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Skip Flash, Build Animations in HTML5 With Hype (YC W11)
Original Englishbecause I had a bit of a head start in this market with my Radi app 5 months ago [1], but I've failed to come …
Launch HN: Gravitl (YC W22) – VPN Platform Based on WireGuard
Original EnglishWe started offering it because some users asked us for extra support, so we created it for them, but really the main product will be …
I found a one-char typo in the docs for Python's typing_extensions library
Original EnglishI see bugs all the time in a lot of the software I use daily.
Apple Developer Center still down
Original EnglishI even dropped EAGLE, despite being "native", in favor of Altera on Windows, which I paid a hefty premium for in no small part because …
Why "Coupon Code" Should Not be a Field on Your Payment Form
Original EnglishYes, some users that would have paid full price may take advantage of the discount.
Microsoft to Deliver Microsoft Cloud from Datacenters in Africa
Original EnglishWe're 90% AWS here, but would probably use Azure for those clients if they had a data centre in that region.
The sad state of property-based testing libraries
Original EnglishI've tried to replicate your issue in the Elm testing library I'm a maintainer of, which uses some of the core ideas from Hypothesis.
Google Cloud now has a dedicated cluster of Nvidia GPUs for YC startups
Original EnglishThe twist is that while we can deploy any compute that our customers want, we are starting with AMD instead of Nvidia.
Hex, Lies and Startups
Original EnglishI gave my resignation notice, they went into a panic and offered me 5 months of half-time work - but with 85% pay; this cost …