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I've set up a landing page and a demo video. You can check them out here: http://www.screenit.io

Nothing like that. Something fancier.

I'm glad to hear that. A beta will be released on Android in about a month. Shortly after that, hopefully, the IPhone version will be out.

I'll save your email address and send you a quick notify when the beta is up and running.

Working on a neat way of broadcasting a photo slideshow from your smartphone to any computer screen. No accounts, no cables, no nothing.

I'm sorry for being so bold, but this is plain stupid. I don't know any Android users that 'fear' downloading apps. I don't know where exactly did you get your statistics, but are clearly wrong.

I use both Android and iOS and I never installed an app that crashed my phone or did something bad to my device.

Maybe it helps that I don't download random stuff off the market.

If you use a smartphone you should probably tell if a app is worth downloading or not. If you can't tell, maybe you should use a Nokia 1310.

This is a great story. Being from an ex-communist country, I've heard numerous stories like this from my parents and their friends.

In my country the mandatory army service law was active until 2007. If you didn't get admitted to a college, after finishing the high-school you would've had to serve 1 year in the Army. You would also have to serve even if you got into college, but only for about 6 months after graduating.

That would be the correct scenario, but you never know these days.

Facebook might care. And sue.

Yes, coding is also creative. If you want to write some sexy code you'll have to some designing. But program design is more like planning. To write nice code you need some sort of planning before firing up the text editor. In UX design you need to have "an eye" for that sort of stuff.

At least that's how I see it.

I strongly disagree. Using Twitter bootstrap is OK. Copying other design is not OK.

Also, saying that design is a set of rules is like saying music or drawing is a set of rules. It's not. Design is a creative process. It's not about knowing how to use the right tools. Mastering Photoshop or Twitter Bootstrap doesn't mean you will successfully create a good looking design. I know how to use a lot of design tools, but when I try to create a design everything looks like garbage. If you're a coder, do yourself a good and hire a designer for your apps.

Extremely well said. I too found myself recently in a position where a friend asked me if I could teach him how to code. I often found myself saying that coding is easy, coding is just a tool that you have to master (like a farmer has to master [insert agricultural tool here]). But I knew this is actually false. Coding is easy only after you get the hang of it.

The thing is, although coding IS just a tool, mastering this tool is not for everyone. Even if you have a strong mathematical background, coding will not come easy to you and you most likely will not end up being a guru. Robert Smith is absolutely right - coding is not for everyone. I find coding to be different than anything else I've done before. It requires a different, sometimes weird way of thinking.

if(abs(exp) < 0)) {..}

edit: c++ code.

Here's Drew's application http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27532820/app.html. It's a good read.

Not sure if really on topic, but here goes.

YC alumni, what stage was your startup in when you applied for YC (idea, sketches, working prototype, launched product(s), etc) and did you make any radical changes to your product(s)?

Don't forget to keep us posted :)

Kudos!

You should considering extending this app for more users. To be some sort of CV-app with great graphics. Maybe integrated with Linkedin.

Right shift for using uppercase letters and symbols, left shift for selecting text and for some key combinations.

That's exactly what I'm interested in. I know I can't learn how to run a business from a couple of books, but I'm hoping to at least get an idea about what's involved in running a business.

Thank you for your reply.

You can learn anything from books. Even sex. The hands on approach is good only after you have some basic knowledge.

Thank you for the suggestions. I will try them out.

I do now. I'm not trying to learn everything about business. I just want some good books with basic business information. Such as: differences between organizational types (LLC, INC, etc), information on shares, investments, investors, equity.

I can't say specifically what I want to read about, because I have no idea about what knowledge is required for running a company.

To somehow rephrase my question - I'm interested in a something that could be titled "Business for dummies" or "The business side of a startup".

I hope I'm clear enough.

"That's just like...aa.. your opinion man." - The Big Lebowski

Spoiler: every set of instructions you code is an algorithm. An algorithm is not something magical, it's just a series of steps that lead you to a result.

Knowing different algorithms and knowing which one is better for you allows you to create the best solution for a problem. For example, having to display a sorted list of contacts or a list of geographic locations can be achieved in many ways. Depending on what algorithm you use for sorting that list you can have a result in 1 second or 2 hours. Says that you can be a programmer without the use of algorithms or pointers is like saying you can be a chef without knowing how to cut onions.

My two cents:

I think it's because understanding recursion involves a good understanding of a bunch of stuff. You have to know about the different scopes of variables (global, local), how the variables are stored, how does a stack work, etc.

It also challenges you to understand why it's not a good idea to use recursion and to find an iterative solution to your problem.

Most interviewers like to cover more areas with one question.

The only thing I get from this resume is that Philippe Dubost (the author) is selling himself like a product. Why would you want that?

I don't understand why are people having troubles interpreting the text.

P(i,j) = the number at i-th row and j-th column, could be defined as:

P(i, j) = P(i-1, j-1) + P(i-1, j+1) - for the indented pyramid diagram

or

P(i, j) = P(i-1, j-1) + P(i-1, j) - for the non indented triangle (the way it would appear in a basic 2D data structure, eg: int P[][]).

Also, you will have to check if P(i-1,j-1) exists.

Most of the times and interviewer would intentionally omit some specifics about the problem the candidate must resolve, thus leaving room for questions. The questions the candidate asks in order to complete a certain task are as important as the task itself.

Regarding the above problem, in my opinion it has everything you need for a good understanding. The only thing it's missing would be some limits for n.

If you have trouble understanding this task, it means you have trouble understanding basic algorithmic problems as most of them are defined in a similar manner.

To also, answer jlangenauer's question: this would be a perfect interview task for a junior. If you find many candidates that fail this kind of problems, you should seriously consider a way of better screening your candidates. (phone interview, online tasks, etc).

I read a couple of days ago a blog post written by a 17 years old in which he was stating a rather interesting fact. He was saying he prefers to omit mentioning his age on forums and discussion boards (such as HN) because he wants to be critiqued for his work regardless of his age.

I found that to be incredibly accurate. Most of the kids want to just show-off their projects, but there are still a lot of them who want genuine critique.

So, if you want to get real opinions about your project and you post on HN or reddit, you should put on your big boy pants.

I used to enjoy creating simple animations for basic algorithms.

You can try writing a program that displays animations of different sorting algorithms (a nice way to compare the sorting algorithms). You can make the animations something like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bubble_sort_animation.gif

Also, you could display an animation for the Tower of Hanoi problem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hanoi)

Try exporting the output as .gif and have fun.