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Show HN: I built a website that lets you freelance for bitcoins
Original EnglishWe tried to get this paid back, but to no avail.
Build systems a la carte: theory and practice (2020)
Original EnglishI've saved literally thousands of hours of programmer time per year on projects, and management doesn't care.
Ask HN: I'm considering leaving a startup to look for big-company jobs (really).
Original Englishthe process, and our first technical hire is brilliant but was a really bad choice for the first programmer, and we're still paying that down. …
Ask HN: How many "self-taught" programmers and how did you do it?
Original EnglishI fear (often implicit) complexity of C++ to this day, and prefer to use something more "simple" and "safe" whenever possible.
Lessons I Learned Earning $119,725.45 from Amazon Associates Program
Original EnglishWhile the occasional album release will net me a couple thousand dollars, what used to be a month-to-month income of $20-$50 in random CD shopping …
Ask HN: Salary Increases Over Time
Original EnglishI've worked in two startups (one failed, one was too sleazy to even discuss) and did excellent technical work at both, but that didn't matter …
Failed Startup code graveyard
Original EnglishPractically, they wouldn't be able to because of the sheer complexity of all the different services.
I hope WebDAV dies
Original EnglishCalDAV has utterly failed at this because it is a complex protocol, and I have no idea how this new protocol improves upon that situation.
Why Did So Many Startups Choose MongoDB?
Original Englishthe top 10 users in terms of edits to content tree items, and what subscription level do they have" pretty neat and fast. …