Hacker News: scomu

New comment by scomu in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"

scomu — Fri, 01 May 2026 16:10:00 +0000

Location: Chicago, IL

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, PHP, WordPress, Tailwind CSS, Hugo, SQL, APIs, AWS, GCP, Vercel, Netlify, CDNs, Shopify, iOS, Swift, Progressive Web Apps

Portfolio: https://scottmakes.tech/portfolio

Email: scottmakestech+hn@gmail.com

Full-stack developer with 18+ years of experience building websites and applications across industries including media, finance, and e-commerce. I work across the full stack to create fast, accessible, and scalable solutions. Comfortable owning the entire development lifecycle—from architecture and infrastructure to UI/UX and performance optimization. Deep experience with custom CMS solutions, serverless architectures, and integrations with complex APIs.

Primarily looking for a full-time role on a team, but open to contract opportunities as well.

New comment by scomu in "Mario Kart designers had to rethink everything to make it open world"

scomu — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:22:07 +0000

More of a hub and spoke.

New comment by scomu in "Ask HN: Share Your YouTube Channel"

scomu — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 23:25:25 +0000

I loved your videos and have always wondered why you didn’t continue! Reading your comment, I think your quest for perfectionism shines through but I think your viewers would be much more forgiving than you are to yourself. Hopefully you can continue one day, maybe keep the scope a bit smaller so you don’t overwhelm yourself.

New comment by scomu in "Ask HN: What are those strategic skills to master for the next 5, 10 years?"

scomu — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 16:03:26 +0000

Great comment.

Creative Teams: Stop Using the Developer's Deadline as Your Deadline

scomu — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:08:56 +0000

Article URL: https://scottmakes.tech/blog/creative-teams-stop-using-the-developers-deadline-as-your-deadline

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28151788

Points: 2

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New comment by scomu in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2021)"

scomu — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:34:38 +0000

Thanks for the additional details! I'll look into this.

New comment by scomu in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2021)"

scomu — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:36:56 +0000

Thanks for letting me know, @chrisandchris. Unfortunately, I couldn't replicate. I checked the site on the following:

1) Firefox for iOS, with "Enabled Tracking Protection" on and "Strict" protection level.

2) Firefox Focus app.

3) Safari, after enabling Firefox Focus' content blocker.

The site still managed to load under all 3 circumstances. Is there another method you are using that I can check?

New comment by scomu in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2021)"

scomu — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 23:02:02 +0000

Thank you for the compliment and suggestion, Dillon! Really appreciated.

BTW - your site looks amazing. It's what my site thinks it is.

New comment by scomu in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2021)"

scomu — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 21:03:01 +0000