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Ask HN: Software developers, What happened when you were fired/laid off?
Original EnglishI learned a lot at the startup and also how organized the developers take bugs, feature and enhancement.
Ask HN: How to build site with payment, subscriptions, user login, registration
Original EnglishI used the software for a few projects for myself, customers and employers.
Ask HN: How did you get to your current job/startup?
Original EnglishAt this point I finally learned enough OOP and Mysql that everything clicked and I started learning a lot faster from there.
Show HN: Slack Night Mode
Original EnglishWhen we launched cronitor.io we at first competed on price but we also had objectively better technology: faster alerting, etc.
Why we moved away from “the cloud” to a “real” server
Original EnglishEven if I charge you $500 for building the server (which is gouging, but if you wanted support, that's probably what I'd ask.) I could …
Tell HN: Tech Recruiters have no clue
Original EnglishI have been freelancing in Europe for the last 10 years and I have learned to avoid recruiters as much as I can.
Ask HN: Should I be a plumber?
Original EnglishI charge well over $43 an hour for actual freelancing - 1099-MISC, pay my own insurance, etc.
Whatever happened to the Hurd? (2012)
Original Englishthe open-source community for gcc, freebsd, linux, tex, and every other tool I use not just because it doesn't cost me as much to try …
SQLite the only database you will ever need in most cases
Original EnglishI use both PostgreSQL and SQLite. I like SQLite because it's a lot nicer to work with, it's easier to quickly develop for and the …