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tgoldenbergon AI to Validate Political Petitions

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tgoldenbergon Creating Bitcoin from Scratch in JavaScript - New Medium Series

The first installment goes over wallet creation. More to come, including digital signatures, networking, etc.

It has been really fun recreating the original protocols and scouring the original source code. Feel free to ask me anything.

tgoldenbergon Apply to MongoDB's Startup Accelerator

Great program for early stage companies. If you are using or considering a MongoDb stack you should definitely apply. We got a lot value at Commandiv through the program.

tgoldenbergon Show HN: First platform with stock and crypto trading in the same account

After months of hard work, Commandiv is proud to announce that we’re the first platform to trade both stock and cryptocurrencies in the same account.

With the growing interest in crypto over the past year, we’ve integrated with Coinbase so users can now manage their Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum, as well as utilize our personalized trade recommendations for stock. No matter what your target is, our platform enables you with the tools to reach that goal.

tgoldenbergon “If Higher Ed Doesn’t Adapt, It Will Be Ripe for Disruption” by Tom Goldenberg

That's really interesting. When I interviewed senior software engineers for this piece, they told me that much of the coursework was not practical or useful. Operating Systems 101, Compilers...

tgoldenbergon “If Higher Ed Doesn’t Adapt, It Will Be Ripe for Disruption” by Tom Goldenberg

Would love to hear thoughts regarding the boot camp vs. higher ed question. In many cases it's not one or the other, but I'm curious where people think education is headed.

tgoldenbergon My Google Interview and Lessons Learned

Except I never approached Google. They approached me. They sent me an email with a header that said "You are app-solutely fabulous." (I know, so dorky it's suspicious) Do you think it's arrogant, disrespectful or crazy for me to take on the challenge head on? I learned a great deal from the process and I'm certainly not forbidden from interviewing again in the future. But this is just my approach to things.

tgoldenbergon My Google Interview and Lessons Learned

So the 2 programming languages I am comfortable at are Ruby and JavaScript (which most boot camps teach). I am familiar enough with Python and Java to understand and write code, but wouldn't feel comfortable taking them on for a Google interview. And as for Ruby, I don't see myself using it professionally in the future, so it made sense to double-down on JavaScript. It definitely positively impacted the JS code that I write for work.

tgoldenbergon My Google Interview and Lessons Learned

I asked for the email addresses of my interviewers to thank them personally but was told they weren't allowed to give them out.