The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
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The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
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#2Was interesting to read all the sort of "boring" back end pieces, then see that he went with half-server and half-client rendered React for the front end. Was expecting Angular or similar, given the pattern of the other picks.
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#3This definitely deserves to be on the front page more than any discussion involving Snowden.
/s
#HNPropaganda
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#4great post, love the solo entrepreneur mindset
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#5This was the most inspiring piece of text I've read for a long while. Such clarity of thinking and focus.
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#6I use Lisntenotes API for my podcast app and Wenbin is an amazing dev to work with. Highly recommended.
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#7This was really informative and delight to read. It's great to see developers making a go at the bizdev side and actually being really successful at it. Light on the heavy technical, light on the buzzwords, just the right amount of information to say, "here, if you even use half my stack you're well on the way to a viable product."
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#8TBH, this is more inspiring than I thought. I thought this would be some BS article about promoting your company but turns out, it was a fun and inspiring read.
My dream is to find a good idea and work solo. It is a little harder as a mobile engineer but you're right as you mention in the blog. There are technology nowadays that help me with backend/dev tools.
Cheers.
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#9key missing info though: does it make money? I checked the site and it looks like a mix of ads (that are blocked of course) and a patreon with 5 supporters.
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#10That's awesome and it is a tech stack that I try to mirror and am confident running myself as well!
It's incredible the amount of knowledge required for a single person tho when you think about it eh? It's the full frontend (which I would have more trouble with) + databases + caches + search engine + metrics + deployment + source control + sysadmin all baked in a single person who is also trying to make it a business!
Kudos for the effort and making it happen, one day I might be joining the same journey with the same stack! Just gotta figure out what actually motivates me to build a business on top of =)