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Re:Heroku Is Down on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @11:11AM (#44237801)
Jesus christ guys, its still down and even the status page is down!
Re:Ask HN: We are being acquired by FANG; What title/level/compensatio... on Friday May 22, 2020 @11:19AM (#23273041)
find people in the company who have the same level of experience as you and find out how much they are getting paid
Re:Ask HN: New software engineer, startup failing to pay salary. What ... on Friday May 22, 2020 @11:17AM (#23273020)
What do you value? If you believe in the company and the mission and have a good amount of equity, and you enjoy working with the people, and you dont "need" the money right now, you should stay. If not, just leave and get a new job.
Re:Ask HN: Do you still use MongoDB? on Friday May 22, 2020 @11:15AM (#23272996)
No, MongoDB was a fad. Stick with relational databases like PostGreSQL (which in my opinion is the best and most straightforward)

Ask HN: What is the cheapest API for ACH transactions?

Posted by Hackbyrd on Friday May 22, 2020 @11:10AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've been looking for cheaper API alternatives to Stripe, specifically for ACH transactions. The main reason I am looking is because to have a good user experience, you need to use Stripe + Plaid for the user to add a bank account seamlessly, but Plaid is like $500 a month which is ridiculous. Any alternative suggestions?

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Re:Don’t Cheat on Interviews. It’s Obvious When You Do on Friday August 09, 2019 @01:58PM (#20656789)
Yes, unfortunately its hard to avoid :(