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Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?
Original EnglishI implemented support for basically every public feature in HN, with the exception of the “past” link and getting rid of dynamic links.
"Asswipe," replied Yahoo's server. That's when I knew I had it
Original EnglishA lot of people I know grew up on IRC, but Yahoo Chat was my first love.
Show HN: Free and open-source illustrations for your projects
Original EnglishI've personally lost several contracts to people who charged very little or nothing for the (oftentimes very good) work they do for well-funded, plenty-capable-of-paying-fair-wages companies.
CodeStar – Quickly Develop, Build, and Deploy Applications on AWS
Original EnglishHad this service been provided by microsoft I wouldnt have gone for it because of their history of over pricing and creating artificial lock ins.
The Road to Rust 1.0
Original Englishthe first to deploy a new programming language into production is scary, and keeping up with the rapid changes was painful at times, but I'm …
Why Use Postgres?
Original EnglishWe used open source wherever possible because the software tended to be more reliable.
Caddy – The Ultimate Server with Automatic HTTPS
Original Englishbut it tried to be too tightly coupled with containers and insisted on making service discovery be an essential core component of its configuration model. …
WordPress.org bans WP Engine
Original EnglishThe only reason we use WP over other platforms is: support, maintenance, but most importantly to the client COST.
Ask HN: Should we bring software dev in-house?
Original EnglishI recently made a chrome extension for a customer for the first time and it just took us 2 days instead of 2 weeks because …