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Ask HN: As a programmer do you have ups and downs and periods of intense doubt?
Original EnglishFor me, I have identified my problem not as fear of failure but perfectionism.
Veteran developer Steve Lacey (Google, Microsoft) Killed in Auto Accident
Original English- I was sentenced to a fine of 30 days, my income was set to be 50 EUR -> 1500 EUR (my real income at …
Ask HN: Good resource on writing web app with plain JavaScript/HTML/CSS?
Original EnglishI have managed by using my normal process of zipping or creating backups of the project root folder at certain points.
Ask HN: Those of you who've left the SWE world, what did you transition into?
Original EnglishOutcome : Meh, I spent too much time looking for customers, and too few hours billing for work.
How I Feel as Young Father Involved in Early-stage Startup
Original EnglishAt one point about 5 years ago, I tried and failed to start a company with a colleague, then tried and failed to start consulting.
Natural Language for Developers
Original EnglishI had a number of "bugs" whereby my "story" was correct, but attempts to test it failed and only after I gave up and let …
Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced chips for a PC
Original EnglishInstead I got heat/noise of the M1 and far better performance, for a fraction of what my 2015 cost (unadjusted) new.
Ask HN: My startup failed. $9k in debt and need to pay most of it in 12 days.
Original EnglishI used to be able to cover this kind of failure, but over the past few months, I've sunk tons of my money into this …
Yak Shaving: A Short Lesson on Staying Focused (2018)
Original EnglishSo now instead of fixing my bug I’m rewriting API call sites across my project.