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Launch HN: Regatta Storage (YC F24) – Turn S3 into a local-like, POSIX cloud FS
Original EnglishI love this space, and I have tried and failed to get cloud providers to work on it directly :).
Software Developers Should Have Sysadmin Experience
Original EnglishOver the past ~3 years we've made a lot of changes, the department manager for our IS team is present in our daily standup calls …
TIFU by using Stripe as a payment processor for my small business
Original EnglishI have used Paypal almost daily as a user for more than a decade and it's never failed for me either.
Docker in Production: A History of Failure
Original EnglishThe concept of getting away from snowflake machines and making your infrastructure more code-like with deployment scripts is the way to go, but you certainly …
Show HN: Free and open-source illustrations for your projects
Original EnglishI've personally lost several contracts to people who charged very little or nothing for the (oftentimes very good) work they do for well-funded, plenty-capable-of-paying-fair-wages companies.
Caddy – The Ultimate Server with Automatic HTTPS
Original Englishbut it tried to be too tightly coupled with containers and insisted on making service discovery be an essential core component of its configuration model. …
WordPress.org bans WP Engine
Original EnglishThe only reason we use WP over other platforms is: support, maintenance, but most importantly to the client COST.
Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
Original EnglishIn 2014, I've made ~$45,000 and it's 100% passive income.
An Opinionated Guide to Modern Java Development, Part 1
Original Englishbut I think in it's important not to overlook the benefit of checked exceptions: if you're trying to write reliable software looking up and understanding …