FROM BUILDERS, FOR DOERSVOL. 03 / QUALITY-FIRST DISCOVERY

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Field notes

Start small with models: three commit-message candidates

One user feeds a git diff into a script for three commit-message suggestions, then makes the final choice.

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Let AI suggest options while a person checks accuracy.

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Business ideas

Stripe Is the New PayPal

Original English

I run several SaaS businesses, with $MM total revenue, and had 3 chargebacks total last year adding up to less than $500.

Tool picks

Standard Notes – A notes app with a focus on longevity, portability, and privacy

Original English

Sure, the subscription is helping the developer to keep the app running but once I stop paying that, I will loose crucial features.

Business ideas

Amazon's Tepid Response to Counterfeiters Frustrates Sellers

Original English

this day, I still can't sign up with an Amazon seller account because 5 years ago, a single customer complained about an item I sold …

Tool picks

CADmium: A local-first CAD program built for the browser

Original English

We've always lagged a year behind the current SW release to try to avoid getting hit by the latest and greatest bugs.

Business ideas

What happens when a culture is driven by the need for money to make more money

Original English

At the same time he lowered the max rate on ordinary income from 70% down to 50% then down to 28%.

Business ideas

Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

Original English

However, in the process of finding clients, I found two 'enterprise' customers.

Tool picks

Neon – Serverless Postgres

Original English

We used firestore before.. got a bit tired of some of the limitations (latency, indexing).

Hard lessons

Rails 5.0: Action Cable, API mode, and more

Original English

A huge benefit is using the BEAM VM, I use Erlang (but same VM) and I have seen major advantages being able to trace, debug, …

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