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ThomasRedstoneon Ask HN: Cursor or Windsurf?

The people editing 800+ line files often didn't write them, legacy codebases often stink!

I've dealt with a few over the years with 30k+ line long files, always aiming to refactor that into something more sensible, but that's only possible over a long time.

ThomasRedstoneon Ask HN: What would happen if we prioritised all bugs over all new features?

As systems get more complex slowing down and getting bugs fixed becomes more and more important. If you don't fix them fairly quickly you end up with code elsewhere (either consumers of your APIs, or within your own application) adapting to your bug, leaving you with new bugs when you get around to fixing it!

ThomasRedstoneon Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?

Yup, my home office has 2x 27" monitors, my camera is just right, as is the mic, I've got a deep, 2m wide real wood sit-stand electric desk, a Aeron chair, all my stuff is right here, it's quiet (though I can always play music loud if I want) and lighting is just right. I'm within 2 minutes walk of a shop and take-away.

No office I've ever worked at came close, the closest I've had was having dual monitors, as for shops, most offices took longer to get to the front door, never mind actually reach anywhere!

ThomasRedstoneon Ask HN: What made your business take off that you wish you'd done much earlier?

Practically all of them.

ThomasRedstoneon Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

I don't believe there is any rebranding.

Ultimately somebody needs to provide these images and if nobody else does it I guess you can make okay money from it!

It's probably automatable with some effort!

ThomasRedstoneon Stack Overflow sold to Prosus for $1.8B

That isn't how a Ponzi scheme works, a Ponzi scheme directly uses fees taken from new members to pay out older ones, lying and saying it's from actual business activity.

Crypto doesn't behave any differently than the stock market (except the fundamentals are a little shakier, okay, a lot shakier).

ThomasRedstoneon Ask HN: Recomendations for Kids iOS Games

From around that age I've found the Lego games work okayish (progress is slow, but re-spawn is in place, and no progress is lost, you may need to lend a hand with some parts).

Top down toy car racing may be an option, my son enjoyed an indie game, similar to the old Micro Machines games, but that was on Xbox 360, I'm not certain what's out there for iOS.

ThomasRedstoneon Ask HN: Ever worked with a service that can never be restarted?

A lot of talk about what to do yourself, I'd say do nothing yourself.

Find an expert who has masses of experience who can consult on it.

This isn't a good time to be learning and testing those lessons.