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I second this. Ive been using sourcehut for a few years for personal stuff. Worth every penny at twice the price.
So, extra tax then? Voluntary?
Re:I Am No Longer Speaking at RustConf 2023 on Friday May 26, 2023 @10:21PM (#36091485)
you mean it needs some editing too. i agree!
Re:Ask HN: Why Are Programmer Design Tastes So Utilitarian? on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:54AM (#34262709)
Why fancy? Basic works 99% of the time. Over-engineered interfaces simply get in the way, no matter how "cool" they are.
Re:Amazon Is Gutting Its Voice-Assistant Alexa on Monday November 21, 2022 @10:08AM (#33693359)
Light, weather and timers. That's all it is good for to me.
Re:Better Than JSON? on Friday October 23, 2020 @02:15PM (#24872243)
Edn should be on this list
Re:I Setup My Own Personal CDN Using Cloudflare and S3 on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:28PM (#24803586)
If you're using S3, what's wrong with Cloudfront?
The great unification continues between iOS and Mac!
Re:Ask HN: As a developer, what are your biggest pain points? on Thursday September 13, 2018 @05:21PM (#17982726)
Users. :)
EDN FTW.
Re:Firefox’s faster, slicker, slimmer Quantum edition now out on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @10:27AM (#15704367)
I did, and I'm tired of Chrome eating my machines alive. I've been running Nightly for a few weeks now and I only open Chrome to use the cast plugin.
Re:The C64 Mini Computer on Friday September 29, 2017 @02:23PM (#15367733)
Pirates! is a game I crave to this day. The newer versions lacked some of the charm of the 64 version.
Re:IBM and Sony cram up to 330TB into tiny tape cartridge on Thursday August 03, 2017 @10:49AM (#14920037)
They can go cram it, for all I care.
Re:What I've Learned So Far as a Programmer on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @09:57AM (#14900612)
Always build scalable web presences.
Don't forget Unicomp's been around for a while. https://www.pckeyboard.com/

All they brought back was a zinc case?

Re:James Gosling, Creator of Java, to Join AWS on Monday May 22, 2017 @03:45PM (#14396375)
This bodes well for AWS. I think this is good news.
Re:Kotlin is the hero Android needs on Friday May 19, 2017 @11:50AM (#14376827)
I've been watching this for a bit - it is my understanding that large parts of IntelliJ itself are written in Kotlin.

I, for one, am very interested in how I can use it to speed my JVM-based development.

I'm also interested in doing front end dev with it as well.

Software Development as a career requires a commitment to a continuous cycle of learning (and teaching.)

Your skills will grow, but the churn of tools and techniques will have you relearning things on a regular basis.

Re:What Does It Take to Climb Up the Ladder? on Thursday March 23, 2017 @10:32AM (#13940046)
Two feet and the desire to climb it.
Java and Python
java and python
Defuse the bomb. The cost is too damned high, if you care as deeply as you say. It's your decision ultimately, but you came to HN for some sort of external validation of your feelings. Bad move #1. Leave it at that and learn from the experience. Now GBTW and build an awesome product.
Re:Facebook just removed the top bar? on Friday January 18, 2013 @04:30PM (#5081173)
... & move fastER fixing things. FTFY
Re:Do You Really Want to be Doing this When You're 50? on Thursday October 04, 2012 @09:27AM (#4612168)
I've been doing software development for a total of 16 years, with a stint as an IT manager for 5 additional. Did some side work here and there to keep skills sharp, but I recently got back into full-time development after I realized I like creating more than I like maintaining.

I'll be 42 in November, and my experience gives me a guided path to understanding and solving problems, independent of technology, language or API.

I don't need to chew through espresso and lattes until 2am, because I've gotten smarter over time. I can identify patterns and problems faster than I did 20 years ago. I work more efficiently and don't need to take a scatter-shot, unfocused approach to work.

I don't disagree that software is a continual source of frustration to develop, but I think that's because we expect at some point to be super-experts for any problem domain.

Yes, tools and frameworks change. Sometimes they suck. Sometimes they don't. If you don't love learning new things and investing yourself in continually keeping up to date, then you doom yourself to being miserable in this profession at any age.

Thanks for taking time to reply. I had no idea this was so complex. Is this different if these are small, privately held companies? One's a retail hydroponic supply shop. I can't imagine they have a stock plan documented. I'm pretty sure they are not VC financed. Also, they mentioned a cut of revenue(unknown if it's from gross or net), not an equity stake.

Ask HN: Structuring a revenue stake agreement on web work

Recently, my side web development business has taken an interesting turn.One current hourly client and one potential client have both approached me with revenue cut offers in exchange for long term arrangements and a reduced hourly rate. At first, I shunned such an arrangement, but now realize I may be losing an opportunity and an ability to guarantee some level of future revenue. It may ...

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Re:Ask HN: I quit my job .. now what? on Friday April 08, 2011 @09:55AM (#2423770)
Don't second guess. What's done is done and now it's time to get to work. So get to work!