samsonradu

True, but it doesn't work like that in many parts of the world. I personally know Javascript engineers working for 20k just for geographical reasons and, like GP said, they should all smarten up imo.

> engineers need their fair share. They are the one creating things, they are the one on the front line and we should not get satiated by the crumbles we are left with.

This, 10x and especially for programmers coming for 2nd/3rd world countries, whom are even more unaware of the value they're creating and settle with way less. Obviously, it's easy to say this and it often doesn't help you get your foot in the door when you ask for 3x the average dev salary around you at an interview. Key is to keep re-negotiating after you've proven your value, then iterate until you get the slice you deserve. For a company it's really painful to lose an employee who is already performing well, they'll likely give up on the margin to keep you on.

Bucharest, Romania

Being Romanian, it wasn't really a tough choice, having family and friends here. Quite happy with the quality of life, cost of living and income taxes. The city has been changing for the better in the past 10 years, feeling very cosmopolitan these days and open to foreigners.

Not sure why you were downvoted. I think for the average, uneducated internet consumer facebook is kind of becoming a one-stop shop.

Finally! I've been using web.skype.com for over a year now, lacking video/audio calls (usually handling those from my phone)

Nginx, Haproxy, Redis

There are software tools which aggregate huge amounts of data (hands) from Poker platforms, like Holdem Manager. That's where you can see player stats like pre-flop, turn, river actions, percentages and so on. Once you have 2 players who played a lot of hands (+10k) and have the exact same stats numbers you should be a bit suspicious.

But the 2 models are not mutually exclusive, are they? Probably some apps will offer both alternatives or the one that fits the purpose of the app. Not sure why, in essence, this is wrong.

Indeed I find subscriptions annoying too, hope the new AppStore comes with a friendly subscription management section along.

Server: Nginx

Backend: PHP (Yii2), Mysql, Redis

Frontend: React (if I can't get away with just JQuery), Bootstrap 3

Realtime components: Node.js, Socket.io

There are alternative browsers indeed and probably some will migrate but many won't and the Flash platform will suffer. Chrome, being dominant on the market, has the power to kill anything that doesn t align with the company s interests, which means we don t have an open web.

Hell I could rant about this for long. And some people who say Flash is insecure (it probably is) are also the ones who install ad-blockers, antiviruses and all sorts of creepy browser extensions. Well that s not safe either, but Steve Jobs said Flash is bad so it must be. However Steve Jobs knew he cannot monetize the web as well as the AppStore so the "open" web was pulled backwards.

That's like banning petrol cars and forcing everyone to go electric (because it's possible) or walk! Why can't kids enjoy some games after all? Maybe the companies behind don't have the funds to rebuild their free-to-play games just because Google doesn't like Flash hence something valuable is lost

I hate it when I see people talking about Flash as if it's the Web's cancer. Remember Flash pushed the web heavily forward back when we had to install all sorts of desktop applications and codecs just to watch a video or play a simple game. It is an optional plugin that you can always disable. Not having it at all would lead to a poorer UX in my opinion. Can't Chrome just have a toggle Flash on/off in the toolbar and get over it? And let Flash die naturally, when HTML5 catches up?

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Also the propaganda [1] against it makes me laugh. The reason Google wants it out is probably because it can't track the ads inside Flash apps.

[1] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3160644/Googl...

"Leaked documents have revealed the program has a serious vulnerability that lets hackers take over anyone's computer."

Thanks, taking a look now.

Cool, hope it's ok for others to read

https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/4ccpsa/%C2%B5websocket...

Something like this [1]. It can go over 20fps and looks pretty smooth on iOS devices, no sound though.

[1] http://phoboslab.org/log/2013/09/html5-live-video-streaming-...

Yes, I've seen the very simple integration, I'll definitely give it a try. I was actually curious how you've achieved that performance boost?

I'm currently using the `ws` library for a custom live-streaming solution (broadcasting binary data) and the memory/CPU usage is indeed not small for a handful of clients. What does `uws` bring new (technically) to the table?

Isn't there a constant need for development after all? Look at how fast the world is changing throughout time, new features and requirements are needed. Software doing the all necessary development and also adjusting itself to keep up with time without human involvement implies an AI similar to the ones in Terminator 2 movie and the world didn't look very good there :)

I think it was the other way around, Adobe didn't dump Flash on mobile. Also until the "sun comes out tomorrow" why can't a part of the market (smaller/bigger) enjoy the better experience that Flash offers and HTML5 cannot? (animations, games, livestreaming and so on)

> last time I was on an airplane (December), every single older woman over the age of 60 had an iPhone. This means that it's not only reached critical mass (the late majority on the technology adoption curve has been achieved), but now it's no longer hip.

I think it hasn't yet reached critical mass yet in plenty of second world countries. In Romania for instance there are plenty of lower end phones (specially /w teenagers) not because it's not hip (on the contrary, it yields social status) but because compared to the average wage here it's expensive as hell. The iPhone SE will probably sell heavily around here.

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An US (correct me if I'm wrong) airport might not actually give an accurate picture of the market since the lower class doesn't fly planes that often.

I was watching a documentary the other day about life in a Delhi prison and I was thinking to myself if there's the slightest possibility for me to ever end up in prison for one reason or another, considering of course that I don't have the slightest intention of committing a felony. Then I realized that a driving mistake has the best odds of causing such a thing. It's crazy how many don't take such a high-responsibility task seriously, texting, drinking, smoking while driving.

Probably as in the investors want to create a Ponzi-like scheme and make profit regardless of the future of the company? (which makes sense IMO)

I think it would be a mistake to try programming without Google in the first place. A smart developer should make the best out of the tools available. Besides interviews I really can't imagine a real-world situation where you are forced to develop without access to information (Google).

Also, our brain does not need to act as a data storage, it actually sucks at it and we solved that problem a long time ago, by writing down information.

In a software controlled world I tend to believe the developers will go last won't they? Also QA to the end!

Fully agree, been to Japan couple of weeks ago and they literally don't tip at all. Everybody gives you the change to the last penny, which is awesome. There's no need for you to evaluate the service and tip accordingly, not to mention some awkward situations when one of the parties is not happy with it.

Until the next big thing comes, AAPL shares just hit 2year low so people might be losing their trust/patience.

Native apps need to be installed and kept up-to-date, bringing portability issues. I now have to install the app on all devices I need to watch Netflix on. Meanwhile, all devices have a browser installed.

After the 2014 presidential elections in Romania word on the street was that the right-wing candidate won the elections (despite being a heavy underdog, odds were like 4/1) with the help of the social network. During the last weeks before the voting day Facebook had been heavily pushing materials on the diaspora scandal [1], causing massive protest in many cities throughout the country. Indeed my feed looked abnormally political during that time and afterwards it got back to normal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_presidential_election...

My tablet has been a piece of furniture on my desk for nearly a year (received as a gift). I have absolutely no use case for it. Why would I get an iPad when I can get a 10" laptop and bruteforce any OS/app that I need into it. Tablets feel so restrictive, not to mention typing takes ages