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snarkypixel

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    Comment #40762682

    One thing I've learned from these large migration projects is that v1 always seems like total crap, while v2 appears to be the perfect dream. However, as you begin building v2, you…

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    Comment #37619322

    I think I'm closer to the target audience as I usually learn either by "ear" or by watching someone play the song. Actually, what I prefer is looking/finding the chords first, and …

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    Comment #36470072

    Lots of great stuff in https://www.refactoringui.com

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    Comment #36182663

    Telnet was great. Had so much fun learning the IRC protocol with it.

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    Comment #36026327

    This guide was my bible when I was a kid. I learned not just network programming, but also C with it.

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    Comment #35918527

    Ocarina of Time does a fantastic job going from the bright world of young Link to the more serious and darker world of adult Link. This adds a ton of depth to the game. And let's n…

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    Comment #33399683

    > Now that a narcissistic billionaire bought Twitter and will likely make it Nazi-friendly Instantly lost credibility for me

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    Comment #33278405

    I think the problem is how the vast majority of inbound job requests are spam or irrelevant, while at the same time there are a few gems out there that can't seem to reach the righ…

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    Comment #33277567

    lol :) I have a new take on it that I haven't seen yet, but yeah it seems like such a crowded space not sure I want to get into this mess.

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    Comment #33277486

    I wanted to make an app to make job searching easier. It's a pain in the ass on both side and imo current tools on the market suck.

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    Comment #33265163

    Personally I think it's because we're "looking" at it from the wrong angle. A bit like in programming when you're stuck and you need to take a step back and approach the problem di…

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    Comment #32580868

    Somewhat ironically, wasn't it openai's main mission for AI to benefit humanity?

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    Comment #32267683

    Product looks really cool, well done

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    Comment #32232497

    Seems like a lot of shit happened if you read between the lines. IMO the lessons would have been more impactful with insights into what really happened. For instance: "#1 Earn the …

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    Comment #31967513

    My startup was acquired and it was fucking hell. Next time I get acquired I'll make sure to have everything in writing and planned for me to get out within one year.

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    Comment #31878245

    Really cool, congrats for the launch

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    Comment #31745957

    There needs to be an asymmetrical rewards from taking a huge risk starting a startup. Otherwise people wouldn't do it and just work at big_company.

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    Comment #31676180

    I also was surprising to not see the solution to the cache invalidation. The blog post describes how the tracing/logging mechanism works, but what about the actual cache consistenc…

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    Comment #31624575

    Yeah.. in a world with infinite time and no compromise, documentations + diagrams are nice. In practice, working on this means not working on something else, potentially more impor…

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    Comment #31615766

    Kind of ironic that they're hosting their "Story behind Yep" on medium which has many privacy issues

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    Comment #31602017

    Potentially could reboot the startup after the downturn with your learnings, seems like something that really should exist.

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    Comment #31549930

    Absolutely need to check out 3Blue1Brown on youtube, especially for visual learners.

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    Comment #31536482

    One of my favorite book

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    Comment #31195106

    I listen to dream theater all the time while coding

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    Comment #30796964

    Congrats on the launch. As a side note, I love this landing page