5941
Topics /
Career & Management
The most popular blog posts about career & management on Hacker News. 6,086 posts.
5942
5943
5944
5945
The iPhone Development Story: the 22-step process to shipping an iPhone app
I just got my first application in the iTunes App Store, and I wanted to tell the story of what it's like to publish one, from start to finish. The app, NetAwake , is an independent project I wrote with my friend Joshua. It makes an interesting story, I think, because unlike the sordid tale of some people's struggle…
5946
Lucky to be a Programmer
For the past few weeks I've been working with a fellow developer on a project that required an all-out programming effort. It's done now, so we're back to a regular schedule, but when people hear abo
5947
5948
How to Do What You Love (2006)
January 2006 To do something well you have to like it. That idea is not exactly novel. We've got it down to four words: "Do what you love." But it's not enough just to tell people that. Doing what you love is complicated. The very idea is foreign to what most of us learn as kids. When I was a kid, it seemed as if work…
5949
A programmer's personal story about finding a job in this economy
So almost two months ago, I found a new job. After I came back home from Seattle, my wife and I stayed at her dad's house - he helped us t...
5950
5951
5952
5953
5954
5955
What does a startup CTO actually do?
What does your Chief Technology Officer do all day? Often times, it seems like people are thinking it's synonymous with "that guy who gets p...
5956
Gaming the System
On my list of creative management solutions to dire situations, I offer the rolling whiteboard. The rolling whiteboard was a curiosity at the start-up. Not a f
5957
Speaker's Tip: Don't tell the audience you aren't prepared
Lately I’ve been seeing more speakers hop up on stage at a conference and say “I didn’t prepare anything so I’m just gonna wing it.” Or they’ll let you know that they’re “Sorry about the quality of the slides – I put them together quickly on the…
5958
taoyue.com: Why I Never Hire Brilliant Men
The article below appeared in the February 1924 issue of The American Magazine , a mass-circulation magazine that transmitted the popular culture of the day to the households of America. The magazine boasted on its cover “More than 2,000,000 Circulation,” — quite impressive for a nation whose population numbered 106…
5959
5960
5961
5962
Sacrifice your health for your startup
Maximizing your chance for success means sacrificing health and family. This sounds controversial, but it's not just me.
5963
5964
5965
Programmer Insecurity
pickin', grinnin', and pushin' bits
5966
5967
Creating the Illusion of Accomplishment
Many game developers are starting to find that games with illusory challenges sell better than those with real challenge. They believe that…
5968
5969
Google To Cut 200 Jobs
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
5970