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I’m beyond frustrated with modern web development. It feels hyper-inefficient when it could be streamlined. We currently use tools built by the biggest companies on earth (whose ma…

I'm launching 31 projects during the first 31 days of the year to break through my fear of launching and just put stuff out there. If you're curious or want to join in, I'm running…

As mostly tech workers, HN readers are woefully disconnected from the lives of everyday people who have been promised a path to if not wealth, at least some kind of comfortable lif…

Why is it bad advice? Genuinely interested. I'm interested in what's worked better for you and why you think no-code is a bad choice.

Use no-code Hear me out. The #1 problem you have as developers is marketing. The #2 problem you have is validating demand from customers. So force yourself to do the uncomfortable …

They already did: https://ui.supabase.com/

I ran into so many issues with content-box a decade back I never thought about it again and always defaulted to border-box. I think it's absurd that I can set a div to a specific w…

I recorded a thorough guide based on weeks of research about how I hired an English-fluent VA from the Philippines: https://share.getcloudapp.com/8Luog9qo

The easy way 10 years ago was FTP or rsync. It seems like that's still the easy way. I'm wondering why nothing simpler/more automatic has popped up.

I didn't say it was harder today, I asked: "why isn't it easier today?" I would think with improvements in tech, things would actually become simpler.

Hey HN, I have this frustration with the modern web. Everything's locked into a platform or requires a build step or CI. It got me thinking the other day: what's the easiest way to…

Hi Peter, what's the easiest way to set up a profit-sharing agreement with people working with me? Is there a standard contract?

Web app capabilities built in to the foundation of HTML and the browser. Elements that know they're user-editable (images with upload controls attached to them to replace the image…

This is incredible work and very close to my heart because it's similar to a project I've been dedicating most of my personal time to for the past 4 years [0]. It's amazing how muc…

It's because of components. Web app dev has started focusing on single, separate, reusable components instead of trying to design everything on the page at once. Often, in these co…

I believe you're looking for something like Outseta ( https://www.outseta.com/ ) They're a membership platform that supports: - Payments - Sign up forms - CRM - Authentication - Co…

Wow, beautiful find. This should be upvoted more! The hypocrisy is rich.

Hi Hieu, thank you! That's a great way to explain it: dynamic HTML. I should use that. Let me know if you need any help getting set up. I can hop on a video call if you want.

Thank you! Let me know if you want any help getting set up!

Thank you, I fixed it! You should have gotten a Getting Started email by now. And I changed the redirect to a different page.

If you do, let me know! I can help you work through any problems or answer questions. My Twitter DMs and email (in profile) are always open.

Thank you for the great feedback, I really appreciate it. - I changed the vague copy you mentioned to be a little more technical, but also hopefully clearer - I added underlines an…

Yes, I've helped tutor kids in web dev & game dev and I'm passionate about making tech easier for them. Remake was made for beginners, so they don't have to learn everything about …

Hi HN, I made Remake 2 years ago while working on a separate project. [0] I started that project off with 6 months of research (interviewing potential customers) and 6 months of de…