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Comment #2574560
No, not at all. Do you think Facebook would have gone so far into implementing all the current features since the launch if the whole site was written in Perl? Same thing with YouT…
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Comment #2574280
Thank you, and I agree!
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Comment #2574270
Right. Let's imagine that Facebook was written in Perl, YouTube in Ruby, and Twitter in PHP, do you think they would still be successful?
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Comment #2574258
What if you hire developers to maintain the code? Doesn't the more readable syntax affect the developers' performance? (Honest question, not trying to start a programming language …
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Ask HN: Could the back-end language influence the success of a Web startup?
Let's assume we have two (or more) versions of a given Web application written in different programming languages--no bugs or difference as far as the user is concerned. Would one …
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Comment #2463311
> I have been a Mac user for over 15 years and those that say Mac's are only good for iOS and Mac specific stuff are sort of naive. Well, are you going to back up your statement? >…
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Comment #2345089
Great implementation. I had the same exact idea for a while, but I didn't really have a feeling for it. Suggestion: Run commercials during the 20-30 seconds in between videos (whil…
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Comment #2299389
It will be abused anyways, this is the Internet. Facebook could simply log IP (as if they don't already) and report the trolls.
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Comment #2232378
Thank you! I'm currently working on a startup--school is in the way, but I'm working on it. Hopefully that will be the main highlight of the year.
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Comment #2232374
Thank you very much! I'm thinking of taking my exams early, travel for a week or two, and get an internship. =)
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Ask HN: How should students spend their summer?
I'm a CS student and I've been wondering how to make the most out of this upcoming summer. Should I apply for internships, travel overseas and experience a different culture, or ju…
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Comment #2077348
i've been working on one ;)
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Comment #2036049
2010's not over yet! Don't wait until the next year to be productive, start NOW. You all have 5 days left.
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Comment #2022138
> I think he found a way to get into a college that he'd otherwise be unable to attend. So, theft is technically "hacking" if you are unable to make a given amount of money?
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Comment #2020650
> hiding in plain sight. Ah! I like that expression!
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Comment #2017713
sure, that'll be $2.
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Comment #2005726
We need more people like you.
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Comment #1925783
Congratulations!
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Comment #1899903
Not many prototype elements to make it a special product. Several prints of an empty browser's window and a few bucks worth of white post-it notes seem to do the same trick.
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Comment #1887318
I'd gladly take a pay cut if that's what it takes to increase the thank you's and make the place more enjoyable--especially if I have to spend most of my day among the same strange…
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Comment #1777660
Well, the $1,000,000 answer is worth $0 if you can't make something out of it.
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Comment #1733361
Define "something good." You haven't given any reasons on why it sucks.
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Comment #1024933
Unfortunately, world peace has never been attainable. Ask History.
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Comment #1024920
Too much talk, too little action. Airport security is to be treated seriously by all countries.