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csjohnston Show HN: Kokoro – A simple app to manage chores and allowances for kids

To test, login with user test@test.com and pw: tester Parent's PIN is 1111 Child's PIN is 1111

I use a cheap pillow speaker connected into my iPhone dock

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m...

csjohnston What I Learned Building Twitter Bootstrap

I think the point he was trying to get across was this: "Getting together and creating something with your friends is amazing"

csjohnston Apprenticeships - Employers Must Get Past Degree Snobbery

I'm of the opinion that a university degree is less about learning the subject matter, and more about teaching you how to learn. So a programmer who has not completed a degree may be a fantastic programmer, but one who has done a degree may have a few extra skills on top of simple programming skills.

I.e. Communications skills, analytical thinking, knowing where to look for solutions, how to ask the questions that improve your knowledge and the proven ability to see through a project etc...

csjohnston Today's Coding Interview Game

How good a programmer can she be when there's not even a Hello World post on her blog, just this rant... just saying...

csjohnston Spolsky: Setting the Right Priorities

I'd say that's the publish date for the print article. Don't you just love old media ;-)