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Cross-compiling binaries for Windows is easier than building natively
Original EnglishThen I tried MUSL but it turns out the moment you enable MUSL several OpenSSL packages used in very common dependencies don't compile anymore.
Show HN: A CLI tool I made to self-host any app with two commands on a VPS
Original EnglishTurns out I had bookmarked Caddy which is similar but does not deploy the app and don’t think supports Docker.
Show HN: Scripton – Python IDE with built-in realtime visualizations
Original EnglishSince I just paid my JetBrains renewal, I am currently very aware that I'm paying $173/year for *all* of their IDEs, and PyCharm Pro is …
Jiff: Datetime library for Rust
Original EnglishWe found bugs early and often, where they are easiest to diagnose and fix."
Docker and Microsoft partner to drive adoption of distributed applications
Original EnglishThey won because of BUSINESS SAVVY and LEGAL moves, not TECHNICAL MERIT, and people in the software development world (and everyone else) have paid the …
Show HN: Mastra – Open-source JS agent framework, by the developers of Gatsby
Original Englishinstead of configuring all my MCP servers in the multiple clients I've tested out I could just add 1 server and pull in everything. …
Ask HN: What's your "it's not stupid if it works" story?
Original EnglishI implemented an enterprise data migration in javascript, running in end-user's browsers. (So no server-side node.js or such.)
How to talk about yourself in a developer interview
Original EnglishHowever as part of the migration we managed to build all the UI straight from the 4gl definition, so we really really needed a way …
Ask HN: If Kubernetes is the solution, why are there so many DevOps jobs?
Original EnglishI'm by no means an expert, but I've been running 10+ sites this way for various clients over the past five years, with almost zero …