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Why and How You Should Write REST-Centric Applications
Original English[Failure here implies that out-of-band information is driving interaction instead of hypertext.]"
Show HN: Send a Custom Postcard to Anywhere, from Your Phone, for $2.99
Original EnglishI found a viable model because I didn't want to spent the next 5 years working on this, thought I could make a lifestyle business …
Ask HN: We've all been there, what was your big stuff up?
Original EnglishI deployed the app to the Staging env by mistake (and unexpectedly restarted the app server).
Ask HN: Can I really create a company around my open-source software?
Original EnglishI failed a lot but succeeded twice, and those 2 have been paying us lots of money every year for 20 years as they make …
Ask HN: What was the worst bug you've ever solved ?
Original EnglishNot so much a bug, but this incident cut my lifespan by about 5 years or so:
Tell HN: I didn't get a job due to a failed startup on my resume
Original Englishbut the two startups that I've worked at both think very highly of startup experience on your resume, failed or not. …
Don't mock machine learning models in unit tests
Original EnglishAnd in most cases, I'm using mocks because it's not easier to use the real thing.
Interview with Haiku developer Paweł Dziepak
Original EnglishThe cost of a new floppy drive and keyboard was too much, I'd rather put the money towards a PC Clone.
How Experienced Developers Can Handicap a Lean Startup
Original EnglishBut the alternative is not hackhackhackhackhack, the alternative is being more familiar with the cost/benefits ratios and picking the winners, some of which will still …