DandyDev

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   by DandyDev 3y ago

   The comment is factual, right? The person is young? Check. She is a content creator? Check. She promoted his books? Check. Nothing patronizing about that Edit: meant as a response to sibling comment
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   by DandyDev 3y ago

   I asked a question, I didn't indicate preference. Also, if my statement is the dumbest you have ever seen, you haven't seen many statements....
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   by DandyDev 3y ago

   Is that such a bad idea? It's probably better for the majority of the other species that inhabit this planet
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   by DandyDev 3y ago

   But what is the alternative? You've said it yourself that religion plays a lesser role in people's lives, so people apparently don't feel they should optimize for a better hypothetical afterlife. What remains are two options:
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   by DandyDev 3y ago

   I'm gonna be a cynic here. Maybe they have a sustainable model _now_, but there is no telling for how long the VCs will be happy with the revenue this model generates. Somewhere down the line they might want to see a better ROI that in
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   by DandyDev 3y ago

   Are you really comparing a socialite from a wealthy family who didn't have to work to a regular Vietnamese guy who built his own business from scratch?
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   by DandyDev 3y ago

   Making enough money to support the lifestyle you want is useful, no?
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   by DandyDev 3y ago

   How do you even get to this take? The guy clearly explained how he has built MULTIPLE successful products. So there is obviously more going on than sheer luck. And jumping on the AI hype is exactly what being a good entrepreneur is all abou
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   by DandyDev 3y ago

   How is this guy "exploiting" people? He sells products mostly for a one-time fee - something HN often reminds us is way better than "subscription for everything". And these products obviously serve people well. And since
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    I agree that it is a market failure, but it is for sure a marketing success. I cannot help but feel that there must be dozen competitors to his simple products that gather more "honest" profit margins (aka are cheaper or more feat
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    Thanks for the clarification. The limit of 30 repos per user is indeed more reasonable. The support for Github Enterprise which would necessitate the Enterprise tier, is that referring to all flavors of GH Enterprise or only the on prem ve
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    Here's the thing: I think it's a bad idea to try it out, because I can already see in the pricing tiers that if I would like Graphite, I cannot afford it for my team because of the pricing structure. I work for a startup that is l
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    Honest question: how did you folks determine your pricing? I totally get that what Graphite offers is valuable and can improve developer productivity. But from where I'm standing, the pricing is disproportionate to the value add. Githu
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    That is not how a large part of the citizens on the internet works. Hell, a not insignificant number of people will still "search" for Google in their address bar before they get to the actual googling
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    You're trying to make the point that the only companies using Java are doing so because of legacy. That is demonstrably untrue. Netflix and Google have had ample time and capacity to replace Java, yet they didn't. As any good engi
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    Those are pedantic semantics. I assume you know what I mean. But I'll explain it to you: with Rust you are in control of how memory is managed. Indeed through the borrow checker.
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    Do you feel good about yourself, talking down on people that made a perfectly valid choice by developing software in Java? Let's look at the alternatives you mentioned: Rust and Golang. Java compared to Golang is a much more expressive
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    This seems written by AI? And as such it comes across as not genuine
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    My my, why so angry? You're expecting something that Excel doesn't support for good reason. The string you used as an example might be a date string to YOU, but to Excel and many of its users it's just a large integer. Lots o
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    This is indeed a red flag. I usually (truthfully) tell applicants the opposite. That despite $company being a startup, founders and senior leadership are all grownups with families and as such we value a healthy work/life balance, don&
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    This is a great explanation. And to me, what sets Datasette apart from a generic SQL UI, is that Datasette excels at publishing _specific_ and curated datasets and allowing interactive exploration in a way that plain CSVs just don't of
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    If you'd read the article, you'd know that the legitimacy of the tweet has been verified by Ubisoft. They apparently really do close accounts due to inactivity
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    HN is supposed to be a site where participants each other's opinions. Your response feels disproportionate. As if this person is suggesting giving up your liver is a reasonable price.
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    I think you're absolutely right! What OP tries to bravely build here, does not need such a complex architecture, even if they want to turn it into a SaaS solution. I also feel that your comment is slightly ironic, given the poor perfor
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    That is a cheap comment. Could you elaborate why you disagree with the comment you respond to?
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    I think take-home assignments are great, but companies using them should be willing to put in the time to properly review and give feedback. And - spoiler alert - that takes a whole lot more effort than companies like fly.io are putting in,
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    I like it because it doesn't sugar coat the issue
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    I think the myth that Apollo was using the API in an inefficient way had been debunked. I'm on mobile now so I cannot easily find the post, but the dev of Apollo explained clearly that how he is using the API is entirely within the lim
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    I assume they did some research, a/b testing etc. and found out that this is a price people are willing to pay. Also, this is 2 beers. 1 if you have to pay US service fees and a tip
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    by DandyDev 3y ago

    I think the point of the article is that you should not want to build a type-B workplace. If you want innovation - and healthy companies should want that - you should hire people asking critical questions