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Mail-in-a-Box – one-click, easy-to-deploy email server
Original EnglishAnd it's not because spammers don't try, my server has rejected 206 mails in the last ~24 hours (and that's not counting the attempted open …
Web development in C: Crazy?
Original EnglishIt was, to some extent, a bit crazy that I wrote all of the above in about 6 months, but I was being paid a …
Zenefits launches free payroll software for small businesses
Original EnglishI wish Zenefits all the best since they've made a lot of startup founders' lives easier (including ours, for new hire onboarding), but boy do …
Pyrite – open-source video conferencing
Original EnglishI'm not enamored of the Pyrite UI (again, Jitsi seems simpler), but I'll keep an eye on both.
A Science of Concurrent Programs [pdf]
Original EnglishI used to debug operating systems for those things, and we did get crashes from that.
Fast Software, the Best Software (2019)
Original EnglishI don't think that we're not making better/faster software because of some economical reason.
The Software Crisis
Original EnglishI've tried many languages and programming paradigms and still haven't found one that actually "solves" complexity.
Ask HN: How can a total beginner start with self-hosting?
Original EnglishEvery service I run is docker-compose because it’s easier than wrangling deps and such for multiple services.
We are still early with the cloud
Original English- When I compile code, I want to fire up 1000 serverless