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Let Postgres Do the Work (2013)
Original Englishbecause I worked many years in large ISPs where Network Engineering folks designed everything, built it in test labs, verified everything, documented how to deploy …
The other kind of staff software engineer
Original EnglishI started getting push back from higher-ups asking why I was billing projects I wasn't working on.
Apple's bad faith 27% tax on web purchases
Original EnglishI answer, I'd personally use whichever one provides the smoothest checkout experience w/ a reasonable cost. (I'm not going to pay $5 more because apple's …
FLOSS/fund for free and open source projects
Original EnglishI initially tried paid ads, but they only netted about $200 per month—not great.
Syncthing Android App Discontinued
Original EnglishJellyBean hadn't even reached 10 years old before my app broke, it's pathetic that app support crumbled and rotted away that quickly.
Tell HN: There needs to be a “right to speak with a human”
Original EnglishI personally run my business[1] with direct contact with my customers because I don't want them to feel the frustration I felt in these situations.
Everything I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Demoing SaaS
Original EnglishSharing a bit of my own experience: I used to do a lot of demos for my SaaS (usually 1 to 2 hour long, because …
PostgreSQL is enough
Original EnglishPostGraphile didn't have any first-class migration solution back when we started using it.
Lessons from a Silicon Valley job search
Original EnglishHaving lived through a couple failures (personal and professional), it's probably easier for me to spot these behaviors (again, because I used to do it …