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A career ending mistake
Original EnglishI transitioned from mainframe support to desktop support, from there I worked through several desktop support roles, wishing I was server support but never managing …
Tell HN: Burnout is bad to your brain, take care
Original EnglishI sacrificed those magazine cover dreams but in return I got a wonderful life and I am building again, just at 0.5x speed.
Accidentally destroyed production database on first day of a job
Original EnglishWhen we first onboarded them I strongly recommended that the first thing we do is get their DB backups happening on a fixed schedule, rather …
What are your most used self-hosted applications?
Original EnglishI run it with PHP opcahe enabled and nginx caching to speed it up.
Tauri 1.0 – Electron Alternative Powered by Rust
Original EnglishI picked up Rust because of it, and was easier than I thought (I've read lots of "Rust is hard" articles).
Blackcandy: Self hosted music streaming server
Original EnglishCosts me a bit each year but I've felt it worth it.
What software engineers can learn from the rapid collapse of Fast
Original EnglishThe workstations were powerful, but we shaved costs by buying "gamer rigs" instead of the more expensive "engineer workstations".
Standard Notes – A notes app with a focus on longevity, portability, and privacy
Original EnglishSure, the subscription is helping the developer to keep the app running but once I stop paying that, I will loose crucial features.
CADmium: A local-first CAD program built for the browser
Original EnglishWe've always lagged a year behind the current SW release to try to avoid getting hit by the latest and greatest bugs.