chrisrickard

inoutput | Laravel developer | Melbourne, AU | Full time/Contract | Onsite

inoutput is small software agency focusing on client business automation. We are a tight knit team, with great clients and a strong developer culture.

We are looking for a full-stack laravel dev (mid to senior) to join our team on-site in Melbourne, more deets at: http://inoutput.io/articles/news/job-laravel-php-developer

Agreed, it's fantastic. A little thing, would like to browse/filter by categories (or maybe see popular books).

This. I have owned a Crumpler DRY RED NO 5 for ages, highly recommend. Great laptop compartment (super padded), and heaps of other compartments to store things. I use everyday (laptop, lunch etc), but also use as my primary travel bag.

I paid for Sublime, and worth every cent. Loved it, and although I now use a mix of Atom/VSCode, there will always be a soft spot in my heart for Sublime!

I run a software agency with 8 peeps, and we all log time using Toggl. We have a bot that then sync's with Jira tasks - and generally we find this pretty painless.

For the benifit of being able to do accurate estimation comparisons, retrospectives, hunt time vampires etc - I personally think it's worth it.

I use Xero and love it! https://www.xero.com

..also perhaps make this an "Ask HN"

My 2 cents: Work hard and play hard.

I run a company, but after work a few nights a week I will code for fun, or go out with friends to eat/drink/chat.

I think if in the future you want to "create a hugely valuable and profitable startup" then being a better programmer will certainly help, but the interpersonal skills will also be huge.

Leading a team, steering direction without conflict, managing conflicting interests - you learn these skills in life, not on a keyboard.

PS - why not start a hobby project that encourages you to socialize - an app that reminds you to connect with your friends & suggests common activities :)

I like the idea, but a little over perscriptive :p

"Developers must use vim (with as many plugins as possible) - no other IDE's should be allowed (a developer's finger muscle memory is critical to fast-paced coding – point-and-click is simply wrong and not optimal for productivity). Atom may be used, however plugins are necessity."

I am Director at Melbourne Software consultancy inoutput.

My side project is a cross platform code generation tool, think Yeoman mixed with a pretty UML editor mixed with an AppStore... well, oneday!

inoutput | http://inoutput.io | Melbourne, AU | Software Developer | ONSITE

We are a boutique software consultancy that work on interesting client projects, have good code standards, and have fun. We are looking for a Software dev with (ideally) some web/php experience. We also work in .Net and Objective-C.

To apply check out: http://inoutput.io/articles/are-you-a-junior-mid-php-hacker-...

Name: Dayswork

Pitch: Good software estimates are hard, get time estimates from real industry experts. Submit your brief (we also help you refine it etc.), choose how many estimates you'd like (2, 4, or 6), and then view & compare your project time estimates results from our experts.

Target(s): Non tech peeps wanting a "ballpark" dev. time estimate. Or, devs/agencies wanting to sanity check an estimate they have already done.

Stage: MVP - Solo founder.

Love to get feedback on this... The main idea behind it is: Estimates are hard, some other opinions would be good. Properly defining & communicating requirements is also super hard - so the submission workflow goes deep into that (with clear examples etc).

Would love feedback on pricing... How much would you pay to get 2 time estimates on a software project (from experts, familiar with the tech etc.)?

Had this on my wish list for a while:

An app that "sticks" windows together. Essentially joining two or more apps, either:

1) Sticking edges, E.g. The Calculator app sticks to the side of Chrome. I move Chrome, Calculator moves. I "Full screen" Chrome, it leaves room for calc etc.

2) Stacking, E.g. My communication apps (Slack, Messages, IRC) are all stacked on top of each other. I move one, all move. I resize one, all resize. I like this too keep things organized - I use alt-tab to bring one to the front.

You can use my made up name for this app if you want, "Herd" :)

I whole-heartidly recommend YNAB (You Need Another Budget). http://www.youneedabudget.com

You have to enter all your income/expenses in manual, but that's part of it's value - it really makes you accountable for what you spend.

Since tracking all expenses for maybe 5 months, I have probably saved thousands of dollars simply by making cheaper choices and being mindful of excess.

I think your right, we should probably focus on refining project & dev methodologies, which would free up some "space" (logistically and mentally!)

Much better name imho. I love node-webkit, although at the moment I am grappling with mp3 support (finding the right version of ffmpegsudo.so that works with the latest nw version)

Maverix looks great. I certainly see a desktop UI theme gaining traction.. Although a lot of work - be super beneficial to provide 'skins' for yosemite/windows10/gnome etc..

I loved this. Funny, and very much true.

Great news. I have built a number of MVPs for startups that will be very happy to move from PayPal.

>> but it just doesn't seem the world ending thing to me like she treated it.

It's comments like this that make sexual assault seem acceptable.

Comparing this story to "clothed hugs from friends" sounds like we did not read the same post.

I feel she was well within her right to feel like the world is ending - and unwanted sexual assault is never o.k from anyone - let alone people in a position of power (such as running a startup accelerator).

Very cool, I have been tinkering with something similar.

Totally agree. For me, when I need to reboot I take a 15 minute powernap. I set an alarm for this - and realistically get maybe 3 to 4 minutes actual sleep (but 11 to 12 mins of relaxation on top of that)

Works wonders. obviously you can't do it all the time - but it's my goto between (frantically) preparing all the courses for a dinner party - and just before the guests arrive.

So funny, I just had this revelation. I haven't been producing anything for the last few years. Sure I read & study how to do a lot of varied things (taught by other people - usually on HN) - but personally my output is... underwhelming.

Great post, i'm gonna build shit.

I came here to say: Great work. I'm impressed, intrigued - and thought I would see more positive comments here.

I have always thought if I didn't love bytes, I would love teaching people to love bytes.

"You can do it".

Sounds super lame, but I've always suffered from from self-doubt and anxiety - especially as a young dude. If I knew at 16 that I was just about to fall in love with computers, get into university, travel the world, have a string of great jobs, then become my own boss, AND marry an amazing girl... I would be pretty fricking happy.

I used this the other day and it was significantly speedier.. i'm guessing it's the HN effect. Cool concept.

i downloaded it, and nearly installed it - but then thought.. "what even is this?"

Fantastic!

http://www.coinhandle.com - a personalized handle for your Bitcoin address.

Think Bit.ly for bitcoin - although you can administer your Coinhandle address if your Bitcoin address ever changes.