News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

jwaldrip

jwaldrip on Hacker News

Re:I Cancelled Claude: Token Issues, Declining Quality, and Poor Support on Friday April 24, 2026 @12:32PM (#47892471)
I would love to just say that if you are using claude code, you should no be on pro. I feel like all the people complaining are complaining that an agent cant handle the work of a developer for $20/m. Get on at least max 5, its a world of a difference.
Re:LLMs Are Not Fun on Monday December 29, 2025 @02:20PM (#46424326)
Typing is not fun. It robs me of my craft of holding my pencil and feeling it press against the paper with my hand... LLMs are merely a tool to achieve a similar end result. The different aspects of software development are an art. But even with LLMS, I critique and care about the code just as much as if I were writing it line by line myself. I have had more FUN being able to get all of my ideas on paper with LLMs than I have had over years of banging my head against a keyboard going down the rabbit hole on production bugs.
Re:GraphQL: The Enterprise Honeymoon Is Over on Sunday December 14, 2025 @09:46PM (#46269859)
On OpenAPI vs GraphQL: I disagree with the premise that OpenAPI achieves the same thing. GraphQL is necessarily tightly coupled to your backend — you can't design a schema that does something other than what's actually implemented. OpenAPI, on the other hand... I've seen countless implementors get it wrong. Specs drift from reality, documentation lies, and you're trusting convention. Sure, OpenAPI can do whatever you want, but for those of us who prefer convention over configuration, GraphQL's enforced contract is the whole point. On authentication concerns: Yes, auth in GraphQL has varied implementations with no open standard. But REST doesn't thrive here either... it's all bespoke. This is a tooling problem, not a GraphQL problem. Resolvers become your authorization boundary the same way endpoints with controller actions do in REST. Different shape, same responsibility. On type generation: In my experience, the codegen tooling with Apollo and Relay is incredible. I haven't seen anything on the OpenAPI side that comes close to that developer experience.
Re:Han – A plugin marketplace for Claude Code built on Bushido principles on Thursday December 04, 2025 @12:55PM (#46150614)
Hey HN – I built Han, a curated marketplace of Claude Code plugins that actually enforces code quality instead of just suggesting it.

The problem: developers constantly ship broken code because tools warn but don't block. Linters flag issues, but you can ignore them. Tests fail after pushing, not before.

Han solves this by running validation hooks at Claude Code "Stop" events – when you or a subagent finish working. If types fail, tests break, or linting errors exist, you can't continue until they're fixed.

Key features:

- 129 plugins covering 19+ languages, 30+ disciplines, 15+ testing frameworks - AI auto-detection – analyzes your codebase and recommends the right plugins - Smart caching – only runs checks when relevant files changed - Zero config – MCP servers like GitHub integration work out-of-the-box with `gh auth token` - Monorepo-friendly – automatically finds all applicable directories

The architecture separates techniques (jutsu – language/tool skills) from disciplines (dō – developer practices), reflecting that your identity as a frontend developer doesn't change when you switch from React to Vue.

Built with TypeScript, Ink (React for CLI), Commander.js, and the Claude Agent SDK. MIT licensed.

`npx @thebushidocollective/han plugin install --auto`

Happy to answer questions!

Re:Tell HN: Google Cloud suspended our production projects at 1am on S... on Monday August 22, 2022 @10:53AM (#32552304)
In terms of customer experience, GCP is amazing and its why we chose Google. When you work with an account manager, the experience is far better than any other service. If you only work with support, you aren't going to have a good advocate for your account.
Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project? on Thursday May 14, 2020 @09:58AM (#23179565)
https://crystalshards.org

...and making homemade tortillas

Re:Mondragon Corporation on Monday February 10, 2020 @10:16AM (#22289768)
I found out about Mondragon after watching http://ownershipeconomy.net/ and learning more about distributism.
Re:Flutter is not React on Saturday July 07, 2018 @04:36PM (#17480431)
There are so many wrong things said in this post. First off, much of this is a comparison between react (not react-native) and flutter. React-native does not use webviews or a DOM. It uses similar paradigms to flutter, just written in dart rather than javascript.
Re:Killing ants with nuclear weapons on Thursday October 19, 2017 @02:40PM (#15510462)
All I am reading here is a complacency with the way this person was taught. I have no problem adapting to the new tech and welcome the abstraction. I trust the communities and maintainers of such abstractions to help me when the time arises.
Re:Ask HN: Anybody else EC2 issues on us-east-1? on Thursday August 03, 2017 @09:38AM (#14919432)
Highly recommended switching to google cloud.
Re:Ask HN: Best Monitor Around $300 for Dev Work? on Sunday December 11, 2016 @10:56PM (#13155402)
Personally I love this monitor. Its about $150 more than you were looking to spend, but they have a 24" version at $300. The big feature here is 4k resolutions for a VERY reasonable price.

http://a.co/eLC9Z7z

Re:Ask HN: When are you considered a “senior” programmer? on Thursday September 29, 2016 @11:18AM (#12605930)
A senior developer doesn't say things like "I don't know how", they simply figure it out and do it. A true senior developer is fearless, but also pragmatic.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2016) on Friday July 01, 2016 @12:37PM (#12017607)
Full Stack Engineer (Postgres, Ruby, Node.js, React.js) | Brandfolder (https://brandfolder.com) | Denver, CO | Full Time | ONSITE

http://jobs.brandfolder.com/

Brandfolder is a Digital Asset Management Platform Serving some of the largest brands in the world. We are a lean, mean, fast machine -- We have built an amazing process that allows our 4 person development team to out pace our competitors who have 40 person teams.

Requirements: * Experience working in a Modern OO Backend Language -- Ruby (preferred), Python, Java, etc. * Experience working in a Modern Front End Framework -- React.js (preferred), Ember.js, Angular.js, etc. * A passion for elegant user experiences and experience driven development. * A will to learn and become a better developer -- We use many technologies and expect all of developers to learn our entire stack, from ops to UX.

@recruiters: Do not contact us.

Re:Generate CoreOS cloud-config with Terraform on Thursday May 05, 2016 @05:35PM (#11639835)
Nope, this isn't specific to any provider. We use it both on AWS and Google Cloud.
Re:AWS Certificate Manager: Deploy SSL/TLS-Based Apps on AWS on Friday January 22, 2016 @01:14AM (#10951087)
Implemented and deployed! Now just need Terraform support to bring it full circle.
Re:How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Civil Procedure (2011) on Monday November 02, 2015 @10:50AM (#10492458)
Link is dead
Re:Ask HN: How can I prepare for my new job as a software developer? on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @09:10AM (#9929362)
Don't let your job let the only thing to teach you. Self learn. Do things that are out of your reach. Other languages and tasks can teach you a great deal about the inner workings of software development.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2015) on Friday May 01, 2015 @12:50PM (#9472794)
Brandfolder.com | Fulltime | Denver, CO | Senior Fullstack Developer (Ruby, Javascript, Go)

https://hellohired.com/brandfolder/jobs/30-full-stack-dev-ru...

Re:The Nit Programming Language on Thursday January 08, 2015 @09:59AM (#8856615)
Ditto, I would love to know as well.
Re:Ask HN: My 56-year-old father is a developer having a tough time fi... on Thursday October 23, 2014 @07:15PM (#8501247)
I would suggest he start contributing to open source. Write a fea utility libraries or even a few general purpose applications. Being able to point people to a github with work to show off some skills can be integral to how employers view your technical aptitude.
Re:Ask HN: I dropped out of school at 17. Freelance is my only hope. A... on Monday January 13, 2014 @09:52AM (#7050833)
Another route you may go is to get your GED and then look into something like https://www.gschool.it/. Not only will they teach you some much needed skills, but they will place you with a great job after the 6 month program is complete.

Older »