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Why Twitter's IPO is Bad for Startups
Original EnglishWhen investing in a company, you want to really understand it and know it, but with these valuations and profits, it seems the headline shouldn't …
Ask HN: What hosting do you use for personal projects?
Original EnglishI bought a VPS from them ($20/mo again) to use a development server/sandbox. …
Wolfram Programming Cloud
Original EnglishA lot of people had to switch off the platform because the traffic patterns of their apps did not work with the new pricing.
Learn Apollo: Build GraphQL Apps with React, React Native or Exponent
Original EnglishWe have put of updating the pricing model because we have been busy improving docs and working on the product, but expect a complete revamp …
Ask HN: Best practices for editing remote code locally?
Original EnglishMy muscle memory has been trained with Kate for 15 years now.
Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together
Original EnglishWe use some native node modules to use a local SQLite database to store all the information and provide offline support.
Beginners Guide to Maths and Stats behind Web Analytics
Original EnglishWhen I tell a client his conversions are up 35% because of some change we made before A/B testing, I need to know that he …
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.
Forget $3B In Revenue: Things "Don't Look Good" For Facebook
Original EnglishOn a typical campaign, I'll net a 200-300% profit on my ad spend.