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I would start by looking for a QA,producer, or support role and then work your way up. Those positions are entry level and pay a lot more than minimum all you need is basic technical skills.

Do we get a choice of what we do? I am interested in testing and security only not so much feature building and front-end work.

Also, do grad students qualify?

There are tons of meetups in Seattle! Check out meetup.com and we also have Beer && Code at Substantial if you are a developer.

FYI: The Seattle Tech meetup isn't really about tech it's a sales pitch type thing. Some people like it I personally would never go back.

I always thought BetaPunch was some sort of scam. I see them posting on r/forhire every week hiring people to record vids for $5.

It would been even better if you got there in half the time. I would love for Concorde to come back with some improvements of course.

My place is under 200sq ft in Seattle.

I some times look at the career section for startups and alcohol seems to be a common theme. Either kegs or stocked fridges.

I wonder if we will see 420 friendly companies in WA and CO in the near future.

if you want to go into mobile look at this http://mobile.tutsplus.com/

What would be the difference between this and other services that already exist like TaskRabbit and Postmates?

"why DOES IT HAVE TO BE so expensive"

It doesn't have to be. I live in a large city and all of these new apartment constructions are popping up.

The thing about new apartment constructions is that they come with gyms,parking spaces, roof top decks w/ bbq grills,movie theaters,etc. All things that I and many others don't need.Yet my option is pay for it or pay half and move into a 100yr old building with "vintage old world charm".

It would be nice to see a trend of new modern buildings with out the frills so people have some place affordable.

Login w/ facebook? No thankst.

I've noticed this and RideJoy is filled with dummy accounts. What happens when someone wants to use the service and tries to get a ride from one of those dummy accounts?

Is this a YC company? If not why are they so concerned about doing things the YC way?

Anyways I am just happy to see something Seattle related.

Oh this isn't me by the way I just saw it on Reddit.

Javascript.. I have been working with the DOM for the past 3 years yet I feel like I still do not have a solid grasp of Javascript.

I am not a fan of Codeacademy. I don't see how one can learn from typing in a field box. It would be better if they had you build out a functional project kind of like Learn Rails by Example.

What is it that you want to do exactly? It seems like a lot of people lump "coding" and "programming" into being a Software Engineer or a Software Developer. I am a Front End Web Dev and I can guarantee having a CS degree would be beyond overkill.

Isn't pushing perks like 4-day work week,etc you do at your company the same thing you are talking about regarding trying to cash in on someones youth and optimism?

I don't think I want to learn design from a site that hurts my eyes. Great concept but should be done by people that can design.

AirBNB hires at home customer service reps or at least they used to anyways not sure if they still do.

A lot of companies hire people to manage social media too.

Sorry to hijack but I have always wondered this question myself I am a developer just a newbie one. I've always wanted to attend a startup weekend I know enough to be dangerous and I do work as a freelance front end dev but I am certainly no CS major ninja programmer.

Would I look like a fool if I attended a startup weekend?

Truthfully it depends. Some people pick up on stuff quickly. Just come up with an idea and start building. I find that the best way to learn. If you get stuck just Google.

I have taken numerous amounts of online courses from h.s on up. The classes I truly enjoyed were hybrid courses when the class would meet every so often. I loathe 100% online courses I like having people around to ask questions,see how they did something,etc. Posting on a messageboard just doesn't give the same vibe.

I would love the option to pay for unlimited air travel. The "All You Can Jet" pass from JetBlue hit the sweet spot at $599 with a 3 month window and many destinations. I would like to see a company offer that again even if it means a no frills military transport style plane.

How I am learning it...

For install I found this.. http://www.pmamediagroup.com/2009/04/set-up-ruby-on-rails-an...

To get familiar with the terminal... http://vimeo.com/33631836

And for actual Rails learning... http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-book

I went through a little bit of Rails For Zombies but I stopped because I wanted to learn on a project. Once I started working on a beginner project that is when Rails For Zombies clicked. I think it would be a good idea to follow Learn Rails By Example in conjunction with Rails For Zombies.

Also this guy is good too follow to once you have a strong foot hold... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ8_VOGj5H8

The whole raising money for a web app/website never made any sense to me.

To start... $10 bucks for a domain and $50 bucks at the most for hosting.

Ok, so your app takes off meaning more money for bandwidth and possibly need some extra hands for support. Great figure out a way to make money off of the traffic. If you can't figure out a way to make money off of the traffic you will end up taking from VCs forever and how exactly is that a good thing?

I love how Automattic runs http://automattic.com/work-with-us/.

I have been sifting through a lot of these posts and I think everyone is forgetting not everybody is a Software Engineer. There are other components to a business too. I can say as a front-end developer I certainly do not need to be tied to a desk 8 hours a day every single day to code up a mockup. Yet when ever I see a job I would be perfect for I get told they do not do remote work.

I make around $1k a month just off of Elance. The key to success in freelancing is finding a niche.

The downside to freelancing is once you're in that niche it's hard to crawl out of it. I have been doing solely WordPress stuff on sites like Elance,etc. for the past 9months I have reached a point of boredom yet I can't get anything outside of that because everything in my portfolio is WordPress. So now I am screwed.

Never said I was looking to be a software developer. I'm a Front-end web developer. It's tough to get my foot into the door outside of the interactive agency realm because most companies require 2+ years experience and some form of testing just for a junior position.

Hmm I have just started working with RoR. Would jump at this but the DC part is turning me away.

I know you guys said you had an office in Seattle any chance of a similar program there?

Edit: And I also would like to add that I wish there were more programs like this. So many companies want to hire elite,rockstar,jedi,ninja,etc programmers and not willing to give people like me with no CS background a chance. I can't even get an entry-level/junior position since they all require a strong skills these days.