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New comment by smithgeek in "Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)"

smithgeek — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:43:48 +0000

Working on an app to help the kids track the chores they need to do and earn rewards for doing them. It's been fun to work on a project the family can use. It also was an opportunity for the kids to see and understand what type of thing I do for a living.

Request routing in Asp.Net that avoids controller bloat by getting rid of them

smithgeek — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 21:24:34 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/smithgeek/Voyager

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23422008

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Show HN: Client Portals for Freelancers

smithgeek — Mon, 18 May 2020 15:52:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.clientportals.app

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23223996

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by smithgeek in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2020)"

smithgeek — Fri, 01 May 2020 15:08:30 +0000

SEEKING WORK | Kansas City | Remote I can do the full stack with most of my recent projects using React (Typescript), C#, and SQL Server.

Website: https://smithgeek.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentlsmith/

Email: brent@smithgeek.com

I've spent the last decade developing custom software solutions to solve business problems. I've worked for billion-dollar enterprises delivering software for consumer electronics. I've led a team of developers to modernize systems to make them more maintainable and quicker to iterate. I've introduced best practices such as source control, continuous integration, code reviews, and testing to improve workflow and reliability.

I can help your company develop custom software specifically designed for your needs. I also provide services to smaller businesses that can't justify a full-time architect where I will come in as needed and help architect a system or diagnose the reliability of existing systems while providing suggestions on how to improve.

New comment by smithgeek in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2020)"

smithgeek — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:32:11 +0000

SEEKING WORK | Kansas City | Remote

I can do the full stack with most of my recent projects using React (Typescript), C#, and SQL Server.

Website: https://smithgeek.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentlsmith/

Email: brent@smithgeek.com

New comment by smithgeek in "Show HN: Promote your business and find others that provide flat quotes"

smithgeek — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:13:38 +0000

I was talking to someone recently and they were wanting a way to find more businesses that provide flat quotes instead of hourly rates for predictable services. For example, if a lawyer reviews a lot of employment contracts they could probably provide a fixed price instead of an hourly rate for this type of work. It isn't always easy to find these types of businesses though.

I decided to create a simple proof of concept site where people can go post your businesses with contact information and list what type of services you provide. Then other small businesses can search and hire you for those services.

This is a pretty barebones implementation just to see if there is enough interest to make it better. There's no cost to use it, just trying to provide something useful right now.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Show HN: Promote your business and find others that provide flat quotes

smithgeek — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:12:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.flatquotes.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22597080

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Show HN: Realty Voice – Use Alexa when looking at homes to buy

smithgeek — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 19:51:26 +0000

Article URL: http://www.realtyvoice.app

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21784761

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by smithgeek in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (November 2019)"

smithgeek — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:07:51 +0000

SEEKING WORK / Remote / Kansas City / Developer

I have over a decade of experience building software for large enterprises and startups. I help small businesses build the software they need to maximize profits. I can also help larger organizations build a plan for improving their technical stack or getting their processes up to standards (CI/CD, code review, code tear down, all as needed).

Sites:

https://www.smithgeek.com

https://linkedin.com/in/smithgeek

https://www.realtyvoice.app

PWA Caching with Workbox and Cloudflare

smithgeek — Sat, 11 May 2019 13:37:24 +0000

Article URL: https://smithgeek.com/pwa-caching-with-workbox-and-cloudflare/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19886079

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by smithgeek in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (May 2019)"

smithgeek — Wed, 01 May 2019 15:31:53 +0000

SEEKING WORK - Kansas City - Remote

I have over a decade of software development experience.

Some of my software is currently running on millions of consumer electronic devices.

I specialize in architecture that is simple today and flexible for the future.

Having built a team from the ground up, I know that treating people well is far more important than any software I could write.

Recent Project: https://www.kcdc.info

https://smithgeek.com

New comment by smithgeek in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (April 2019)"

smithgeek — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:10:39 +0000

SEEKING WORK - Kansas City - Remote I can do the full stack with most of my recent projects using React, C#, and SQL Server.

Website: https://smithgeek.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentlsmith/

Email: brent@smithgeek.com

Recent Project: https://kcdc2019.myconf.app

I've spent the last decade developing custom software solutions to solve business problems. I've worked for billion dollar enterprises delivering software for consumer electronics. I've led a team of developers to modernize a companies systems to make them more maintainable and quicker to iterate. I've introduced best practices such as source control, continuous integration, code reviews, and testing to improve workflow and reliability.

I can help your company develop custom software specifically designed for your needs. I also provide services to smaller business that can't justify a full time architect where I will come in as needed and help architect a system or diagnose the reliability of existing systems while providing suggestions on how to improve.

New comment by smithgeek in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (March 2019)"

smithgeek — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:18:27 +0000

SEEKING WORK - Kansas City - Remote

I can do the full stack with most of my recent projects using React, C#, and SQL Server.

Website: https://smithgeek.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentlsmith/

Email: brent@smithgeek.com

New comment by smithgeek in "Ask HN: What did your 'Show HN' project turn into?"

smithgeek — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:11:49 +0000

I posted my project[0] to try and help people find jobs where they would be happier writing software, just a few days ago and didn't get much traffic or any comments. I guess that means it wasn't a great idea or I'm really bad at marketing.

[0] - https://www.devjuncture.com -

New comment by smithgeek in "Why you should aim for 100 rejections a year"

smithgeek — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:23:02 +0000

This would be nice, but thinking about the interview process as it currently stands, I'm not sure if it would end up being that helpful. As an industry we're really pretty terrible at interviewing and identifying talent so maybe not getting any feedback is just as useful.

New comment by smithgeek in "Show HN: DevJuncture – GlassDoor for software development"

smithgeek — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:27:12 +0000

If anyone saw the link to codehappy.info that was posted a few months back, this is the evolution of that site. It's still very much a work in progress, but I wanted to get this out early to see if there is even any interest in a site like this. It obviously could use some design work, and I literally just launched so there aren't even any job listings yet. However, if anybody wants to comment I'd really appreciate hearing what you have to say.

Show HN: DevJuncture – GlassDoor for software development

smithgeek — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:23:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.devjuncture.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12011861

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by smithgeek in "Code happy: Find out what a company is really like"

smithgeek — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 21:31:58 +0000

That's great to hear!

New comment by smithgeek in "Why not just a simple spreadsheet of salaries?"

smithgeek — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 04:02:22 +0000

Yeah, it's not that much extra work so it seems like something that should just always be done. Plus once you start messing around with any kind of authentication it seems irresponsible not to support it.

New comment by smithgeek in "Code happy: Find out what a company is really like"

smithgeek — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 03:41:23 +0000

Fair enough, I've added a counter to the report pages.