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theGREENsuiton Ask HN: I have $2k for books, training and confs. What should I spend it on?

One more vote for http://www.safaribooksonline.com and http://www.pluralsight.com If you do check out pluralsight, take a look at http://www.lynda.com. It's also a video learning site but also allows you to download a project to work on along with the course you're taking.

theGREENsuiton What are your top 5 most frequently used apps on your phone?

Gmail, Reddit in motion, CBC News, Flipboard, GasBuddy

theGREENsuiton Ask HN: What's the greatest thing on the Internet?

http://www.zombo.com

theGREENsuiton Ask HN: Private Git repo hosting?

free private bitbucket repos

theGREENsuiton Ask HN: Java-based integration development learning path

Bookmarked. Thanks!

theGREENsuiton Ask HN: Travel opportunities for software developers?

Can you mention the job boards you used for your existing gig in Poland and the one you use for the potential German gig you mentioned? I'm in Canada, and have dual citizenship (Polish, Canadian) but find it tough to find local boards. Also, do you find that English is enough for opportunities without being able to speak the language native to wherever you look? I was always under the impression that along with English being able to speak the native language was a huge factor or even a requirement. Apparently I was wrong.

theGREENsuiton Ask HN: Java-based integration development learning path

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think the approach of building something, one piece at a time, is how I'll go with it. I just found it overwhelming to try to tackle too much all at once. After doing some more research and talking with a buddy that work in that area, I got my hands on Camel In Action, so I'll be starting there, adding other pieces as I go along. Thanks again :)

theGREENsuiton Show HN: Reader YC, an open source Hackernews client for BlackBerry 10

Awesome, thanks for creating this. Having a BB10 usually means I'm SOL on apps, but this seems to take care of my HN need. I have to say it took me a few minutes to figure out how to read comments. I do a lot of lurking here and this is really handy to have. Thanks again.

theGREENsuiton Ask HN: What are the three most significant things you have learnt till date?

Grammar != spelling.

theGREENsuiton Ask HN: How can i create commercial value from open data?

Refer to patio11's comment in:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5903868

He mentions ideas for datasets from data.gov

theGREENsuiton Ask HN: how to build a good RESTful JSON API (best practices, etc.)?

[url]http://www.vinaysahni.com/best-practices-for-a-pragmatic-res...

theGREENsuiton The Degradation of Java Developers

There's a ton of frameworks, technologies, whatever out there. They pop up all the time. People are trying them out, simply to try to keep up with the technology, which isn't a bad thing. But, I agree that creating a couple of small projects with some new technology probably doesn't justify you listing it on your resume as a skill.