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hijp commented on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2025) · Posted by u/whoishiring

hijp · a month ago

    Location: Honolulu
    Remote: Yes
    Willing to relocate: No
    Technologies: React, Rails, Three.js, React-Three-Fiber, Deck.gl, Leaflet
    Résumé/CV: whitaker.jp, linkedin.com/in/captainwhitaker
    Email: (message me on linkedin)

Check out my shiny new domain, https://www.whitaker.jp!

I'm a full stack Rails and React dev with 11-years of experience. Product focused, from wireframing and user stories I've helped companies through greenfield app development, rearchitecting existing apps, and maintaining legacy products.

In my free time I like making 3D-experiences and mapping GIS data.

hijp commented on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2025) · Posted by u/whoishiring

hijp · 2 months ago

    Location: Honolulu
    Remote: Yes
    Willing to relocate: No
    Technologies: React, Rails, Three.js, React-Three-Fiber, Deck.gl, Leaflet
    Résumé/CV: whitaker.jp, linkedin.com/in/captainwhitaker
    Email: (message me on linkedin)

Check out my shiny new domain, https://www.whitaker.jp!

Full stack Rails and React dev, 11-years of experience. In my free time I like making 3D-experiences and mapping GIS data.

hijp commented on The Book of Shaders (2015) thebookofshaders.com/... · Posted by u/max_

aquova · 2 months ago

If you're discovering this for the first time and think it looks interesting, I shall post the customary warning to perhaps not bother. It's a well-written resource, for what's there, but it is left unfinished right where things start getting interesting and hasn't had an update in almost a decade now.

hijp · 2 months ago

interesting that even though it’s such a cherished resource no one’s taken up the flag to complete it after all this time.

hijp commented on We fell out of love with Next.js and back in love with Ruby on Rails hardcover.app/blog/part-1... · Posted by u/mike1o1

sosborn · 4 months ago

API only Rails has been a thing for a long time: https://guides.rubyonrails.org/api_app.html

Many teams use this with React.

hijp · 4 months ago

I've built api only. It would be sick if it were easier to sprinkle react/vue/svelte/whatever in your haml views if you only needed a little bit of interaction but didn't want to spin up a whole other frontend.

hijp commented on We fell out of love with Next.js and back in love with Ruby on Rails hardcover.app/blog/part-1... · Posted by u/mike1o1

dismalaf · 4 months ago

Rails can be API only and use any frontend you want.

Hotwire is the default and they develop it because DHH wants to, but they're not putting up any barriers to you using whatever you want.

Also, DHH doesn't seem to care about how big it is. His stated goal is for it to forever be a framework that's usable by a single dev.

hijp · 4 months ago

Yeah but I wish in an alternate reality DHH chose a different route. If you go API only then you lose half of what makes rails great. It would be sick if you could render React/Vue/Svelte easily in your haml views and not have to have a js repo then figure out jwts and auth.

Dunno I loved rails, built monoliths, built api only, but when I tried sprinkling a bit of react in my views (say you only need a little bit of interaction, or want to use a react date picker) then theres all these sharp edges.

The reason I want it to be bigger is that user base helps the single dev, with help resources, up to date gems, and jobs.

hijp commented on We fell out of love with Next.js and back in love with Ruby on Rails hardcover.app/blog/part-1... · Posted by u/mike1o1

hijp · 4 months ago

I think if Rails had focused on giving real first party support to interoperability with whatever frontend framework you brought to the table it would be so much bigger right now. They put a lot of work into Hotwire but I just want to use React, and I'm sure others want to use what they're familiar with.

hijp commented on When College Might Not Be Worth It libertystreeteconomics.ne... · Posted by u/jnord

jimbob45 · 5 months ago

College is the first time so many get exposed to things that are critical: the classics, high level math, statistics, etc.

Are you saying Americans don’t take stats, calc, or English lit in high school?

hijp · 5 months ago

My friend somehow made it through to senior year without ever taking a math class. To graduate the counselor put them in the cafeteria serving lunch, which somehow counted towards a math credit.

Public school in Hawaiʻi man.

hijp commented on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2025) · Posted by u/whoishiring

hijp · 5 months ago

  Location: Honolulu
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: React, Rails, Three.js, React-Three-Fiber, Deck.gl, Leaflet
  Résumé/CV: https://jpwhitaker.com, linkedin.com/in/captainwhitaker
  Email: https://www.linkedin.com/in/captainwhitaker/

hijp commented on Matched and Deleted dikshaupadhyay.com/p/matc... · Posted by u/rgbimbochamp

ozzyphantom · 5 months ago

After finding my partner on Hinge (following years of dating apps, setups, and in-person approaches), I've reflected on this journey. Despite the countless disappointing dates, the 3-year struggle ultimately proved worthwhile.

However, I'm troubled by how profit motives distort online dating. The business model incentivizes engagement over meaningful connections, creating a system where genuine relationships feel like marketing bait for swipe addiction.

Hinge worked best for me and several friends, but I suspect its designers know how to better facilitate connections—improvements they avoid implementing because they would hurt revenue.

This has sparked my interest in creating an open-source, non-profit dating platform—one designed to address loneliness without answering to shareholders who prioritize metrics over human well-being.

I’m not sure that I’ll ever go through with it but I think it would be a worthwhile project to consider.

hijp · 5 months ago

I think it's a fantastic idea! Having met 90% of my girlfriends through dating apps, I've watched them all gradually morph into Tinder clones with dark patterns and steep monthly fees ($20-$50). It's terrifying to think you might never meet your future spouse because you accidentally swiped left on a touchscreen.

I used to really like OkCupid. Old school OkC reminded me of Bantr from Ted Lasso, it was more personality-driven. You'd answer hundreds of questions and see compatibility scores with people nearby. Even though that might be a questionable metric (I actually enjoy dating people different from me), it was interesting to sort by inverse and see who I was supposedly incompatible with.

What I love most about meeting through apps is how low-pressure it feels. There's no second-guessing about whether they're interested, if they're single, or worrying that you're bothering them. A dating app that actually tries to help people connect instead of sucking us dry through backtrack fees would be amazing.

I have no knowledge of the non-profit space, how would you initially fund something like that?

hijp commented on RubyLLM: A delightful Ruby way to work with AI github.com/crmne/ruby_llm... · Posted by u/ksec

hijp · 6 months ago

Any plans on adding prompt caching and message batches? I saved a lot of money with claude using both. Was making http calls in ruby.

Love this project!