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We Should Stop Using JavaScript According to Douglas Crockford (2023)
Original EnglishCase in point, I just tried and improved a frequently-used piece of 3rd-party software (written in Python) that I use as a CLI tool.
8 hours of Windows 7 Amazon sales outstripped Vista's entire pre-order period.
Original EnglishThe only upgrade I made to my hardware when I installed Win7 was a faster HDD and I replaced my 8 year old pci video …
Putative class action against PayPal for holding sellers' money
Original EnglishI don't remember the exact figures, but with a $4-5 million/month run rate, the 90-days of interest on 50% of it which was paid to …
Why GitHub’s pricing model stinks (for us)
Original EnglishI then either have to eat the extra cost or go cap in hand to the client because part way through the project or starting …
Ask HN: jumping back into C++ after 4 years, what did I miss?
Original EnglishUnitTest++ has a nice IDE integration both in Xcode and VStudio (basically, the test failure messages are formatted so that they can be parsed by …
Ask HN: Has anyone successfully started their career over in their 30s?
Original EnglishAs a result of my (then) undiagnosed ADHD, I failed out of college three times, couldn't hold down a decent job.
Show HN: Linux Mint Redesign Proposal
Original EnglishAnd it should be simple for the easy maintenance (but I talked about this one already).
Ask HN: What's Your Story?
Original EnglishI made about $1000 a month in revenue (nearly all profit since I was already living on ramen at the time) and even got job …
How I Built It: Dropbox
Original EnglishI have used dropbox for a time, though now I have been using it on a team - but not as a paid team.