eriksean · HackerTrans

Except this design isn't better; it makes scanning many headlines more difficult and the typeface is harder to read. Anyone who reads much on the web is used to sans-serif, and it is, in face generally more legible because on low resolution devices (ie. screens), the larger counters are easier on the eyes.

White space for the sake of white space isn't an improvement, and doesn't always help consumption of dense amounts of information. Consider a book -- would you arbitrarily increase the line spacing to double spaced? No, because it doesn't actually help.

The part of HN that matters is the headlines, and scanning them looking for things that interest you. Good design isn't about being pretty, its about being pretty AND useful -- this design does not succeed at that second test.

eriksean

14 anni fadiscuss

Microcenter has a 27" IPS monitor at $400 ... so, this is hardly earth shattering news.

eriksean

14 anni fadiscuss

Many smaller shops will hire you based on what you have done, not your years of experience or eduction - build something with a database, admin area, front end.

It doesn't have to be beautiful but it should be functional. If you can have done this, you can find a job. We've been hiring for six months in Minneapolis and I've lost track of the number of candidates who don't understand SQL injection, password hashing, MVC and other web development basics. I've even had two who couldn't write the simplest of programs (think FizzBuzz. Actually I gave one of them, literally, FizzBuzz. )

I can't speak to interns but I expect web developers, even entry level ones to be able to:

    * Slice a PSD into HTML/CSS 
    * Build a site with a MVC framework
    * Write SQL without an ORM.  
    * Write SQL with an ORM.
    * Be able to implement pre-written jQuery plug-ins
    * Be able to write custom jQuery plug-ins

If they can write javascript without a framework, thats a bonus. If they understand design patterns, thats a bigger bonus.

eriksean

14 anni fadiscuss

Money is a factor. A company is YC is not flush with cash -- the YC investment is $11,000 + $3000 per founder.

If you were building a start-up, and had to cut corners somewhere, think about where you might do so.

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