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ale_jacques··on Ask HN: How do small teams securely share env files?
I tend to use env variables instead of env files (12 Factor Apps - https://12factor.net/). Safer, not safest. As @late_night_fix mentioned, there has to be a balance.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: What CI do you use instead of GitHub Actions?
I've installed once via CentOS package manager and upgrading is just a command line away.

Setting up is also a straight forward command line. I rarely have to worry about it.

As you said, pretty much fire-and-forget.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: What CI do you use instead of GitHub Actions?
Gitlab CI with some remote runners on a VPS that I already have (so I can keep myself on the free tier). Works perfectly.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Was my first management job bad, or is this what management is like?
That's a Tuesday morning in consulting companies.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Will vibe coded spaghetti code lead to unmaintainable software?
Yes. It already does.
ale_jacques··on Microsoft admits Teams eats RAM on Win doing nothing, and "fix" is another EXE
Microsoft Teams eats RAM. Period.
ale_jacques··on Htmx: Access modern browser features directly from HTML
The main point of hypermedia is the browser, not a gaming platform. Not even the mobile platform. HTMX is not purposed nor it advertises that it should be used outside of the browser scope. I use Unpoly that replies on the same principles (HTML over the wire) and both of them are very clear about their intentions.
ale_jacques··on Which email clients work well with keyboard shortcuts?
What kind of shortcuts you're looking for? Spark has a lot (almost all primary functions has one) of keyboard shortcuts.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: YAML or Markdown for Personal Notes?
https://noteplan.co, if you're on a macOS/iOS device.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Are there any websites, yet that show new Apple liquid glass effects?
I don't know about navigating, but you can find more details here: https://www.liquid-glass.org/
ale_jacques··on Recommend an alternative like Pocket to read later
https://raindrop.io/
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Best email solution for personal domain
I use Fastmail for my personal domain. The service is great. They don't have a desktop app. I use macOS Mail (which sucks) and, sometimes, I give Spark Mail a try but they are not there yet.

Fastmail do have web and mobile clients. On web and iOS, both are a "webapp" disguised as an app (my guess Android version is the same).

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Front end stack for a new app in 2025
It always depends on what kind of project you're going to work on. My projects usually falls on the CRUD side.

For that, I keep using Django + Unpoly (check it out) + Bootstrap and I always get a SPA like app that works very fine.

And I keep my stack very lean. I'm also a backend developer so frontend stuff is just an annoyance. New language, new build pipelines, multiple deploys (frontend/backend) etc.

HMTX is also something you should take a look.

ale_jacques··on What's the modern way of making front end for a small project?
I'm still using Bootstrap 5. Not that "modern" but it gets the job done fast.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: What Process/Applications Do You Use for Todo/Knowledge Management?
I'm using NotePlan (https://noteplan.co) and loving it.

It's a macOS/iOS app (there's a somewhat limited Web version). IMO, the best balance between PKM and task manager/calendar management.

I've also tried Amplenote (https://amplenote.com) that has some of the features you want but the tagging concept lost me.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: How do you manage ideas, tasks, notes and other stuff?
I'm also a Raycast user. It has an extension: https://github.com/raycast/extensions/tree/main/extensions/n...
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: How do you manage ideas, tasks, notes and other stuff?
I've been using NotePlan (https://noteplan.co) with the Projects + Reviews plugin. It's been a game changer for me. The (almost) perfect combination of tasks + notes.

I also manage my personal stuff with it.

It's a paid macOS app but, IMO, worth every penny.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: What's your preferred stack for personal projects?
Django + Unpoly + Bootstrap + Postgres
ale_jacques··on Is Jetbrains Fine?
The plugin was created after users complains. Initially the AI feature was embedded in the editor and there was no way to totally disable it.

That lead to a lot of complains about information security and companies compliance.

Jetbrains listened and created a separate plugin so that people/companies that had issues with AI "looking" at their code and using it to train their AI could keep using Jetbrais tools without that feature.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: I hate to sort shit on my computer and my cloud, how do you do it?
You could use something like the PARA Method.

I don't but I follow another pattern: https://alexandremjacques.com/why-i-dont-use-the-para-system...

I just dump this sctructure inside my Documents folder and iCloud does its sync stuuf. Switch iCloud with your tool of choice and you're good to go.

Another option: https://johnnydecimal.com/

Also, there's a ton of applications that can automate organizing files based on rules. Just look around.

ale_jacques··on Poll: Which front end framework do you prefer?
I use Unpoly instead of HTMX and vanilla js for the rest.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: What tools are you using to quickly build websites/apps?
Yeah. I love the productivity that comes with this stack.
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: What tools are you using to quickly build websites/apps?
Django + Postgres + Redis (only when necessary) + Unpoly + Bootstrap
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Best stack for building a desktop app?
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/29/google-lays-off-staff-from...
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Why there is no autosuggest by default in windows and Mac?
You can have, sort of: System Settings -> Keyboard -> Text Replacements

I have some mostly used shortcuts for my fullname, first and last name, mother's name, father's name, id number etc.

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Which framework or engine for web based technical journal?
Zola comes to mind: https://www.getzola.org/
ale_jacques··on My problem with current day planner apps
NotePlan has a plugin that does that. I'm new to it but it has a very interesting approach to things.

Check out this video (3:25s): https://www.dropbox.com/s/wokcvoc6cwps9bb/noteplan%20daily%2...

ale_jacques··on Ask HN: I'm curious to know why should we use jQuery now?
I'm using Unpoly (https://unpoly.com) instead of htmx. One thing that, sometimes, makes me consider pairing it with jQuery are the components built around it.

Stuff like datepickers, autocompletes and whatnot are very consolidated in jQuery world. Sure there are options for vanilla JS but they are not mantained or do not have all the features.

These components are being built for the Reacts and Vues frameworks these days.

ale_jacques··on How does Stripe do date-based API versioning?
Ono approach could be using branches for development flow and tags for the releases. That way you can keep your branches "separated" from the deployed releases (deploying those commit tags).
ale_jacques··on Ask HN: Tech stack for small SaaS side projects as a solo developer?
I've been using boring tech for that:

* Python/Django framework (Django itself has 17+ years "on the road" - that's forever enough for me) * Postgres as my main database * Bootstrap as main UI (customized via Sass - not too fancy though) * Unpoly (https://unpoly.com) for frontend and the SPA "feeling" of the app - absolutely no JS frameworks (React, Vue, etc.) - my SaaS product will be mainly CRUD operations, no fancy/dynamic stuff.

Change Django for Rails (or any other "magic" framework) and you're good to go.

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