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ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Is Java in Decline?
I gotta disagree with thesuperbigfrog in some aspects. In the corporate world, Java is still very much alive. Not just on legacy software, but there is a lot of new software being developed in Java. Specially with the advent of the cloud native frameworks like Quarkus and Micronaut.

Indeed it's not fancy as "new" techs like Go or Rust and I agree it's ckuncky and verbose, but there are plenty new features and applications for modern Java.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: macOS Sonoma gets kernel panic every x minutes
Have you tried a NVRAM reset? A PRAM reset?

https://support.apple.com/en-gu/102603

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: I'm bootstrapping, How to get free credits for Notion,GitHub,Slack etc.?
As @d--b mentioned, look for alternatives.

I use Gitlab free tier (I can even use the CI/CD as I have a Linode small VPS box - US$5/month with their runner installed - no minutes from their end needed).

Rocket.Chat used to be a very look-a-like Slack.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: What would you use to build a mostly CRUD back end today?
I'm mostly doing that.

Django + Unpoly + Postgres

Development as fast as it can be. :D

https://alexandremjacques.com/django-plus-unpoly/

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: I think have a genius business idea, what now?
I'd learn how to model the thing and 3D print it (if it's solid). Not that expensive.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Is it possible to measure developers productivity?
https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/measuring-develop...
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: What is the best framework for someone who doesn't know JavaScript?
If you don't want to learn JS but want to build something that feels like an SPA, you could try something like https://htmx.org or https://unpoly.com.

If learning JS is your goal, maybe Svelte as tamimio mentioned.

I'm a fan of https://unpoly.com.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Anyone using or working on a life dashboard?
Something like this?

https://github.com/k0rventen/apple-health-grafana

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Best and easiest front end framework for personal website in 2023?
Try some static generator:

https://jamstack.org/generators/

ale_jacques··on Alternaive to Fastmail (using a custom email domain)
I also have registered 2 domains for the same account and I have no issues.

I also can't seem to find a fastmail.com domain registered for my account (I know it's probably a default one but I don't see it in my "Domains" settings page).

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Why are software project management tools little more than todo lists?
The question is: what is "better". Better for your workflow is not necessarily true in another context.

I agree with some of your points. But, IMHO, user stories are not the best tool to describe a feature. Even Linear don't advocate on User Stories: https://linear.app/method/write-issues-not-user-stories

Either way, I see this as a build-your-own-workflow. Each company should try to find the best way to work. It's an iterative and empiric process.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Django v/s Rails? Please bring your pitchforks
>> Is the Django equivalent of Hotwired.dev as polished? Whats the Django story around mobile apps?

No. Even Hotwire is not equivalent to Rails. You could even use Hotwire WITH Django. Take a look at https://htmx.org and/or https://unpoly.com (there are others) for libraries that has the same HTML-over-the-wire moto, just like Hotwire.

>> Is Rails still into magic? How does Ruby remain relevant in the ML wave?

ML wave? Would ML mean Machine Learning? If so, makes no sense to compare a web framework to something else not web related.

ale_jacques··on Using Unpoly with Django
Very comprehensive. Nice article.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: 1Password passkeys don't require authentication
My guess is that it uses your already logged in 1Password authentication to validate.

As they state: "All you need is a 1Password account and the latest version of our desktop browser extension for Chrome." - 1Password account being key here.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: How do you find and choose a mental health therapist?
Trial and error. I've just switched, again. 3 times already.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Is Time Tracking Useful?
Measure results, not hours.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Which Project/Roadmap Management tool do product managers use?
I've been using Linear (https://linear.app/)
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: How do you build minimalist, future-proof, user-facing software?
Answer: boring tech. These days I'm going with Django and Unpoly. Some go with htmx and AlpineJS. In both cases, frontend is backend agnostic. These JS are 1-file dependencies.

Django is being actively mantained for 17 years now.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Am I missing something (modern webdev)?
Have you looked at https://unpoly.com or https://htmx.org? Or even https://hotwired.dev?
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Why is Reddit the only major platform with rich third party mobile apps?
IMO, as a huge amount of information of user behaviour (scrolling time, post viewing time, clicks etc.) is collected from the frontend apps, losing that kind of visibility is a no-no for them.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Jetbrains Upsource code-review system alternatives?
Probably, the tool you're using for VCS already does that. Both Github and Gitlab supports merge/pull-requests and comments. Doesn't these tools achieve what you're trying to accompish?
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: I want to be an expert in many things but my lifetime won't be enough
Passion
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Any alternative to Java (OOP) which has the same ecosystem?
Kotlin?
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Why the web lately is all about JavaScript?
Yeah, that sucks. So much that there are people building tools to avoid that approach. Take a look at these:

- https://htms.org - https://unpoly.com - https://hotwired.dev

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Is there a free alternative to Gmail with Custom Domains?
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-backtracks-to-allow-fre...
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Best IT solution/App for managing a household?
Never used but, https://www.notion.so/ seems a good fit.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Desktop Email Apps
If you're on a Mac, Spark:

https://sparkmailapp.com/

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Which open source versions of SaaS products would you like to see?
have you tried XWiki? https://www.xwiki.org/
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Experiences w “JS-free” front ends? (Hotwire, Unpoly, Inertia.js, htmlx)
Just to clear some things out: the "_" on the <input> is something hyperscript specific (not part of htmx). You could (and should, I guess) go with native JS for the validation.

Hyperscript is another project from the same author of htmx and is a side project not related to htmx. Though, it can be complementary.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Experiences w “JS-free” front ends? (Hotwire, Unpoly, Inertia.js, htmlx)
The author mentioned "as little (or no)".
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