leafac

I too love how simple the infrastructure can get using Go’s tools. At the same time, I prefer Node.js for the libraries & bigger community. So I developed a tool called caxa which brings the best of both worlds, packaging any Node.js into a single binary. Check it out at https://github.com/leafac/caxa

The most significant cost has been my time, but that’s my pet project in which I get to experiment with new technologies, so it pays off nicely.

Also, you can support me: Recurring (Patreon): https://patreon.com/leafac / One-time (PayPal): https://paypal.me/LeandroFacchinetti

In terms of server costs, it all runs smoothly on a $6/month DigialOcean droplet. Even when I end up on the front-page of HN (it’s the second time this happens). And there’s also the ~$10/year for the domain.

There’s actually a fun story behind this: The biggest constraint is bandwidth (~500GB/month). I was using S3 and at some point that’d amount to $50/month. But DigitalOcean droplets give you 1TB/month, so to save money I rearchitected the whole thing to just use the filesystem. It turned out to be simpler and nicer to maintain, too. Fewer moving parts.

Fun stuff…

It’s a nice surprise to check HN and have my project featured on the front page.

Thanks polm23 for posting and everyone else for the nice words!

Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll check it out.

Shameless self-promotion: I’ve been in a similar journey of learning DSP and I’ve been sharing my findings as well: https://youtube.com/channel/UC_R-6HcHW5V9_FlZe30tnGA

A JavaScript & TypeScript package with collections like JavaScript’s native Maps and Sets, but using value equality (deep-equal) instead of reference equality.