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[@MyAAEProjects]

"We are building a platform to compete with Google. Please use this Google Form to apply"

[@D3xxon]

inb4 google contacting the coders with an offer first

[@TheyCallMeMrMaybe]

Pewdiepie tried this. He has no clue what to do but has a lot of money. If anyone can build a more-fair platform for content creation than KZbin, it's Linus Media. It's a risky investment to compete with a hard-monopoly like KZbin but if marketing is aggressive enough it may work

[@figloalds]

Also, remember they used KZbin to advertise

[@JoelGetzhasauselessurl]

They could start off with more niche creators.

[@markkeilys]

inb4 things spin off into tube sites.

[@truenoy8241]

Change it from "The Floatplane" to just "Floatplane"

[@FELIXOS4LIFE]

Exactly, just like "The facebook". This comment needs to be higher up

[@GeneralToxicus]

Drop the, "The" just floatplane.

[@LK-zt9vf]

UP ↑

[@coffemaker200]

You'll notice at around 4:30 he calls it "float plane media." So it's probably just called "the floatplane" as like a code word within their company.

[@EusebioResende]

+1

[@OmarLaila]

You're literally just advertising something you're creating that's against KZbin on KZbin

[@SeanHyland]

What better way to reach the masses?

[@santiagoferrari4061]

put up an add in job sites, with a nice figure at salary, people will call.

[@xXMetalforever1994Xx]

Well it's none of your business what they do on KZbin is it?

[@MrWEIRDLEGO]

I think they are doing it as a backup, in case youtube fails

[@mark2220]

Diversification, not backup.

[@Cappple]

His moustache looks like it turned 30 degrees clockwise. I just can't stop staring

[@therealbobmayo5065]

Mr Unicapple Looking closely you can see, (though it is not at thick) he has lots of mustache on the other side. Also, the lighting makes it look weird.

[@tubefile100]

OMFG I didn't notice :)!

[@FernandoFloresLopez]

I will never see luke the same way again...

[@N0biKn0bi]

you ruined my day.

[@antonywhatever572]

Thank you very much...

[@Crimzin]

So basically "Im gonna make my own KZbin with Blackjack and Hookers!"

[@deathlessgamer]

Travis Bystedt Hey! That's my thing!

[@matteobuda2940]

"In fact, forget the KZbin and the Blackjack"

[@parise35]

On second thought... forget about Blackjack...

[@theamazingpootisman3022]

Actually forgot about KZbin. And blackjack.

[@jd_99]

@RocerickR Only if Linus has a shiny ass

[@nukaquartz23]

In other words, "KZbin is getting closer to failing, and we need a backup plan"

[@wenkunliu9984]

nukaquartz23 lol

[@PtrkHrnk]

Yes... I'm affraid it was obvious even to me for more than a year

[@razor293]

You mean Backup "Plane" ;-)

[@DamnGoodButter]

nukaquartz23 We need something that is not going to sink. FLOATPLANE

[@llothar68]

Failing with billions of dollars in making. Just like Apple is failing again and again since Steve's death.

[@EquinoxTheGryph]

_there are 14 competing standards_ "let's make a new video service that everyone will be able to use!" later that year: _there are 15 competing standards_

[@juozasdomarkas848]

XKCDFTW

[@RannonSi]

@@potato_x69 It's a joke from Xkcd, a webcomic.

[@rusinsr]

I love what you guys are doing. I've been coming up with ideas for a KZbin competitor myself, and I'm glad someone with the actual expertise is actually doing something. Good luck!

[@Z3ROWOLFHD]

yeah but how does this involve RGB lighting?

[@thegraniteperson7852]

#rgbcondoms

[@Lumpiluk]

If this is going to compete with KZbin, they will need data centers. I suppose those servers can also be rented from other companies, but just imagine the LED placement opportunities if they aren't!

[@stormlord121]

The Granite Person I would buy it.

[@thegraniteperson7852]

it's not the size that matters but color spectrum customization

[@RickyMon]

u wil need to get waterproof led strips...

[@JyotinderSingh]

Luke was kept on gunpoint to say all this. Any observant person can see the cry for HELP in his eyes.

[@110110010]

**help me**

[@ottersdangerden]

hes been doing web development... everyone who does so has the same "help me" eyes... I have been working on an mls system and converting an asp program to php.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

His Teamsters shirt was a desperate silent cry for help!!

[@landonpowell6296]

+Shane Ottinger PHP programmers usually have the "help me" eyes, but it's actually considered a weird thing if you're working with Node.

[@patentlypaul1832]

and with python or Rust?

[@MattBlackPlays]

I am so excited for you guys, love you way you push yourselves

[@Kirko_bangz]

Always informative Luke! Keep up the great work and continued success.

[@RovshanMamedov]

Using KZbin to hire a guy who will eventually code another youtube-like service! :)

[@karlkickyourass]

A spicy way to go about it all right :/

[@sharlsherif5710]

Rovshan Mamedov whats the problem ? you literally use visual basic to create a program.

[@RovshanMamedov]

They didn't use visual basic to create c++ :)

[@sharlsherif5710]

i mean as a programmer u use programs to create ur program :) you're so wrong.

[@RovshanMamedov]

LOL. I'm just having fun :) Besides, I wouldn't call a program something that was created in Basic (even Visual :))

[@HaxxorElite]

I still think Luke is being held hostage

[@thesmartI]

And this "floatplane" is just a cover-up...

[@mclucky7597]

Or did Luke take Linus as a Hostage?

[@danyu8689]

No everyone in this company is a hostage, Dennis is the secret mastermind.

[@mclucky7597]

That Explains his behaviour....

[@AttilaThebung]

LUKE BLINK IF YOU'RE IN DANGER

[@Myproitsolution2007]

I'm glad you are still with the company. I enjoy your videos and your humor.

[@AnimeMangaBazinga]

I wish you guys the best of luck!! I may not know anything about coding, but I will support how I can, even if its just watching, subscribing and commenting!

[@vinex_7668]

Why hire programmers when you can just use squarespace. *roll wan show ad*

[@allenqueen]

hahahaha make webpages with the click of a button

[@ShehanMello]

Lol savage

[@dylan.dsouza]

lol squarespace was made by programmers

[@arkihillel]

Haha, you can't build this with squarespace

[@vinex_7668]

hillel no shit sherlock

[@Sukardaddy]

*one year later*: Verizon buys LTT.

[@thepenguin11]

Shuts it down the same day.

[@mjc0961]

Hahaha! Luke did mention something called "Floatplane Media" so I'm assuming they made a new company.

[@nikzuLP]

More like Google buys Floatplane Media and shuts it down immediately.

[@daviduribe004]

nikzuLP I wouldn't be surprised if this crossed their minds... the fact that they can create something dangerous to Google and hoping for a massive payout with minimal work (minimal In the grand scheme of things) is enticing.

[@Im1CrazyCow]

No they sell it to frontier AT a ridiculous price and for that you get extra shitty service!

[@hamilpatel4025]

sounds fantastic! hope this goes far!

[@TheBappy56]

That was the coolest job description/posting I have EVER seen...

[@Garrzilla]

Blink twice if Linus is holding you hostage!

[@dfw_motorrad1329]

I counted 144 blinks. What does that mean?

[@rosemartin7190]

RyanRants Even number, he's a hostage.

[@S7StudioElfPaladin]

Nah it's just his refresh rate. He's on an IPS panel :)

[@audieliem4843]

TL;DR Linus has been 'force'ing Luke to build a Death Star of Video Platform, and they need you to help him with it

[@julia_ruby]

Man, this sounds like such a cool project, I wish I had the necessary skills. Good luck, y'all!

[@augustgames6502]

Wish you best of luck. It's about time!

[@Nolinkplease]

We would be paid in real money not maple money right?

[@domojim]

Vincent Chui I'll take my payment in 1080 Ti's

[@sousamaster06]

100% genuine Kanuckistan pesos!

[@umadbroyo2388]

Vincent Chui They will pay you in maple syrup and Justin Bieber...

[@bryanbailey7927]

sousamaster06 I too enjoy the AvE

[@JesPulido]

I thought Linus says everyone gets paid with Canadian rupees.

[@LaSombraa]

The title of this video sounds like a new Treyarch title... "Call of Coders: Advanced Java" lmaoo

[@BIGFOOT-ENT.]

I love what your doing!

[@zacmcchesney5245]

This sounds like a really cool project, can't wait to use it

[@BloodMaster104]

LUKE SAY "HELP ME" WHILE EDITING AND SHOW HEART WITH YOUR HANDS IF YOU'RE IN DANGER!!!1111

[@gjurolicbe6631]

BloodMaster samoubojstvo

[@meh.studios2202]

lol SRBIJAAAAAAAAA

[@LuparaX2]

Blinking SOS actually works and is more sublte.

[@kanal14256]

BloodMaster Odakle ti ovde?

[@helloimash]

I'm not able to apply because I already work as a programmer, but I want to strongly urge you not to make your coding challenge time sensitive. Those things usually just induce unnecessary feelings of stress and anxiety, as well as the risk that developers won't actually write their best code because they're too concerned about meeting the deadlines. Perhaps you're new to hiring devs so maybe you don't know this, but time-based code challenges are generally frowned upon. To be clear, when I say "time-based" I mean, like, "You have 72 hours to do..." That's not cool. However, "We'd like you to submit this within 3 days" is a lot better. Your prospective devs still know when you want it, but you're not forcing them. Just my thoughts as a developer myself. Good luck to all that apply!

[@stupidmassive]

As another development professional (junior level) I couldn't agree more.

[@thepenguin11]

Depends on task really. If it takes average person say 8 hours to complete and they give 24-hour deadline, it is fine.

[@axolotlmax]

Fully agree. If they want to develop a high-quality service, they really need quality over quantity (ie. speed) for it to work.

[@jimgodfrey6566]

GhostPengy I've been applying to all sorts of different software development companies lately, and if any of them had an 8 hour long assessment, I most likely would have politely told them I wasn't interested. The common time requirements for these is about 2 hours or so within the 3-7 days after they give access

[@Niosus]

I also doubt the usefulness of non-live coding challenges. I don't know of any company that doesn't do the code interviews live. The thought process is actually much more important than the code that comes out. All good developers will come up with a good solution, each with some upsides and downsides. The question is what decisions were made along the way, and how the solution matches the goals of those decisions. Even simple things like trading memory capacity for CPU time, abstraction versus simplicity, when to use libraries and when to roll your own... Those have a massive impact and cannot be made in a vacuum. I'd recommend they do it like Google: First filter by resume, call the good candidates for 10-15 minutes to get a first impression and schedule a coding interview after that. It's much easier to read a resume and have a call than to judge people based on a bit of code.

[@RadHard]

Great way to find skilled workers. Good job Linus media group!

[@jean-francoistasse7788]

Hello Luke, you guys are already doing great work, so I am sure that you will succeed. Be of good courage!!! JF from Québec :)

[@adamhardy3392]

I once wrote a program that displayed Hello world. Not to brag or anything but it worked like one time. Tell you what you send me your offer for ownership stakes and i will get back to you.

[@wumbology8421]

mine failed to compile, I'd like my paycheck pls

[@adamhardy3392]

Pffft if you got it to fail to compile clearly your too good of programmer to waste time on youtube. What scam you pulling?

[@hoikay1]

What programming language were you using?

[@shadowflash0]

Pfff, you think you're special? I once made a number guessing game, and the number was different every time you played. HA! Top that! LTT, I'll be expecting an email letting me know when I can start working.

[@adamhardy3392]

Number guessing games always look so silly wearing a hat

[@flamin34]

I'm really good at Minecraft commands. Can I sign up?

[@TphSirPwnsAlot]

lol

[@SkeleCrafteronYT]

/kill @p Not anymore

[@EquinoxTheGryph]

SkeleCrafter you died

[@polomarco8773]

Implement a web server with Minecraft commands only then they'll consider you.

[@brodcastx4250]

:D

[@thetalesofdaneandco]

Luke showing off his awesome narration skills, ya love to see it.

[@PeguinDesign]

put it on github

[@GLZX4]

Penguin Design Get this Comment to the Top.

[@soraino87]

Maybe they have already just that is it private ?

[@bubcool1]

You cant put something like this publicly on github it is like putting the entirety to ltt forum on github.

[@summerstream4809]

This requires a server

[@Shogoeu]

It's ok to do so, really, they will just keep the database private and this way the code can be improved without putting the "entire ltt" on github.

[@Tazzik]

hey i know a guy called squarespace that offer 24/7 livechat and email support. they have responsive design and commerce modules that are what you are looking for. You could even start a trial without a credit card.

[@OliverLeopold]

Sean // Tazzik lol

[@vianzlonomav6908]

LOl You are mean

[@xXProAtCodingXx]

he a noob

[@GameGabe]

LTT: When did you become NodeJS Javascript Web sockets expert? Me: "Yesterday..."

[@MyAAEProjects]

You did not get the joke

[@vintyprod]

What was the joke?

[@senthilvenugopal577]

GameGabe I

[@FooForce7]

You should go to team treehouse to learn web and app development

[@twigsayy512]

This is wicked. Wish you guys luck! I'll board the plane once it's available for the consumer!

[@squid11160]

Beside the application you will also need an infrastructure team later on. It would be best to start thinking about this immediately. Infrastructure team would manage the cloud infrastructure, on premise infrastructure or both. You should look for people with CI/CD skills and general sysadmin background. Popularly called "devops" people.

[@esparda07]

LTT turned into a startup looking for a Rockstar programmer.

[@rhys9957]

if you know javascript and understand what a server does you know nodejs...

[@hupiscratch110]

Good luck for the 50 people with requirements to do this.

[@maleknecibi]

Felipe Andrade I think you misspelled 5 😂

[@joelthorsson6056]

I love this initiative. Creators needs this.

[@jamesdk5417]

Wow, I wish you all the best guys.

[@ValkyreNightcore]

I'm so glad that documentation was made as important as it was here. I just finished a maintenance cycle on a legacy project with a stupid-robust API split between 700 db tables, 1500 lines PHP, and double that in JavaScript. Not a single damn comment or doc page; I had to hand trace every time I wanted to find anything. Remember kids, not commenting isn't job security - it's proactively being a douche to your successor.

[@keluhkesahnetizenindonesia]

:v

[@Kuro_kon]

or just being lazy, but dam not even a single comment is a special kind of lazy.

[@ignorant-greg]

Make it open source. Everything you're asking for is too complex to be paying a small team to manage.

[@poppop-oj6by]

MrSandyBallz It can be done with a small team. It just takes a while.

[@110110010]

there's already an open source effort similar to this. lbry.io . It's desktop client is even written in Electron, so some of the requirements mentioned in the vid apply.

[@Zenolijo]

pop pop "It can be done with a small team. It just takes a while" Yeah, but in this case "takes a while" will probably mean "will already be outdated on release".

[@poppop-oj6by]

Zenolijo With just 5 programmers a lot can be achieved within a couple of months. With a group of unexperienced students (I was one of them) we made a functioning simulator for building evacuation with fire spreading and stuff. Get a few programmers who know their stuff and this product could be something really cool in a year.

[@Zenolijo]

I am currently in a team of 15 programmers and I can assure you that things always takes double the time you would expect. Creating a scalable alternative to youtube with just 5 employees is silly to say the least. To make a extremely simplified beta with just basic video steaming, a comment section, channels and a subscription feed that is scalable I'd estimate that it'd take 8 months for 20 people, then as a rule of thumb it generally takes 1.5-2x the time that you estimate so it would probably take 12-16 months.

[@Scias]

Nice one guys always good to see big guys standing up for the smaller guys

[@porkfreegaming5278]

this is cool, I hope this takes off!

[@SalandFindles]

Not gonna lie, I didn't notice he was gone at all. Slick seems to be just an expendable asset a lot of the time. He used to be more of a thing, at least in my eyes, when he actually went by "Slick."

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

I didn't notice either!

[@BananaPieGaming]

If possible, add a feature that allows the content creator to block all comments that are posted before the completion of the video. This is something KZbin should have implemented for news channels, but unfortunately never did.

[@prashantsemwal3535]

Love what you do..

[@TimothyKist]

Good to hear your OK, Luke!

[@KomodoSound]

I like your mission statement, people deserve a way to be less dependent on these giant social media corporations. But your platform will also be reliant on advertisers to sustain itself, so the problem is likely to repeat itself, should you succeed. What is needed is somekind of open source CMS platform centered on video creation and sharing, that you can put in a Docker container and duplicate at will for little cost. Make it open source on GitHub and you'll have hundreds of bored youtube engineers working on it for free. I know I would.

[@lightarmanov6266]

Kool Stuf yes and have it under gnu licencing

[@dancesinblood]

So you mean MediaGoblin? What LMG seesm to want to create here is basically MediaGoblin. Decentralized and open source that allows you to serve content directly to audiences.

[@KomodoSound]

Thanks, I had never heard of that project. Yes something like that. They could either join it or use it as a starting point and fork it like Plex / XBMC. Or just talk about it, that project has only 20 stars!

[@KomodoSound]

Look at what Mapbox is doing. They are developing their own platform and services, but open-sourcing is actually speeding up their development cycle. They have faster bug reports from users, they have a better understanding of how people are using their tools.

[@Nonsense116]

saw this video, "oh shoot I've been coding for years!" sees the immense list of what they are asking for "I'll provide hype from the sidelines."

[@baltedewit]

They seem to have like 3 or 4 engineers working right now. I can't imagine they have only one position open right now. They seem to be looking for javascript / node engineers that are willing to specialize into a niche for this. But this is all very unclear from this job posting, honestly. I'm more skeptic about this being a job posting on youtube. It's more like a competition you might win, where the price is working with LTT. I mean, come on. Be professional, please.

[@Nonsense116]

you've got a good point.

[@Lyndeno]

I really like this. If pulled off correctly this could take off and be a worthy competitor to youtube.

[@colinterry7261]

This is awesome!!!

[@TwoCraZyEyes0]

i can make a program that says "hello world". do i get the job?

[@CarsonCameronClark]

youre the 100th person to make a hello world joke.. you feel good about that?

[@TwoCraZyEyes0]

jeez dude chill out. i thought it would be mildly funny and i didnt see any of the top comments like it so i posted it, i didnt even think anyone would see it. you dont need to call everyone out on shit just because its the internet

[@descendency]

Software engineer here. Not interested in your position (I don't have the skills you are looking for, though I will put this out to my skilled friends), but I notice that there is quite a bit of work you are looking to get out of one person. I wish you the best, but it might be more advantageous (if you can get the $$$$$$$) to hire a few people. Hopefully you also have a good lead developer, that has real experience. Best of luck, Luke!

[@Bradgilliswhammyman]

The whole idea is lame. They are trying to recreate KZbin w/o 1. The financial resources or advertising 2. Without enough real developers to do it correctly. Expecting 1 person to do all that is asking for delays and problems.

[@ntrx_]

Ken Havens NO! It's not like KZbin! It's Netflix!

[@henrikvtcodes]

Watching in 2019! This should be modernized and made into a real descriptive for Floatplane.

[@Zenwork]

All the Best !!!

[@Matmanps2]

I respect that you're actually trying to do something about the KZbin situation. Really ambitious and exciting!

[@namelessguy199]

Matt Titus "Ambitious but rubbish" - Linus Sebastian in "Sketchiest heat sink ep2"

[@BrunoHenrique-bg8kj]

Floatplane is the safe word!! Someone rescue Luke from Linus basement!

[@windmiester8796]

Is there any way we could get access to the sourcecode of your alpha so us in your audience could recommend some outside the box changes? Btw this sounds like a great idea!

[@croock3]

Good luck with this Luke!

[@jarmo7689]

I can use mspaint. $30/hour

[@maggiejordan2638]

hired

[@kylepartridge5090]

I find your lack of developers disturbing.

[@kylepartridge5090]

Dude... that was a Star Wars reference. You clearly don't belong here if you didn't pick up on that. And never did I say 'good'.

[@Cheesy_Garlic_Bread]

this is one of the nicest help wanted ads I've seen lol.

[@nateg7502]

I really find this format for recruitment the coolest

[@alonsobarua3197]

well im seeing a lot of dollar symbols with all that work $$$ and maybe half of that is gonna be paid in computer parts and sandals

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Your avatar pic makes u look like jesus!!! I legitimately thought it was a pic of christ LOL

[@_Piers_]

Now you understand his interest in sandals...

[@alpertokcan9899]

Alonso Barua sandal cracked me up

[@ARCAED0X]

For those of you that don't understand the technical side here. They are essentially trying to recreate KZbin. All I can say is that you should have called it Prometheus because your about to steal fire from the god's. I love it.

[@peterers3]

This comment is on point!

[@IO9802]

That's not the technical side though... You just repeated Luke's words.

[@masterluu8]

Prometheus is a monitoring software and even the .io Domain is taken. floatplane.io on the other hand is free as of right now :-)

[@davidrojas9668]

IO9802 They were explaining to the people who didn't know the technical side.

[@mr_mcnuggie9581]

David Rojas im pretty sure that he was trying to say that everyone understood that.

[@matz306]

May the Force is with you, young Skywalker.

[@longhairddingus6970]

i hope this becomes a huge success

[@jeffreybenzan3761]

didnt even notice you were gone. sorry

[@davidhodgin8900]

Speed isn't everything please take that into consideration

[@redoloo2453]

The way KZbin has been doing things as of late has made it hard for new creator like myself to get the motivation to make more content. It's like if you don't get all of your friends and family to watch, or share, you're not going to go anywhere. I can't wait for floatplane to be up and running for everyone. I will definitely jump on the floatplane bandwagon. Good luck, I believe in you

[@rgbeatsdmplease8770]

It's a great idea in theory. The whole idea is great for content creators. While everyone else seems to think this idea has no base in reality and it will end up like many other social platforms, I think otherwise. Unlike other content platforms this is being backed by LMG which has a large follower base and isnt being started from scratch. I hope you can make this work. Good luck 👍

[@markm3371]

What is the rate of pay Luke? It better be good pay, because anything less then $80k/yr aint worth the headache.

[@henriquepcorrea10]

make it open source, would have a lot of support if it was posted on github

[@master74200]

This may not sound like it'd be the case, but it really works. There's a reason why the Linux server community is so active and engaging. Because every piece of information is usually available, and freely modifiable to everyone. In the end, this benefits everyone including the creator.

[@sonictonic_]

You're the best, Luke!

[@Brandz_Original]

Yes, you go for it guy in the uk we follow you +1 for guy in UK

[@LaSombraa]

Also rename Floatplane to VesselV2

[@azerXP]

nice

[@eligregjah]

Azer_XP how 4 min ago?

[@azerXP]

i am the hack

[@eligregjah]

Azer_XP freakin trash hack ugh.

[@ioannisfevgas2275]

Wow,this actually sounds good!

[@TheDaneDavid]

Super interested, not qualified at all sadly :( but I love your initiative and hope for the best in terms of results!!! However I hope to see you, Luke, in more movies, you do have another hillarious twist on your topics at hand :D Best of luck!

[@EDToasty]

one (1!!) ONE programmer to do all of that... that's a lot to ask

[@thepenguin11]

They are underestimating what it takes to run even 1/100th the size of YT.

[@kochheckler2870]

Did you even watch the video? Like, he literally says that'd be okay with a team with people from many countries ...

[@nikzuLP]

But they don't want to run YT and no similar Plattform (yet)

[@mos6581com]

Assuming they aren't rolling their own transcode service (god I hope not) and are going with the elastic encoder offered by AWS, its doable. I built the back-end of a youtube knock-off on my own at my last job, if it weren't for chronic mismanagement it would have been a pretty neat site.

[@GX1XD1PD]

ClassicPork it's not that much if you're looking at a multidev team and if the timeline is reasonable, their update releases are rolling and integration of QA/Testing feedback is quick & concise.

[@WhRunescape]

1) How will you deal with the conflict of interest (you being a supposedly impartial video distributor, whilst also being a content creator). 2) KZbin has issues with profitability, how do you hope to get around this?

[@omfgblondie]

1. The only time I would see a conflict of interest is if they are reviewing platforms like Floatplane. I don't see how them hosting their own platform while making videos for that platform creates a conflict of interest. 2. Floatplane has a subscription cost, currently. Most likely, that's what they're gonna continue with for videos.

[@ninjapenguinblock]

At the moment at least, they are charging the end user a subscription fee. They are taking a similar structure to vessel, hold for the whole being bought and killed portion though.

[@WhRunescape]

There's a big conflict of interest - video suggestion algorithm, CPM (both preferential adverts and more adverts), tailoring the algorithm to prefer video lengths similar to theirs, being more inclined to improve the platform in a manner that benefits them specifically rather than looking to improve every facet of it. These are just some I came up with off the top of my head, they're not all infallible just worth considering which is why I asked the question.

[@ThreeReichsandYoureOut]

The only problem with the pay-for-content stuff is that something like Netflix or Hulu has a more mature audience which has the ability to pay. Something like KZbin has a younger audience which would have to get approval from an adult. -- I also just started wondering why Netflix hasn't branched into KZbin territory.

[@WhRunescape]

It's not really a viable business doing what KZbin does - it's just not profitable (yet?) and the issue of how to monetise it effectively is tough without undermining what made it popular in the first place. Look at everything KZbin is having to do to maintain the few advertising partners it has (detailed vetting of videos to ensure it's appropriate) combined with keeping content creators happy (not automating stuff (like video takedowns), providing an algorithm that helps creators make a sustainable living, rather than generate the most money, protection from false copyright strikes etc.). That's not to say Netflix won't do it, just that there's plenty of reasons why they might not want to.

[@MrStride]

Oh I'm exited for the next few years for what happens with this. Hope for the best

[@mrQubeMaster]

this sounds fricking awesome ! i lack the skills u require as i am a starting software developer but damm guys. if you pull this of u have my respect

[@JordanKZ]

Man, that is a HUGE requirement list. I hope you guys are paying extremely well for this position... :|

[@wiipronhi]

no it's not if you know NodeJS you will have experience with JS and web sockets are just the new ajacks if you do web development were you have to get updated data periodically this is a really short requirement list...

[@ShiroKage009]

It's recommendations rather than requirements. No one will apply and be able to do all of that. They're probably looking for more than one position, and thus will be able to do all of that will multiple people.

[@greysonp]

Sounds like they just need a NodeJS developer? That was the only thing they listed as "hard requirments."

[@jacobtichenor8172]

It's not much lol

[@hendrikvh]

Nobody got the sarcasm in the comment.

[@DSDSDS1235]

So, basically you are announcing a KZbin competitor on KZbin? I see you have guts.

[@rosswasonabreak7002]

You gave your idea to millions of people!

[@brandan4375]

Holy shit this is so cool! Although I won't be able to help out, I wish all the best for everyone!

[@NoTime4name]

You guys really miss Vessel lol...

[@matthewmans3984]

Why not make the platform open source? I think there's a lot of value in making the whole project an open-source video platform that the community can contribute to as a whole. I feel like a lot of people in the LTT community would be willing to give part of their time to the cause ( I know I would). You would have the benefit of still having your core developers guiding the project, and working full time but you can let the LTT community give back.

[@uuu12343]

Matthew Mans Well partly that will mean that KZbin is also able to interfere

[@ArrayPro]

Agree with this!

[@shubhamadtp]

Matthew Mans great idea so we can use it to

[@MrHollow]

Becaaaaause... MONEY!

[@o.i.]

Mostly because their point here is to create a subscription-based service relatively similar to Vessel in the regard that you can let some people see videos you're offering slightly earlier if they're willing to pay some money for it. If it was done via open source, people would expect the service to be free to use as well, which would then defeat the point of it in replacing Vessel.

[@abhinavsixfaces]

sounds like a cool idea! go luke!

[@ok_schlatter]

I'm really excited to see where this goes. KZbin needs a competitor.

[@shasterdhari]

I wish LTT had internships. As a computer engineering student, I'd love to spend 16 months at LTT.

[@QuentinMayo]

The criteria for the job they described would be a senior expert level full web developer. That would put the salary on average around 137k ( www.indeed.com/salaries/Node+Js+Developer-Salaries,-San+Francisco%2C+CA ). I found a lot of time employers want senior level experience for entry-level pay. For someone to really understand full stack web development, hardcore encoding experience, post graduate education, and coding ability, the base salary would easily be 250k+ given the team size. Anyway, best of luck, maybe I'll apply. The area that most youtube clone sites get hurt is storage and bandwidth. Streaming and storage on a large scale are expensive with AWS.

[@DeepDarkier]

maybe they will build a server behind the stairs hehe

[@Pytte]

good luck getting behind the stairs streaming to europe, asia, africa etc.

[@conallogribin]

requirements are generally wishlists, as long as you can prove you are up to the task I don't see them saying no. If you can pickup the tools quickly and get going fast and on your own , you will do fine.

[@DeepDarkier]

dont underestimate Linus behind the stairs server building capabilities

[@mdogg95]

Yeah, I was thinking that too. I feel like they probably aren't offering a very competitive salary for the kind of experience that they want. Maybe they are, but that kind of experience is a lot to ask for.

[@donner9]

Hey guys, signed up! I filled the form, I have a handful of experience on what you guys are describing and also on KZbin =)

[@geekytechycool]

I wish I had more usable skills in the dev world, but I'm just starting my Dev journey. I will however share this with a few of the talented folks I know. Best of luck FLOATPLANE TEAM!!