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Re:Sending Jabber/XMPP Messages via HTTP on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @02:09PM (#47326801)
The world was a better place with Jabber/xmpp where we could setup our messaging system and don't rely on closed systems like we do today as Whatsapp, Telegram, iMessage, etc. iirc Google deprecated support for it in Google voice long time ago which marked its declined
Re:Ask HN: What would you do if you didn't work in tech? on Monday December 22, 2025 @01:05PM (#46356727)
Work in a taco shop.
Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? on Monday December 22, 2025 @11:33AM (#46355581)
I started my data analysis journey using Perl and then Python. Perl had also a variety of libraries, online classes from O'Reilly's, samples online, CGI support, I moved to Python when installing some dependencies became troublesome and Perl versioning was not compatible between each other don't recall the details, since then been using Python extensibly since 2.7
Re:Structured Outputs on the Claude Developer Platform (API) on Friday November 14, 2025 @08:43PM (#45934309)
Google ADK framework with schema output and Gemini is already supported for a while
Are those algorithms actually doing the right thing? Most of mechanics are men, same for pre-school teachers are women...these are facts not discrimination or bias.
+1 enjoying time with family and friends. Travelling, working out eating well...best time to be alive
Re:Should Managers Still Code? on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @01:25PM (#43258268)
I'm manager and contribute every week for clean up, refactoring, add tests, extra e2e testing and overall fixing issues in existing development and production environment that are either too boring or affecting team operations. Sometimes contribute to small features but I make sure Im.not blocker or promise things to anyone (mainly work on experiments with no SLO)