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Google Drops Pricing On Cloud Storage by 20%
Original EnglishWe've looked at AWS, but we'd pay a lot more - and that's without factoring in the cost of a good sysadmin to support it.
Joel on Software: The new Fog Creek Office
Original Englishour revenue today on 5,000 sqft of office space, but have outgrown it and it's no longer the nice spacious office we started with. …
Being a Solo Founder of a 24x7 Hosted Web Application
Original Englishthis is a funny story affecting 2% of my time, I've made a process improvement to avoid it in the future (I now do customer …
Ask HN: Are there 'dumb' ways to make money as a developer in your spare time?
Original EnglishIn the first week I've made 5 sales, though none of them have shipped yet, which will net me around $5 which is enough to …
Ask HN: Experiences going part time?
Original EnglishPast couple of startup jobs I worked part time (80-85% time), and before that did consulting part time.
The value of an engineering degree
Original EnglishI tried finding a technical co-founder that didn't cost me an arm and leg, and it's taken me 6 years to do so.
Chrome 56 Beta: “Not Secure” Warning, Web Bluetooth, and CSS Position: Sticky
Original EnglishBut I have fun doing it (occasional trolling aside), so it's worth the cost.
Show HN: Simple cloud deployments with CD as-a-Service
Original EnglishWe just launched Continuous Deployment-as-a-Service (CDaaS) to make it easy for developers to deploy their apps safely to the cloud.
Show HN: Snappy Checkout – Stripe Checkout with full-featured dashboard, admin
Original EnglishI prefer Stripe over PayPal (API-wise), but I didn't want to switch soley to Stripe because a lot of people still like paying with PayPal.