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After VWO’s acquisition, its founder reflected on workflow problems, customer feedback, and keeping growth within the means of the business.
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Launch HN: Fiix (YC W17) – Same-Day Auto Repair at Your Home
Original English- Because we do a high volume of repairs, we can get better parts costs than mechanics could on their own
An AI automation entry point: repetitive order emails
An electronics seller describes internal AI workflows around orders, quotes, and shipping emails.
Tie automation to concrete business records so outcomes can be checked.
Launch HN: Fogbender (YC W22) – B2B support software designed for customer teams
Original EnglishI struggled to keep the deployment sane because I had no way of knowing which of our developers needed help.
Ask HN: Is Clojure Dead?
Original EnglishWe migrated to Boot in 2015 because we needed easier customization of our dev/test/build pipeline and Boot's "tasks" were a more natural fit.
Ask HN: Success stories from McKinsey (et al.)
Original EnglishI built financial models, workplans, capability assessments for e.g., cloud migration for automotive part manufacturers (i.e., high-tech but not necessarily computer savvy companies) directly collaborating …
Ask HN: Any programmers here that are able to make a living selling their own programs?
Original EnglishI sold for a sum which combined with my savings from the ad revenue is enough to support me for about 5 years. …
High-Quality Software Engineering (2007)
Original EnglishWhen I started at Oracle yonks ago, there was a bizarre bug management system.
Comcast customer discovers huge mistake in company’s data cap meter
Original EnglishComcast will later say we lost 0 customers in areas we switched to metered bandwidth.
Why Zynga Failed
Original Englishthe stock stays flat until 11/17: the scenario remains the same except I've paid interest on the stock I borrowed (probably about $30). …