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An overwhelming majority of the Muslims are not Arab and do not speak Arabic [1].
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_world#Countries_with_the...
Is this sound advice? Could someone explain the reasoning behind it?
Like Malik, I too felt I was behind on my reading and picked up a lot of non-fiction that year because I did not want to waste time on reading fiction (I don't believe reading fiction is not useful, just stating how I felt at the time).
You should look into using separate AWS keys for your DB backups and whatever it is your app uses those credentials for. This not only prevents any future availability issues because of key revocation, it also allows you to set fine grained permissions on your access keys limited just to what they're being used for.
There are open source alternatives to this service, which a couple of folks on this thread have already pointed out.
However, not all teams are scaled to run and maintain a Jenkins server so there is certainly a need for such services. Often the price point is low enough that I am happy to get myself out of the business of maintaining infrastructure so that I can focus on the product I'm building.
Why launch in private beta? Why not just let people sign up?
Your landing page looks good and by the looks of the screenshots, your interface looks very clean too.
Curious. Are you a team or is it just you? How long have you been building for?
I have seen such ad-hoc marketplaces for the middle east and south asia on other social networks being used to sell anything form used furniture, imported goods, or as boutique store fronts. There are even intercity ride share groups.
I should mention one sort of initial tactic that usually doesn't work: the Big Launch.
This set me right. I have been obsessing over the big launch. I laughed at myself after reading this.
And on a tuesday, of course, since they read somewhere that's the optimum day to launch something.
Yep, that's me. I'm anticipating ridicule from my friends.
The need to do something unscalably laborious to get started is so nearly universal that it might be a good idea to stop thinking of startup ideas as scalars. Instead we should try thinking of them as pairs of what you're going to build, plus the unscalable thing(s) you're going to do initially to get the company going.
I kept thinking that adding features was the way to keep getting more customers. My minimum viable product was a build system + share-new-version-with-beta-users. The laborious things I needed to do to acquire new customers I thought were adding new features: add a package manager, add test integration feature, add a code review tool, add iOS support, and so on. It just dawned on me that I haven't thought about the other laborious things I need to pay attention to: meet with the numerous mobile developers I know, do demos at local meetups, and constantly talk to people about my product.
Right now working on ironing out some kinks in the build system and making some UI changes. I should be ready to do an official Show HN very soon.
PS this is the second time I'm posting this in as many days [1].
Right now working on ironing out some kinks in the build system and making some UI changes. I should be ready to do an official Show HN very soon.
If you are a programmer, sysadmin, or in any other IT related field, the opportunity cost of leaving the industry is higher right now because of the numerous opportunities available.
I did leave the industry 3 years ago to get a Masters degree. My return on investment was higher, though, as it gave me the opportunity to switch job markets from a developing country to a US job market (graduates of STEM [1] programs are offered incentives to stick around).
Would I do it again if you don't factor in the changing job markets? Possibly. I was lucky enough to go to a program where I was allowed to take courses from other schools. I took difficult courses and did miserably on some of them in a program where everyone around me was obsessed about grades. And I enjoyed those throughly.
As for the opportunities available after graduating, I'm not sure there is a significant benefit. In fact, you may be at a disadvantage since some companies that come to colleges for recruiting often don't differentiate between a graduate with experience vs. one who has none. You may all be grouped into the 'college hire' category. This means you get a standard offer that every other college hire gets and not one based on your previous experience.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STEM_fields#Immigration_policy
But how do I integrate it with my existing apps? Is it an SDK or a code snippet that I need to drop into my code? As a developer I want to see how easy it actually is.
Finally, feature request :) Google maps prompts the user for feedback if you shake your phone. Having something like that would be sweet!
I perform full stack application security reviews, including architecture review, threat modeling, code review, and penetration testing. I also help teams with their incident response plans, specifically as it relates to their DDoS mitigation strategies.
I perform full stack application security reviews, including architecture review, threat modeling, code review, and pentesting. I also help teams with their incident response plans, specifically as it relates to their DDoS mitigation strategies.
There are numerous other options in the area as well. Some off the top of my head are Google, Facebook, MS, Splunk, SEOmoz, Expedia, and Salesforce.
Good luck with your search!
So much of what security folks do everyday results in push back and delaying tactics that it eventually ends in failure or very small wins. It's easy to get burned out because of the perceived failure and I see the effects of it all around. Celebrating even the tiniest of wins makes complete sense.
I like the IRC style of chatrooms as it's familiar to me, but as others have already stated, I would prefer a service that provides additional features (ala HipChat or Campfire) such as file sharing, searchable history, and allows attendees to jump on a video call. Bonus points if you allow users to join over the phone as well.
We use Google Hangouts for video conferencing with my team of 3 (all remote), but we have to keep a campfire session open for sharing files and links relevant to the discussion. Even with this set up I'm missing a way to join our ad-hoc conference calls over the phone when I'm away from my computer.
As for the rest:
FB -$35B
Groupon -$14B
Zynga -$5.8B
Pandora -$1.8B
HomeAway -$500M