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The Paper Gown
Company blog · zocdoc.com/about/blogprogramminghealth
The Paper Gown is the company blog at zocdoc.com, writing about programming and health. Since 2010, 25 different Hacker News readers have linked it 56 times, most often “Breaking Down the Hype: Promises and Pitfalls of Event Driven Architecture”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-28, and you can follow it by feed.
56mentions?
25HN people?
2010–2021first – last linked?
Too few sampled comments (27) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Links to zocdoc.com are mostly to the Zocdoc doctor-booking service and its job listings, and the comments do not discuss the blog's writing. One link points to a Zocdoc blog post on its review policy.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 27 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- /5 people · 5 mentions · first linked 2016-03-01
- /3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2011-03-07
- /2 people · 5 mentions · first linked 2020-10-02
- /careers2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-07-29
- /2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-12-05
- Breaking Down the Hype: Promises and Pitfalls of Event Driven Architecture2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-01-13
What Hacker News says?
Zocdoc is hiring in NYC and PHX. We are looking to hire across all functions of tech, engineering, infra, and product. Please have a look below at our site and feel free to reach out! These roles are Full Time|On-Site Senior Product Designer: https://www.zocdoc.com/about/careers-list/?job_id=Senior-Pro... Director of Product Management: https://www.zocdoc.com/about/careers-list/?job_id=Director-o... Product Operatio…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring right now?”Submitted Making Sense of Insurance Cards Using Deep Learning as a story · 6 points
HN discussionI feel your pain, although we Romanians use the (standard?) latin alphabet. I had to spell 'Andrei Simionescu' over the phone so many times that I'm sure I could win a couple of spelling bees easily. Speaking of which, why don't all companies just move to automated support systems already? These guys are doing it right http://www.zocdoc.com/
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on “We have an employee whose last name is Null. He kills our employee lookup (2012)”Submitted Breaking Down the Hype: Promises and Pitfalls of Event Driven Architecture as a story · 2 points
HN discussionDepending on where you live, ZocDoc can be a great way to find a therapist: https://www.zocdoc.com/ I'd recommend searching "psychotherapist" or "psychologist". Psychiatrists seem to be more focused on prescribing medication than helping you work through your issues.
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on “Ask HN: What is the best money you have spent on professional development?”Submitted Breaking Down the Hype: Promises and Pitfalls of Event Driven Architecture as a story · 2 points
HN discussionZocDoc in NYC is hiring. Our mission is to give power to the patient and build a better healthcare experience for both doctors and patients. Software Engineer https://www.zocdoc.com/careers/senior-software-engineer-11 Senior Software Engineer https://www.zocdoc.com/careers/software-engineer-25 Engineering Blog http://engineering.zocdoc.com/
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015)”There are also several data science positions that I missed as well as a number of non-technical roles. Check out our careers page for more opportunities! https://www.zocdoc.com/about/careers-list/
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2019)”Zocdoc | New York, NY | Full-time | ONSITE | https://www.zocdoc.com/ Zocdoc is the tech company at the beginning of a better healthcare experience. Every day, we are driven by our mission to give power to the patient, building products and services that simplify and streamline the overall healthcare journey for patients and providers, delivering the modern healthcare experience they expect and deserve. If you've eve…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2019)”Zocdoc is hiring in NYC!!! We are the largest tech start up in NYC, .NET shop and on the cutting edge of healthcare tech. https://www.zocdoc.com/ We are looking for: Principal Engineers Senior Software Engineers Front End Engineers Front Eng Engineering Manager Senior Engineering Manager/ EM Product Managers UX Designer/Design Manager IT Security Leadership Email me at julie.mercurio@zocdoc.com if you are interested…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2016)”ZocDoc explicitly limits critical reviews, implicitly removes negative ones, and otherwise enables faking/rating-inflation: https://www.zocdoc.com/about/blog/for-patients/the-zocdoc-do... > Please note that we can’t publish claims about the accuracy of a practitioner’s treatment and diagnosis. Those are factual matters, and to verify them would require extensive medical studies. https://nycdatascience.com/blog/stude…
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on “I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare”ZocDoc - NYC - Full-Time Sr. Application Engineer ZocDoc is a mid-sized start-up headquartered in NYC trying to shake up the healthcare space through empowering patients and automating the medical scheduling process nationwide. For more info check out our site or blog, or feel free to email me directly at Ivan@ZocDoc.com. http://engineering.zocdoc.com/ http://www.zocdoc.com/careers/senior-software-engineer-11
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2015)”ZocDoc in NYC is hiring. Our mission is to give power to the patient and build a better healthcare experience for both doctors and patients. Software Engineer https://www.zocdoc.com/careers/senior-software-engineer-11 Senior Software Engineer https://www.zocdoc.com/careers/software-engineer-25 Engineering Blog http://engineering.zocdoc.com/
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)”Zocdoc| NYC | ONSITE, VISAS sponsored | Serverside apps, client apps, C#.NET Join Zocdoc NYC and help us build the future of digital healthcare! We are hiring for the following roles- link to the job site: https://www.zocdoc.com/careers Engineering Manager - Data Engineering New York, NY Principal Software Engineer New York, NY Senior Software Engineer New York, NY Software Intern New York, NY Principal Software Eng…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2016)”Zocdoc | NYC or PHX or (Remote) | Full Time | https://www.zocdoc.com | Engineering, Design, PM, etc We are hiring at Zocdoc at all levels across our Tech Organization! Some high priority roles include our Senior Software Engineer, Senior Data Engineer and Engineering Manager (full list of openings below). We created Zocdoc to solve patient problems, beginning with online appointment-booking – and we haven’t stopped…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2020)”Zocdoc | NYC or PHX or (Remote) | Full Time | https://www.zocdoc.com | Engineering, Design, PM, etc We created Zocdoc to solve patient problems, beginning with online appointment-booking – and we haven’t stopped building since. With Zocdoc, you can see doctors’ open appointment times and book instantly online, make informed choices with verified reviews, conduct a Telemed appointment, and stay on top of important ch…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2021)”Zocdoc | NYC or PHX or (Remote) | Full Time | https://www.zocdoc.com | Engineering, Design, PM, etc Zocdoc is hiring at all levels across our Tech Organization! Some high priority roles include our Senior Software Engineer, Senior Data Engineer and Engineering Manager (full list of openings below). We created Zocdoc to solve patient problems, beginning with online appointment-booking – and we haven’t stopped buildin…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2021)”Zocdoc | Multiple Engineering + Manager Positions | New York, NY | Full-time | ONSITE | https://www.zocdoc.com/ Zocdoc is the tech company at the beginning of a better healthcare experience. Every day, we are driven by our mission to give power to the patient, building products and services that simplify and streamline the overall healthcare journey for patients and providers, delivering the modern healthcare experi…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2019)”Zocdoc is a mission driven start-up headquartered in SOHO in NYC. We are at the forefront of making a better healthcare experience. We are hiring across all technical disciplines from mobile, data, full stack and product (to name a few). Please have a look at our careers site below if you're interested! https://www.zocdoc.com/about/careers-list/#jobs
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2020)”Zocdoc | Multiple Engineering + Manager Positions | New York, NY | Full-time | ONSITE | https://www.zocdoc.com/ Zocdoc is the tech company at the beginning of a better healthcare experience. Every day, we are driven by our mission to give power to the patient, building products and services that simplify and streamline the overall healthcare journey for patients and providers, delivering the modern healthcare experi…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2019)”Hi! If you're interested in being part of a better healthcare experience, look no further than Zocdoc! We are hiring at all levels of software engineers, infrastructure, product and product design. Please have a look at our careers website for any interest! https://www.zocdoc.com/about/careers-list/#jobs
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2020)”Zocdoc | NYC or PHX or (Remote) | Full Time | https://www.zocdoc.com | Engineering, Design, PM, Data Zocdoc is hiring at all levels across our Tech Organization! Some high priority roles include our Senior Software Engineer, Senior Data Engineer and Engineering Manager (full list of openings below). We created Zocdoc to solve patient problems, beginning with online appointment-booking – and we haven’t stopped buildi…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2020)”Zocdoc | NYC or PHX or (Remote) | Full Time | https://www.zocdoc.com | Engineering, Design, PM, etc Zocdoc is hiring at all levels across our Tech Organization! Some high priority roles include our Senior Software Engineer, Senior Data Engineer and Engineering Manager (full list of openings below). We created Zocdoc to solve patient problems, beginning with online appointment-booking – and we haven’t stopped buildin…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2020)”Principal Software Engineer - Data Engineering New York, NY Have you taken a broken system or data warehouse and made it good? Have you taken a good data warehouse and made it great? Have you taken a great system and made it purr like a baby ocelot? ZocDoc needs a Principal Data Engineer to drive our elite dev team toward an even brighter future! This role is for an experienced engineer with a tireless devotion to g…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2014)”> Sounds like a typical American family doctor's office? Not any that I have ever been to, and I have been to several across two different metro areas. > All of them in my area have long waiting lists. I have yet to encounter a waiting list. > You don't just show up at the front door like it's an auto mechanic's shop, you call to schedule your annual physical. Actually, I just book an appointment. Only once have I s…
on “Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically and financially (2015)”New York NY, ZocDoc ------------ Do you want to transform healthcare from the ground up? Then you should come work at ZocDoc. We're hiring in all our departments but for devs you should know We score an 11 on the Joel test We're always working on scaling and performance issues We have multiple CI instances Besides that we have 100% employer-covered health insurance and catered lunch. Positions we're especially looki…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2014)”ZocDoc – Soho, NYC Engineering Manager and Principal Software Engineer: At ZocDoc we are working on real products that are improving people’s lives (at 5 million users a month)! We need an Engineering Manager who knows how to strike the right balance between upfront planning and iterative development. When you join a team, you make good engineers great and great engineers even better. You have the technical experien…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2014)”"I'm feeling yucky" button http://zocdoc.com also, we ported our site to lolcode http://codedoc.zocdoc.com/zocdoc-completes-site-rewrite/368
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on “Collect HN: Aprils Fools”Hey, did you call a therapist? Maybe we can help you find one. Zocdoc looks like an easy way to make an appointment [1] You're as important as anyone else in this world. You're no less and no more important. We're all equals and you deserve a fair shot at happiness just like everyone else. If you can't do it for you, do it for your daughter. She wants you to be happy she just does not understand what's going on, jus…
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on “My dad hid his depression. I won’t hide mine”NYC (soho) http://www.ZocDoc.com Like OpenTable, but for doctors. We are a successful and rapidly growing startup, run by people who have run successful startups before. It's a fun atmosphere, the work is very challenging and technical, and there are a lot of brilliant people working here. We are hiring in all areas -- engineering, sales, marketing, and operations. You can apply via our website (and mention that you…
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on “Ask HN: Who is Hiring?”
