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jonathanpeterwuon Ask HN: GraphQL or REST?

Context and use case are important to help determine this. If you have an existing RESTful backend, think carefully through how complex your front end data may be per page/view. If you’re requiring multiple API calls or creation of custom routes to stitch data together GraphQL can be an ideal technology choice. Definitely would recommend checking out Apollo as well as Airbnb’s Blog Posts on integrating GraphQL/Apollo into their applications.

jonathanpeterwuon Standard Cognition Raises $40M Series A to Deliver Autonomous Checkout

If they continue to raise and add Amazon competitors as customers, they'll be in a similar position as Instacart. Selling to anyone whose in competition w/ Amazon

jonathanpeterwuon Ask HN: Which is the richest IT niche for a 2-3 years project?

Fintech based AI services comes to mind, consumer fintech products seem to be having a moment in the EU with all the progress banking has had there vs here in the US.

jonathanpeterwuon Ask HN: What service do you use for human translations of your website?

Gengo, Textmaster are both good startup alternatives

jonathanpeterwuon For Silicon Valley, the Hangover Begins

You've got to write about something when you cover tech. It's like pulling a magic rabbit out of a hat.

jonathanpeterwuon Parse is shutting down, shall I migrate to another BaaS or Parse OSS offering?

Take the time to move it to a self-hosted setup. You're already dealing with a company shutting down their own service.

Best thing you can do is be self-sufficient and self-reliant.

jonathanpeterwuon Dropbox May Not Be LeBron James, but Is Still in the Game

Actually really love using Paper for simple product specs, cleaner simpler than google docs and uses markdown.

jonathanpeterwuon Facebook is closing Parse

Would love to come back to these predictions in 1-3 year timeframe and see which ones pan out

jonathanpeterwuon Facebook Shutting Down Parse

Did anyone who is actively using Parse see this coming?

jonathanpeterwuon China stock trading halted early after 7% plunge again

Stopping downward spirals prematurel is a short term solution that will lead to larger downturns in the future. Referencing anti fragility

jonathanpeterwuon The Product Engineer

Kudos on hitting the ethos behind product first engineers who build w/ code for the love of creating things rather than just the code. Code is the tool you wield to build great things, not the only source of beauty.

jonathanpeterwuon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015)

Localize (https://localizejs.com/)

Position: Full-Stack Engineer (Javascript / Node / Backbone)

Location: San Francisco

Funding: We just announced our recent seed round here - http://www.businessinsider.com/localize-raises-11-million-se...

URL: https://angel.co/localize/jobs/43356-full-stack-engineer

We are building tools to help companies go global (e.g. translation, acquisition, support). As our 5th team member, you'd have full control of your role and large parts of our product.

Apply: Email (jobs@localizejs.com)

You should be able to:

  — Navigate our stack: Node, Backbone, MongoDB, Redis, AWS, Handlebars, Less.
 
  — Manipulate native browser APIs (DOM w/o jQuery)
 
  — Understand MVC patterns and UI design
 
  — Learn quickly, act autonomously, think analytically.

Bonus points if you...

  — Are comfortable with pets!
 
  — Want to build an inclusive work environment. 
 
  — Know the difference between #i18n #L10n and #a11y
 
  — Enjoy learning new languages / traveling.

In addition to competitive equity & salary, you get...

  — A shiny new laptop of your choice 
 
  — Full insurance coverage 
 
  — Free (lunch) food + snacks! 
 
  — Relocation assistance to SF 
 
  — Stipend for continuing education

jonathanpeterwuon Ask HN: Do you prefer applying to jobs via forms or email?

I agree email is a bit more preferable.

jonathanpeterwuon How Modern Marketplaces Like Uber and Airbnb Build Trust to Achieve Liquidity

I'm glad this digs deeper into why marketplace startups have been successful recently. Instead of just how everyone is the next Uber of X. It talks about building trust and safety on both the buyer and seller sides of the market

jonathanpeterwuon Slack raises $160M at a $2.8B valuation

Interesting seeing some of these "unicorn" companies quickly raising massive rounds of funding due to the relative ease of raising large rounds of private capital over the past 12-18 months.

There is definitely a trend for these companies, Quora, Snapchat, etc to raise large private rounds to avoid the stress and uncertainty of IPOs.

jonathanpeterwuon Etsy: Crafting an IPO

Interesting infographic on the history of Etsys history to IPO. Including details about their fundraising and what VC's participated in each round.

jonathanpeterwuon What Facebook looked like in 2006

Please do so. It's an amazing non-profit supporting the legacy and history of the internet

jonathanpeterwuon Thank You for Buying “Call of Duty” and Helping to Fight Cancer

definitely a positive juxtaposition of the rise in gaming driving improved GPU performance that has an affect on processing speed for determining cancer cell radiation doses. etc

jonathanpeterwuon SaaS Metrics for Fundraising – Inside Intercom

interesting post. really loved how they go granular on MRR etc.

jonathanpeterwuon Developer productivity: The art of saying no

That's actually a great point.