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ReactOS: Rebuilding Microsoft Windows from the ground up, fully open-source
Original EnglishBut as I started testing it seriously for the first time ever 6 hours ago, it was undoubtedly a magical experience.
Fritzing is an open-source electronic design tool
Original EnglishThis was supposed to be a relaxing hobby, and instead I was just getting angry with ridiculous design decisions and obnoxious bugs.
So, you want to learn bookkeeping
Original EnglishCompared to the year previous, my income effectively dropped 25%.
Having no experience can be better than having the wrong experience
Original EnglishI tried, failed, and bounced to create room for someone else.
Why Founders Fail To Market Their Products
Original EnglishThey generated tons of press because hardware is much easier to understand, show and write stories about than software.
Tell HN: I DDoSed myself using CloudFront and Lambda Edge and got a $4.5k bill
Original EnglishI have had an AWS Billing alert (Budgets) set up to prompt me when my monthly budget goes over $300 (my usual bill is $200/month).
Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs
Original EnglishJust don't give up, I failed the first time around but then I brushed up on my code solving abilities and got.
Ask HN: Important nonobvious startup/business lessons you've learned?
Original EnglishI've been using solutions like Supabase, Hasura, n8n, Prisma, just to move things faster.
What I’ve learned in 5 years of running a SaaS
Original English5.: My PHP application without any fancy technology makes me close to 100K euro in revenue per year.