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raitomon San Diego Struggles to Keep Its Young Tech Talent

What's the point of making more if you have to pay more to rent/buy a place and to live?

raitomon San Diego Struggles to Keep Its Young Tech Talent

Haha I totally recognize myself here. I'm a french 25 years old software engineer who had opportunities in SF, NYC and SD. I chose to come in SD 2 years ago and I never regretted my choice! It feels like being in paradise compared to my hometown in france.

Fantastic weather all year, good beer, great food, tons of things to do,.. Rent are pricey but I wanted an nice place to live in a not crowded/safe place (Spectrum in Kearny Mesa) so me and my roommate pay 2300$/month for a 2bd/2bath appartement with gym, pools, ...

I'm 15 minutes away from my workplace in downtown and i love to be able to drive top-down every day (I like to drive).

Sure, I don't work for Google or Apple and don't make $150k+/yr (just 85k) but I don't care! The lifestyle in SD is what I love and I don't think I'll move from here in the new few years.

Bonus point: I feel like i'm the only young french professinnal (software engineer or not) in the city so I enjoy how easy it is to pick up girl with my accent :D

raitomon Zend Framework 3 Released

Too late. Way better alternatives exist nowadays.

raitomon Rails 5.0.0.rc1

I like how phoenix is evolving but is it really ready for production?

raitomon Rails 5.0.0.rc1

Who want to use that shitty Go syntax when you can use Ruby?

raitomon Rails 5.0.0.rc1

I made a new internal company project with it. Nothing really changed or broke since 4.2 but it seems faster.

I still haven't used ActiveCable though.

raitomon Hex.pm: Package manager for the Erlang ecosystem

It's automatically installed when you type: brew install elixir

raitomon Ask HN: What are the challenges of building a personal assistant like Siri?

If you dont' want to start from scratch you can use http://api.ai or http://wit.ai

raitomon Why No Dining App Is the ‘Airbnb of Food’ Yet

An mobile app allowing you to choose a prostitute, IF, done legally and in a "clean" (no mafia, human traffic, ...) way could be VERY profitable.

raitomon The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

Can't wait to see what /b/ will do with that.

raitomon Why No Dining App Is the ‘Airbnb of Food’ Yet

Still waiting for an Airbnb version with blackjack and hookers.

raitomon Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute

Awesome!

raitomon Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute

Sounds really interesting but will it be available for 2 doors cars (like a mustang)?

raitomon Three hundred programming interviews in thirty days

Why should I spend so much time with all these interviews when I can simply reply to one of the countless job offer I receive every week?

raitomon I am Peter Roberts, an immigration lawyer who does work for YC and startups. AMA

Hello,

Is it possible to apply directly for a green card through employment while being on J1-Intern visa? How long do you think it takes to receive it if approved knowing I'm French?

Thanks

raitomon Large Companies Game H-1B Visa Program

Hi Theo! As a french from centrale lille who already worked as an intern in San Diego your story is frightening.

I have a new intern offer in San Diego (I love this city) with a very good possibility of being hired after. Hope I will get my HB1 but if not I won't mind cheating like Indians.

Easiest way to get a green card is getting maried. As a french you should have used your French bonus of +5 attractiveness with girls :P

H1B game is fucked up for europeans anyway.

raitomon Rails 4.2.0 beta1: Active Job, Deliver Later, Adequate Record, Web Console

You can check this : https://github.com/rails-api/rails-api