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Oh come on, Common Lisp isn't that complicated...

I think the best idea is to go to all the meetups that happen in Vancouver and talk to the people.

I think light frameworks are the best because they do not cause frameworkitis.

http://uint32t.blogspot.com/2007/11/web-programming-framewor...

I think if you need high baseline of stability while you work on your own stuff, spend some time finding a good long-term consulting gig and then be disciplined about it. If you can get away with working 2/4 weeks, then the other 2 are for your startup. Some clients may want you to report daily, in this case, I would suggest that you work half as long as a normal work day to fulfill their reporting desires. Its a bit more annoying but once you build trust, I'm sure they wouldn't have a problem.

Yes I did, and I thought it was awesome.

"The real question of today's Gilded Age, highlighted by the comparison to its predecessor, is not why the rich became rich, or whether they behave well with their billions. It's why the rest of us seem to feel we can do so little about it."

Well said!

Whats wrong with having things checked in? If you are a real development shop, checking in is your lifeline.

"One of the key issues is the information you get from the changelist. It's not that we don't want to see checkins, it's that the checkins that result from [merging branches] don't convey information. Or if they do, it's not obvious and right up front like it is now. I puruse the change list every day to see what's going on. It's critical to my global view of what's going on."

"Like it is now" <-- What does that mean?