tvjames

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   Why am I no longer qualified to be a Brex customer?(brex.com)

   350 points by tvjames 4y ago|334 comments
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   by tvjames 6y ago

   > Distributed atomic transactions are really hard They are also best avoided. Design for failure.
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   by tvjames 9y ago

   I've almost exclusively seen this handled using an upload with a temporary filename (usually convention based) and then renamed on completion. Watch then for the existence of the renamed files. Clean up temp files after a defined amoun
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   by tvjames 10y ago

   Does it have to be node.js? Are you looking to expand your JS skills, or do you just want a decent static site generator? (If B, then hugo is awesome, and awesome fast)
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   by tvjames 10y ago

   You Sir, win the internet for today. :)
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   by tvjames 10y ago

   Useful article for someone needing help in revising a URI naming scheme, but beyond that could end up being harmful to that person's greater understanding of building "RESTful" systems. For example, in the Idempotency section
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   by tvjames 10y ago

   Cool, interesting app, Duet, that is. The 1, 2 or unlimited and the pricing seems pretty reasonable indeed.
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   by tvjames 10y ago

   I'll second the comment about On-boarding, follow up templated emails just serve to annoy me. I'll try out the product when I get a chance to. Maybe a simple 24 hour later email introducing support and asking if I've got ques