I don't think I was proposing not using TLS, just that if you interpret sending cleartext password over TLS as "plain-text" then sending it encoded over TLS sounds better.
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As far as the docs themselves I think I prefer the design of something like Swagger (https://developers.helloreverb.com/swagger/).
The idea of working at Google is interesting, but I don't really have the months to invest in the interview process.
Based on initial impressions I'll agree the book isn't giving off the vibe that it's worth much more than 1-2 coffees of value ($5-$10), but after looking into it a bit more there's no reason why it can't improve that (it is after all a decent length book by a previously published author who has relevant experience, so $25 sounds quite reasonable).
1. Better site design would make me more confident the book is well designed.
2. Include chapters in the same format/design as the book (rather than just HTML pages).
3. Tell me front and center that the book is 197 pages (that's quite a lot!). First impression I thought this was a couple of blog posts worth of generic advice, not a decent length book.
4. Make the links to the successful blog posts that spawned the book more prominent (bonus: site adds credibility).
5. Make it easier on scanning that he's already an accomplished well-reviewed author (Build Awesome Command-Line Applications in Ruby). Include reviews from here initially in the context of showing author credibility (need to make it clear they're not for the current book though obviously).
6. Highlight the experience in an easier to skim way
7. Make the book cover look different, e.g. 3D rotate with imaginary book pages, or border, or on a darker background or something (the white edges for me at least didn't look like part of the book, so I see the slim narrow purple band and think "booklet" not book).
For reference, Nathan Barry does some of the best sales pages I've seen (Patrick McKenzie aka patio11 happens to agree).
Nathan's advice:
http://nathanbarry.com/learned-selling-6000-ebook-today/
http://nathanbarry.com/step-by-step-landing-page-copywriting...
Samples:
Juniors on the other hand get pretty exploited in the name of "earning their stripes" - I've seen a few accounts over the years of billing at $80-150/hr and the employees getting $15-25/hr..
I think the local average for recruiters and agencies (usually one and the same here) is 15% of first-year wage for FT placements, or $30/hr margin for contract work.
As far as social connect - it's using the most popular authentication service (Facebook, where you can usually control any social permissions), and a dev-specific auth service (GitHub). Sounds a lot better to me than creating a new account somewhere else, particularly as I trust those two providers with authentication.
As you're interested in working at the other company it probably makes sense to do so - otherwise you may end up resenting your current job for the "what could have been" opportunity. That your obligation to finish your projects is your main doubt reinforces this.
Make sure you have a firm offer from the new company first (you may want to hold off on accepting this offer until you've talked with your current company though), and then have the talk with your current company.
You obviously have no hard feelings towards your current company and enjoyed the opportunity working with them so it's quite likely you'll stay good contacts for down the track. Particularly so if you're able to work something reasonable out for a handover strategy that works for both you and the two companies.
Good luck!
As far as 42Floors, from the outside it certainly seems like they're killing it. I've been keeping my eye on them for a while, and have been impressed by both their app (a likeness can be drawn to Lovely in the residential space - both are awesome) and by how genuine they seem about taking a bunch of awesome people and having a crack at improving a massive outdated industry. If I thought I was a good match [I'm a PC-loving C# fan ;-)] I'd definitely consider working here.
I haven't traveled a lot (~18 countries) but I've not encountered any poverty in a first-world city that is comparable to SF. Sure there are homeless in other cities (e.g. Rome's beggars) but not with the same confronting mix of desperation and mental health issues that I encountered in SF (I've been told NYC is worse, but I haven't been).
What exaggerated this reaction was that SF was my first US exposure. From an outside perspective we're talking about a nation with the world's largest economy since the 20's that prides itself on being a bastion of success and freedom.
The social reaction was likewise confusing. Avoiding the center of a modern city because law and order cannot be upheld was an unfamiliar concept to me, but the fact no one (police or civilian) seemed bothered that there was effectively a "no-go zone" in the middle of their city was even more surprising.