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Choose Postgres queue technology
Original EnglishHowever, I encountered issues when scaling it up for high availability in a clustered setup.
What happened to Captura? OSS maintainer burnout (2023)
Original EnglishBut I do feel pretty bad about the big PRs that I've failed to review.
Rules for Bootstrapped Web App Startups
Original EnglishI want those 500 customers and the freedom to work on my own IP.
There is No Such Thing as Proprietary Client-side JavaScript
Original EnglishThe software package that I'm working on has about 100K lines of javascript.
Use different DNS servers for specific domains
Original EnglishI pay for the MLB package, the MLS package, various college sports subscriptions, and have paid the $300 for DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket in the …
How Google Got Design
Original Englishbut it definitely has lesser feature (in the client side at least) than the desktop clients, is slower and takes many times more memory. …
Want to up your consulting rate? Try overwhelming force.
Original EnglishSo my first consulting contract ended up taking 5 months (calendar time, not near 100% utilization) where I thought it would take about 1, due …
Show HN: Pinecone – Build your own genetically-encoded tools
Original EnglishSpeed: The idea is because we use an abstraction above the DNA, certain kinds of high-throughput designs becomes VERY fast with Pinecone.
A Rule of Thumb: Pricing Should Be Simple
Original EnglishThe pricing was simple, but I had no idea what I would be getting in addition if I spent more money.