Hacker News·4yMy Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer
After 12 years in the corporate world, I am ecstatic that I have finally attained my goal. This article is about the nuts and bolts of my journey in case anyone else finds it useful in charting their own course. There are many steps in my journey that would be hard or impossible for others to replicate. But there are others that you would find more useful and applicable in your own life.
Hashnode·5yI Built A SaaS Startup In 2 Months, Here's What I Learned.
Upsocial aims to be an all-in-one social media dashboard built for content creators. It uses social media API's to track and store your profile and content growth over time, and display that information in a simple dashboard. Upsocial uses all of my favourite technologies, and is 100% serverless. It takes advantage of some of the same technologies that Hashnode utilizes too!
The Startup·5yAre You a Startup? 15+Web App Ideas to Excite You
The U.S. holds the most extensive technology market worldwide. 60% of startups say that AI is the most promising industry for business growth. Fintech startups find client acquisition as the most arduous activity. 92% of enterprises trust websites and web apps for the business’s effective digital marketing strategy.
Torque·5y28 Best Tools for Freelancers (2021): Keep Your Business on Track
Some of the best tools for freelancers tackle several key categories. These include organization, time-tracking, communication, productivity, invoicing, and more. It’s really a matter of saving time in all aspects of business, not just when completing projects. If you can find tools that reduce the time spent on handling finances, scheduling meetings, and communicating with clients, you should probably jump at the opportunity.
React Status·5yReact's creator leaves Facebook
React's original creator, Jordan Walke, has left Facebook. This comes after ten years with the company where he put an indelible stamp on both React and Reason. In announcing his departure he simply said he is “starting a new company” but also goes to say that he will also be investing in startups in the React/Reason ecosystems.
Quastor Daily·5yA One Person Startup's Tech Stack
We’ll be giving a (very) brief intro to the Theory of Computation below. An overview of the 3 areas: Complexity Theory, Computability Theory and Automata Theory. Plus, a couple awesome tech snippets on A guide on How to write unmaintainable code. Building a fast, concurrent database in Rust.
Product Hunt·5yPoP illustrations - Awesome web illustrations for your next project
Build great looking products with these 300 modern illustrations made in outline style with overprint colors. This is the essential pack for startups, we also included 100 mind blowing Avatars. Part of our 8000+ illustrations bundle + Free updates. 30% Off for PH users Login to get promo code Embed Collect.
Product Hunt·5yStartup-Name — Find a domain for your startup
A tool to ease the search because the existing tools recommendations always felt bad to me. I manually curated 100+ trending name modifiers for SAAS names and classified the TLDs and that's it ; no AI, no bullshit. Find a domain for your project. Embed it.
daily.dev·5yMy favorite coding and entrepreneurship books 📚
Some knowledge must be acquired by reading books. I have three professional pillars that I focus on improving: Engineering, entrepreneurship, and DevRel. So it only makes sense that I will read and recommend books in these domains. My most recommended books are laid out here together with my personal notes.
Product Hunt·5yUIdeck 2.0 - Landing Page HTML Templates and UI Kits
Free and Premium HTML Landing Page Templates and UI Kits - Built with Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS and React. Create and Launch Complete Website and Landing Pages for Your Startup with Beautiful Design Without Coding From Scratch. 40% OFF - Auto Applied! Login to get promo code Embed Collect.
Honeypot·5yHow to Use Side Projects to Build a Career You Can Be Proud of
The ideal side project should be something that helps you learn new skills. I don't think this is well enough defined in our field, especially when you look at the way job ads are written. A career is what people think of you long after you're dead. It's the thing you contribute to the world.
Hashnode·5yThe Best Free NextJS Landing Page Templates In 2021
The best free NextJS templates for your company or your project. Dribble Inspiration is a great place to browse for inspiration. NextJS Material Kit is the perfect choice if you want a professional look. Freebie Startup template is an excellent choice for anyone selling products/services online.
Flutter·4yWhat’s New in Flutter 2.8
Flutter 2.8 is the final stable release of the year. It includes significant performance improvements in both the engine and in Flutter DevTools. There are also new Firebase features and improvements, WebView 3.0, a new batch of Flutter Favorite packages and a raft of updates to desktop.
TechCrunch·5yGlassdoor: Best tech companies to work for in 2021
Glassdoor just released its annual ranking of the best companies to work for in 2021. We broke out the top 10 tech companies from the list of large businesses (1,000+ employees) as well as from the small to medium-sized business list. For the large business list, the rankings are based on employee feedback from companies with more than 1,000 employees.
Product Hunt·5yAPI Template - Generate images and PDFs with simple API
APITemplate.io is the newest API-based platform designed to give you two powerful APIs for your media content generation. Image and PDF Embed Collect is the platform's most popular feature. It lets you collect and share images and PDFs in one place.
The Next Web·5yDevelopers: Use side projects to build a career you can be proud of
Ted Bendixon says side projects can be a more larger, long-term practice. They can elevate your skills to such a degree that you may feel like you no longer fit in your current job. Oftentimes, bad software engineering practices become popular because they are convenient in the short term.
Flavio Copes·4yHow to manage software projects
Managing projects is an art with many different interpretations, and you can spend a lot of time learning about it. There is no definitive answer on what makes a good project management strategy, but in this post I want to introduce you my take of how to manage a software project. Join the 2022 Full-Stack Web Dev Bootcamp!
The Next Web·5yWhat Spotify's mess can teach startups about long-term brand thinking
Former Spotify boss Jim Andersen caused a stir earlier this year when comments surfaced that reignited the debate about the streaming platform’s motivations. Spotify has a more widely applicable and emotionally appealing organizing principle than a pure technical solve. The brand can position itself as engaging with users and artists in a way that a functional piracy-fighting platform would struggle to do.
Flavio Copes·5yHow I decided to create a new projects management app
In the last couple years I focused 100% on training developers to create Web applications, and this is where I found tremendous personal satisfaction. I have built dozens of applications in the past few years. Most of them had modest aspirations, but some were very promising and could become bigger than I thought. And over time I abandoned them all.
Product Hunt·5yJestor - No-code internal tool builder to scale startup operations
Jestor is a no-code tool for COOs that need to scale their operations fast. Build your own App to manage people in the field. Create automations with a few clicks (Slack, Gmail and more) Connect all processes with powerful workflows.
Hacker Noon·5yPersonal Finance for Software Engineers: Things I've Learned
The average entry-level salary for a software engineer in the United States is $77,000 a year. Financial aid is definitely something to consider, and discipline is also important. A salary of $80,000 in Austin, Texas puts you in a better position than a $120,000-a-year in Palo Alto.
