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Enabled compiler optimization for g++ and then the execution time went down to 0.00025, which made it slightly faster than Rust :)

2c -> Fact!

This is great. simple, no fuss.

thanks

It depends on the topic, time etc. Now I see around 40-60/min.

Congratulations @troygoode. This is a real problem that needs to be solved. And this space is getting exciting. I'm working on something similar @ Engagespot(https://engagespot.co)

Nocode is not something new. It was there and it will continue to evolve. It's just that recently, we started using Nocode in many areas which we didn't consider before.

It varies based on which level you are at. If you're a beginner, start as a freelancer. Find projects from your existing network. Bootstrap. Slowly build a core team as you get more projects.

Trust me, your first clients will come from your immediate or extended network. Ask people for introductions. It works!

They are a not-for-profit organization and YC works with small number of not for profit organizations every year. You can read more about that here - https://www.ycombinator.com/nonprofits/

There are many factors to consider before you decide when to outsource or to develop your product in-house. The first thing you need to understand is, when you talk about outsourcing your product development, it is not just about programming. Programming is just a part of a successful product development strategy.

Ask the following questions yourself.

Do you have deep domain expertise in your target industry? Do you have prior expertise in planning and prioritizing product development roadmap? Do you have experience in validating hypotheses based on real customer feedback?

Do you have experience in architecting a scalable technology stack to accommodate customer demand?

If the answer to the above questions is “No”, you should definitely consult with a person, or a team who is experienced in “Product development”, not just “App development”. I repeat, there is a huge difference between those two.

Again, this can be a time taking process and you’ll definitely have to spend some money on it, but I'd say it’s worth the investment.

On the other hand, if you are a good product + project manager and understand some tech, you can hire a bunch of freelance devs and execute the project yourself.

So, it all depends on who you are.

Try Chargebee. They support multiple payment gateways as well.

One thing I've felt is that there are lot of freelance developers in India, both good and bad ones. Most of them say "Yes" to everything but only few of them have the capability to do what we need.

When I posted a simple task on Upwork recently (related to AWS server configuration), I got 100s of requests, mostly from Indians. Now the problems are

1) I'm looking for a freelancer, not an agency. Most of them are pitching on behalf of their own agency, and we will never know who is actually doing the work. (They might even outsource it) [This is the worst part]

2) Some of them won't even read the work description properly, and so we need to spend a lot of time filtering the requests.

I got confused and skeptical about their capabilities because of all these and finally hired a freelancer from Europe.

But I've seen amazingly talented freelancers from India as well. It's just that, filtering through 100s of requests is painful.

Yup, HN will filter Unicode chars

As far as I read about them, their model is not similar to a typical dev shop.

The main constrain that hinders the exponential growth of a dev shop is it's revenue - operational cost ratio. As your revenue increases, operational cost increases linearly. That is not something loved by VCs.

But Gigster executes projects using their freelance talent network. So they don't have to keep them in their payroll when there is no work for them.

This information is based on what I read about them. I'm not sure how smooth it will be to execute a software development with a team of freelancers though.

But if it works, then I think Gigster's model can achieve exponential growth.

Lol. One thing I noticed among "hackers" here is that they don't want things to be easier for them. They hate convenience. They love hustling :D

That's a good idea.

Yup. We're creating one :)

I agree. 'Push' Notifications can be annoying if not relevant. But what do you think about an unread counter in HN? I can just click that to see if I missed some replies. Reddit has this.

You have a point. But I'd like to think a bit differently. It's all about convenience, right? If HN had an unseen counter, I think that would be the most used component here.

Yes. Exactly.

Thanks for the suggestion.

I used OSM instead of Google Maps for a tracking project because I didn't have 11000USD to pay them upfront for the licence.

Hello All!

I’m Anand, co-founder of Engagespot.

We built a tool that helps you to add a real-time notification feed and a bell icon to your web application dashboard. You already know what is a notification feed. You see and use it everyday on Facebook, LinkedIn etc :)

We think every website/web application need a notification feed. That's why we built Engagespot.

* It's like a dedicated inbox inside your web application where your users can see all your messages and alerts.

* Messages will be delivered as native browser push if the user is not logged in.

* Users will receive the notifications on all devices where they are currently logged in.

* It will update in real-time. When a new message is received, a bubble count will appear on the bell icon without annoying the user with big popups.

We'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions :)