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Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by generalk »

TimTheTinker wrote: post #409
generalk wrote: post #139

I'm gonna go back a short bit and say, for me? Ruby on Rails. In 2007 I was plugging away at PHP with whatever frameworks were around at the time -- the vast majority of web dev that I saw then was pure procedural scripting down the page, maybe some `include` statements to pull in database functions. Especially in PHP, which encouraged mixing logic and HTML. The consultancy I was with had built custom stuff on top of…

I’m curious what your take is on the JAMStack+lambdas style of app development. I am working on a new web app. Initially, Elixir/Phoenix was looking like an excellent option, but then I looked at hosting and decided it would be easier to use something like the Serverless framework for AWS deployment which JAMstack+lambdas seems to match better — no need to manage VMs and networking infrastructure, mostly.

JAMstack is...not my jam.

I'm a big fan of rendering majority on a server and then shipping it, especially with Phoenix's LiveView which allows you to write reactive UI without writing Javascript.

But I said it in another comment: shipping value beats everything. If you can ship quickly and effectively in JAMstack to lambda, don't let anyone tell you that's wrong.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by scrumbledober »

mhb wrote: post #91
101008 wrote: post #38

Two finales: - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. When the seventh book came out in 2007 there was this fear among the fandom that JK Rowling couldn't deliver a great ending. I think most people agreed she did very well (even more than expected, considering the complexity of the story in the prior six books). - Breaking Bad last season / last episode: there aren't many tv shows that can end in a high note (check G…

I thought that the Homeland series finale was in the same class. After a meandering few middle seasons, the last one was surprisingly satisfying.

well i gave up on homeland during the meandering middle seasons, i'll have to pick it back up now.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by matsemann »

andreilys wrote: post #488
csa wrote: post #366

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All of my friends told me something similar, so I got one. It just collects dust now. - The health tracking and gamification of exercise was somewhere between meh and useless for me. I don’t have exercise issues. - The freedom from the phone has potential, but the ostensible ease of use just isn’t worth the hassle of wearing a watch. I’m ok just pulling out my phone. - The deep breathing option was probably the app i…

My biggest value-add is being able to leave my phone at home. Being able to listen to podcasts and audio-books on my watch while going for walks and running errands has been great. With Apple Pay I don't even need to take my wallet with me and can just tap with my watch. Also the reminder to "close my rings" and being able to enter "competitions" with friends has been a great motivator for me to exercise.

As for exercising, if one's into that one might as well buy a proper watch for that. My Garmin can play music via BT and pay without my phone present. In addition it's tracking and fitness functions are way better than a normal smart watch. And the battery lasts longer than a day. More than a week even though I use the gps for an hour a day.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by scrumbledober »

DonHopkins wrote: post #37

Factorio!!! (It wasn't really hyped, but if it was, it would have lived up to it.) Actual video from the game doesn't qualify as hype! And the code is rock solid and wicked efficient. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR01YdFtWFI&ab_channel=Facto... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVvXv1Z6EY8&ab_channel=Facto... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqaAjgpsoW8&ab_channel=Facto...

their development blog was also one of my favorite engineering blogs before they released 1.0

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by gordon_freeman »

101008 wrote: post #38

Two finales: - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. When the seventh book came out in 2007 there was this fear among the fandom that JK Rowling couldn't deliver a great ending. I think most people agreed she did very well (even more than expected, considering the complexity of the story in the prior six books). - Breaking Bad last season / last episode: there aren't many tv shows that can end in a high note (check G…

Surprised to see Harry Potter discussion on HN. I thought it is a book series for Kids and Teens. Do Adults (30+ age) find it interesting too?

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by kazamaloo »

Eric_WVGG wrote: post #504
paulnechifor wrote: post #309

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I started watching The Wire recently expecting a very dry show that's difficult to understand but I found it gripping from the start. The characters felt real and the world very fucked up and interesting. Season 2 was good, but I didn't understand why they kept the drug dealers plot on ice. It seemed like filler. By season 3 it turned into every other TV show where characters are just tools used to express a story ra…

I get the argument that good tv/literature/whatever shouldn't need to be explained, but I think the Wire really benefits from reading a lot of serious criticism alongside watching. There were a ton of details and ideas and motifs that just flew over my head, but upon some reading and a second watching… well I started out loving The Wire, but the second time I loved The Wire. Even seasons 3 and 4. (not 5, at least I u…

do you have good pointers?

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Post by evo_9 »

Blade Runner: 2049. Considering how highly regarded the original 1984 movie is it didn't seem possible for the sequel to nail it. Not only that but it managed to improve Blade Runner's (original) films story along the way.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by gordon_freeman »

101008 wrote: post #38

Two finales: - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. When the seventh book came out in 2007 there was this fear among the fandom that JK Rowling couldn't deliver a great ending. I think most people agreed she did very well (even more than expected, considering the complexity of the story in the prior six books). - Breaking Bad last season / last episode: there aren't many tv shows that can end in a high note (check G…

The Mandalorian Season 2 Last Episode: the best ending to a season finale ever! Totally lived up to the Hype!

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by slg »

grecy wrote: post #493
slg wrote: post #487

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It isn't really a true finale in the same way as those two examples, but I would throw out Infinity War and End Game as a joint example. The Marvel Cinematic Universe was able to successfully put a capstone on a cinematic project on the scale that had never even been attempted before. It was impressive enough to end a single story like Harry Potter in a satisfying way. The MCU was able to do the same for a wide varie…

I really liked Infinity War and have re-watched it a couple of times. I watched End Game in the theatre and have not seen it again since. I really didn't enjoy the whole "goofy time travel" aspect, and re-visiting all the prior movies/events.

> I really didn't enjoy the whole "goofy time travel" aspect, and re-visiting all the prior movies/events.

It is certainly more comic-booky than some of the other MCU movies and the acceptance of that will vary from person to person. It also isn't a completely unique concept. They basically stole it from Back To The Future 2 which was also a big hit.

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