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Hi everyone, I'm the author of this post. I'm not sure who shared it and it is a little bit embarrassing that my first blog post which ends up on hacker news i

Hi everyone, I'm the author of this post. I'm not sure who shared it and it is a little bit embarrassing that my first blog post which ends up on hacker news is about how I stuffed something up. I'm sure we've all had similar experiences at one point or another. Cheers to learning from our mistakes.

jcims 5y ago
Probably because it's so relatable. It's nice to see we're not the only one making mistakes that, in retrospect, seem avoidable. :)
- D_Alex 5y ago
  Man... I clicked on the link and skimmed the headings... for a moment I was convinced this will be about geopolitics.
andi999 5y ago
How did you know it ended up on hacker news?
- nefitty 5y ago
  I've notified people I know when they end up on HN. Also, maybe some analytics thing?
- ryanwarnock 5y ago
  I got a text from a friend saying he had seen a post on the HN front page from a site with my name. He wasn't even sure it was my site. I hadn't spoken to him in around a year so it was actually a nice way to start a little chat :)
xupybd 5y ago
Have you looked at the much simpler to use tool Unmanic? https://hub.docker.com/r/josh5/unmanic https://hub.docker.com/r/josh5/unmanic
- ryanwarnock 5y ago
  Wow thanks for linking this, in my search for media management tools this actually never came up. It looks like it does exactly what I would like while having a much nicer UI than Tdarr. I'll check it out sometime soon.
  - xupybd 5y ago
    The project lead is very good at DevOps and has done an amazing job of bundling everything up in one easy to use package.
userbinator 5y ago
Making things overly complex seems to be very typical among developers who are trying to move beyond the beginner stage. You'll grow out of it as you gain experience. There's a saying about how experienced developers write code that looks simple and straightforward like a novice's, but is correct.
william-evans 5y ago
Thankyou, this post resonated a lot with me.

jcims 5y ago

Probably because it's so relatable. It's nice to see we're not the only one making mistakes that, in retrospect, seem avoidable. :)

D_Alex 5y ago
Man... I clicked on the link and skimmed the headings... for a moment I was convinced this will be about geopolitics.

andi999 5y ago

How did you know it ended up on hacker news?

nefitty 5y ago
I've notified people I know when they end up on HN. Also, maybe some analytics thing?
ryanwarnock 5y ago
I got a text from a friend saying he had seen a post on the HN front page from a site with my name. He wasn't even sure it was my site. I hadn't spoken to him in around a year so it was actually a nice way to start a little chat :)

xupybd 5y ago

Have you looked at the much simpler to use tool Unmanic? https://hub.docker.com/r/josh5/unmanic https://hub.docker.com/r/josh5/unmanic

ryanwarnock 5y ago
Wow thanks for linking this, in my search for media management tools this actually never came up. It looks like it does exactly what I would like while having a much nicer UI than Tdarr. I'll check it out sometime soon.
- xupybd 5y ago
  The project lead is very good at DevOps and has done an amazing job of bundling everything up in one easy to use package.

userbinator 5y ago

Making things overly complex seems to be very typical among developers who are trying to move beyond the beginner stage. You'll grow out of it as you gain experience. There's a saying about how experienced developers write code that looks simple and straightforward like a novice's, but is correct.

william-evans 5y ago

Thankyou, this post resonated a lot with me.