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New Product From 280North: Atlas
Original EnglishI guess IT wanted to do something like build some ABAP programs in SAP using consultants that charge £800 a day on a 2 year …
Launch HN: Phase Biolabs (YC W22) – Converting CO2 to Carbon-Neutral Chemicals
Original EnglishWe’re building technology that uses fermentation to turn CO2 emissions into carbon-neutral chemicals—specifically into sustainable, cost-competitive solvents for the pharma, cosmetics, and paint industries.
My first month freelancing
Original EnglishI've tried various methods of billing and hourly has always resulted in the most work, less stress and highest revenue.
Poll: Full-time software engineers over 200k, how'd you get there?
Original EnglishFor short periods of time this doesn't seem to be a problem, but pretty consistently around 5-6 months customers become a lot more conscious of …
100% User-Supported
Original EnglishI also learned to not care about: people that are not paying customers / people that sh*t on you for not being OSS.
What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?
Original EnglishYes I could compile our own apache httpd with oracle libraries but that is strongly discouraged by our data center staff.
The freelancer's guide to good jobs and great pay
Original EnglishNow I've freelanced for over a decade, and my best months have been ~$18K - but my average is a lot lower than that.
Show HN: Keygen – A dead-simple software licensing API built for developers
Original EnglishBut my DO droplet, which runs all my websites, costs $10/month.
Launch HN: Nango (YC W23) – Source-available unified API
Original EnglishOne challenge I encountered in the past was syncing data between a SaaS software I built and customers' ERP systems.