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bendyorke

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Programmer and Entrepreneur. Passionate about doing what I enjoy, and doing it right.
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bendyorke··on Street by Street, Amsterdam Is Cutting Cars Out of the Picture
As someone who has lived in Amsterdam for a few years, and have several friends who were very bike adverse when they moved here, everyone ends up biking. It’s very convenient, safe, and enjoyable here, and you can get electric bikes or electric scooters to help if you bike long distances frequently (or just don’t want to bike).

With weather apps that give you the rainfall down to a few minutes, you can escape the weather by either biking in the lulls, participating in a e-bike scooter sharing system, or falling back on public transport when you need.

Very rarely can you get someone faster by driving than you could by biking or public transport (at least according to google maps) so long as you live within the ring. Outside of that I don’t think cars are going anywhere, and there is ample parking near the major public transport hubs. I know plenty of people who park there and take a quick train or metro to their work and don’t complain about the hassle.

It’s a different way of living and I miss driving sometimes but it’s really nice once you acclimate!

bendyorke··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2016)

  Location: Austin, TX
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: React, React Native, Clojure, JavaScript, Ruby/Rails
  Résumé/CV: https://linkedin.com/in/bendyorke [1]
  Email: bendyorke@gmail.com
Primarily looking for contract work, although I'm open to joining a team full time if it's the right fit.

[1] https://linkedin.com/in/bendyorke

bendyorke··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2016)

  Location: Austin, TX
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Possibly
  Technologies: React, React Native, Clojure, JavaScript, Ruby/Rails
  Résumé/CV: https://linkedin.com/in/bendyorke [1]
  Email: bendyorke@gmail.com
Primarily looking for contract work, although I'm open to joining a team full time if it's the right fit.

[1] https://linkedin.com/in/bendyorke

bendyorke··on Programmers are not different, they need simple UIs
You really don't need those - React was popular far before any of those came about (well, except CSS). :)
bendyorke··on WebKit is now 100% ES6 complete
I've been using it for about a month now as my main browser, haven't had any issues with it. Any issue's I had in Safari 9 seem to have been fixed :)
bendyorke··on A few tips for writing macros in Clojure
The article says that you shouldn't write them unless you need to, not that you shouldn't write them. He lists quite a few scenarios where they should be used, one of which is DSLs. :)

Also, given that Clojure is a lisp, I think you'll find you need macros left often than a language like elixir. They're still incredibly powerful, but you can do so much in Clojure without them that you would otherwise need a macro to do.

bendyorke··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2016)
SEEKING WORK

  Location: Austin, TX & Amsterdam, NL
  Remote: Only
  Site: bendyorke.com
  Contact: bendyorke at gmail
  Technologies: JavaScript (React, React Native, Node) | Clojure (Reagent, Compojure) | Ruby (Sinatra, Rails)
ABOUT ME

  Full-stack developer with a penchant for the front-end.
  React.js expert with 2 years professional experience.
  Curious George - I love new challenges, technologies, solutions, and ways of thinking.
  Many excellent references. :)
I'll be moving around between then US and Europe over the next few months, so I'm only looking for Remote positions at the moment. That being said, I have plenty of experience working remotely, and will have reliable internet at all times.
bendyorke··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2016)
About me:

- Full stack developer, with a penchant for the front-end. I have experience working as a back-end, full-stack, and front-end engineer, and can hop into most any tech stack. I have the most experience with JavaScript based applications, although I've been working a lot with Clojure, and have previously used Ruby, Python, & PHP.

- React.js expert. I've been using React.js professionally for 2 years now, and have scaled multiple codebases to considerable size. Not sure what to look out for? Intrigued in using React/React Native? Shoot me an email!

- Curious developer. I love new challenges, new technologies, and new ways to approach things. If you think you've got something interesting, I'd love to hear about it. :)

  Location: Austin, TX | Amsterdam, NL
  Remote: Only
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: JavaScript (React, Node) | Clojure | Ruby (Sinatra, Rails)
  Résumé/CV: bendyorke.com
  Email: bendyorke at gmail
bendyorke··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2016)

  Location: Austin, TX
  Remote: Preferred
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: 
    Javascript - I've been using React & Redux professionally since their original releases.  Prior I preferred pure JavaScript, although I have experience with Angular, Backbone, and most other popular libraries.
    Clojure(Script) - I've been learning Clojure(Script) for a few months now, very excited about doing as much as I can with it.
    Ruby on Rails - Worked most of my career as a Ruby/Rails developer.
  Résumé/CV: linkedin.com/in/bendyorke
  Email: bendyorke at gmail
bendyorke··on The First Browser Dedicated to Developers Is Coming
My perspective is this: Mozilla (to my knowledge) isn't getting rid of the developer tools in the standard Firefox. Those will still be there for people who want to get into development, and while their features will seem comparatively limited, thats actually a good thing. They're getting access to a concise set of tools that isn't overwhelming, and the same set of tools that millions of people use for development every day. Then, if they want to take their development to the next level, they have a whole new set of tools that can help them do that.

This isn't widening the gap between a user and a developer, since they aren't getting rid of the 'middle ground'. It's just giving the developer more breadth with a better tool.

bendyorke··on Show HN: Wobble Wockets – Mobile Friendly HTML5 Game Built with Phaser.io
I like that this works just as well on mobile as it does the computer. Great work!
bendyorke··on Google Inbox
I have two groups of emails: "professional" and "online" ones. I'll "inbox 0" my "professional" emails, archiving, deleting, and snoozing emails. For my "online" emails, I don't do any management, it's just a giant inbox of every email I've received.

The advantage I find to archiving messages is just a slight psychological boost. When the inbox is empty, I know I have nothing to do. If I have <20 emails (I always try to keep these inboxes under 20), I can see everything I have to do. As I work my way through the list, it's obvious visual feedback that I'm making progress. Just little things that I feel slightly improve my experience.

Although this only works because I have my other massive "online" inbox :D

bendyorke··on Please don't make us use iCloud anymore
> Fortunately this issue didn’t happen too often. Maybe once a week or so, for most users, but now we have iOS 8.

Once a week is incredibly frequent, and it's too bad that it's not working for Andreas. However, if the comments on this thread are any proof, this is not the case for 'most users'.

if you're experiencing these issues, it is possible that there is something wrong with your account. I would highly recommend contacting Apple Support [1] (especially if you have had your account for many years), I can't even begin to explain the obscure issues they have fixed with my account, in no less than 24 hours of contacting them.

[1] Apple ID support is done online, an Apple Retail employee will not be able to help.

bendyorke··on Nexus 6
It's so easy to use. Sure I can reach any point on a 5 inch screen, but I'm reaching to touch half of the screen. The 3.5 inch screens everything is just their under your finger. It's fantastic.
bendyorke··on Mac App Store: The Subtle Exodus
It doesn't seem like the images are retina/hd ready. I don't mean to sound spoiled, but when a site doesn't have retina/hd compatible vector graphics, they immediately lose a lot of credibility to me (most sites that I run across that don't have retina/hd graphics haven't been updated in years, so that's most likely why). There are a lot of tools and plugins that can help with the exporting and displaying of retina/hd graphics. It's not the end of the world if a site doesn't have them, but it's immediately noticeable.

Paddle itself looks awesome though :)

bendyorke··on Bézier Clock
I think that is the first time I've seen Palm OS and Pebble Smart Watch in the same list
bendyorke··on Bézier Clock
This is very mesmerizing
bendyorke··on The Apple Watch
> (3) fumbling in your phone in order to then open the correct app.

This isn't directly tied to you or your argument, but whenever people talk about about smart watches, 'fumbling with your phone' seems to come up. I can't recall the last time I thought of checking my phone as a hassle or felt like I was 'fumbling with it'.

That being said, I am excited to see what developers come up with for smart watches (either platform) and am interested to see how the haptic* feedback performs.

* I know Apple is calling it the Taptic Engine, so I'm not sure if we're supposed to be calling it taptic or haptic feedback, especially since it's not entirely haptic

bendyorke··on Browser Face-Off: Battery Life Explored 2014
I'm not sure of any official tests, but I often keep Activity Monitor open, and I've noticed Chrome using on average 2x more CPU. Plus, that's excluding the occasional "Google Chrome Helper" that tries to use 95+% of the CPU randomly (even when the app is in the background).

Not that I'm claiming that this is proof that Safari is better than Chrome, but in my experience it uses a fraction of the CPU and gets the same job done.

bendyorke··on JQuery Accordion: The missing responsive, CSS powered accordion plugin
I believe he means that it uses CSS transitions, not javascript transitions. So the animations are what are, whenever possible, "CSS-powered"
bendyorke··on OS X Yosemite public beta starts tomorrow
As a ruby dev, I haven't noticed any unsurmountable issues (with the exception of mongodb, but I only use that when I'm using node). I documented all of the snags I hit, in case anyone is interested, however by now it's all well documented online.

https://gist.github.com/bendyorke/fd5203aae3b833d4fa2e

bendyorke··on Rome is a dependency-free, customizable date picker
This looks awesome, great work.
bendyorke··on ITerm2 2.0
This is why I switched. Non lion style full screen is the the best of both worlds. Couldn't live without it now
bendyorke··on Show HN: Sobrr
I'm not quite sure your using the word ironic correctly (unless there's something I'm missing).

Although, I did like the name more after the description. :)

bendyorke··on Only Apple
No MBP boasts 10-12 hours, that's only the MBP Airs, which from my experience, follow up on that promise.

The MBP Retinas boast up to 9 hours, at the max, although those models I haven't used routinely. However it has been my experience that the MBP Retina's battery life are significantly more preferment than their non-retina predecessors.

bendyorke··on Only Apple
The MacBook Pro Retinas and MacBook airs take advantage of newer battery cells, and have greatly improved battery life in my experience. The 13" MBP battery never impressed me.

Also, not sure when you bought your particular iPhone, but the iPhone 4 is coming up on being 4 years old (announced round about the same time as the Galaxy S for comparisons sake) and it's still able to last a full day with the latest software, and all on single core processor. I find that really impressive, to say the least :)

bendyorke··on Introducing Swift
You have to be a developer but... [xcode6 link] https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/mac/index.action

Edit: You then have to click "OS X Yosemite Developer Preview". Then scroll down, it's at the bottom of the page

bendyorke··on Introducing Swift
"outperforming them by over 93x" is technically different than "93x faster"... Although I agree it is a cheap way to put it :)