steilpass

Wow. Feared this for a long time.

My current point of view: If you have a large base of Java developers who don't or can't switch to JavaScript, GWT is a good choice. BTW you will also need a framework for your "complex front-end logic" JavaScript code. If you don't go for GWT you should look for good MVC JavaScript framework: Ext.JS, Cappuccino, Sproutcore, Sammy.JS ...

I will keep my private account at github. Its my way of saying thanks for their free open source hosting.

And day two: http://palagpat-coding.blogspot.com/2010/09/in-case-you-miss...

They missed his first public Node presentation in Cologne: http://www.webmontag.de/location/koeln/2009-09-21

There is a German startup which has been doing this for quite some time: http://www.captchaad.com/

I am a bit underwhelmed. Node.js support at Heroku and Joyent are not public. If you start in the Node game right now you have to setup your own servers. SAAS anyone?

Unfortunately only for Knockout participants.

Don't get me wrong. As I am learning JavaScript right now I am only interested in the real fixes and not the nice to have features. Chaining comparisons, multiline strings, everything is an expression are IMHO "just" nice features.

"cleaning up the semantics of broken JavaScript constructs" I actually like JavaScript. So what does CoffeeScript fix?

So no clear suggestion here: Talk vs. work. Connections vs. overhead.

External validation would be good. But I am also thinking about marketing, launch buzz ...

I agree. But I wonder if an angel could help me find a repeatable, scalable customer acquisition process?

"We know from painful experience that letting a third party layer of software come between the platform and the developer ultimately results in sub-standard apps and hinders the enhancement and progress of the platform." http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

Strange. Didn't Steve Jobs mention he doesn't want another software layer? Because it leads to bad apps and they can't push API changes as fast, because these third party layers have to update?

Are there any information/discussions about the "censoring mechanisms"?

>along with Seattle, Los Angeles, Düsseldorf and Berlin So how is Düsseldorf, Berlin compared to NYC and SF? Would you have moved to Berlin if blib.tv was there?

+1 And I highly encourage everyone to get familiar with the command line first.

What do you pay in total? Around 20$?

It looks great. If I could only buy it here in Germany. :-(

>Tunes was also written very carefully -- and very cleanly -- You are joking right?

"3. Interruption is the enemy of productivity" I know I shouldn't read HN

"we developed a new way of developing software using if statements instead of branches." Is that critizing feature flags? Or is more to that?

Agree. I'm German living nearby and it always amazes me what Frankfurt is doing in these rankings.

Would love to come. But can't afford the Europe <=> California plane ticket.

Funny how the 3rd biggest mistake that kills startups is targeting a marginal niche (http://paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html). I know the key is whether its marginal or not. Still funny.

http://news.com/And-What-If-I-Start-To-Encode-My-Message-In-...?

Android on the iPhone? Anyone?

So digg.com is not a typical url shortener anymore. So what? I've never used it that way. Now if you see a digg.com link it will take you to digg. You know what you get. Use it that way or don't.

So what does likely() do?