Their API is delightful to use, includes full species search
@simonw
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Evaluating Platform Sustainability: Entity Backing and Admin Trustworthiness
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I feel like I need to really dig into the overall sustainability of the options before I choose, figure out which ones have an entity behind them and a trustworthy admin team and are likely to maintain funding for the long term I was very affected by reading this:
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Building String Distance Matching Tools in JavaScript
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I built something a bit like this once that used Levenshtein string distances in JavaScript https://
github.com/simonw/datamat
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datamatcher tool for data matching and processing
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Reminds me of my old datamatcher tool https://
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Mastodon niche communities independent from tech discourse
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(I've not made the plunge into a Mastadon yet but learning that there are fascinating, active, niche communities there completely independent from talk about tech is the thing that could convince me)
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iNaturalist AI tool for species identification applications
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It's not specific to diving but would @inaturalist work for this?
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Technology as differentiator in startup ecosystems
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Oh yeah completely – I'm so embedded in engineering I forget there are startups where the technology isn't the differentiator!
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Career Growth: Startups vs Large Organizations for New Engineers
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I guess the key thing is more your career stage – if you're brand new to the industry a startup is less likely to be able to offer you the mentoring and support you need to grow than a larger organization, especially one with experience of training up new engineers
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T-shaped developers thrive in self-guided learning environments
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Not so good if you want to specialize in a specific area (eg iOS) and be mentored by senior developers, but it's a fantastic environment for people who want to be more T-shaped and who are good at self-guided learning
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Engineer Skills Development at Startups Across Full Stack
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That doesn't match my experience At a small startup an engineer might get to work on ops, backend and frontend code – whatever technical problems need solving Great for gaining a wide range of skills