yashchandra

This is great. I am a Flask fan and was looking to build something like this. Will definitely try it out.

I noticed one thing. You have prices displayed in $ on home page but in pounds on the store page ?

Mobile email pain point: Not able to open and read attachments that are only designed for desktops (e.g. word,pdf docs look horrible and difficult to scroll through in mobile)

cool. I like your work and may be contact you later for design help.

Have you actually built all the sites you mentioned on the page ? The designs look great to me. Very clean. I think it is just about right for the content. Anything more will make it too much.

Good point. But the idea is not to suggest an exact match but recommendations based on the user's preference/inputs. It could be different for everyone of course.

Before I write my advice, I want you to hear this. "Do not worry about the fact that you are not finishing your side projects. The idea is to learn and not necessarily get to the end goal i.e a working app". I am usually in same boat as you but many of my unfinished side projects have taught me tremendously. For example, I recently worked on a python program to covert financial trasactions in OFX format to csv. It taught me how to use lists, dictionaries in python, file input/output etc. I never finished it actually to the point where my dream was to release it as open source library and I even have a git page for it but I moved on. Even then, I learnt a heck of a lot.

"Start Small". But what does that mean really ? It means that focus on a specific topic and give yourself a task/side project out of it. For example, "Build a user registration system". Now pick the language/framework etc. You seem to be using Python/Django already so that could work in your case.

Keep hacking even if not finished. "It is about the journey not the destination" (cheap attempt at using a favorite quote).

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Always happy to see Flask related stuff on HN front page :). Being a novice python wannabe, I am still struggling with thread locals but more than happy to keep working with Flask. Reading the source code is fun.

You mean officially ?

"they should follow the same legal requirements"

Perhaps. But they certainly do not have the restrictions of financial audit requirements and things like Dodd Frank etc. which is overwhelming all the major banks right now and is a big way to earn money for consultants if they know ABC of audit/compliance in 2012. Anyway, the point is that fb even though not ideal in how they store/use user data (which I personally am not a fan of as well), it does not matter as much as it matters to a bank/financial institution. I say this while I work for clients that are major banks.

I m in the room but with a different id :). looks neat.

I just did this and it was cool. But, if you are a complete beginner to version control in general, it may not be simple to follow. It tries to explain a few things such as creating a branch, checking out etc. but for a complete beginner, this tutorial will be a little bit difficult. Kudos for web based interactive learning though!!

Yes but with added responsibility of running my own payroll etc using my corporation. However, no more red tape stuff like performance management, raises, bonus etc. Client and I agree on a rate, I get paid and when done, I move on.

I have a wife and she has a decent job. No kids yet but planning one soon (next year or so). We can live off her income if we live within our means which we are doing already. I have more than 18 months of savings based on our current cost of living.

Currently self-employed/consultant: Happy

Industry that I work with: Semi-happy

Billing rate: Happy

Working for large corporate clients doing challenging but repetitive tasks: Not happy

Bottomline is that I have the "bootstrap a company" itch that I am looking to scratch asap.

" I have reached premium billing status within my industry, but seem to be offered to work on relatively repetitive problems that are anything but challenging"

I sometimes get that feeling and I have almost reached premium billing in my specific niche as well. But then I realize that some of thte things that don't seem challenging anymore is because we have become really good at doing it over the years. Thats why you get the big bucks even though it might seem like an easy task. The real issue for me is repetitive work as a consultant.

Take a relatively non-complex but not too trivial project that you did in PHP. Do it in Rails and Django both. See how it feels and then you can possibly decide. I only work with Python but was not sure between Django and micro-framework such as Flask. I did a User Management/sign-up application using both and found Flask to be the right fit for me.

Yes sure. But keep in mind that just trying to compete on price may not be enough.

Every country has its good and bad, in terms of people, culture, society, taboos etc etc. I have lived in 3 countries including the US and I think that it all comes down to how you look at things that are around you. The best thing to do is to try and enjoy the best of it.

Sorry but I agree with the parent poster. I bounced immediately when I was taken to sign-up page. Show us a demo or let us do the actual thing before you make anyone sign-up.

3 cheers for Flask. I like how simple yet powerful this framework is. So far, I am loving it. Pretty soon looking to bootstrap one of my ideas using this framework.

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I am honestly lost and do not understand what your startup does.

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Really like the design of the landing page. looks clean and even works in IE7 :).

Good read. Nothing will make me happier than creating a profitable bootstrapped business that sells a product. Once and if I am through that, may be I will work on the next big viral idea which is not a bad thing to think about but not for my first shot at webpreneurship.

Not sure if there is an easy answer but there are quite a few threads on this topic on stackoverflow or even HN. Django and flask in my limited experience are both great frameworks but the difference is that flask is micro while django is fully loaded. That does not necessarily mean more automation with django since your project could have specific custom requirements which django out of the box may not work and hence you could use something like flask and extend it to your specific needs. I personally prefer Flask since it makes me learn a little more about stuff and in love with the Jinja2 templating supported by Flask.

What you can do is to start looking outside first. Try and negotiate the raise with the new potential employer. The chances of getting it outside are higher than your current employer agreeing to that kind of a raise.

Before we get into the discussion about what you should be worth., pure numbers show that you are asking to go from 45,000 to 55,000+10% = 60,500. That is almost 35% raise from your current base. I have been in your situation before and it is very unlikely in the US to get that kind of a raise usually.

Having said that, if you really feel that you are worth that much, have a talk with you boss. But most likely, you might have to look outside your current company and even then, a 35% raise is very tough to negotiate in current market.