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Winamp deletes entire GitHub source code repo after a rocky few weeks
Original EnglishI worked for a company that did sales in Europe and we ran afoul of a public domain library.
How JetBrains Lost Years of Customer Loyalty in Just a Few Hours
Original EnglishI pay like $100/year for PHPstorm upgrades, and it's well worth the cost given the benefits that one receives from using the software (mostly in …
Dear JavaScript
Original EnglishHell, I work in an industry where we pay for expensive software but don't have a venue to complain about bugs or feature changes because …
Ask HN: Best passive income method for a solo developer?
Original EnglishI once increased the price of an iPhone app I had built from $2,99 to $4,99 and I lost exactly 0 sales due to that.
I'm skeptical of low-code
Original EnglishI hired an intern who used bubble/airtable to build our product in two months and had ten paying customers in 6 months.
Ask HN: What's Prolog like in 2024?
Original EnglishI still use Clojure, but I am fully aware of the kind of bugs to expect down the road.
I still love PHP and JavaScript
Original EnglishI implemented the same task in Python, and not only was the code much simpler and and easier to write, but the task took a …
Why do we use the Linux kernel's TCP stack?
Original EnglishWe started making plans to eliminate the dependency, now much more complicated because we had to transition active deployments away.
210 Zappos employees – 14% of the staff – take buyouts after CEO ultimatum
Original EnglishWhen I worked there, I believe they were making $18 billion a year in revenue.