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destevilon Ask HN: Are the cheap Windows license keys sites legit?

no, they resell the same keys and make you jump through hoops to active the key

destevilon Ask HN: What is the best way to build a command line tool?

node has good libraries like yargs.

destevilon How has algorithms and data structures helped you?

Yup. Use 'em every day.

destevilon Ask HN: Is Go simplicity worth it?

This older reply is pretty exhaustive. Go leaves critical readability structuring to devs (a bad idea).

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38128698

destevilon Ask HN: Is Go simplicity worth it?

for large systems, you really can't beat the implicit infra that Java and .NET bring to the table. I am dealing with 20 year old VB code that interops with new .NET core code just fine. Try saying the same for Python.

The larger issue with Go, which Go enthusiasts will downvote me for, is that it allows for writing absolutely garbage code that is impossible to read. Readibility is king in software development, and developers spend 80% time reading it. I won't go into the details here, but Go has no constraints for how code should be structured, leading to spaghetti code. I have first hand experience, and 30 years professional experience.

destevilon Why people in Google hate Go?

Go isn't a serious language for large systems. The language allows writing shitty code and the community has largely adopted that. Go fanatics will hate this, but you simply can't compare it with the ability to write and maintain in languages like Java.

destevilon An investor is offering to fund severance for three of my employees

How are they guaranteeing it? is the set aside for severance part of the raise? is it diluting you further?

destevilon Help: Scaling Node.js Socket.io on EC2 Disconnect Post 11K Concurrent Users

add more instances.

destevilon Ask HN: Any file formats better suited for blogging than Markdown?

asciidoc

destevilon What makes you enjoy Go lang?

destevilon Poll: Those with both an anxiety disorder and ADHD what meds work for you?

strattera

destevilon Ask HN: An Ideal Project Task Manager?

I've been searching for the holy grail of project management software since the '90s. MS Project comes closest. Everything else lags too much for serious consideration. MS Project has an online version -- I haven't used it so can't comment on how it differs from the desktop version: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/project/projec...

destevilon Ask HN: Am I missing something (modern webdev)?

I've been writing "web" code since 1995 in all shapes and forms. IMHO, React + Typescript enable well engineered, maintainable code. As the other comments said, you're free pure JS/CSS/HTML as well.

destevilon Ask HN: Does the blockchain improve any parts of the existing tech stack by 10x?

snakeoil

destevilon Ask HN: Java or JVM based is the best choice for large projects. Prove me wrong

yes

destevilon Ask HN: Do you keep Source-Code consistent with User-Facing naming and concepts?

These will diverge. It isn't worth it to refactor since you'll just introduce new bugs. Keep a glossary or a naming spreadsheet if there are too many to remember.

destevilon Ask HN: Can successful mathematicians become top programmers if they want to?

destevilon GitHub Actions to support M1 self-hosted runners by end of Q2

They only work on silicone though.

destevilon Ask HN: What is the latest mainstream parser?

Can't go wrong with any of those, esp. antlr

destevilon Ask HN: Markdown/reStructuredText to write a PhD thesis in STEM fields?

Use Asciidoc. It's better for books and long docs.

destevilon js2cljs

Oh God, why?

destevilon Ask HN: Were CS classes in top universities more difficult in the 80s than now?

Yes

destevilon Ask HN: Buy a used 1U as a compiler server

The noise will be simply horrendous. I bought 4 some time ago, and they sounded like a jet taking off...

destevilon Ask HN: Which Language(s) to Migrate Application To?

If you care about long term vision, go with Java.