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Ask HN: What footguns does a SQL dev need to know when learning MongoDB/NoSQL?

Posted by hankdoupe on Monday February 13, 2023 @09:46AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm aware of some of the weird behavior and dangerous mistakes I can make with SQL.- Missing indices on join tables.- Postgres columns are case sensitve. MySQL columns are not.- Missing limits on subqueries.- Etc.But now I find myself working on an API backed by a NoSQL db. What do SQL devs like me need to know when they wander into a NoSQL dev shop?I'm curious about the weird footguns as well...

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Re:FB feed is 98% suggested pages and barely any friends' posts on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @01:44PM (#32827736)
The stickiest feature for me is Facebook groups. I go to Facebook to see what the people who share my interests are up to, where the next group bike ride is, etc. The recommended content (read: auto-playing reels) just distracts from that and literally any other content / media I'd rather be consuming. I'm really bummed that the platform is trending towards being a Tik-tok clone.

I remember at some point there were a bunch of Facebook ads about how it was a great platform for groups. What happened to that focus?

e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88mIXSdF7nw

Re:Ask HN: Microsoft Teams is down for WOW internet users–how's this p... on Thursday August 04, 2022 @01:19PM (#32345660)
Thanks for the info! I was confused because I'd never had to worry about ISP specific up-time for any of my projects (which definitely don't approach microsoft size). But, I'm not surprised the big guys have a more direct line.

Ask HN: Microsoft Teams is down for WOW internet users–how's this possible?

Posted by hankdoupe on Thursday August 04, 2022 @10:32AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I can access Teams on my phone over a cellular connection but not when I'm on my WiFi connection. Other people are reporting similar issues: https://downdetector.com/status/microsoft/I don't see any updates on the status page on twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFT365StatusHow does it work for cellular and other internet providers, but not mine?

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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal use? on Thursday April 14, 2022 @08:36AM (#31026089)
Yep, I created a time tracking tool that syncs with Freshbooks for my contract work. No one else ever used it and I never tried to market it. But it made tracking my hours 100x easier, and I learned go in the process.
Re:Open Source Tax Software on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @11:39AM (#28760942)
If you're interested in using open-source tax software for analyzing policy changes, here are a few really cool projects written in Python:

- https://taxcalc.pslmodels.org/

  - webapp here: compute.studio/PSLmodels/Tax-Brain/new/
- https://github.com/nikhilwoodruff/openfisca-uk

  - webapp here: https://uk.policyengine.org/
(disclosure: I'm one of the maintainers of Tax-Calculator and Compute Studio)
Re:Show HN: A Python container for dataclasses with multi-indexing and... on Monday November 02, 2020 @02:06PM (#24971788)
This is nice!

I just implemented a pandas-like api for one of my projects, but I wound up building it on top of sortedcontainers: https://paramtools.dev/api/viewing-data.html

I almost swapped over to using Pandas Series like what you did, but I went with something (I think) is lighter weight.

It's cool to see what an alternative implementation might have looked like!

Re:Explore how Biden's tax proposal could affect you on Thursday October 29, 2020 @02:47PM (#24934025)
Here's a link directly to the app: https://compute.studio/AEIEconomics/Tax-Cruncher-Biden/new/
Re:One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro) on Friday August 28, 2020 @09:29AM (#24304574)
I had suunto watch issues, too. I used openambit[1] for a bit, but at some point, I was no longer able to get it to sync with my movescount account. Eventually, I got a new watch that synced with my phone over bluetooth and the issue was moot.

[1]: https://github.com/openambitproject/openambit