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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.
Solve a problem people will pay for before expanding the team.
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Ask HN: Where can I buy real software companies?
Original EnglishI've got an extension for a CMS that stably makes 6-figures profit for past 3 years.
Small claims court became Meta's customer service hotline
Original EnglishI have run a couple of support operations.
Software Engineering ≠ Computer Science (2009)
Original EnglishThere are solutions, but by living in a dream, you are working around the bug instead of fixing it.
Stop whining and start hiring remote workers
Original EnglishI spent 7 months last year traveling internationally, and was often out-of-touch and 12+ hours ahead of my business and customers.
Freeciv – open-source Civilization clone
Original EnglishSo we worked with the Blender Foundation instead, and got much better support, collaboration on new features, etc.
Announcing Topaz: A New Ruby
Original EnglishEven if 50% of your app is spent hitting DB, you have opportunity to speed up the other 50% and it's likely far easier.
Make Money Online: Documenting 10 Years of Failure
Original EnglishBut after 5 years the parent company of our client killed the entire affiliate program.
Show HN: A Visual IDE for React
Original EnglishI use a vue dev server daily (both with webpack previously and now with the way faster vite) and it's pretty much instant.
Graal and Truffle could accelerate programming language design
Original EnglishI wouldn't use Rust for the syntax; I'd use it because I want properties like complete memory safety, manual control over memory allocation, easy (and …