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Ask HN: Best practices for editing remote code locally?
Original EnglishMy muscle memory has been trained with Kate for 15 years now.
Ask HN: What Is the Hype with Docker?
Original EnglishWhen that image is deployed in an EC2 instance running our standardized AMIs, I know it’ll work; I’ve tested it.
The History of FoxPro: Interview with Wayne Ratliff (1986)
Original EnglishIt was actually one of the better (behaved and performing) multi-user DOS and early Windows databases I used that wasn't based on a client/server architecture.
The strange economics of open-source software
Original EnglishI'm also paying for a Dropbox subscription because they are the only major cloud storage provider with native support for Linux and even though some …
Ask HN: please review our online load testing service - loadimpact.com
Original EnglishExample: the test starts by simulating 10 clients.
Ask HN: What are your most regretted tech purchases?
Original EnglishThat's exactly the reason why I've started using GrapheneOS on a < 200 bucks smartphone lately (indeed I paid 90 bucks for a Pixel 4a).
Ask HN: Is it difficult for non-Chinese to work in China?
Original EnglishPay is less then the states generally but cost of living is lower.
Solving the Worst Problem in Programming Education: Windows
Original EnglishDevelopers and technical people use Linux (and we used to support Mac OS but that was recently dropped).
A comparison of programming languages in economics
Original EnglishI don't require speed to do my job because I'm analyzing data and drawing inferences to help make business decisions.