It seems this is aimed at young people learning how to program. My main problem with using Javascript as the first programming language to learn is the asynchronous callback paradigm, I believe it's too complicated a concept to teach in the very beginning (and you can't get around that with Javascript).
When I evaluated different languages / environments to start teaching programming to my daughters I decided not to use Javascript because of that, chose Python instead (and now I'm also considering making games with Roblox, which is based on Lua. The dev environment is quite complex but with supervision Lua is a nice & simple programming language)
I don't know why this comment got downvoted. I personally thing there is so much truth in it.
I practice Olympic lifting (total beginner) and I have to concentrate so much during exercises. Take for instance the snatch movement [1] which is my personal favorite and one of the hardest (in my opinion)
Also I find weightlifting very addictive: when you do the movement successfully is very rewarding. When you get it wrong you can't wait to try again next time
Best resource I've found to learn the foundation of HTML/CSS is Shay Howe's guides [1]. I think it doesn't cover Flexbox and more advanced layouts, but it's totally worth a read. I still go back to it as reference from time to time.
Hi Eric, are you using the Lean Startup methodology to develop this? It seems to me you're trying to solve a very big problem directly, and there is less room for iteration... Would you say that when the LTSE opens in 2018 it is an MVP and iteration will start?
The effectuation theory is like an epiphany. To me it explains very well the sometimes counterintuitive elements of entrepreneurship. I wonder why this doesn't come up more in HN (in fact it's the first time I see it in the front page). I guess it's too academic compared to for instance the Lean Startup principles.
Sorry for the shameless plug, but just by coincidence, I have recently started building a simple NPS tool. Currently it's only a landing page, but I'd appreciate anyone interested to subscribe: https://nps.io
I have extensive experience applying the NPS to the hospitality industry, and I can tell you that it's not a marketing gimmick as I have read in some other comments. That's why I decided to roll my own service :-)
After the final recommendation the European Commission has proposed about the abolition of roaming charges [1] I'm very skeptical about this type of announcement. Still publishers won't probably be able to lobby as hard as telcos though
I realised my startup had failed last year, and part of the realisation was that it was doomed from the start. When I was coming to terms with that I applied to a bootstrapped startup for which I'm now the CTO. It's nice to have a steady salary now while I learn a hell lot about how to run a successful business in the real world
Why did I fail? Well, basically what I wanted to achieve was only a nice idea, one that everyone loved when I explained it. But then, when we implemented it, it was so badly executed that it didn't do anything useful. Then we fell in the feature creep trap, I argued with my co-founder and he parted (because I didn't listen to him, and because he wasn't 100% committed), pivoted into another failing product (at least I managed to sell it and have some real customers) and finally entered into zombie mode for a while (actually the company is still officially in business as I had to take on some consultancy projects in order to pay back €50K in loans we took). Total time of my life spent: 4 years.
In the future, I will try it again, and of course I will do different. First of all, it'll be small from the start (I'm even thinking of doing something that just provides some passive side income, in the level of 1000€ a month). Then it will have to be profitable from the beginning.