yashchandra

Exactly the reason why I am so paranoid about third party APIs. I even asked this over a HN post here but did not get much response.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4162370

i like this one:

http://www.ideaswatch.com

Person to blame: A

Boss to 'A': what happened ? why the bug ?

'A' to boss: I just checked in the code. It was done by 'B'.

Boss to 'B': hey what happened ? Why the bug ?

'B' to boss: I just merged the code from 'C'.

boss to 'C': hey what happened ? Why the bug ?

'C' to boss: My code worked fine when I unit tested. I gave it over to 'D' to integrate.

boss to 'D': hey what happened ? 'D' to boss: I integrated fine when I did. It is the damn software that might have crashed at the time and code was not integrated properly.

boss to himeself: Fuck it was the damn software.

Short answer: It depends.

Long answer: In my experience, prototype is used very loosely and can mean many things. But the point is that a prototype is not a fully functioning app/system/software yet. It is used to demonstrate the possible features/functionalities that the app would/could have. How you demontrate it depends on the specific case. Some prototypes can be created using a simple word/powerpoint slide, some can be created using mockup screens/wireframes and some are semi-functioning products. I do not think there is one single answer to this.

"They could still have the plaintext password in memory during the registration process"

This is even worse IMO. so they are sending me a cleartext password that may or may not have been stored in db yet ? what if the db write process aborts while the user still gets the email ? bad bad bad

Start with a python micro-framework such as flask. you can easily install it and it has its own dev. server which means you do not need any server configuration etc. to start with. That is what I am doing right now. If you get further along, then play with major frameworks such as Django.

Micro-framework: http://flask.pocoo.org

Full-stack framework: http://www.djangoproject.com

I have a hotmail account but i have not used it for years since gmail. So technically am I a user of hotmail ?

"Do we open up the product and let people create a newsletter (takes just 5 minutes) and require them to login only when they want to publish?"

Bingo. Do exactly that. As a user, I will love it that you are letting me try the product before I give you any information about myself.

as in "hey did you see my graduation pictures online? Yes, I facebooked it yesterday."

OR

"I am facebooking about 2 hours a day"

Go ahead. Do it. What is the worst that can happen ? You learn a lot more while trying to create the book. What is the best that can happen ? You make some money along the way. Win-win situation I would say.

I wish I could upvote this one forever. lol

"I think getting broken into is the biggest problem here"

Perhaps. But that still does not undermine the importance of storing passwords securely with encryption. The idea is not to completely avoid an attack (crackers are pretty determined ), the idea is to delay or make it harder for the bad guys. so yes, encryption matters a lot.

It is high time a site's registration form/process has a confirmation box confirming that they do not store passwords unencrypted before the user clicks "sign me up". This is getting ridiculous. I unfortunately used another site recently that sent me my password back in clear text over email.

Is the screening process automated through some algorithm or it is manual? Just wondering because that is the toughest problem to crack.

I don't think there is any confusion. BOA is definitely one of the worst offenders.

what is your business model? the landing page seems fine but are you saying that we sign up for FREE and can win a lottery pool ?

so do you have paying customers ? If yes, what is the approx. volume ?

Do you have paying users ? How many if yes ?

Found this on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4129306

Can you provide some specific pain points ? Is it just the fact that there are several silo databases or records but there is no single centralized repository of EMR ? The question is: what is the incentive for a medical instituion to adopt such system ?

timezone issue ?

It is not a bug. It is a feature :)

I was going to recommend "2001: A space Odyssey". But non-fiction might rule that one out ?

"spend about a week trying to understand your customers needs and figuring out how to better serve them"

Effective blogging is one of the ways to do this. The point is not about blogging just for the sake of bloggin. Point is about spreading word about your startup, sharing your experiences, how you do things etc. These things will always intrigue a potential customer or well wishers of your startup.

I switched from iPhone to HTC radar windows 7.5 and love it. It has its own app store though which may not have every app that iPhone has but I personally don't care.

I have worked on trading floor most of my corporate life so far. I am so used to loud noise, paper planes, ball throwing, swearing etc. that I forget sometimes that loud noise is actually a hinderance at work. People like us consider it a part of work culture even though we may not like it. My advice: Use headphones. Talk to your manager again about moving. If you do not sit with other team members, may be you can get moved if you continue trying.

But it is worth learning about. Also, it shows that it is possible though very unlikely.

Thanks. pretty good.

This one is awesome. Thanks

Performance appraisal at large corporations definitely suck. Reasons are many. But the point that managers or companies miss is the fact that performance cannot/should not just be appraised at the end of the year by collecting feedback. It has to be a constant process throughout the year. Most companies miss this trick. It is always easier to get better feedback when I delivered something by asking the team involved in it rather than waiting for next 6 months and go to them with a bunch of questions.Also, give feedback constantly. By the end of the year, it will be a breeze to determine the overall performance.