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Thoughts on why sometimes programming/software engineering discussions suck
Original EnglishWe constantly introduce bugs due to the dynamism of the language we use.
The Worst Programmer
Original EnglishI worked at 2 more startups which grew a lot and were super successful and the culture continued.
Show HN: Get rid of Git submodules and never look back (now for GitHub users)
Original EnglishI discovered are that (A) projects are not self-contained, which meant some expert (i.e. me) always had to go and fix the deployments, because nobody …
Tell HN: Stripe Dashboard no longer supports Firefox
Original EnglishAs a frontend dev, every company I've worked for this decade has deliberately chosen to drop Firefox support.
The Quality of Embedded Software, or the Mess Has Happened
Original EnglishI can have their 'demo lesson' running in a fully open toolchain faster than they can get the rest of the attendees windows and custom …
Elixir Saves Pinterest $2M a Year in Server Costs
Original EnglishWhen we converted several parts to Elixir, we reduced that by around 95%.
C++11 Makes Competitors Go Rusty
Original EnglishI've spent more time solving issues with memory models in C++ than I have in any other language because C++ has no ABI - I've …
Launch HN: Second (YC W23) – AI bots that add features to web apps
Original EnglishI've used bots to set up Auth0 for one customer, and I frequently get asks for other providers.
Understanding Line, the chat app behind 2016’s largest tech IPO
Original EnglishI've worked on open source stuff - including chat apps and even a Jabber client - for 12 years, and it's still my day job, …