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Data Modeling in Graph Databases: Interview with Jim Webber and Ian Robinson
Original EnglishI've used graph DBs before, and they were alright, but I find the cost of giving up SQL to be pretty high, and I actually …
Why is Docker the new craze in virtualization and cloud computing?
Original EnglishThe use case of Docker is "I built my application with this set of libraries on top of Ubuntu, but I want to deploy it …
SQL Databases Don't Scale
Original EnglishReplication and failover give you basic reliability, but it's very limited and inflexible compared to a real distributed datastore with master-master replication, partition tolerance, consensus …
Throwing in the towel on becomming a programmer
Original EnglishBut the thing to notice is that the technologies I am recommending are easier-to-use and understand and require less code than the technologies they are …
LINUX is obsolete (1992)
Original Englishbecause you can fix bugs, or pay people to fix bugs allowing you to throw money at problems to fix them in a way which …
Ask HN: How do you handle customer support on your site?
Original EnglishInteresting fact: Because our median response time on Intercom is around 12 minutes we convert about 80% of all inquiries (from visitors to paid clients).
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: Corp gives “contractor” benefits, want “employee” obligations, what now?
Original EnglishAs a contractor, I only got paid for what I billed.
Launch HN: Thorntale (YC W24) – Presentation software that works with your data
Original EnglishI have the same issue where my client wants weekly data driven decks and I’ve automated the data part but the presentation layer I offload …