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Ask HN: Examples of reliable software you enjoy using
Original EnglishI was a bit bummed that the pricing model went from free-as-in-beer to free-as-in-speech, but couldn't be happier to pay $10 for a lifetime license.
Ask HN: Have any side projects from Show HN gone big?
Original English5 years later I still have growth and sales.
Slack raises $200M at $3.8B valuation for business messaging
Original EnglishIt's not like we can't pay anything, but have so far found no need for the paid plans.
OpenAI Deal Lets Employees Sell Shares at $86B Valuation
Original EnglishI had a larger than usual tax bill but I paid it while handling my usual annual tax return.
Why I think Rust is the "language of the future" for systems programming
Original EnglishC# and java are definitely not the solution for new applications which are expected to generate revenue for the next 10 years.
Ask HN: What are your app monetisation strategies?
Original EnglishI, myself, hardly like to pay for anything, and love free products, however, I've recently tried to figure out a pricing plan that I personally …
Thinkserver: My web-based coding environment
Original EnglishNo need to worry about getting the rug pulled on me because the company got acquired or needs to raise revenue or anything like that.
Amazon Elastic Transcoder
Original EnglishWe pre-paid and got our pricing down to $0.018 per megabyte.
Ask HN: How to sell your app/side project while working full-time?
Original EnglishIt has been awesome in many ways, but we'd be in a better spot if we'd started selling sooner and waited until we had revenue …