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Calacanis: Collapsing Economy Will Kill 50%-80% Of Startups
Original EnglishOur company costs $3,000/mo to run, including living expenses for two people, and we technically have a staff as well -- we just pay them …
Going Serverless with AWS Lambda and API Gateway
Original EnglishAn added benefit is I can be fairly liberal with deployed lambdas because I'm not thinking about machine/hour costs.
Cram your test driven development up your ass
Original EnglishI used to write lots of code without tests and I paid the price - lots of wasted time tracking down bugs, delayed releases because …
Ask HN: Why aren't you starting your own company?
Original EnglishBut that failed, because every library I talked to said, they cannot support commercial software.
Show HN: Simple Alternative to Complex Project Management for Freelancers
Original EnglishSo, we built EnkiTask.com to keep things clean, simple, and easy to use, with flexible pricing that doesn’t penalize you for having a dynamic team.
Ask HN: What's the best laptop for a programmer that isn't a MacBook Pro?
Original EnglishI once used one during an internship, but its specs weren't that good, but it was robust and reliable.
Ask HN: What is consulting and how to start?
Original English4.0.0. e.g: we we built machine learning products for enterprise clients.
Ask HN: Does anyone here use a BSD for their main OS?
Original EnglishI use OpenBSD for my main laptop, FreeBSD for my backup laptop, and OpenBSD on an APU2 as a router in my home lab.
Sufficiently Advanced Testing (2019)
Original EnglishAfter fixing them all, I ran the simulator for a simulated 100 years with a simulated 50% failure rate for everything.