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by andrewvc 16y ago
One trend, if you can even call it that, that I really like is version controlled virtualized dev environments. Tools like Vagrant (a toolbox for Chef + Virtualbox pretty much), ( http://www.vagrantup.com ) Make it possible to version your
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Yep, and this is why evented io is pretty much mandatory for a modern webserver (like nginx). If you need Apache you can always proxy nginx in front of it.
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Yeah, definitely thought about it. It probably makes more sense, however it's a bit more of a pain since you have to re-upload everything to that folder. However, it's probably a better way of doing things in terms of invalidation, as visit
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by andrewvc 16y ago
It's my personal site, experiments like this are why it exists :) As far as costs go, my Rackspace VPS was $11/mo. Given that I get close to zero traffic and CF is $0.15/GB, this will cost less than $1/mo. I'd say that's a pretty good price
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Hehe, I meant 'improving' not 'increasing'. I'll admit it's less convenient in some ways, but not significantly so. At any rate, it being my personal site, I'm going to make experimental engineering decisions. I like the aesthetic of S3 and
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How I serve my site using only CloudFront, S3, and a few small tools(blog.andrewvc.com)
60 points by andrewvc 16y ago|14 comments
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by andrewvc 16y ago
If you're developing gems for distribution, it quickly becomes one.
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Haml's great for outlining the structure of a document. For static pages with lots of em's strong's and such it's better to use something like markdown. Luckily you can easily embed markdown inside HAML. Just mark off a block with :markdown
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Yep, and that's why the person best capable of making you truly miserable is yourself.
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by andrewvc 16y ago
I can totally see the value now. I haven't used XML in heterogenous environments much, but I can see the value now. Thanks for the careful response!
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by andrewvc 16y ago
I guess, but even if that's the case, who cares if the message is formatted right if it's still invalid. I guess I haven't really worked in a heterogenous environment with a lot of XML before though, I can see the potential value there, but
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Although I think having a dozen different characters living in my head probably exempts me from inclusion in a study on happiness. nope, only if they get out of your head.
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by andrewvc 16y ago
I never really got the 'why' behind XML Schemas. Why would you validate a document with a schema vs actual code? It's just a bigger pain in the ass, and more limited.
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Los Angeles HN Meetup @ Coloft this Saturday(meetup.com)
1 points by andrewvc 16y ago|0 comments
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Yeah, actually. If you statically generate everything and use JS. Kind of a cool idea IMHO. Of course for blogging, I love posterous.
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by andrewvc 16y ago
I'll add to your advice about circles, which I generally agree with (although I usually introduce myself immediately once there's a break in conversation, even if I don't have anything to add). I would amend your advice to say you don't nec
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Seems to be down, anyone got a cache?
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Ask HN: What languages/tech do you want to be using in 5 years?
13 points by andrewvc 16y ago|16 comments
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by andrewvc 16y ago
They have to. I've never negotiated w/ amazon, but their list bandwidth prices were 3 - 4 times more expensive than what i got negotiating with CDNs and carriers directly. That's to say nothing about cogent, who will sell you bandwidth at $
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by andrewvc 16y ago
If you cut it down, and it's perceptually the same, then it's an obvious win no?
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Water and Coffee. Occasionally a diet coke. I used to be quite anti-coffee, but it really does make me sharper and more productive. That, and it tastes delicious.
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Agreed. Fresh out of college and broke, having a beer with dinner, or having that second or third drink at a bar was just not in the budget.
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by andrewvc 16y ago
For context, sex and relationship columnist Dan Savage started this initiative to spread hope to LGBT teens struggling through what can be a hard time in their lives. From the youtube channel: "Billy Lucas was just 15 when he hanged himsel
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by andrewvc 16y ago
True, but those of us who have jobs working with ruby work with 1.8.7. We can't all rewrite our code from scratch you know.
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by andrewvc 16y ago
The reality is we have more CPU power on personal computers these days than most people know what to do with, that's why mobile is making so many gains. Most people run a browser, the end. If they have a mobile or an iPad they run apps that
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Maybe, but I have my reservations. I think the attitude that the future is the tech that extracts the best performance with the least work out of future hardware is mistaken. Clojure may be a great language for a multi-core world, but I'm n
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by andrewvc 16y ago
Good point about Dr. Nic, I do hope he meant it that way. That said, being sarcastically sexist/racist/nudist in public is a bad idea, because other people don't know your true intentions.
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by andrewvc 16y ago
There's a lot of gender insensitivity and macho attitudes in software in general. Ruby attracts flamboyant, outspoken and bombastic personalities. These two things collide to make rubyists look more sexist as a group than other developers.
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Hacker News Los Angeles Meets this Saturday @3PM(meetup.com)
1 points by andrewvc 16y ago|0 comments
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by andrewvc 16y ago
And I thought I was crazy looking for 40 unicorn trainers in los angeles

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