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Ask HN: Mobile app devs making $1,000+/month on your app(s), how did you do it?
Original EnglishWe've had paid apps hit the $1k/month threshold, and we've had paid apps fail to do so.
Ask HN: If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use?
Original EnglishMy use of other languages has therefore gradually increased - I currently use Clojure where I can, but I'm pretty flexible (PHP being the only …
The Startup Side Project Bubble
Original EnglishI saved enough money to live on for 2 years and quit the consulting gig.
Autopsy Lesson #1: Don't Serve Nasty Left-Overs
Original Englishunplanned employee absences, internal projects, or one-off sprints for maintenance customers which are technically in excess of what we've sold them but justified by our …
13 Years of Building Infrastructure Control Planes in Ruby
Original Englishwe determined it was easier for our devs to all master a tool, instead of jumping between frameworks and DBS (we use rails, Kamal, postgres, …
Ask HN: client reporting bugs that don't exist, causing me hours of unpaid work
Original EnglishI'm still glad to fix any bugs in my code for free, but in the future, time spent on issues that aren't caused by a …
Billionaire Brothers Want to Build a Cheaper Rival to Slack
Original EnglishThen I launched HR software for businesses that charges £3 per employee per month.
How to affordably own your office software: LibreOffice
Original EnglishPeople don't mind paying similar amounts for cloud CRM or project management systems that offer pretty basic functionality, but don't like the idea that Microsoft …
Ask HN: How long did you stuck with your startup before it is profitable?
Original EnglishThey were almost immediately profitable, but needed some serious cash to grow.