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krptos··on Appearing productive in the workplace
I've personally witnessed this:

1. My own manager now gives "expert advice and suggestions" using Claude based on his/her incomplete understanding of the domain.

2. Multiple non-technical people within the company are developing internal software tools to be deployed org wide. Hoping such demos will get them their recognition and incentives that they deserve. Management as expected are impressed and approving such POCs.

3. Hyperactive colleagues showcasing expert looking demos that leadership buys. All the while has zero understanding of what's happening underneath.

I didn't know how to articulate this problem well, but this article does a great job!

krptos··on Is libreoffice online a viable alternative to gdocs?
Not sure if anybody mentioned Zoho Writer (https://writer.zoho.com)

I find it has more formatting features than Google Docs. Best of all: no Ads and document reading bullshit.

krptos··on Web frameworks are transforming from runtime libraries into optimizing compilers
Thanks for sharing!

That's a lot of good news. Yet, I find it unsettling, that there's always going to be a minimal(after compressing/gzipping) amount of repeating code for every component.

>The self-contained nature of Svelte components makes it easier to treat them as atomic downloads and use them as needed. For example, you could get to a working UI extremely fast, and then download more components for below-the-fold or other pages in the background. This could work well with HTTP/2.

This is a huge win though - if I can load the first component extremely fast with no extra code.

krptos··on The art of over-engineering your side projects
Agreed. Generally, at any point of time I have two types of side projects going on:

#1. One that I am very clear about how to implement. One that I want build, ship and grab users as fast as I can. The real goal of the project is to get it out their in the market and make a tiny dent in the universe ;)

#2. One that I am not very clear about what it's gonna become. This one I want to take it slow. Experiment. Play with tech that I haven't had a chance to flirt with. The goal is to enhance my toolbelt and learn new concepts/tech.

Clearly keeping these projects separate helps me keep things clear. I quickly take decisions and move fast with one. I play and experiment a lot, no matter what the outcome is, with the other one.

krptos··on Ask HN: HNers who got their “Show HNs” on homepage, how is your site doing now?
My Show HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13857137) HexoPress earned 200 signups in a span of couple of days.

The traffic spike, remained a spike and didn't continue long. But it gained a few regular users. I run my own blog with HexoPress (http://hexopress.com).

krptos··on Ask HN: What are some of the best job boards you have seen (any industry)?
http://hasjob.co - Used widely by startups in India. I find it clean and simple to use.

And the code is open-source!

krptos··on Ask HN: What business service would you pay $100/mo for
Sorry for hijacking the thread.

What simple service would you pay $10/month for? #JustCurious

krptos··on What does ‘that = this’ in JavaScript mean?
I prefer using `self` rather than `that`, for caching `this`.

Must be because I have a strong python background, but generally I find "self" makes more sense than a wild "that"!

krptos··on Tim Berners-Lee wins Turing Award
> history is really hard to move around

Is it? I think there's a way to get around that, if the protocol defines standards for verbs.

Of course, it's difficult and can grow wild, yet very much possible.

krptos··on Show HN: HexoPress – a blog that syncs with your Google Docs
Yes, very soon. Will be working on it, right away.
krptos··on Show HN: HexoPress – a blog that syncs with your Google Docs
Thanks! Here's mine - http://hexopress.com/@joe.

Nope, I haven't started concentrating on making it all that customizable, except for a few basics. It's in the roadmap.

krptos··on WordStar: A Writer's Word Processor (1996)
I use Zoho Writer for all my writings. - https://writer.zoho.com

Zoho Writer, is one such word processor which has managed to retain a distraction free writing canvas, while still packed with features, found in a typical word processor.

krptos··on Ask HN: Are we overcomplicating software development?
"putting your logic into types is better"

Can you elaborate on that one? Sounds interesting to me.