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Asdf – language tool version manager
Original EnglishI used Docker to run the application using the exact same image that was deployed to production, and was able to replicate the issue.
Ask HN: The rising “Hackathon Hackers” culture
Original EnglishThere are a lot of abandoned/nearly abandoned OS code-bases that are much better than anything we use, but they didn't have developers, weren't cost effective, …
Building a web app with no framework
Original EnglishI use a framework even when it’s not 100% necessary because it’s easier to collaborate with other developers.
Schools should be using open source software
Original EnglishWe use a product I won't name from a FAANG and their support is like OSS support as is the UX of it.
A/B Testing You'll Actually Use: Optimizely (YC W10) Launches Out of Beta
Original EnglishIt's a serious problem because marketing usually needs technical to split test, so even if Optimizely cuts your temporary conversion rate by 9% you will …
What Happened to Perl 7?
Original EnglishI haven't used it, but it has a large number of active bugs on RT, plus past criticism from the author of AnyEvent.
Ask HN: Where can we find the unsexy jobs?
Original EnglishI used to work in a Customer facing role at a Enterprise Software Company that sold up and down the Fortune 500.
Why Meteor will kill Ruby on Rails
Original Englishbut more or less impossible with Meteor because you can't listen to arbitrary queries without having the whole collection in the clients memory. …
Ask HN: Is there any software you only made for your own use but nobody else?
Original EnglishI use this once per month (a billing cycle).