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Ed Weissman
Personal blog · edweissman.comcareerprogramming
Ed Weissman's personal blog at edweissman.com covers career and programming. Since 2011, 33 different Hacker News readers have linked it 50 times, most often “"The Best of edw519" is now free. Reverse Happy Birthday”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (25) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this site mainly for 'The Best of edw519', a free ebook of edw519's HN comments on programming, work habits and running a business. Readers call it worth reading.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 25 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- "The Best of edw519" is now free. Reverse Happy Birthday15 people · 17 mentions · first linked 2011-05-19
- How to Participate in Hacker News2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-01-03
- It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-05-17
- Edw519 wrote a book compiling his best HN Comments2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-04-12
- How my High School Job Prepared me for Building Software2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-05-22
- Dear Boss: For a programmer, 10 minutes = 3 hours2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-02-03
What Hacker News says?
Notch, if you're reading this, my deepest sympathy. I understand the devastation of losing a parent; I lost my mother about a year ago. I'm still not "back to normal" and don't know if I ever will be. I used to do art, music, and comedy, and even practiced my religion, often just for her. I loved to make her laugh and it was so easy to make her proud. In the past year, I have done none of that stuff and don't know w…
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on “I love you, dad”Submitted Dear Boss: For a programmer, 10 minutes = 3 hours as a story · 699 points
HN discussionThis is amazing stuff - thanks much! I made a slightly more readable HTML version (with linked TOC and back links) here -> http://bit.ly/lSLTVT This could be converted to an ePub I think, with the linked TOC. If this a problem let me know and I will take it down, or maybe you could post it on http://edweissman.com/53640595 to get the linked TOC?
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on “"The Best of edw519" is now free. Reverse Happy Birthday”Submitted "The Best of edw519" is now free. Reverse Happy Birthday as a story · 467 points
HN discussion...it would be nice if titles linked to their comments... I purposely omitted references to the original Hacker News threads because I wanted the book to stand on its own. Hope this helps: http://edweissman.com/index-from-the-best-of-edw519-to-the-o... [Many thanks to everyone in this thread for the well wishes. You guys are helping to make my day!]
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on “"The Best of edw519" is now free. Reverse Happy Birthday”Submitted It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code as a story · 457 points
HN discussionis it only me or there is a (just one) line of code gone wrong on ed's comment handling server? {"post_id":131434793,"html":"\u003Cdiv class='p_response_container' style='display:none;'\u003E\n\u003Cheader class='clearfix'\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\" http://edweissman.com/it-takes-6-days-to-change-1-line-of-co... class=\"p_view_all_link\"\u003EView All 16\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003Ch1\u003EMost Recent Responses\u003C/h1\u003E\…
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on “It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code”Submitted Betty Weissman (mother of edw519) 1930-2011 as a story · 340 points
HN discussionHeh, I thought you were joking: http://edweissman.com/53640595 that's kind of fun
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on “Advice From An Old Programmer”Submitted Famous Last Words by Bosses I've Had as a story · 315 points
HN discussionCheck out chapter 4 of his book, "Work Habits". Available at http://edweissman.com/53640595 and as a PDF (top of the linked page). To summarize: Use simple tools and eliminate distractions. At the end of the day, code and refactor away from the computer (on printouts). This forms the basis of the next day's work at the computer.
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on “Do You Really Want to be Doing this When You're 50?”Submitted How to Participate in Hacker News as a story · 207 points
HN discussion>> If you can go from 4 to 10 in something new every few years, that's amazing ... If you follow edw519's posts (and I recommend that you do#), you will see he is an amazing guy whose life revolves around programming. #see http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=edw519 , free ebook, "The Best of edw519": http://edweissman.com/53640595 Also well worth following: http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=pg http://news.ycomb…
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on “This Is 2016 Not 2012”Submitted Edw519 wrote a book compiling his best HN Comments as a story · 184 points
HN discussionI think edw519 used to write in length about 'just-in-time-learning', calling it 'pull learning' (as opposed to 'push'). See, for instance, comment 71 in [1]. My rabbit-holing doesn't always resemble your approach; I often end up reading a book on a topic I'm just interested in, without a particular project or feeling of lacking knowledge. However, I try to transition myself into more JIT-learning/pull-learning styl…
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on “Rabbit holes: Why being smart hurts your productivity”Submitted edw519's Resume, Leonardo da Vinci Style as a story · 96 points
HN discussionI don't have lots of advice, but I have written about my experiences. Check out #232 here: http://edweissman.com/53640595 The pawn shop guy, the employer of the friend I met for lunch, and the stranger I met at an industry dinner all turned out to be sugar daddies.
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on “It takes three years to build a business”Submitted Chem Lab Made Me a Better Dev as a story · 67 points
HN discussionhttp://edweissman.com/53640595 -- or check his profile.
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on “I am a terrible programmer”Submitted Insidious Bug or Comedy of Errors? as a story · 46 points
HN discussionWhat you said reminds me of something I read from edw512's book ( http://edweissman.com/53640595 ) > Buyers of software products, like small children, hear one word more than any other: "no". "No, it can't be done." "No we don't do that." "No, if you did that it would screw up everything else." "No, that's stupid" It doesn't matter if you're right, all that matters is that you're just another person saying "no". > Y…
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on “"How much does a website cost?" – a survey of web designers”Submitted Stupid Bosses I've Had (Part 2 of 3) as a story · 17 points
HN discussionAnd thanks for posting it here man. Also, just so you know, I spent some major time reading your 'best-of' http://edweissman.com/53640595 . There are plenty of gems over there .
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on “Patio11 Wrote A Book On Conversion Optimization For Software Companies”Submitted Lessons I Learned at McDonald's that Help Me Build Software as a story · 10 points
HN discussionHis HN comments collection: http://edweissman.com/53640595 , search for "bed".
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on “My life in Accenture before startups”Submitted Find the Bug in my Fizz Buzz Interview (2:47 video) as a story · 10 points
HN discussionThis is great! Raganwald is already one of my favorites, here and on twitter. I love to see stuff like this. I guess I know what I'll be doing for the next hour or two. Just a reminder, my ebook is free, too: html on my blog: http://edweissman.com/53640595 Or if you prefer a pdf, someone I don't even know (thank you, whoever you are) was kind enough to put one here: http://v25media.s3.amazonaws.com/edw519_mod.pdf
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on “Raganwald's "How to Do What You Love" is free today”Submitted The Emperor's New Clothes, Silicon Valley Version as a story · 9 points
HN discussionHey, don't blame (plan # actual) on programmers' poor estimating alone. There are plenty of other reasons. Here's are a couple of my typical instances: http://edweissman.com/it-takes-6-days-to-change-1-line-of-co... http://edweissman.com/dear-boss-for-a-programmer-10-minutes-...
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on “Programmer Time Translation Table”Submitted How my High School Job Prepared me for Building Software as a story · 6 points
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