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My comment to the most voted answer:

I think that as an 'interviewee' things are not on your side to begin with. You are the underdog, no matter what the interviewer or the company which is interviewing claims. Esp. the new graduates are nervous. I think @Developer Art at least gave an alternate solution in his interview, most folks will find it easier to accept what interviewer said.

Apart from just matching devs with opesource projects, they should also build a system to help out newbies.

Isn't this what http://openhatch.org/ does?

I agree. To me, "Can do" does not mean I am a$$licking. I maybe desperate to get a job but I definitely am more keen to find out how the hell it is done. "Can do" to me means, I am ready to learn because I want to.

Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. E. W. Dijkstra [1]

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edsger_W._Dijkstra#How_do_we_te...

We usually do a wget (http://lwn.net/Articles/262570/) like RMS. Surfing IS for iPad users. :)

I asked a question sometime back: http://superuser.com/questions/208560/hard-drive-question-ss...

Probably, there should be a category in HN to most liked posted stuff - the goldmine.

What about the shelf life of an SSD? I have also heard that your system needs some kind of TRIM support otherwise performance slowly degrades. what's the truth in that?

Are you one of the HN mods? I was wondering how to folks know what was published before etc. without a proper search.

Thanks. That is a nice article.

>>A “full-stack programmer” who has created non-trivial applications.

Pardon my ignorance but:

What is a full-stack programmer?

How does one try to get to the levels of a full-stack programmer?

What exactly is a a non-trivial application? Examples?

How does one get started on these non-trivial applications?

Does this only apply to a profit making projects? A project or startup with business model? Or does this also apply to personal projects?

Again, the idea is that a 'paying' customer should not have to deal with this.

I am actually looking for a good new project. I have been learning Python/Django and I love it.

Is the only way to find duplicates on HN, via Google?

>>__whether doing such a thing would be feasible at my age (learning to code, etc), and whether my current educational background and training would be sufficient a contribution to a founding team__

Last time I checked, this field had no age bar. Honestly, you're most welcome to shake things up. If you have the vigor, which your post says you do, you can do it. Also, the support from communities like HN is amazing and worth giving a try.

HN also has a contractor list https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AlD_6iEb8Ed9dGs3clV...

I am a T-mobile customer and up until now I was very happy with their service. The only reason I do not have an iPhone is because I did not want to go to ATT. Now, I have no choice but to go with Verizon, and I will.

Yep, another one a few minutes ago.

I have to give you a +1 for that and wish I could give -1 to myself.

I think he did waste his time. So did I. I use Gmail. I was so hoping for a lot of performance fixes but no, they are taking care of creating a Refresh button instead of a link. :|

If only I could set my own quick day/time reminder.

Well put. But a lot of H1B workers also contribute to the economy here as said. It is the illegal immigration that makes things worse, not the legal ways of a small percentage of skilled workers.

Also, H1B workers contribute to Social security and medicare , taxes etc. with most of them not expecting or making use of it.

There also one more thing to add here: H1B workers also contribute to Social Security and Medicare taxes and most of them do not get those back because they leave.

Maybe humans are not native to this planet. Maybe we came from one such meteorite. :)

Yea, I do think that being written in Python was a big thing. It would be for me, if I were in their place. :)

Wow! Nice to meet you. I wish my work was as interesting as yours.

But why are they using Mercurial and not Git? I want to what are the advantaged for them to choose Hg.

Reminds me of Atlas Shurgged. Who us John Galt!?