LukeB_UK

Joined 13 years ago

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Twitter: @LukeB_uk

Email: luke[at]lukeb.co.uk

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Comment · 9 years ago
Beware of putting people on pedestals. Far better is to just follow people who do cool stuff. They don't have to be a "master" to do something cool that will inspire you.
Comment · 9 years ago
> Why the downvote?

Probably because of this:

> Hmm. Seems on par with the security of pretty much every angularjs site i've seen. Moving on.

Comment · 9 years ago
Also a self-taught web developer here. My advice would be to make sure you learn the languages, not the frameworks. Once you know the languages, you can pick up the frameworks far easier and you can actually dig in and see what's happening.
Comment · 10 years ago
I work for a gambling company in the UK and at least here Apple allow our apps on their store. Google block them though.
Comment · 10 years ago
I'm assuming the poster has something to do with this project because they've submitted links related to it 21 times in the past 26 days, many of them duplicates.
Comment · 10 years ago
The words "self-made" have an implication that you did it all yourself.
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Comment · 10 years ago
I believe that personal data in the context of the Data Protection Act means data about you, so it wouldn't.
Comment · 10 years ago
I went to Bologna earlier this month and the only thing I had planned was a cooking course for one afternoon.

I loved wandering around and getting lost, stumbling upon museums, places to eat and other interesting places. My mobile provider lets me use my data in other countries, so I was happy knowing that if I felt I was too lost, I could just open Google maps and find my way somewhere.

Sites like tripadvisor add convenience and their rating system, which allows people to filter out the ones that may be a mistake going to. (Although these systems have biases)

Comment · 10 years ago
I wish my first development job was like this place. Instead there was a blame culture and I'd get told off when I made mistakes, eventually getting fired for not progressing quick enough.

It's now 4 years since I was fired from that job and I'm still in development, despite that incident nearly causing me to decide it wasn't for me.

I was extremely happy to read this post, it gives me hope. I try and take a similar approach when working with newer developers, or those that are inexperienced in areas.

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