

Contact: me [@] kapeels [.] net

</comment><comment> cool-RR SEEKING WORK - Remote only. (Based in Tel-Aviv.)

Hi, I'm Ram, a freelance web developer with six years of experience building web applications for startups.

My expertise is in taking your idea and building it from scratch to the point where it's a fully-functional web app that serves paying users.

Technologies used: Python, Django, Postgres, Heroku, Git.

More information: [https://chipmunkdev.com/](https://chipmunkdev.com/)

</comment><comment><USER78> SEEKING WORK - Remote. Based in Croatia.

Primarily Python/Django developer with 8 years of experience in web development, restful APIs and relational databases. I can do Javascript/Angular frontend, but consider myself backend developer.

In the past, worked a lot with Windows, both native and .Net

Available for 4 hours a day.

GitHub: [https://github.com/selectnull](https://github.com/selectnull) Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER79> SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote (we are in London)

Open Exchange Rates[0] is looking for help with sales, marketing and growth for a long-term freelance contract.

We're loved by Etsy, Kickstarter, WordPress and over 50,000 developers and businesses around the world. You'll be helping us share our new platform with the world.

Please contact email@example.com.

[0] [https://openexchangerates.org](https://openexchangerates.org)

</comment><comment><USER80> I'm a web and mobile designer SEEKING WORK

Experience: 5 years

Technologies/Skills:

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

\- Information architecture

\- Interaction design

\- Visual design

\- Icon design

\- Branding

\- HTML & CSS

Location: India

Remote work: Yes (only remote; no onsite)

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

Blog: [http://radesign.in/blog](http://radesign.in/blog)

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

</comment><comment><USER81> SEEKING FREELANCER - remote $20/hr with possible revenue share WordPress plugin development

I'm looking for a PHP developer with WordPress plugin experience. I have a freemium plugin called Kanban for WordPress ( [https://KanbanWP.com](https://KanbanWP.com) ). You'll work with me to create new add-ons, and enhance and debug current ones.

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

Skills: Full stack web development & apps.

Location: N/A (remote only).

Remote: yes (UTC+1 timezone).

Technologies: Ruby: (Rails, non-Rails), JS (+ES6): Node (Express, GraphQL, isomorphic React, etc), many front-end frameworks (React, KnockoutJS, Backbone, jQuery & more), Mobile: React Native, Cordova/Phonegap.

Contact: [http://goo.gl/OkJgji](http://goo.gl/OkJgji)

</comment><comment><USER83> SEEKING WORK - The Netherlands / Remote

I've been working as a freelance Web/UI Designer and front-end developer for 8,5 years. I especially enjoy working with early-stage startups.

HTML, CSS, LESS, SASS, PHP, jQuery, MeteorJS, Bootstrap, Git, Grunt, Sketch

Portfolio & contact info: [http://lauriliimatta.com](http://lauriliimatta.com)

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Technologies: iOS, Objective-C, C++, Python, Java, etc.

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I am a full stack web and mobile engineer. I especially enjoy consulting for startups but have worked with companies of varying size. I enjoy greenfield development but can help refactor legacy code as well.

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[https://github.com/kaizensoze/remote-freelance- jobs](https://github.com/kaizensoze/remote-freelance-jobs)

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I speak English and Dutch. I have no problem adjusting my day to suit your timezone. Desperate enough to accept almost any offer.</comment>


Ask HN: Someone uses stock trading as passive income? - <AUTHOR> <comment><USER2> I get passive income from stock dividends. Most people who trade for a living spend a lot of time looking at charts (if into technical analysis) or doing research (if investing based on fundamentals). I wouldn't call stock trading passive unless you have a fully automated system. I've seen plenty of people lose more money doing this through paying transaction fees and regular income tax over and over again, rather than just holding the S&P 500 for a couple decades.

<comment><AUTHOR> Yes, probably stock trading is more difficult and the questions is and the question is more suitable for general trade!

How to stay in touch in the market that affect your actions? Sell the action when the price starts to rise, or wait a specific moment?

</comment></comment><comment><USER3> What do you mean by trading? The index funds that I blindly buy every month give me almost absolutely passive income in the form of dividends and some capital gain. I wouldn't call anything more involved passive.

<comment><AUTHOR> I mean the action of buy dividends and sold when is possible make a profit. The keys is:

1) Which dividends buy 2) When sell dividends

</comment></comment><comment><USER4> Half a question, so I'll provide half an answer. $93,917 for 2015. But it ain't "trading" it is "holding".

[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10880869](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10880869)

<comment><USER5> I follow a similar strategy but with fixed income, so my yields aren't as impressive:

[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12416278](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12416278)</comment></comment>


Superstitious? Why Even Rational People Hate to Tempt Fate - <AUTHOR> http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/08/superstitious-why-even-rational-people.php

<comment><USER2> I used to work as a field technician and I spent quite a bit of time on, around and under ladders. I never noticed any correlation between time spent under a ladder and bad luck, and it quickly disavowed me of any lingering superstition I might have had about it.</comment>


Street View of Winter Games - <AUTHOR> http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&hq=http://maps.google.com/intl/en/help/maps/games10/sv-alpine-skiing-map.kml&q=Whistler+Creekside&ei=va1jS8jMHZGcjAPiz-G-Cg&sll=50.094972,-122.990841&sspn=0.014317,0.032015&ie=UTF8&view=map&geocode=FXxj_AIdB0-r-A&split=0&ved=0CBMQpQY&t=h&ll=50.079093,-122.952375&spn=0.020242,0.039997&z=15

<comment><USER2> In some parts the camera is covered in ice. For example if you click next here you'll see the transition: [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&hq=http:%2F%2Fmaps.goo...](http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&hq=http:%2F%2Fmaps.google.com%2Fintl%2Fen%2Fhelp%2Fmaps%2Fgames10%2Fsv- alpine-skiing-map.kml&q=Whistler+Creekside&ei=va1jS8jMHZGcjAPiz-G- Cg&sll=50.094972,-122.990841&sspn=0.014317,0.032015&ie=UTF8&view=map&geocode=FXxj_AIdB0-r-A&split=0&ved=0CBMQpQY&t=h&ll=50.086611,-122.963791&spn=0,359.925585&z=14&layer=c&cbll=50.08643,-122.963797&panoid=sfci- miBHRs3ZrdI93_QKg&cbp=12,356.57,,0,6.97)</comment>


Why I switched from Vim to Emacs - <AUTHOR> https://matthaffner.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/why-i-switched-from-vim-to-emacs/ <comment><USER2> _" If you wanted to modify this in a traditional terminal emulator, you would probably use the up arrow to retrieve the last command, use the left arrow (or Ctrl-Home) to get to the beginning of line to modify 'rn', then use the right arrow (perhaps in combination with Ctrl) to modify the second instance of folder 1."_

Not so. You can just type "set -o vi" in your shell, and do pretty much what the OP does in emacs. So wanting to do this kind of editing in the shell is not really a very good reason to switch to emacs. There are much better reasons for doing that.

<comment><USER3> Except the shell session is a buffer in emacs and you can do anything in it.

<comment><USER4> Just hit Esc then V and it drops you into a vi/m buffer, too

<comment><USER3> Though if I'm not wrong you only get to edit current command line. The emacs shell buffer allows random editing, i.e. you can run regex search/replace on the output of a couple commands ago, then run it again through grep, or clean up your shell buffer and save it to a file.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER5> _> The Vim/Emacs debate is often heated, but from what I can tell, Emacs users are more passionate. There are a number of Emacs meetups around the country where users share their setup and demonstrate useful tricks._

That's just because Vim users are actually getting work done rather than going to help sessions for their configuration.

<comment><USER6> Really, because as far as I see it Vim users are sat on HN making snarky little comments like yours. :~)

</comment></comment><comment><USER7> I will give Emacs a try once I figure out how to exit Vim.

<comment><USER8> Most interactive programs will succumb to this exit recipe:

      Ctrl-Z
      kill %1

Suspend to shell, kill job. Anything that won't suspend with Ctrl-Z should not be used.

(Developers who flout important conventions of this sort should be punished with disuse of their projects.)

<comment><USER9> There are GUI versions of emacs too, some on platforms where they are not expected to respond to Ctrl-Z.

<comment><USER10> Those have little 'x' buttons in the upper corner though.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER11> I finally wrote my own editor so that I'd have something that works exactly the way that I want an editor to work. I don't need a built-in e-mail reader or ELIZA clone or scripting language, just really good interaction with UNIX text processing commands.

<comment><USER12> I ultimately did the same. I doubt anyone else will ever use it, but it was fun to create and it suits me (almost) perfectly. There's something comfortable about knowing every detail of the environment I spend most of my day using; it has every feature I use regularly and none of the ones I don't.

Interesting that you are also a Dvorak user. I originally learned to type on a Dvorak keyboard, and have only ever been able to hunt-and-peck on QWERTY. I imagine that vim's interface might seem like less of an incomprehensible, memory-dependent maze if one's fingers were accustomed to QWERTY. I tried to learn it once, with a little cheat sheet taped to my monitor, but I've never been any good at rote memorization, so I didn't really get anywhere with it and went back to nano.

<comment><USER13> I switched to Colemak last year, and decided not to do any remapping. After a few weeks, I had no problems using Vim with the new layout. It helps that Colemak doesn't completely rearrange the keyboard.

Now my problem is that using Vim with any layout other than Colemak (read: QWERTY) is awkward.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER14> I tried the conversion to Emacs using Spacemacs, but it repeatedly froze up on me, something deep inside locked in a tight loop, turning my laptop into a space heater. No custom plugins, using only a smattering of Spacemacs provided modes.

I went back and tried it again some two major versions later, with the same problem. I eventually narrowed it down to the Go major mode, but I didn't have the perseverance to continue. Not when the same Go integrations were working just fine in Vim.

Oh, yeah, and it still bugs me that Evil mode treats C-] word boundaries differently than Emacs M-. (which actually matches how Vim's word boundaries work by default).

<comment><USER15> >it still bugs me that Evil mode treats C-] word boundaries differently than Emacs M-.

This is Emacs, not vi: If you don't like something, you can just change it.

<comment><USER14> This is my professional career. After two hours of digging into both emacs and evil to try and find the appropriate word boundary combination I realized I had better things to do with my time than fix a broken editor.

<comment><USER16> "I don't like the default setting of this one specific command because it's subtly different from what I'm used to" isn't the same as "broken editor"

<comment><USER14> It was breaking the word barrier on underscores, which effectively made it useless (to me, needless to say) for writing Python code, since I use tags for navigating code regularly.

That's more than "subtly different".

<comment><USER15> BTW, [http://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/9583/how-to- treat-u...](http://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/9583/how-to-treat- underscore-as-part-of-the-word) may be able to help.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER17> I see no mention of the emacs daemon [1] which I've found very useful in resource constrained environments (ie. tiny VMs or underpowered chromebooks). That's especially true if you bring out the big guns like Spacemacs.

[1] [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Emacs#As_a_daemon](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Emacs#As_a_daemon)

<comment><USER18> Is emacs really that resource hungry? I started using emacs for writing C code on a machine with 1MB of memory.

I feel that these complaints come mostly from people that have installed a ridiculous number of very inefficient plugins to make emacs look like something else. Spaceemacs in particular is big & slow (and IMO ugly on most devices).

<comment><USER17> No you're right it's not resource hungry: if you have an empty (or sane) ~/.emacs and ~/.emacs.d then it is completly fine. However if you have the habit of opening a new instance from the command line for a given file rather that go back to your already openned emacs instance, like I do, it will add up rather quickly (and the buffers won't be shared accross these multiple instances).

With spacemacs it becomes particularly problematic (especially in regards to start up times), and I think that's where the emacs daemon truly shines.

(edit: also no complaints here; I just feel this daemon is great and wanted to share the sentiment; it also felt relevant as AFAIK vim has no such feature)

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER19> He still uses vim bindings. Emacs is an editor construction kit. It can become vim, or another editor.

What we really need is a 21st century editor construction kit with Minority Report gestures, eye tracking, and voice input, as well as the keyboard.

<comment><USER2> Here's voice input for emacs: [1], [2]

And for vim (inspired by [2]): [3]

I'm sure gesture tracking would probably not be too hard, using any of a number of VR input devices now on the market. Eye tracking would be harder, as I'm not aware of any consumer-level eye-tracking technologies out there. You could certainly have head-tracking pretty easily, though.

Now integrating this in a way that would actually be fluid, natural, and useful is another story, though. Also, I'm personally not sure how many big body movements I want to be doing while using my computer (unless I'm trying to exercise, play a game, draw, conduct music, or lose weight).

Ideally, I'd want to be as motionless as possible while being as comfortable as possible and while having maximum flexibility and efficiency of input. Keyboards are pretty good for that.

[1] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77zPOyMmMPQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77zPOyMmMPQ)

[2] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SkdfdXWYaI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SkdfdXWYaI)

[3] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEBMlXRjhZY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEBMlXRjhZY)

<comment><USER19> [2] is Thomas Ballinger - Terminal whispering - PyCon 2015. Is that right?

VoiceCode is a $300 product. [http://voicecode.io](http://voicecode.io)

Is it worth the money?

<comment><USER2> Sorry. That was the wrong video. Fixed.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER20> I'm considering picking up Spacemacs just for org-mode. Is there anything for vim that can match those kinds of capabilities?

<comment><USER21> I'm a vim-guy. I've been using vimoutliner ([https://github.com/vimoutliner/vimoutliner](https://github.com/vimoutliner/vimoutliner)) for my todo lists, since I put my notes inside my todo lists. With vimoutliner, you can make any line have a checkbox [_], and it understands that a top-level is done only if all of its children are done.

<comment><USER22> Its true that org mode is useful for organising various stuff, but it can also do other things, literate programming. it also lets you work with multiple programming languages at the same time. I think that is more powerful than even the jupyter notebooks. [http://orgmode.org/worg/org- contrib/babel/intro.html](http://orgmode.org/worg/org- contrib/babel/intro.html)

<comment><USER23> Yes, super jealous of org mode. For my literate programming I try to follow the Vim philosophy of delegating to external tools: [http://akkartik.name/post/wart-layers](http://akkartik.name/post/wart- layers). My approach adds some new capabilities, but it's not nearly as nice an _experience_.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER8> Funny, I'm a huge Lisper, yet I don't use Emacs. Conversely, I met people who would live and die by Emacs, who didn't know any Lisp, Emacs or otherwise.

I'm worried that if I started using Emacs, I'd start hacking the Elisp (which I'd be terribly good at), and hate the lack of lexical scope, etc.

I had some nice exchanges with Stefan; we discussed the implementation of generalized places not long ago:

[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.lang.lisp/5By5NL4...](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.lang.lisp/5By5NL4cXWk/xis1dsgKAQAJ)

In TXR Lisp I implemented places in quite a different way from CL SETF expanders; from Stefan's comments I was informed that Emacs' "gv.el" is doing it in a similar way to my approach.

<comment><AUTHOR> > I'm worried that if I started using Emacs, I'd start hacking the Elisp > (which I'd be terribly good at), and hate the lack of lexical scope, etc.

emacs has lexical scope these days:-)

[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/LexicalBinding](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/LexicalBinding)

elisp still isn't nearly as good as Common Lisp, but it at least has lexical scope now.

</comment></comment><comment><USER15> To this day, I'm pretty sure Emacs is the best development environment for dynamic languages (save maybe the LispM or the Smalltalk IDE, but that's another story), because it really embraces the REPL, something that seems to be against the trend with most IDEs.

</comment><comment><USER24> Just a matter of what you want your tool to do, and how much you're willing to put up with. Do you really want a _meetup_ for your editor? Are you willing to change operating systems just to make it easier to install your editor? Versus the "nightmare" of having to download something? (I can't tell if the author is being sarcastic or not in complaining about something that could be scripted.) Do you want to edit text, or play Tetris? Do you want to live inside your editor, or is it just one piece in a larger puzzle? Do you like to endlessly fiddle with your configuration, or get work done?

I'm not saying either one is right. To me, it's kind of like Android vs. iPhone. Some are annoyed that they can't change the font weight on the wireless settings screen on iPhone. Some just want to connect to the network. Some want a Swiss army knife, some just want a sharp blade. The same argument has gone on for thirty years, but we collectively pretend we've brought something new to the table every time the subject comes up.

<comment><USER25> Which OS is Emacs difficult to install on, in your opinion?

<comment><USER24> SCO Unix System V, the last operating on which I've run Emacs. Huge pain in the arse.

Or Ubuntu, according to the author of the post.

<comment><USER26> I don't think he was saying that Emacs is hard to install on Ubuntu. (It's not.) OP said earlier in the post that he switched to Arch because Ubuntu doesn't package a version of Emacs new enough to satisfy the requirements on the latest version of Spacemacs, which wants Emacs 24.4, which in turn is only available from the repo if you're running Ubuntu 16.x. Building Emacs 24.4 from source seems to me like it would be easier than switching distros, but apparently OP feels differently, and more power to him.

The comparison between Arch and Ubuntu appeared rather to be on the basis of FSF blessedness:

> (the FSF probably wouldn't like that I'm using Arch Linux, but it's > certainly better than Ubuntu)

which would make sense, considering that Ubuntu gets quite a lot more stick than Arch on the relevant FSF page: [https://www.gnu.org/distros/common- distros.en.html](https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.en.html)

<comment><USER18> > wants Emacs 24.4, which in turn is only available from the repo if you're > running Ubuntu 16.x.

This is not an emacs problem, it is much bigger than that. Ubuntu, and Debian (unless you are on unstable) ship with ancient versions of many things. This shows how inefficient the package maintainer system is. Lets see if snappy (or some competing technology) manages to fix that.

<comment><USER27> I find it odd that people seem unaware of build-dep, and downloading the source.

I'm not a developer (I do data analysis), but compiling Emacs from source on Ubuntu (after running build-dep emacs24) has never caused me problems.

But hey, I'm sure Arch is awesome, and if I had more time I'd totally be running it.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER2> I've used vim (vi and some other vi colones before that) for over 25 years, and switched mostly to emacs (with evil) about 6 years ago or so.

One of the main reasons I switched was because I fell in love with Scheme (and Lisp before that), and loved the idea of an editor that was fully integrated with Lisp, was scripted in Lisp, was mostly even written in Lisp, and had powerful Lisp-editing modes like Slime. It is possible to script vim through Scheme, but 99% of vim's scripts are written in vimscript, and that's really what the vim ecosystem is designed around. So emacs was a clear winner here.

I also liked the idea of having email, web browsing, RSS news reading, IRC, Usenet, the shell, and more fully integrated in to the editor. Ideally, every app would be integrated in to my editor, and I'd love to command them all from within there. This is more or less what emacs promised.

org-mode was another big draw. It seemed cool, and I wanted to find out if it was really as big a deal as everyone said. It is. All my note-taking is now in org, and I intend to move my browser bookmarks to it too. I've since tried various org-mode clones in vim, and they're not nearly as good.

Finally, what really won me over was evil-mode, which allowed me to keep my decades of vim muscle memory and preference for modal editing.

I spent several months, spending 10 hours a day to customize emacs the way I liked it, and to bring it mostly up to parity with my vim config (which was thousands and thousands of lines long), along with customizing some emacs extensions that had no vim equivalent (like emacs-w3m, which is an embedded web browser, which is still super handy despite not working with javascript). It took that long despite me knowing Common Lisp and Scheme before switching to emacs, which made learning Elisp a breeze compared to the extra effort it would take someone coming from vim who didn't know any Lisp.

And still, even after all that work, I haven't gotten around to learning and customizing many of the things I really want to use emacs for, like email, IRC, RSS, Slime, and the various other extensions made for editing Lisp and Scheme.

So I found the switch to be a ton of work, which was worth it for me, since I'm still using emacs instead of vim, and don't intend to switch back. But others who are considering a switch from vim to emacs should also be prepared to do a lot of work customizing emacs to your liking. It's a never-ending process, really, just as it is with vim.

Even though I've switched to emacs as my primary editor, I still use both. Each have their strengths and weaknesses, and I still love vim (which comes in handy in certain situations where emacs just isn't cutting it for me).

</comment><comment><USER28> I discovered spacemacs literally days ago, and had this exact experience almost word-for-word. Interesting that this article should appear now. Loving spacemacs so far, I actually prefer its keybindings to vim's, even though the space-prefixed style was what kept me away from it when I first discovered it.

</comment><comment><USER29> Even though I've been happy with Vi/Vim for 15+ years I've always been intrigued by all of the "extras" Emacs can do.

Any recommendations on guides integrating email/IRC/RSS into an Emacs workflow?

<comment><USER30> GNUs is notoriously hard to figure out how to config (though once I got it configured I've never had to mess it up again) but is the primary email client for people who want to directly grab their email in emacs instead of using a third party email sync and then reading it in emacs.

ERC is built in, pretty good for IRC, very easy to use, and very configurable. There are other IRC clients as well.

There are RSS readers in emacs as well but I don't currently use them. I think elfeed is the cool one to use nowadays.

</comment></comment><comment><USER31> I thought political posts were off limits this week?

<comment><USER32> Yes, but religious posts are not. :P

<comment><USER33> Taking this back into serious territory for a moment, there's an update on no- politics-for-a-week: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13131251](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13131251).

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER34> Being a long time Vim user, and having dabbled in Emacs just a teeny weeny bit, I'm convinced that "Emacs is a wonderful operating system, lacking only a decent editor"!

<comment><USER35> That's why you can use vim in emacs. Since I've been using spacemacs, I don't miss vim anymore. Use the best editor together with the best operating system!

</comment></comment><comment><USER36> Its almost 2017. Nobody cares.

<comment><USER37> Why comment at all if you're going to be merely dismissive and nonconstructive?</comment></comment>


Some thoughts on Emacs and Vim - <AUTHOR> https://zuttobenkyou.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/some-thoughts-on-emacs-and-vim/ <comment><USER3> Having to support what I write in production situations let me to choose vim over emacs long ago. The biggest con about emacs that's not mentioned is that it's just not _everywhere_. Even if I have to log into a firewall to make some emergency change, odds are even that has vi installed. When you start looking at doing embedded work this is even more of an issue. It's hard to rapidly iterate on a prototype when you have to make a change in your sandbox in order to use your editor of choice. YMMV of course.

</comment><comment><USER4> "Vim's Normal mode lets me fly around a document"

Isn't this just because he is more experienced in Vim? I'm not an expert in any case, but is it really true that Vim is that much faster (editing-wise) than Emacs?

I'm guessing that everyone's editor of choice would be the one they're most comfortable in. In other words, the one in which they've invested the most time into learning.

<comment><USER5> I dunno, I'm a longtime emacs user/addict, and I get the feeling that its actual editing commands just aren't that well thought out -- because of this, I've flirted with trying to use vim and vimpulse (an emacs vim emulator), but it's super-hard to get away from emacs once you're used to it...

I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has moved from emacs to vim. (Or thoughts of people who've gone the other way.)

<comment><USER6> I dunno, I tend to prefer the emacs movement keys over vim. I-search to move around in emacs, in combination with C+A+f/b is (usually) fairly fast - <USER2> a fairly good reason for that might be because I know the structure of what I edit. As for someone who moved from emacs to vim, I cannot resist posting this particular link :)

<http://notinventedhe.re/on/2010-12-22>

<comment><USER5> Well, I could be wrong, but it's just a sneaking feeling that vim might be faster. But I've never been able to stick w/ it long enough to know for sure....

But e.g., stuff like "." the e/E and b/B distinction, [d]f (like zap-to-char but waaay more useful) don't really have emacs equivalents.

And come on, C-f, C-b, C-n, C-p to move around -- not smart! I assume it's for "forward, backward, next, previous", but you shouldn't choose your most basic motion keys to have memorable names, you should choose them to be efficient!

<comment><USER7> In emacs, repeat is C-x z, and then keep pressing z. (C-x zzzzzzzzzzzz...)

While M-f, M-b are e and b, I don't know of an exact equivalent for E and B. But they could very easily be _added_.

IMHO, basic editing in Emacs has slightly higher constant factors (mostly due to typing the modifier keys), but scales much better as operations become more complex.

<comment><USER5> Cool tip about C-x z, buuut... Playing with it a little bit, it doesn't seem to fit so well with a non-modal editor, because "last command" ends up being more like "last keystroke". E.g., if I write "I like cats" and then hit "C-x z", it enters..."s". Probably a more practical emacs equivalent is to just quickly record and replay a macro.

As for adding equivalents to E and B, sure, but what keys do you bind 'em to? Either unwieldy C-c FOO combinations, or spend the rest of forever playing whack-a-mole with various modes that happen to have already defined the keys you wanted to use. While emacs _is_ infinitely customizable, the baseline editing functionality that everything expects is important -- otherwise you're just fighting against the grain. Though the various vim emulation modes have made a heroic effort...

It would be interesting if something like that vim keystroke competition could be expanded to include emacs as well. >:)

<comment><USER7> The repeat has different granularity. I prefer Emacs's, but, matter of taste I guess.

"Super"-f/b are free on my keyboard, where "super" is the button with the Windows logo on it. I don't really miss the E/B functionality, though, and I used vim for about five years before I started using Emacs.

<comment><USER5> Ah, I was wondering how much vim experience you had. Quite a bit! Well, thanks for being an interesting data point. :)

(BTW/FWIW, I'm on mac and keep the option key as command, so no extra key lying around for me to use as super.)

<comment><USER7> I know this is a late reply, but you're very right about C-x z and vi's . having different groupings. I'm so used to defining keyboard macros for any operation I want to repeat as a whole that it didn't even occur to me.

I'm easily sucked into vi / emacs threads, and I've talked about this at length a few times. I have a bit over five year experience with each, at this point. I prefer vi's general keyboard interface design (edit vs insert mode, etc.), because it gets rid of most of the modal keys that Emacs uses, but strongly prefer Emacs's "continuous environment"/integration and general extensibility. On the balance, I prefer Emacs. (And while there are vi- emulation modes for Emacs, such as viper, few extensions provide vi-like keybindings for them.)

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER8> _It's a scripting language but it doesn't even have case/switch statements._ </quote>

The same could be said about Python.

<comment><USER7> They're included in dictionary usage. Having a separate case statement would be redundant. Lua does the same thing.

</comment></comment><comment><USER9> This article lead to me reading about vim's undo branches feature, something that I had really wanted for a long time but just didn't notice existed. Thanks!

[http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/undo.html#undo- branche...](http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/undo.html#undo-branches)

</comment><comment><USER10> Why I choose Emacs [http://eatingair.com/post/2829859704/why-i-choose-emacs- over...](http://eatingair.com/post/2829859704/why-i-choose-emacs-over-vim)

</comment><comment><USER11> On a somewhat related note, are there any tutorials out there for a guide to emacs and org-mode for vim users?</comment>


Drinking coffee associated with lower risk of death from all causes - <AUTHOR> http://www.kurzweilai.net/drinking-coffee-associated-with-lower-risk-of-death-from-all-causes-study-finds <comment><USER2> Correlated with longer lifespan is not the same as lowering the risk of death. We all have 100% risk of death no matter how much coffee or wine we drink. Even Ray Kurzweil and Peter Thiel.</comment>


Why cell phones are so annoying - <AUTHOR> http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201011/why-cell-phones-are-so-annoying <comment><USER2> Think this is also true for anyone who works in an open plan office. Any number of halfalogues can be going on at any one time, tough to tune them all out without an mp3 player of some kind.

<comment><USER3> Don't the authors of the article mean your attentional resources are drained because you can only hear half of the conversation? I think in most open offices one can hear both ends of the conversation, or do you mean you can hear people talking on the phone?</comment></comment>


The Case Against API Copyright and the Need for an Interface Commons - 3scale - <AUTHOR> http://www.3scale.net/2012/11/the-case-against-api-copyright-and-the-need-for-an-interface-commons/ <comment><AUTHOR> Response to the EFF appeal here: [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/no- copyrights-apis-hel...](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/no-copyrights- apis-help-us-make-case)</comment>


I'm Sick of the So-Called 'News' on TV - <AUTHOR> http://www.alternet.org/media/im-sick-so-called-news-tv?akid=14541.2563486.GAIvp4&rd=1&src=newsletter1062025&t=22 <comment><USER2> Well Thom, seems like you know all the answers already. You don't need news.

Just about all economics is Voodoo. Your bias is showing though, you might want to get that looked at.</comment>