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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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Ask HN: Can I really create a company around my open-source software?
Original EnglishI failed a lot but succeeded twice, and those 2 have been paying us lots of money every year for 20 years as they make …
Ask HN: What was the worst bug you've ever solved ?
Original EnglishNot so much a bug, but this incident cut my lifespan by about 5 years or so:
Ask HN: What helped you get good at programming?
Original Englishi made toy apps and widgets. chrome extensions. took on a bit of client work.
Warn HN: When PayPal doesn't know the meaning of "Donation"...
Original EnglishI tried to reason with them (showed the definition of "donation") and explained that I'm just getting paid at the whim of the user for …
Ask HN: I'm a dull person since software doesn't excite me anymore. What to do?
Original EnglishI've saved this for last but consider meditation—in the very simple sense of sitting down quietly in the morning or evening, maybe with a cup …
Tell HN: I didn't get a job due to a failed startup on my resume
Original Englishbut the two startups that I've worked at both think very highly of startup experience on your resume, failed or not. …
Don't mock machine learning models in unit tests
Original EnglishAnd in most cases, I'm using mocks because it's not easier to use the real thing.
One Person Profitable (In defense of single founders)
Original EnglishI support around 40,000 users and half a million a year in revenue from my web apps and ecommerce sites.
Interview with Haiku developer Paweł Dziepak
Original EnglishThe cost of a new floppy drive and keyboard was too much, I'd rather put the money towards a PC Clone.