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uWebSockets 0.10.0
Original EnglishOn the other hand, I have tested with 20k clients each sending 100 x 128 byte messages a second.
Uber rolls out in-app tipping
Original EnglishI've worked no less than 4 customer service jobs.
Growing One's Consulting Business (2012)
Original EnglishHe chewed me out for how unprofessional it was, of course, but he paid up.
MMO xkcd WebSockets fixed by PubNub
Original EnglishWith the quick improvements we made after the HN flood we got the CPU down to about 1-5% on a t1.micro when 20 clients are …
What do great engineering managers need to know about compensation and equity?
Original EnglishI was pretty young at the time, and instead of talking with the founders about the gap, gradually grew resentful and left the company.
Aerospike goes Open Source
Original EnglishI've spent 25 years in silicon valley writing high performance software, and so has most of the team.
"Accidentally" Freelance
Original Englishthe follow up and such, so we ended up drifting apart.) actually, I've billed as many hours in the $200 range as a 'real freelancer' …
Launch HN: Meticulous (YC S21) – Catch JavaScript errors before they hit prod
Original EnglishWe designed Meticulous with a focus on regressions, which I think are a particularly painful class of bug.
Show HN: Construct 3 – Make games in the browser
Original EnglishI can't justify paying $99 a year for how much I use the program.