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Re:Show HN: I rewrote an inventory app 4 times over 5 years ... by Dexter74 on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @01:46PM (#47236857)
Why didn’t you release the first versions? Was the tech really that bad?
Re:Show HN: I rewrote an inventory app 4 times over 5 years ... by florentmsl on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @02:09PM (#47237210)
To be honest, in retrospect I should have released the first version. But as an engineer, I got stuck fixing things and adding features because I thought, “otherwise no one will use it.” While adding features, I realized I needed to change the tech stack in order to move faster and add more functionality more efficiently. In the end, I’m happy with Rails, but I should have released years ago.