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nslindtner··on `123456' password used in Danish CPR data breach
Another fact - was only discovered because the invoice for using the lookup was big
nslindtner··on Testcontainers
Wow ... the syntax reminds me so much of aspire (microsoft new "composer"-syntax). Makes a lot of sense.

Why not keep this information in code .. often the developers are ending up doing those task anyway. (not recommended .. but seen it so many times)

Link: Microsoft aspire (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/aspire/get-started/...)

nslindtner··on YC: Requests for Startups
I have allways wondered why there isn't a "headless" erp-system.

I have worked with cms-systems. And in this world it is accepted, you need different frontends for different tasks. Therefore a world of systems - calling themselve headless - support only the backend part of cms management. Worked with Strapi that support this kind of thinking.

How come something similar doesn't exist in the ERP world ?

nslindtner··on Ask HN: Co founders getting part time engineering job?
I have tried doing this in the past. My main advice: make sure to charge enough. Making clients happy does take effort, and will harm your company.

I should have charged twice the amount (doing it now without any complaints)

nslindtner··on Generate invoices from the command line
I'm curious - is it a one-persone adventure, and how much functionality do you intendt to include.

I'm having same considarations, but strugling with finding the best feature-set

nslindtner··on Ask HN: How do you host cheap relational databases?
It's my understanding digital ocean "managed postgress" allows you to create multiple databases. https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-many-da...
nslindtner··on If then statements you wish you had included in a Founder's Agreement
if (weEarnALotOfMoney) throw new BehaveDecentlyException("keep money people away");
nslindtner··on Making Advanced GUI Applications with Godot
I'm trying doing this with Unity.

My main issue is the amount of learning necessary for doing "simple" stuff - I think onboarding of new people will be a challenge.

But I guess time will tell :-)

That said i do enjoy the experience - and some of the "game" features do give an amazing opportunity to make a nice interface.

I you go this route, do prepare yourself to spend your hours very different - making an animation takes no time - making a simple tab sequence takes time :-)

nslindtner··on Amazon Honeycode – build web and mobile apps without writing code
Looks awesome

FYI: When you try to request early access, I get an SSL error.

nslindtner··on Microsoft announces Lists, a new Airtable-like app
I'm surprised about how many of Microsofts announcements isn't working products. Seems pretty big this build.

The purpose of this announcement seems only to stop enterprise people from starting to use AirTable.

nslindtner··on The “No Code” Delusion
The quote that sticks with me is "New Blocks means new builders".

I'm pretty sure this new 'movement' will gain a lot of steam. Probally mostly because of the 'no developer'-dreams.

But the most value I find, is when working with very structured people - who understand data AND LOGIC - but doesn't know how to code. They do not have to write a spec, but can instead make a working prototype pretty quickly.

I actually think the biggest change from earlier on, is that the 'No-Code' doesn't seems to be a dead-end. As it has been earlier.

If you grow out of the No-Code tools, it possible to replace parts of the No-Code expirience using microservices and serverless.

nslindtner··on Ask HN: How to be productive with big existing code base
Very simple input, but they have served me very well :-)

1: Make sure you have development and test environment available (including data transfer from prod -> test)

2: Source control and Easy deployment (to all environments)

3: Map the code into importance. (not all code is equal).

4: If possible spend time with the main user / product owner (especially in peak periods). You're blessed to have users, who understand your system.

And rember code that has been live for 3 years have earned a lot of expirience

PS: Typescript +1

nslindtner··on Ask HN: How can I prepare for a coding interview in a week?
I would recommend 'the imposter syndrome".

https://shop.bigmachine.io/products/the-imposters-handbook

nslindtner··on Show HN: Nulis – Open Source Tree Editor for Writers
Love the idea. Reminds me of Workflowy (which has focus on task list in trees).

Check it out: https://workflowy.com/

nslindtner··on Daydream Labs: Teaching Skills in VR
You should check out labster. They have been working on this for a long time.

https://www.labster.com/

nslindtner··on Ask HN: How to leave a startup when you own a third of it?
Speaking from experience. You guys Need to find an agreement now. Do not keep any part of the company. It will not work in the long term. Things will get messy, and they will slowly build up a truth about you not giving (and never did) anything to the company.

You have to settle on some kind of amount. And then you can be flexible about the payment of the amount - it could be over 36 month or someting.

My experience was it took 3 years with layers, lost friendships - and in the end we enden exactly the same place - same amount and everything. I sold 50% of my stake right away, and should have keep the rest. Big mistake.

My recommendation would be to find an amount - yep - it's hard. But it will only get worse from now.

nslindtner··on My coffeehouse nightmare (2005)
Anthony Bourdain, who wrote our epitaph in Kitchen Confidential: "The most dangerous species of owner ... is the one who gets into the business for love."
nslindtner··on Ask HN: Best business advice for software developers
It's no sustainable to own part of small company, you're not actively working for !

When you leaving the company - you and your partner/partners HAS to agree on a price.

Remember this in your paperwork (where you try to think of all kinds of breakup)

nslindtner··on Programming languages that are actively developed on GitHub
Funny github doesn't recognise swift as an language, but shows it as c++. Same for PHP, that is shown as C.

Anyone know why ?

nslindtner··on GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016
From the outside it looks like a land grab game. Competetion is heating up (bitbucket, gitlab, tfs online, etc).
nslindtner··on Ask HN: Best Git workflow for small teams
+1 for master branch allways deployable !!!!
nslindtner··on WorkFlowy – A notebook for lists
The best part about this website, is the structurure. Everything is one big tree list - love it.

This article about the bullet journal (with workflowy) is a great inspiration https://medium.com/@amirmasoudabdol/workflowy-journal-d33405...

nslindtner··on Ask HN: Oldest code you have written that is still in use?
1996, Concorde XAL (Danish ERP-system).
nslindtner··on Apply HN: Hackinator – Allow hackers to invest in YC startups using code :-)
Reg 2: In my own thinking I have come to the conclussion, that the decision power of the Company has to be given to the developers of the project as well. This Means forming some kind of cooperative structure
nslindtner··on Apply HN: Hackinator – Allow hackers to invest in YC startups using code :-)
Using a lot of time of this concept.

It seems like the biggest hurdles are: 1: How do you messure the Development has value ? 2: Will you trust strangers ?

reg 1: Assembly worked with a Bounty driven system.

reg 2: Looking into Coop Companies it seems to be very common, that people knew each other in the beginning!

I would love to be part of a project doing expiriments with this thinking.

Note: Do you se any reason why salespeole couldn't be a part of this kind of business model

nslindtner··on Ubuntu on Windows
Check out the docker app for Windows (Beta now). Pretty sure this is the road they are heading.
nslindtner··on Announcing SQL Server on Linux
I am pretty sure this will be very well Integrated into Linux on Azure. I se this as Microsoft way of Building af new stack (this time on azure).
nslindtner··on Ask HN: How many of your clients still use MS Office Access?
One of my large client is dependent on it with 100 access systems. SQL server is the backend though.