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obihill
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Comment #33305503
This has a very straightforward and straight-to-the-point proposition: Forms for your website for $15/year. No pricing page, just a single, simple offer. I much prefer this [with p…
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Ask HN: Should I build an affordable tech toolkit for Startups?
I'm looking to build an affordable [open-core] tech toolkit for Startups and I'd appreciate any feedback you can give on the idea and the execution strategy. The toolkit will conta…
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Comment #33203369
It appears that you already have some tech skills [in C/C++]. This is more than a lot of people can say. What you should consider doing is finding some meaningful work around that …
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Comment #32495209
Thanks so much for your detailed response. And thanks for your contribution to the space with VirtualMin. It appears it would be unwise to just build a direct competitor to CPanel,…
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Comment #32480279
Note that I mentioned that I used to be in the business; just have a few clients I'm working with now. 7 to 10 months seems doable for an MVP, but we'll see. I'm looking to have so…
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Comment #32466173
Thanks for the feedback. Could you share what it was in the four you looked at that didn't meet your expectations? What were you looking for specifically?
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Comment #32466142
Thanks for the feedback. 'Had this same problem [not with Hostinger]. It stopped when I started registering domains with privacy. Looks like spammers pull the email address from WH…
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Comment #32466125
Thanks. It looks like I have to buy into a Hostinger plan to use the panel? If so, then that's what I'm trying to avoid. Also, the problem with this is that it's going to be a mass…
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Ask HN: Is there still an opportunity for an affordable CPanel alternative?
'Asking because I'm considering building one. I used to run a small Web hosting business and still manage a few client accounts. I moved these accounts [from a Web hosting reseller…
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Comment #14537598
This has a simpler interface, yes. But, it took me a while to get comfortable with regular expressions, so the explanations of what was going on was like a built-in tutor, and apps…
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Comment #14530497
I use regex101.com, which has a really great explanation feature, but it's not really built for 'search and replace'. You might want to take a look at it and see how you match up a…
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Comment #12610152
I guess it would depend on what you're using it to build. If you're using it via Ionic framework to build an appstore-bound app, then maybe not so much. However, if your focus is a…
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Comment #12604693
@rosiesherry Thanks for this, and congrats on the business. I wish you all the best going forward in your industry (which I had never heard much of before now). It's incredible loo…
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Comment #12417117
Author here. We just redesigned the restive.js website. We've built a new toolkit called rScript to replace restive.js in the coming months, but we felt a change was in order. Comm…
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Comment #12416854
"Built to Last", by James Collins and Jerry Porras. Great book that goes into the principles of how to build enduring businesses.
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Comment #12416814
How is this different from using an Array.filter method?!
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Comment #12416782
Never liked Samsung phones (Google Nexus 5 user still), but this is really annoying for their customers. I'm even sadder for those who buy these expensive phones unsubsidized.
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Comment #12414105
Looks interesting. How does it compare to a tool like Ansible?
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Comment #12382022
Great! Another thing to worry about. So happy I don't use them. I'm hoping we [as in the Web community] finds a better way to make mobile-friendly/responsive happen, and soon, beca…
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Comment #12381709
Thanks for the feedback. I think the safe answer is that your website is considered mobile-friendly if it passes Google's mobile-friendly test. Regarding popups, I guess most of th…
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Comment #12381524
Author here: We did some research on enterprise websites, using the Fortune 1000 as our main cohort, and we found that only 13% of them were mobile-friendly and fast. This is in st…