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Re:Let’s Encrypt 2016 in Review on Friday January 06, 2017 @06:57PM (#13341454)
> The next step I'd like to see is all the $5 shared hosts supporting HTTPS by default via something like Let's Encrypt. There's really no excuse anymore.

Excellent point. I can see Lets Encrypt turn into one of those crucial infrastructure providers (similar to square/stripe/paypal for payments) but for https

Re:Show HN: Reamaze – Helpdesk for sites and apps simplified on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @12:55PM (#8887851)
Roll call!! Another codeschooler here!
Re:Show HN: Reamaze – Helpdesk for sites and apps simplified on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @12:54PM (#8887845)
I agree with you. Home page feels a bit too spaced out. Then again, with BART currently running massively delayed, I can afford the time to look through the home page in a leisurely pace.
Re:Show HN: Reamaze – Helpdesk for sites and apps simplified on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @12:49PM (#8887803)
Just watched the animated tour on the home page. Really enjoyed how it conveyed a solution to customer service pain points so concisely.
Re:Fake2db – Generate fake but valid data-filled databases on Wednesday December 17, 2014 @10:06AM (#8762478)
Hellyeah gonna try this out!
Sheeeeyet this is so cool. My team uses gulp and we all HATE it. Going to play around and see if we can replace gulp with this!!
Re:How (Much) Do You Test? on Tuesday December 16, 2014 @12:21PM (#8758061)
Wow, the results are quite eye opening. I'm admittedly not the most "diligent" when it comes to testing (I write enough to pass code review), but I would definitely fall in the camp of overestimating the amount of time spent testing by 3x

But I'm not quite sure if there is a direct correlation between time spent writing tests and overall software quality?

Re:A redesign of the Django websites on Tuesday December 16, 2014 @12:06PM (#8757989)
Wow, I always love redesigns. But as another commentor says, I'm a bit worried how long it will take for my eye memory to adapt ...