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I also asked perplexity to analyze the data in all of these threads, this is what it came up with

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ASxAG38uP3_vcVqVnhP...

Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2026 – Show and tell

I used to love these threads, super helpful in understanding what works and what doesn, and inspiring as well.Please do share your journeys. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39110194 (2024)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34482433 (2023) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29995152 (2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29667095 (2021)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24947167...

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You should have guardrails, that catches these critical paths.

Shipping is a muscle, and every engineer knows how to ship good production code, just that we end up spending too much time, on perfecting tiny details. Just have good engineering discipline. Feature-flags, beta releases.

A good question to ask is why aren't you shipping every week, regardless of how critical your feature is.

looks really cool.
this is actually really cool
Re:Llms.txt is not a docs url dump on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @07:49PM (#48391744)
its pretty cool, though you might be trying to answer the questions to the meaning of life there.

I would simplify it a bit.

P.S. the correct url is fyikamran.com/llms.txt (you were missing an s)

Re:Ask HN: Best API Documentation Tools? on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @07:51PM (#47772977)
I am building docsalot to address this particular problem. It keeps the docs in sync with code

https://docsalot-docs.docsalot.dev/quickstart

We also have a full fledged web-client.

this is one of our customer

https://docs.backboard.io/api-reference/assistants/create

Re:Don't Let AI Write for You on Monday March 30, 2026 @04:39PM (#47579437)
why do I feel that this post itself was written by AI
Re:Start at the Bottom of the Funnel on Friday March 13, 2026 @11:32AM (#47365827)
true, but sometimes basic ideas need to be iterated.
Re:Elo-Driven Development on Thursday March 05, 2026 @12:25PM (#47264502)
I agree, but honestly the example blog you shared also sounds like AI :). The em-dashes are not helping.
Re:Elo-Driven Development on Thursday March 05, 2026 @11:37AM (#47263814)
its a study on the market, purely based on empirical observation. Not a theoretical limit on the size of the models.

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