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Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Post by gumby »

dtrailin wrote: post #99

> Beating the Averages > A classic article on using powerful programming languages as a secret weapon I'm surprised this is included given that it's been more or less been proven to be false. Almost every valuable company in the past 2 decades was built on a blub language. Facebook even used PHP! Java and C++ are at the core of most Amazon and Google services. There basically haven't been any big companies build on a…

What's a "bulb" language (or what did you mean to type that got autocorrected into "bulb"?)

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Post by lisper »

dtrailin wrote: post #99

> Beating the Averages > A classic article on using powerful programming languages as a secret weapon I'm surprised this is included given that it's been more or less been proven to be false. Almost every valuable company in the past 2 decades was built on a blub language. Facebook even used PHP! Java and C++ are at the core of most Amazon and Google services. There basically haven't been any big companies build on a…

> it's been more or less been proven to be false

Not really. It's true that few big winners have used Lisp, but that would only disprove the thesis if there were also companies who tried using Lisp and failed. AFAICT, no one is even doing the experiment.

I actually know of two notable counterexamples: Barefoot Networks has an internal design tool written in Common Lisp that is a significant source of competitive advantage for them. Also Orbitz.

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Post by daniel-cussen »

gumby wrote: post #101
dtrailin wrote: post #99

> Beating the Averages > A classic article on using powerful programming languages as a secret weapon I'm surprised this is included given that it's been more or less been proven to be false. Almost every valuable company in the past 2 decades was built on a blub language. Facebook even used PHP! Java and C++ are at the core of most Amazon and Google services. There basically haven't been any big companies build on a…

What's a "bulb" language (or what did you mean to type that got autocorrected into "bulb"?)

Blub language, in the essay "Beating the Averages".

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

#104

Post by nickpsecurity »

lisper wrote: post #102
dtrailin wrote: post #99

> Beating the Averages > A classic article on using powerful programming languages as a secret weapon I'm surprised this is included given that it's been more or less been proven to be false. Almost every valuable company in the past 2 decades was built on a blub language. Facebook even used PHP! Java and C++ are at the core of most Amazon and Google services. There basically haven't been any big companies build on a…

> it's been more or less been proven to be false Not really. It's true that few big winners have used Lisp, but that would only disprove the thesis if there were also companies who tried using Lisp and failed. AFAICT, no one is even doing the experiment. I actually know of two notable counterexamples: Barefoot Networks has an internal design tool written in Common Lisp that is a significant source of competitive adva…

If not commercial Lisp, what you think about using Racket for both the IDE and so they can pre-scale by giving HtDP to good developers who want to learn Scheme?

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Post by snowmaker »

Impossible wrote: post #76

Should this list filter companies that are shutdown or have been acquired and no longer have an active product? Many of the links are "our incredible journey" acquihire announcements or just 404. I understand and appreciate the value of having a list of all developer services companies that have gone through YC, but as a developer resource page it's annoying to see a product that might fit my needs but is long shutdo…

Good point - I'll filter those out.

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Post by snowmaker »

newsbinator wrote: post #8

I'd love to scan down the relevant YC companies list, but it's really hard for a human to visually parse: https://i.imgur.com/1u457oA.jpg A little white space would be helpful.

Agreed. We had to rush this page out for a Google-driven deadline. I've just fixed the formatting like you suggested.

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Post by rpeden »

dctoedt wrote: post #100
dtrailin wrote: post #99

> Beating the Averages > A classic article on using powerful programming languages as a secret weapon I'm surprised this is included given that it's been more or less been proven to be false. Almost every valuable company in the past 2 decades was built on a blub language. Facebook even used PHP! Java and C++ are at the core of most Amazon and Google services. There basically haven't been any big companies build on a…

> bulb language Had to look that up — do you mean a blub language?

Maybe OP just believes that writing PHP, Java, or C++ feels like walking on broken light bulbs. :)

I personally don't mind working with those languages, as long as I'm not working on a horribly written legacy codebase.

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

#108

Post by CydeWeys »

peterwwillis wrote: post #93
CydeWeys wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In Chromium, the whole HSTS preload list is expired if it gets too out of date, as domains are both added to and removed from the list. So you're giving up real security by running an out-of-date browser. Not only are HSTS-preloaded TLDs not secured, but even, say, gmail.com or yourbank.com aren't. See: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/lkgr/compon... I think it'd be better to use an out-of-date list i…

HSTS only works if (1) the endpoint properly supports it, (2) the browser supports it, (3) the list is up to date, (4) there is no attacker ever waiting for you to hit the page for the first time or when HSTS expires. (2) is not really a concern any more, (3) occasionally becomes a concern, (1) is a concern for most of the web, and (4) is a concern for literally every use of HSTS. The whole point of HSTS is to ward o…

(4) is solved by HSTS preloading. The request is upgraded to https before any traffic hits the network, even if you've never visited the domain before. The list of HSTS preloaded domains and TLDs is hard-coded into your browser. For more info: https://hstspreload.org/

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Post by CydeWeys »

snowmaker wrote: post #106
newsbinator wrote: post #8

I'd love to scan down the relevant YC companies list, but it's really hard for a human to visually parse: https://i.imgur.com/1u457oA.jpg A little white space would be helpful.

Agreed. We had to rush this page out for a Google-driven deadline. I've just fixed the formatting like you suggested.

Launch and iterate!

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Post by kokokokoko »

snowmaker wrote: post #106
newsbinator wrote: post #8

I'd love to scan down the relevant YC companies list, but it's really hard for a human to visually parse: https://i.imgur.com/1u457oA.jpg A little white space would be helpful.

Agreed. We had to rush this page out for a Google-driven deadline. I've just fixed the formatting like you suggested.

I am curious about what that Google-driven deadline might be. Care to elaborate a bit?
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