15:[[3575455,{"by":"f4stjack","descendants":37,"id":3575455,"kids":[3575564,3575617,3575595,3575749,3575687,3575516,3576196,3575631,3577673,3575769,3576300,3575590,3575640,3576226,3575460,3575558,3575781,3575633,3575629,3576725,3575910,3575674,3586114,3575888,3575636,3575666],"score":26,"text":"Greetings,

After spending several days while meddling with ExtJS 4 to grok it, a question occured to me:

What does HN users do when they start to learn a new computer language or framework? Do you \"memorize\" the reference manual, or what?

Thanks!","time":1328876344,"title":"Ask HN: How do you \"learn\" a new programming language?","type":"story"}],[3407643,{"by":"endymi0n","descendants":50,"id":3407643,"kids":[3408449,3408082,3407814,3407817,3407787,3407979,3415261,3407984,3408430,3409365,3410441,3408245,3408750,3408116,3408609,3409857,3412163,3407808,3408821,3408631,3408275,3408225,3408172,3411232,3407932,3407833,3408207,3413184,3407818,3407981,3408550,3408909,3408494,3408108,3410643,3408531],"score":89,"text":"$16","time":1325254695,"title":"Ask HN: I just got my first team lead. What should I do?","type":"story"}],[2516940,{"by":"rlawson","descendants":55,"id":2516940,"kids":[2517233,2517049,2517163,2517236,2516979,2517093,2517156,2517059,2517104,2517270,2517056,2517134,2517164,2517121,2517185,2517381,2517065,2518618,2517013,2517240,2517219,2517260,2517171,2517082,2517122,2517457,2517777,2517188,2518702,2517080,2517162],"score":40,"text":"I have made my living doing Java enterprise development for big companies for the past 10+ years. I can sense the world is changing (much like when I transitioned from C/C++ to Java) and that I need to make a change. Frankly I am tired of all the complexity and over engineering of enterprise Java. For all the effort, I find most apps are large (1+ MLOC), monolithic, hard to understand and maintained by large groups of onshore/offshore resources who just keep the stuff running by sheer numbers and have no pride in their craft. I want to do something better as I still have about 20 years left in my working life. I have played around with Python and like it but not sure how it will scale up to a large project. Any advice appreciated, especially from those who have already made the transition.","time":1304595774,"title":"Ask HN: Enterprise Java guy needs advice on what to transition to","type":"story"}],[2134482,{"by":"TheBiv","descendants":40,"id":2134482,"kids":[2134871,2134774,2134863,2134865,2134750,2134661,2136623,2134706,2134867,2134721,2135246,2134614,2134908,2134709,2140926,2134727,2134898,2134712,2134731,2139941,2135071,2134710,2135274,2134688,2134553,2134716,2134645,2134560,2134557,2134747,2137848],"score":33,"text":"General sub-questions: What was your title? What short lessons did you learn at your company? What did you wish that you knew then, that you know now?","time":1295850742,"title":"Ask HN: What company were you at when the dot-com bubble burst in mid 2000?","type":"story"}],[2111728,{"by":"adii","descendants":3,"id":2111728,"kids":[2112957,2112377],"score":4,"text":"","time":1295258204,"title":"Startup Owners / Founders: When do you hire?","type":"story","url":"http://www.woothemes.com/2011/01/when-to-hire/"}],[1906505,{"by":"kyro","descendants":10,"id":1906505,"kids":[1907103,1908098,1906529,1907009,1906677,1912597,1906604],"score":9,"text":"Hey HN,

I'm in the early stages of coding a simple medical/health tracker. The purpose of this project is really to both better my skills, and to offer a useful service. What'd I'd like to hear are some suggestions any of you may have as to what you'd like to see in a medical/health tracker, as well as frustrations you might've experienced using Google Health or other similar services. Anything from feature suggestions to criticisms of the idea in general are welcome.

I'm calling it Welloscope (http://www.wellosocope.com) and you can reach me at hi@welloscope.com if you'd like.

Thanks a lot.","time":1289834632,"title":"Ask HN: Help Me Build a Better Google Health","type":"story","url":""}],[1860823,{"by":"KoZeN","descendants":153,"id":1860823,"kids":[1861392,1861605,1860957,1861173,1861694,1861465,1860836,1861506,1861393,1862173,1860855,1861193,1861361,1861381,1861453,1861441,1862701,1864123,1860869,1862485,1862864,1861471,1861447,1861232,1861575,1861197,1862556,1861265,1863479,1863556,1861388,1861203,1862741,1861753,1861908,1861379,1862129,1860868,1862076,1863627,1862046,1861597,1862025,1861756,1862478,1863179,1862073,1861987,1860990,1861439,1863451,1861989,1864125,1861623,1863837,1861792,1863409,1863133,1861662,1868544,1883374,1861764,1862278,1861658,1862247],"score":70,"text":"There are few careers around today that wouldn't benefit from the employee having a better understanding of programming and just IT in general.

As well as the fundamentals such as reading, writing & mathematics, I fully intend to introduce my son to computing from a very early age.

I was thinking that I could introduce him to things like BASIC not long after he masters the art of counting to ten but I would love to hear from you guys.

How would you suggest I give my son a head-start in an IT orientated world?\nHe's 6 months old currently so I have plenty of time!","time":1288712004,"title":"Ask HN: How do I give my son a head start?","type":"story"}],[1547966,{"by":"kylelibra","descendants":53,"id":1547966,"kids":[1548143,1548058,1548030,1548028,1548072,1548200,1548239,1548101,1548051,1548564,1549366,1548184,1548011,1548464,1548002,1548099,1548627,1548037,1548269,1548025,1548243,1548049,1548466,1548563,1550325,1548033,1548053],"score":22,"text":"I've done some basic Google searches on the subject, but I'm curious for the HN take on the situation.

What are the main differences between programmers, developers vs. engineers in the industry? Is there that big of a difference between the three? Based on what I've read there does not appear to be any consistency to which title applies to which type of job. It seems to be preference.

Thoughts?","time":1280151495,"title":"Ask HN: Programmers vs. Developers vs. Engineers","type":"story"}],[1364327,{"by":"smn","descendants":2,"id":1364327,"kids":[1365328,1364698],"score":2,"text":"No trace of it on the website.","time":1274371235,"title":"Has HTC completely abandoned the Hero?","type":"story","url":"http://www.htc.com/mea-en/search.aspx?cat=0&page=0&q=hero"}]]

user:	zorkerman
created:	July 1, 2009
karma:	6