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Why is Chinese cabbage so commonly seen in high-end jade carvings in China?

It's because the Chinese word for cabbage, baicai(白菜), sounds like "hundred fortune(百财)".

And there are many similar symbolic expressions in traditional Chinese culture.

Do humans enjoy walking?

I use a 2019 27-inch iMac every day. I replaced its internal drive with a 1TB SSD myself, and it handles all my work needs perfectly. I use Ghostty for remote server access and Parsec to remotely control my Windows PC.

Big thanks to the Manticore team—you've done brilliant work in the full-text index space.

I have been using Sphinx for decades, and now Manticore is the perfect replacement.

But I just realized the current version is v27, and only six months ago I was on v15. That’s some aggressive versioning!

try Manticore Search, it's much more lightweight

I have been working with PHP for 20 years, and in 2026, it is still great. Despite there are many other options available these days, most of the time, PHP is good enough. "Good enough" might just be my motto as a programmer. I love PHP.

Eight-Nation Alliance (1900)

In 2026, you should learn "Modern C++" instead of "C++".

And, about "Modern C++", the book <Professional C++, 6th Edition> is definitively one of the best.

Almost every Chinese person is familiar with this myth and its characters. When I was a child, I used to watch the TV series multiple times every year.

This mythological story not only features vivid characters and a grand setting, but also contains subtle metaphors about life philosophy that continue to be interpreted to this day.

This is a so-called trade war.

Actually, no decision is simplely good or bad.

Continuing to work at my current company would certainly be more comfortable, and I wouldn't have to endure any struggles, but that's not the life I want.

Like you, I can't stand working on projects for others; this stems from my personality. It's undeniable that most people can tolerate it, even if they don't enjoy it.

It was after 7 or 8 years of starting my own business that I began to see decent financial returns. Looking at the entrepreneurial journeys of other programmers around me, it's roughly the same pace. So if you are going to start a similar journey, remember to tell yourself every day that tomorrow will definitely be better.

BTW, Why is it so difficult to get started?

I looked back and realized that it's because we are targeting an incremental market.

If we were aiming at an existing market, it would likely be much easier.

A very interesting question, which prompted me, a silent HACKERNEWS user, to post my first comment.

I graduated from university in 2007 and started my first job as a programmer. I began full-time entrepreneurship in 2010.

I am in China, working in the internet industry. The company I work for is listed on NASDAQ and is comparable to the level of the FANG companies.

Over the past 14 years, I have undergone two entrepreneurial ventures, both of which have been successful. One of the companies is relatively large, with hundreds of employees, while the other one is quite small, with around 20 people, both running stably.

Here are my answers to the questions:

1. No, and I had no income after resigning, this is a fact.

2. Countless pivots, extremely tormenting.

3. The income curve was zero for a long time, even during the stable operation periods of the businesses, the income and profit fluctuated from time to time due to the global situation and economic conditions being very unstable in recent years.

4. I have always maintained the habit of coding and might fully return to software engineering in my next venture, possibly by starting a game software company.

5. The first one was with friends, and the second one I completed independently.

6. Entrepreneurship is very difficult, and earning an income is hard. I think the key point of my personal story is that my financial situation was very dire for a long time. Since programmer salaries are very high, my colleagues who didn't venture into entrepreneurship had a very comfortable life, while I was tormented every day. After 14 years of entrepreneurial life, my personal financial situation improved around the 7th or 8th year. Of course, I am now a standard affluent class (currently 40 years old), but I am not intoxicated by wealth. My mental state also experienced significant ups and downs, and there was a period when I had to rely on medication. During this process, I gained some religious beliefs, which have enriched my perspective on the world.