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wprapidoon Ask HN: How to get back to web programming after a 8-years break?

Fundaments haven't changed much. Pick a JS framework and go from there. It's gotten more complicated, indeed. But, if you're building projects of your own, you're free to ignore it as there are not that many palpable benefits, and your users / customers couldn't care less about underlying tech stack.

wprapidoon Ask HN: How to Proceed with an Unscrupulous Recruiter?

Don't do it. Simple as that. Looks like a toxic beginning either way

wprapidoon Ask HN: How do you apply for remote developer roles?

I get most of work through networking. Otherwise, I've found Reddit and Facebook to be extremely helpful. Far more than LinkedIn or dedicated job boards.

How do I go about?

I introduce myself, mention relevant experience, list references. And, mind you, I'm not a dedicated opensource contributor. Hell, even my public GitHub repo is dated and not that rich. Again, my target market are not tech companies per se. I prefer being the tech guy in a non-tech company.

Mis dos centavos.

wprapidoon Ask HN: How would you download a browser without a browser?

wget / curl or your OS package manager

wprapidoon Ask HN: Good tech sites with user submitted articles

https://dev.to/ is pretty solid

wprapidoon Saving money on international payments as a remote freelancer

A happy TW customer here, too. Had my card skimmed in Thailand. All money recovered without much hassle.

wprapidoon Ask HN: Which tools do you use for wireframes?

- Pencil and paper - Adobe Illustrator

Yeah, I'm ol' skool. If I want to convey interactivity or present the flow, I opt for Axure RP

wprapidoon Google Is Tracking People's Movements in Their Communities During Coronavirus

Isn't it what they already do anyway?

wprapidoon Ask HN: Will this be the end of Airbnb?

You were already given some nice answers. Mind you, in many countries, a huge chunk of AirBnB stays are domestic not international.

wprapidoon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired right now?

Location: European (Croatian) in Asia (Thailand)

Remote: Yes

Relocation: Yes

Technologies used / services provided: PHP, JS, Python. Debugging, security, performance optimisation, abandoned projects takeover, MVP development

Resume: Upon request by mail

Mail: milozo@yandex.com

wprapidoon Ask HN: How to convince my client to pay more?

Charge more for future work

wprapidoon Ask HN: Should recovered Covid-19 people be in high demand?

Gross, deprived of compassion and detached from reality. You can catch COVID more than once.

wprapidoon Ask HN: Should I disclose disabilities in applications?

wprapidoon Ask HN: Tools of the Trade, 2020 Edition

DigitalOcean has excellent knowledge base consisting of many well written tutorials. So, you should be fine.

wprapidoon Ask HN: What are ways to build vocabulary?

Reading, and some more reading.

wprapidoon Ask HN: What are the best unknown books you have read?

Call me dumb all you want, I can't figure out how to download any of the books

wprapidoon Ask HN: Search engines as good as “old Google” for finding information?

Yandex, DuckDuckGo, Bing

wprapidoon Ask HN: How to Work for Equity

Don't!

wprapidoon Ask HN: How many of you are rolling your own auth?

Using Okta and Auth0 mostly

wprapidoon Ask HN: For a Personal Blog in 2020, Medium, GitHub Pages or Dev.to?

Self-hosted WP is what I use for https://codedirty.com/

wprapidoon The Strange Saga of Kowloon Walled City

Thailand is so convenient to live in

wprapidoon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (January 2020)

SEEKING WORK | EU or Asia | Remote and onsite

Tech: PHP, JS, Python, SysAdm (Linux)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miloszorica/

Mail: milozo@yandex.com

wprapidoon Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade?

My 2010's read highlights:

- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-21st-Century-Yuval-Harari/d...

- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Factfulness-Reasons-Wrong-Things-Be...

- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Laws-Power-Robert-Greene-Collection...

- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Nations-Fail-Origins-Prosperity...

- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wealth-Poverty-Politics-Thomas-Sowe...

- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noonday-Demon-Andrew-Solomon/dp/009...

- https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Write-Thesis-MIT-Press/dp/02625...

wprapidoon Ask HN: What would've been Python if Python didn't exist?

Perl, Ruby, PHP

wprapidoon Ask HN: How do you hire international remote employees?

Mostly by hiring them as independent contractors or by their company invoicing services to yours. Healthcare, taxes, etc. are what is taken care of on their side. If your operations get bigger, things get more complex. You were given nice answers on that.

wprapidoon Ask HN: What do you use to start your dev environment faster?

Not a NodeJS dev, yet I rely a lot on boilerplates. Some developed by others, some built by me over the course of many years. For a few rather simple NodeJS projects that I worked on, https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter this one caught my attention and worked like a charm. For PHP / Laravel, I use https://spark.laravel.com/ . Not free but worth every penny.

wprapidoon Ask HN: SWE Infrastructure – Should I Learn Go or Python?

Assuming you know Bash already, Python first and Go second. On a sidenote, I came across lots of NodeJS infra stuff as of lately.

wprapidoon Facebook, Instagram and Messenger were down

Thailand: FB, Messenger didn't work till a wee while ago. No WhatsApp service interruption though.

wprapidoon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2019)

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes. EU and Israeli citizen

Spoken languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Hebrew

Tech: PHP, Python, Ruby, JS

Specialisations: Debugging, optimisation, security

Contact: milozo@yandex.com

wprapidoon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (November 2019)

SEEKING WORK - Bangkok, Thailand or Remote

I’m ready to take over the project your developer has abandoned. Can help you fix that bug that makes your business lose money. Would happily help you develop a prototype so you can validate the idea, start selling, or get funding.

Not married to any technology. Used them all. Most versed (but not limited to) at Python, PHP (vanilla, Laravel, Symfony, as well as WordPress, Magento, NextCloud), JavaScript (vanilla JS and NodeJS), Ruby, C#. Worked on integrations and building extensions in Shopify, PropertyWare, Elastix, GSuite, etc. Generally problem solving focused rather than tech stack obsessed. Fine about using whatever gets the job done.

Some of my clients: https://www.thecabin.com https://www.laurajswan.com https://intrepidplanet.com https://assurasoftware.com https://europeanjewishfund.org https://earnix.com/ https://www.acamica.com/ https://wcf.co.nz https://lightfollowsbehaviour.com https://baselbasket.ch

No client is too small. Happy to help small businesses as well as corporations tackle unique issues they are facing.

Prompt response. Immediate availability. Quick delivery.

Contact: milozo@yandex.com