15:[[39035650,{"by":"welfare","descendants":378,"id":39035650,"kids":[39037279,39038264,39036899,39035889,39038206,39039347,39042046,39036896,39041115,39038668,39039603,39038042,39035944,39036946,39036060,39039013,39039176,39039995,39035726,39042252,39038131,39038177,39037051,39038969,39038304,39039956,39035723,39038094,39038512,39041073,39038529,39039837,39039745,39038438,39045576,39038931,39038452,39040112,39040529,39035743,39038331,39039545,39041422,39040579,39038228,39038726,39042261,39038270,39042034,39039516,39039926,39044374,39039188,39041003,39040006,39048400,39040292,39039461,39041586,39040783,39041041,39038222,39038798,39039212,39041032,39037086,39048581,39039752,39040022,39040083,39041399,39058622,39037145,39081675,39039973,39055530,39039822,39040322,39043542,39044741,39056278,39049415,39042515,39035688,39038859,39037049,39083561,39038630,39083535,39047474,39047057,39038118,39042808,39041467,39042460,39047626,39058786,39044076,39037821,39042860,39042701,39039862,39040713,39038988,39041691,39038550,39036753,39041138,39038896,39049032,39040177,39038975,39040498,39058985,39038426,39039711,39041834,39041801,39040702,39039000,39040218,39042670,39044941,39091177,39041231,39038940,39070806,39045111,39041685,39042937,39042353,39042748,39041922,39038375,39041043,39039654,39042605,39038171,39039663,39038435,39061271,39042738,39038691,39070841,39040432,39039874,39038513,39040300,39039577,39040231,39046331,39043022,39048799,39039400,39039690,39038267,39042985,39039991,39036886,39042109,39042683,39043887,39038445,39037085,39036999,39044694,39038205,39043870,39038459,39038643,39041972,39040737,39038451,39038587,39038622,39061202,39039436,39039408,39050856,39036058,39041848,39040391,39038087,39040408,39039086,39038592,39038414,39038483,39039854,39041412,39036921,39041372,39042641,39050331,39041788,39050034,39041869,39040738,39040069,39040394,39042703,39038709,39038484,39041928,39038944,39038606,39046975,39042146,39037416,39037054,39038227,39040961,39042408,39038300,39042141,39083810,39056758,39041879,39043475,39038237,39039943,39038670,39040046,39039844,39042377,39039653,39040289,39037885,39040873,39041165,39041588,39037070,39038589,39040673,39041324,39039420,39039724,39055184,39035782,39050766,39035696],"score":387,"text":"Background :

My son hasn’t really showed any interest in computers until now. He’s been spending a lot of time over the last couple of weeks designing some sort of a game (on paper) and now he wants me to help him build it, whatever it is. I don’t want to let him down but I also know how much work that goes into a game (he specifically wants it to be 3D).

I’m a decent developer, although I’ve not done game development professionally I did tons of demos on the 90’s so I feel I know the basics of 3D math but I’m pretty sure he will lose interest if I try to teach him x86 assembler :)

Joke aside, what can I do? This sounds like a great project for us to explore together and hopefully he can grow interest in software design and development.

Are there development kits I can start with (unity?)

How do I keep the project “contained” so he feels that he accomplished something but still feels we developed something close to his vision?

Thank you HN.","time":1705537260,"title":"Ask HN: 9-yo son wants to build a game, I'm lost. What can I do?","type":"story"}],[33186789,{"by":"frqswr","descendants":291,"id":33186789,"kids":[33187212,33190134,33186874,33187007,33188617,33186920,33187070,33189025,33190335,33187777,33187162,33187299,33186800,33189887,33190239,33186982,33187280,33189412,33187331,33188498,33187354,33188510,33187819,33187259,33187271,33191115,33187284,33190113,33189587,33189468,33186855,33186993,33187029,33191161,33196515,33189431,33198720,33189981,33189680,33190560,33189682,33242461,33191010,33186902,33190460,33187167,33187346,33190140,33187123,33189554,33190028,33187744,33186875,33190310,33189855,33187851,33190057,33191541,33189021,33193717,33187182,33190601,33195665,33198561,33190109,33190639,33187941,33190620,33189328,33187186,33189157,33189306,33188580,33189511,33189272,33190703,33190618,33190814,33190677,33196970,33190418,33187477,33191040,33187387,33190725,33188904,33190774,33188536,33199007,33190517,33188734,33190632,33189716,33188747,33190333,33187782,33189671,33189841,33187783,33187719,33188247,33190998,33189637,33189244,33189761,33187248,33190705,33190501,33188760,33190089,33190417,33189845,33189299,33189930,33188171,33188343,33188270,33186906],"score":135,"text":"I'm the founder of an early stage startup, around 10 employees.

One of those (one of the first to join) has been an issue for quite a while. Lots of time off, low effort at work, minimal hours. Felt like squeezing water out of a stone to get a result from them.

Recently, their behavior has gotten worse despite feedback. Taking off without informing team. Found out a lot of past work was plain wrong.

They vest in a few weeks. I don't want to have them on the team anymore, I'm done trying and this employee is negatively affecting me and the company.

Should I let them vest then let them go, or just let them go? Feedback from former founders esp is helpful. Any downsides to having them on the cap table?","time":1665631393,"title":"Ask HN: Firing an employee under a month before vest?","type":"story"}]]

user:	frankleeman
created:	March 27, 2012
karma:	3
about:	No talent is my only talent