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Re:GitHub is once again down on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @08:39PM (#47511657)
There’s plenty of alternatives, but people continue to stay. Therefore, it’s not as bad as you think it is.

Show HN: PullMaster – Recommends code reviewers from your repo history

I've been a developer for 20+ years and reviewer selection has been a recurring problem at every company I've worked at. Either you're a CODEOWNER getting spammed on every PR, or you're in Slack trying to find someone who actually knows the code you changed. CODEOWNERS is too coarse — it maps paths to people, but doesn't account for who's available, who reviewed this author before, or who...

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Re:Hetzner Prices increase 30-40% on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:14AM (#47120322)
Competing on price never lasts.
You should know only what you need to know to solve a problem.
Re:Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Reduce Productivity on Sunday July 13, 2025 @02:28AM (#44547988)
A yes I’m more of a backend guy that loves tailwind.
Re:Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Reduce Productivity on Thursday July 10, 2025 @08:08PM (#44527101)
Same. It’s amazing for frontend.
Re:RubyUI (Former PhlexUI): Ruby Gem for RubyUI Components on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @09:46PM (#43552991)
If I can't copy/paste HTML, not interested.
The world’s most popular programming language that’s also the ugliest.
Always take magnesium with vit D. Ask an LLM why.
Re:The Pain That Is GitHub Actions on Thursday March 20, 2025 @07:23PM (#43430180)
Once again, Rails is ahead of the curve on this:

https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/54693

It also gave us sleep apnea.

Agriculture was without a doubt the worst thing to ever happen to us.

Re:Five Years of React Native at Shopify on Thursday January 16, 2025 @05:02PM (#42731490)
Two words: Hotwire Native
Re:1-800-ChatGPT on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @04:37PM (#42455612)
Please enable for Cuba for my girlfriend :-(
Re:What is metformin's secret sauce? on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @04:13PM (#42455282)
Sorry bro, human biology is infinitely more complex than your CRUD app.
Re:No GPS required: our app can now locate underground trains on Sunday November 17, 2024 @01:23PM (#42165839)
Sure, and I’m not saying we shouldn’t use AI for writing, just that the AI needs to improve.
The most dangerous thing in programming is developer boredom with a dash of hubris and ignorance of the past.
Re:No GPS required: our app can now locate underground trains on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @09:56AM (#42126576)
Yes, the lovely tone of a human being (not AI).
I think non-cloud is the new monolith, which is fantastic.
The verbosity of “fed through an LLM” articles are becoming unbearable to digest.
Re:Cuba's power grid fails, plunging country into darkness on Sunday October 20, 2024 @10:37AM (#41895637)
Actually there is also direct from Houston via United Airlines.
Incompetency 100 times over.
Re:Cuba's power grid fails, plunging country into darkness on Saturday October 19, 2024 @01:09AM (#41885773)
If trade opened up you think money would flow to the people? The military dictatorship controls absolutely everything.
Re:Cuba's power grid fails, plunging country into darkness on Saturday October 19, 2024 @01:05AM (#41885760)
There’s only one direct flight and that’s from Miami with American Airlines.

You have a lot of research to do if you think the problem is the embargo.

Re:What's New in Ruby on Rails 8 on Monday October 07, 2024 @01:35PM (#41768596)
20 year Rails veteran here looking for a full-time position. My GitHub handle is the same.
Re:What's New in Ruby on Rails 8 on Monday October 07, 2024 @01:30PM (#41768534)
Check out anycable
Re:Young women fall out of love with dating apps on Sunday May 26, 2024 @03:41PM (#40484767)
Incredible analogy.
Re:The dangers of "decentralized" ID systems on Monday April 22, 2024 @02:40AM (#40111909)
That's because it was clearly very heavily assisted by AI.
Re:Influential women's tech network shuts down unexpectedly on Saturday April 20, 2024 @11:59PM (#40103093)
Of course that’s what it is.

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