I expect this has been said before, but why not do it in whatever language you think has been written about the most, with the greatest amount of referenceable data and examples. Which probably isn't assembly, and probably not C either.
Which will probably store up a problem for the future, with an outsized amount of programs written in languages that were popular on SO when models started learning...
Wow. I guess we'll never know the full facts, but I didn't think that was a move which the Josh Topolsky I thought I knew from Engaget/ThisIsMyNext/Verge podcasts would have made.
Just goes to show: you never really know people. Or, of course, that every man has his price ;)
Unless there's going to be a techie Bloomberg podcast - I'll miss Josh's work.
@TheVerge: hopefully you can now put all this behind you, and crank it into second gear. There's still so much potential in what you have.
About the only useful part of this response is: I feel for you. I understand what you're going through, and I'm going to try and convince you to stick with it.
The rest of this: well, take it or leave it.
Sounds like you've managed to coincide two bad things in one go: a bad place in your career, and a bad place in your relationship. You've ended up with a double-whammy, so it's hit you hard.
From (limited) experience, I'd say let the relationship thing sort itself out. I know how it feels now: and it'll take 6 months before you wake up and go through the day, and then realise that you didn't think about it all day. That's when you know you're over it. Until then, just accept it. There are no shortcuts.
Meanwhile, focus on the job. It's the thing you CAN change. If you don't like it, change it. Maybe, even if it's "ok"... change it anyway. You need something that will distract, excite and occupy you for the next 6 months.
That's what I did anyway (also from the UK, also sporting a beard and feeding a cat). Change the career if you need to, because it's easier. Go and do something that makes you happy, for short-term (and long-term) happiness. The rest will sort itself out.
It wasn't a very constructive OP! I've watched it about 10 times though. Is that "except in Nebraska" at the end? Is that a tax/sales restriction thing? (I'm not US based)
I can't work out if I'm appalled, or reluctantly admitting that this will probably become popular.
A service to allow real time video calls direct to EMS would at least have a useful application. This is just rubber necking. Please don't expect me to like all your vines of mangled road traffic victims.
I think the problem is that, by the time the NSA ask, it's too late. That's why these companies are prematurely shutting down, they realise this. The only way to avoid handing over the data is to get rid of it before anyone comes asking for it.
The short answer to the question is: nothing. You can do nothing. Apart from a film-style hitting-a-big-red-button-deleting-all-data-irrevocably-and-starting-a-small-basement-fire ... but that would probably land you a lifetime of prison.
Either start putting together blog posts, so you can continue to pump out good content even after you get too busy to write it (technical, domain based, but "proper" article, not just puff pieces) , or adding features.
Although you should arguably wait on adding features until you get feedback.
I'm still at the 'building MVP' stage, but I have an Evernote file called "Awesome things to do to product when done" with links to ideas, products, blogs etc I see as I'm going along but don't have time to do now, or it's not appropriate to do now.
For instance, it was announced yesterday that Stripe is coming to the UK, so that blog post has gone into my list so that when I come to add payment, I don't have to think too hard about options. (Actually, thinking about it, you could certainly be coding the Stripe stuff now, even though you don't have the bank account in place... you know you're going to need it)
It's great to see a positive working experience on HN. There's lots of "why I quit" and "help, I'm drowning" experiences, but this one has made me a lot ... Happier?
Good job, and thank you. I'm downloading your app now.
Consumers are constantly pushing down the prices on everything, expecting more and more for less and less. Faced with this reality, companies have to streamline and become more effective in order to succeed and profit. This is what Amazon are doing.
We moan about having to pay for baggage, choosing seats, food and even using the bathroom on flights now - but this is solely because of our want to push down the headline price of flights. The price has been reduced...but the cost is still there.
AFAIK, Amazon aren't doing any illegal, they're just working very efficiently.
Which will probably store up a problem for the future, with an outsized amount of programs written in languages that were popular on SO when models started learning...