if Microsoft acquires Yahoo and ignores the users interest, then this is only going to benefit innovation.
and complaining who? Google who has almost a monopoly on search.
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and complaining who? Google who has almost a monopoly on search.
pre-launch phase for a startup its very exciting time. Hopefully you will keep up your work with the same mood right after launching, and won't get dissapointed by the attack of anyone or non-immediate massive response of your application.
for everyone else, i think its interesting to pariticipate in commenting other startups as it helps them kept focused also in their starup efforts, so i suppose we wil hear from you again here.
One more reason Arc is not for everyone is due to its functional syntax. I think the challenge would be how to make functional syntax accesible to the masses. Arc seems to be one step forward, although functional programming will never be for everyone.
UI designer != graphic designer
All these people he mentions were lead to create something out of need or by a strike of genious, and I don't see this guy getting either of both.
Unicode is not a luxury, is a need.
Supported or not by Arc at this version or in the future, is another issue and if the community needs it, a totally another one.
But leaving a language without builtin support for Unicode, its destiny not far should it be from ending up like what is to day to writting C++ in Windows, which is a tottally NIGHTMARE to handle strings as there more than 10 different types.
I don't think anybody attacked Arc or its creatos by stating their "dumb" needs!
Do I have to remind you that IE 5.0 is already 10 years old, IE 6.0 at least 7? and IE 7.0 already 1 year old?
Javascript is obviously here to stay and part of the web reality, whether you like it or not...
The other problem is that sometimes people after taking some serious time solving a bug, they are not so willing if not to share without a reward, then comeback to the site and write an answer.
Maybe the colors should be a lot more calming and cheerful.
Although most people here agree that implemention and execution matters more Why should someone trust their ideas with them if they copy so open without a note and lets be serious good ideas dont come knocking the door unless you really cope for.
However lets dont trash them just yet. i dont know even how is life in colorado so i cant comment on that except that it really doesnt matter because you wont have a life during start up anyways but i am pretty sure for someone not living in US anywhere would be just fine plus you could easilly relocate after you get traction and investors which they seem they can get youthe only thing certain is that the doing a startup is totally different from a normal job.
you must be ready for a serious commitment.
the thing is that innovations in languages don't happen tomorrow. Though when they do happen, an experienced progammer shouldn't have any difficulty in adapting in a new feature of a language that is added to supposly to add value.
Since you reffered to natural speaking languages its obvious that it seems natural, programming languages to take characteristics of other languages as it happens in real life that they take words from each other.
Ben Rich, former head of Lockheed Skunkworks, said at a UCLA Alumni Speech in 1993, "We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects and it would take an Act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity...Anything you can imagine, we already know how to do."
Who knows if its really truth and what has been achieved already...
update: on second thought with search available its not really needed, although a collection of questions that appeared in the past would be useful for new comers
It's obvious YC likes stuff that is made for what the mass would like to use.
I'd say YC probably choose to interview you mostly because you seemed to have talent. Maybe if you had displayed more flexibility on doing maybe other things maybe YC would not have rejected you.
Retail products are totally different than software as service which is free. Thus the barrier for the user to try new stuff on the internet is zero comparing to buying something.
Also, the barrier to create automobile technology it's obvious very high and discouraging. However, enough costly innovation is occuring from the existing companies. Hubrid cars are becoming reality. A model car from sketch to manufacturing to get in the roads is at least a 5 year effort. Compare that to developing an app in 2 months!