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Healthcare.gov failed despite agile practices
Original EnglishThis were absolutely not a test-driven development but rather strategies i personally developed that resulted in the most stable and bug free deployments.
Ask HN: Anyone using Swift on the server-side?
Original EnglishI wrote a little service to handle some of the Matrix client-server authentication API.
Ask HN: How many people upset over Apple's rules are actually iPhone developers?
Original EnglishI have a simple app in the app store, and I spent time porting it to Titanium so that I could add features faster by …
Bye-bye Boxee: how a startup failed to conquer the living room
Original EnglishI would gladly pay $10/month to use the software, but I would never buy that stupid box with all it's limitations.
Ask HN: Why don't more apps use peer to peer networking?
Original EnglishThe first layer is that it costs energy, and the mobile revolution is in large part possible because software and hardware developers got very aggressive …
Agile Failure Patterns in Organizations
Original EnglishThis is likely the number one reason for rejecting agile: it has already failed.
Advertising as a revenue stream
Original Englishwe got $70 for the impressions we could normally sell for 100x that), and we handle all sales internally, no agencies involved. …
Minefold (YC W12) launches Feed The Beast servers
Original EnglishI don't know that I'd pay any more money for faster startup, but it is something I consider before starting MC.
Why you shouldn’t take a client’s money
Original Englishthe norm (i also never said i make $30k/week freelancing - some weeks i do, but others, i definitely don't). …