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No , I used https://github.com/anacrolix/torrent to build exatorrent

You should add a NOTICE file to your repo, stating the fact that you have used portion of `anacrolix/torrent` OSS software:

https://github.com/anacrolix/torrent/blob/master/LICENSE

Done . https://github.com/varbhat/exatorrent/blob/main/NOTICE.txt

Here is some advice I hope you find useful: I wouldn't hire you based on this because all I see is a shit ton of 3rd party libraries stitched together. The exact opposite of what I would like to see in a good engineering candidate.

So you may want to rethink your approach in terms of putting forth qualities that speak to your engineering prowess.

I also wouldn't personally use this software as it has so many 3rd party dependencies that one would find it hard to audit or make any robustness / security guarantees.

Thank you .

Please Open Issue if you find any Bad or Buggy Code . I would correct it.

Also , exatorrent doesn't use much 3rd party libraries like you think

Hey just a nitpick here but please don’t use spaces before punctuation.

For example: thank you. Also, exa…

Ok. I will correct myself in future.

Well done on the software. And on you responses to needlessly harsh criticism and pointless punctuation lesson. Keep up the good work I certainly don't write anything from the ground up when there's perfectly good existing code available.

And I cherish the fact that all software is build on shoulder of giant. I see "leverage" instead of shit ton of 3rd party libraries. But of course, maybe there are Linus Torvalds with a Putnam prize under their belt, what do I know.

This is not constructive feedback for a Show HN thread.

FFS. He's just looking for an internship.

He's demonstrating competence in writing go (and yes, selecting 3rd party libraries and stitching them together is often a skill you need in the Real World), using docker, understanding web apps with Svelte + typescript, etc. Scratching his own itch, literally the original hacker ethos.

Nice work, OP. Good luck in your search.

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