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blasterjeff151

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blasterjeff151··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2024)
SEEKING WORK, REMOTE - WORLDWIDE Remote: Yes. I have been working remotely with companies for several years, including during the pandemic.

Location: USA (Eastern time zone)

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Senior Full-Stack Developer with 12+ years of experience in software development. Proficient in React, Typescript, Node.js, SQL, .NET, and more. Passionate about building great customer experiences and translating good ideas into great products.

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17CvC1wTZZ5XhiOU8M0GcBLwTbIa...

Email: blaster151@gmail.com

I am Jeff, a versatile software engineer with extensive experience in creating scalable and robust applications (most recently in the SaaS space). I am open to part-time, full-time, and contract opportunities.

blasterjeff151··on An open source web-based flashcard studying system
I want to also mention an SRS site that has gotten really polished and isn't nearly as well known as Quizlet and Memrise and the rest - and it's not open source - but the science and the polish are all there (you can even create cards while watching a Youtube video and it will link to that spot in the video as an optional source reference) - it's called iDoRecall.com, worth checking out. (I found it in an old thread here on Hacker News where the creator posted about it when it was new - I followed the link and was stunned at how polished it had become)
blasterjeff151··on An open source web-based flashcard studying system
I mean, you can always wrap your mobile website in a native-app skin (with Ionic or whatever the modern version of Phonegap is)
blasterjeff151··on An open source web-based flashcard studying system
It's a fresh start, the way I see it - Anki has a lot of dated bloat that's hard to shed (analogous to the heavyweight Visual Studio vs. the lightweight Visual Studio Code)
blasterjeff151··on An open source web-based flashcard studying system
Hmm - I've rarely used prebuilt decks but maybe I should consider that. Other services besides Anki have them as well. iDoRecall has a bunch that are tied in with OpenStax (a "free e-textbooks for all" project).
blasterjeff151··on An open source web-based flashcard studying system
Probably referring to Quizlet and Memrise, and the up-and-coming iDoRecall.com
blasterjeff151··on An open source web-based flashcard studying system
Same for every app there, but few are $25. I've published an app there before and didn't price it that way.
blasterjeff151··on An open source web-based flashcard studying system
It's a good start! Keep working on it - Anki has aspects that are very, very dated (IMHO) and an open source competitor would be good for everybody.
blasterjeff151··on Complexity Has to Live Somewhere
This is what RxJS was born for . . . :)
blasterjeff151··on Using Anki and Spaced Repetition
With all this talk of Polar, I want to mention the tool Weava as a great annotation tool. I use it all the time as a way of annotating web content and PDFs. It has a beautiful aesthetic. No integrations with Anki yet as far as I'm aware. (I have no vested interest in the software, I'm just a big fan.) http://weavatools.com